THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING
THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS
SET FOR RELEASE November 20, 2007 ON REPRISE/WMG SOUNDTRACKS
Available For The First Time!
Howard Shore's complete Oscar(R)-winning score for The Lord of the
Rings: The Return of the King, from the epic film trilogy The Lord of
the Rings, will be available for the first time in a deluxe five-disc
edition from Reprise/WMG Soundtracks on November 20, 2007.
This historic release contains 3 hours and 50 minutes of music on four
CDs, comprising the full score of the 2003 film. The Lord of the
Rings: The Return of the King - The Complete Recordings marks the
third and final edition of the three complete recording releases of
the film trilogy whose score has been honored with three Academy
Awards, four Grammy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. This deluxe
set includes exclusive new artwork, packaging, liner notes written by
Doug Adams, author of the forthcoming book The Music of the Lord of
the Rings Films, and features Annie Lennox performing the Oscar(R)-
winning song "Into the West."
Composed for symphony orchestra, adult and children's choir, and
soloists, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - The Complete
Recordings was performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra, The London
Voices, The London Oratory School Schola featuring vocal performances
by Annie Lennox, Renée Fleming, Sissel, Ben Del Maestro and cast
members Billy Boyd, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, and Dominic Monaghan.
The score also features solos performed by renowned flautist Sir James
Galway.
The fifth disc is a DVD-Audio presenting the entire The Lord of the
Rings: The Return of the King, The Complete Recordings in Advanced
Resolution Surround Sound, Advanced Resolution Stereo Sound, Dolby
Digital Surround Sound, and Dolby Digital Stereo Sound.
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - The Complete
Recordings was released on December 13, 2005 and spent months in
Amazon.com's top 100 Sales Ranking, garnering some of the best reviews
of the year. "For fans of any of The Lord of the Rings films, The
Fellowship of the Ring/Complete Recordings is an essential
experience," Heather Phares, All Music Guide. "The Complete Recordings
is last year's most important archival soundtrack release, expanding
and preserving one of the finest and most significant recent scores in
all of film music. Shore's Lord Of The Rings trilogy is an operatic
symphony that is among the finest musical accomplishments of the last
half-century. The plethora of unreleased material on this beautifully
packaged edition is mouth-watering at the least, and the sonic dynamic
achieved on the surround sound DVD of the entire 180-minute score is
simply astonishing." Randall Larson, Music From the Movies.
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