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What are some of your favorites from the soundtrack?



MintoLabingi
Registered User


Nov 12 2012, 1:05am


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What are some of your favorites from the soundtrack?
I don't know if this has already been posted, but I was just wondering what are some of peoples' favorite songs from the LotR soundtrack? I personally have quite a few favorites (including Concerning Hobbits, the Breaking of the Fellowship, Into the West...) and also certain parts some tracks that I love. So just out of curiosity, which tracks do you think are your "favorites"?


flameofudun
Lorien

Nov 12 2012, 3:52am


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So many!!
They are all magnificent, the best in all films I have watched, for sure. But two that stand out are the shire theme, and the rivendell theme. Arwens theme is just beutiful. It plays when she shows the evenstar to aragorn, and I love it. Once or twice I've even listened to it to go to bed!! Look it up on YouTube, I love it.


I also like the mordor theme, which is the dead opposite, lol.


Shelob'sAppetite
Valinor

Nov 12 2012, 3:56am


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Dwarrowdelf
By a long shot.


MintoLabingi
Registered User


Nov 12 2012, 4:23am


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The mordor theme's actually one of my favorites too.
Haha, I really like the Mordor theme as well. :D and the Isengard theme. I also agree with you on Arwen's theme. It truly is a beautiful piece of music.


GothmogTheBalrog
Rivendell


Nov 12 2012, 4:44am


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Concerning Hobbits,
The King of the Golden Hall, Smeagol's Theme, Gollum's Song, Theme for Aragorn and Arwen. Love them all.
"It was like a great shadow, in the middle of which was a dark form, of man shape maybe, yet greater; and a power and terror seemed to be in it and go before it." ~FotR


grinman
Rivendell


Nov 12 2012, 5:11am


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ahhhh yes..
As nearly everyone, "Concerning Hobbits" is so recognizable and iconic. It's perfect. BUUUTT.. not one of my favorite to listen to.

I absolutely love "Hope is Kindled" (I think that's the title... the lighting of the beacons). It's so epic and grand.

I love nearly all of the Rohan themes. "The Ride of the Rohirrim" is up there as the best for me, though.

"Into the West" is a musical feast. I love it, love it, love it. It successfully brings back all the emotions I felt while sitting in the theater as the credits started to roll.


DanielLB
Immortal


Nov 12 2012, 8:46am


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I love Shelob's Lair
I hope we get something similar in the Mirkwood scenes.

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Flame of Udun
Rivendell


Nov 12 2012, 2:38pm


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This is Impossible!
However, if I have to choose a single song it would be the Breaking of the Fellowship. Just so many emotions run through that piece
"'Ai! ai!' wailed Legolas. 'A Balrog! A Balrog is come!'
Gimli stared with wide eyes. 'Durin's Bane!' he cried, and letting his axe fall he covered his face.
'A Balrog,' muttered Gandalf. 'Now I understand. What an evil fortune! And I am already weary.''


FlyingSerkis
Rivendell

Nov 12 2012, 3:16pm


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Too many to name
But I shall list some anyway... (Some of these bits are only present on the Complete Recordings set)

The Dwarrodelf bit (In fact most of the music for Moria)
Farewell to Lorien
Breaking of the Fellowship / In Dreams
Forth Eorlingas on the TTT OST (I don't have the TTT CR yet so I don't really know the TTT score very well)
Gollum's Song
Flight From Edoras
That bit from the forging of Anduril through to Gandalf and Pippin riding up the streets of Minas Tirith
Lighting of the Beacons
Pippin's song
Charge of the Rohirrim (seriously clueless about why this was left off the OST)
Arwen's song
That whistle spurring Frodo and Sam up Mount Doom
"I Can Carry You" Grey Havens rendition
Destruction of the Ring
Elanor
Into The West
Bilbo's Song


Wow, that was a lot, eh? Blush


iandea14
Rivendell


Nov 12 2012, 5:25pm


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Cancerning Hobbits!!
Easily concerning Hobbits or Into the West, Howard Shore is a true musical genius!


Lusitano
Tol Eressea


Nov 12 2012, 6:56pm


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Unfair to choose a few because i am very fond of almost all
Passing of the elves
Minas Morgul
Minas Tirith
Lighting of the beacons
Moria- Dwarrowdelf
The Nazgul - bit where aragorn and hobbits leave bree
Gandalfs Lament
Leaving of the elves
Battle pellenor fields
Very old friends

etc... so many more Heart


MintoLabingi
Registered User


Nov 12 2012, 7:07pm


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There are so many more, actually...
Some more tracks I love are:
Gollum's song
Lighting of the beacons
May it be
Minas morgul
Rohan theme
Isengard theme
Flaming red hair (song from bilbo's party)
Farewell to lorien
and there are definitely more...


DanielLB
Immortal


Nov 12 2012, 9:28pm


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Between us all
We must've named all the tracks!Wink

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MintoLabingi
Registered User


Nov 12 2012, 9:31pm


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Haha, I think we did.
:D well, what can I say?? The entire soundtrack is just amazing.


DanielLB
Immortal


Nov 12 2012, 9:46pm


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This is true!
In Reply To
:D well, what can I say?? The entire soundtrack is just amazing.
After all, I can't name a track I don't like.

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Tigero
Rivendell


Nov 13 2012, 2:15pm


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The white rider
So climatic, gives me the ultimate chills every time. didiDIIIIIII... ahem sorry...
Pessimists have no disappointments.


Elessar
Valinor


Nov 13 2012, 4:43pm


Views: 544
That's tough
There are so many. Especially when you start pulling items from the EE versions. The pure emotion from the soundtracks just make me so happy and calm that picking one is truly a difficult thing.


Ardamírë
Valinor


Nov 13 2012, 8:33pm


Views: 548
Evenstar
Without a doubt. It's absolutely stunning.
"...and his first memory of Middle-earth was the green stone above her breast as she sang above his cradle while Gondolin was still in flower." -Unfinished Tales


flameofudun
Lorien

Nov 14 2012, 4:09am


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Totally agree
Flawless peice.


zarabia
Tol Eressea


Nov 14 2012, 5:51am


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A few that I think haven't been mentioned that I like...
Flight to The Ford which starts with the the haunting voice over Arwen's otherworldly appearance to Frodo, continues with the pounding horse chase, then the triumphant horns as Arwen races across the Bruinen, turns and challenges the Black Riders, then ends with the same voice as Arwen offers Frodo "what grace has been given to me, let it pass to him."

The Bridge of Khazad-Dum (sorry for spellingBlush) It includes the wonderful Polynesian choir with their goose bump inducing chant, and ends with the sorrowful mourning of the Fellowship after the fall of Gandalf.

Lothlorien - more otherworldly elven singing, so evocative.

Also love all of the music associated with Rohan; that Norwegian violin is so stirring.

Oh, and everything else Wink
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(This post was edited by zarabia on Nov 14 2012, 5:53am)


Thorins_apprentice
Rohan

Nov 14 2012, 11:17am


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Evenstar must be the greatest soundtrack
Ever composed.Cool Which puts Shore one step ahead of Zimmer IMO.
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Elenorflower
Gondor


Nov 14 2012, 11:54pm


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I love the song
that Liv sung in the House of Healing, and the Passing of the Elves.


starlesswinter
Lorien

Nov 15 2012, 12:28am


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I think Shore is many steps ahead of Zimmer ;)
Zimmer's composed some great work, but it's stuck between a lot of phoned-in material as well.


Harold.of.Whoa
Rivendell


Nov 15 2012, 1:19am


Views: 496
The Great River
I have too many beloved parts of the soundtrack to really pick favorites. One I haven't seen mentioned yet is the track called "The Great River" on the OST. That music ties thematically to the on-screen action so beautifully! The starting point is the healing magic of Lothlorien and blessing from Galadriel. A roll of drums marks the passage forward from sanctuary to danger. The Fellowship Theme resurfaces multiple times, in fragments, as the Fellowship strives to reconstitute itself without Gandalf. The building voices sing the Oath of Elendil as the Argonath comes into view, and then...wow! A sweeping and epic brass version of History of the Ring as the Fellowship passes beneath the image of Isildur. The rise and fall of history - of empire - is right there in musical form, as if massive ocean swells were washing over us. We, the audience, are not really given the choice of ignoring the music...it is frontal and commands us to know that the story here is not just in words and images.


Bombadil
Half-elven


Nov 15 2012, 3:16pm


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The Lighting of the Beacons ///
 


BeornBerserker
Lorien

Nov 18 2012, 3:13pm


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my favorite
Lighting of the beacons. Love that scene too!


Sam20
Lorien

Nov 23 2012, 5:40pm


Views: 511
favorite songs
I think the soundtrack of the LOTR film is quite a success. Howard Shore make some great peices of music for these movies. My favorite are not doubt Concernings Hobbit, Into The West, The Isengar theme and the Mordor theme as well.


And back again
Rivendell


Nov 25 2012, 6:46am


Views: 507
I just like
all of CD 1. What I like best about it is that it basically evokes the entire film.

But best of best of all is the bit when they send out the black riders. Positively Wagnerian.
I will go there ... and back again.