The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - The Complete Recordings

Disc 1
1	Prologue: One Ring to Rule Them All / Howard Shore
2	The Shire / Original Score
3	Bag End / Howard Shore
4	Very Old Friends / Original Score
5	Flaming Red Hair / Howard Shore
6	Farewell Dear / Original Score
7	Bilbo / Howard Shore
8	Keep It Secret / Original Score
9	Keep It Safe / Howard Shore
10	A Conspiracy Unmasked / Original Score
11	Three Is Company / Howard Shore
12	The Passing of the Elves / Original Score
13	Saruman the White / Howard Shore
14	A Shortcut To Mushrooms / Original Score
15	Strider
16	The Nazgûl
Disc 2
1	Weathertop / Howard Shore
2	The Caverns of Isengard / Original Score
3	Give Up the Halfling / Howard Shore
4	Orthanc / Original Score
5	Rivendell / Howard Shore
6	The Sword That Was Broken / Original Score
7	The Council Assembles / Howard Shore
8	The Great Eye / Original Score
9	Gilraen's Memorial / Howard Shore
10	The Pass of Caradhras / Original Score
11	The Doors Of Durin / Howard Shore
12	Moria / Original Score
13	Gollum / Howard Shore
14	Balin's Tomb / Original Score
Disc 3
1	Khazad-Dûm / Howard Shore
2	Caras Galadhon / Elizabeth Fraser
3	The Mirror of Galadriel / Howard Shore
4	The Fighting Uruk-Hai / Original Score
5	Parth Galen / Howard Shore
6	The Departure Of Boromir / Original Score
7	The Road Goes Ever on ... / Howard Shore
Disc 4
1	[Entire Score]

All Music Guide

Appropriately enough for the film adaptation of one fantasy literature's most enduring favorites, Howard Shore's score for Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings is traditional and majestic, using sweeping strings, brass, and choral sections to create moments of fire-and-brimstone menace as well heroic triumph. An ominous, bombastic feel runs through much of the score, particularly on pieces like "A Journey in the Dark," "Flight to the Ford," and "A Knife in the Dark," but Shore also includes respites such as the sweetly elfin, Celtic-tinged "Concerning Hobbits" and the stately "Many Meetings." The vibrant "Bridge of Khazad Dum" and "Amon Hen" combine the score's major themes into dazzling climaxes, while Enya's contributions, "Council of Elrond" and "May It Be," add a subtle serenity that gives the score balance. While it's not a particularly melodic score, Lord of the Rings nevertheless does an excellent job of conveying the film's moods through music and has more than enough presence to be appreciated outside of the film's context. [Fashioned in the style of the faux-leather-bound books that housed the lauded trilogy's "Special Edition" DVD releases, 2005's Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring -- The Complete Recordings gathers every bit of composer Howard Shore's Oscar-winning score for the first film and spreads it over three discs (a fourth CD/DVD presents the work in 5.1 Surround Sound).] Heather Phares