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Explore Howard Shore's iconic music for The Lord of the Rings trilogy, from the emotional motifs of Hobbits and Elves to the majestic themes of Gondor. Witness the musical storytelling that brings the characters and world of Middle-earth to life.
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The Fellowship Reunited Howard Shore Music 1010-046
Frodo wakes and see Gandalf • 0:16
Gimli walks in the room and opens his arms with the orchestra bringing volume to a height then softens when Legolas comes in with a sense of peace and reverence with the theme of the Elf's • 1:02
The King comes in and so does the brass playing the Gondor theme. • 1:20
Majesty of Gondor at the gathering of the coronation played with full orchestra • 2:16
As the crown is placed on Aragorn’s head the french horns come in and play • 2:46
Voices hum while the woodwinds keep the same note, the King sings his blessings in elfish as he looks upon those men who helped in the quest. The voices of elves are heard in the background • 3:43
Strings come in with Elf theme and builds to there kiss and embrace • 5:25
Hobbits head back to The Shire with the tin whistle theme. • 7:03
While in pub there is a melancholy melody with a flute vibrato, building up to Sam getting the courage to go to Rosie ending with their marriage • 8:10
As Frodo finishes his book the strings play softly while he realizes things will never be the same, brass is quietly added as he feels the wound he received at Weather Top. • 10:20
Tin whistle alone plays when they begin their journey to take Bilbo and Gandalf to the harbor. It is a new theme that is played with a minor melody with vibrato • 12:00
Howard Shore was born in Canada, October of 1946to Mac &Bernice Shoreattended Forest Hill Collegiate High School
Shore Shore played in a band called Lighthouse. Shore
Howard Shore became musical director for The Hart & Lorne Terrific Hour In 1974, “Saturday Night Live” Shore was requested by Lorne for musical director.
The Blues Brothers • Howard Shore suggested the name to Dan and John
Awards • 2003 Grammy for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring • 2004 Grammy for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers • 2005 Grammy for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King • 2004 Golden Globe for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King • 2005 Golden Globe for The Aviator
Awards • 2002 Oscar for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring • 2004 Oscar for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
References:Yahoo images of the Lord of the RingsIMDb for images of the Movies and AwardsWikipedia for image of Forest Hill collegiate InstituteLighthouserockson.com for images of Shore and the bandYahoo image for Toronto, Canada The End