The Lord of the Rings film score

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The Lord of the Rings film score is Howard Shore’s epic, orchestral soundtrack for Peter Jackson’s fantasy film trilogy, renowned for its rich thematic leitmotifs and sweeping, emotionally resonant music.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film score ⓘ
orchestral work ⓘ
soundtrack ⓘ
associatedFranchise The Lord of the Rings ⓘ
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Original Score ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Original Song ⓘ
Golden Globe Award ⓘ
Grammy Award ⓘ
basedOn The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ
The Lord of the Rings film trilogy ⓘ
composer Howard Shore ⓘ
containsThemeFor Gollum ⓘ
Gondor ⓘ
Isengard ⓘ
Lothlórien ⓘ
Mordor ⓘ
Rivendell ⓘ
Rohan ⓘ
The Fellowship ⓘ
linked to: The Nine Walkers

The Fellowship Reunited ⓘ
The Realm of Gondor ⓘ
linked to: Realm of Gondor

The Riders of Rohan ⓘ
linked to: Riders of Rohan

The Ring ⓘ
The Shire ⓘ
The White Tree of Gondor ⓘ
countryOfOrigin New Zealand ⓘ
criticalReception widely acclaimed ⓘ
directorOfAssociatedFilms Peter Jackson ⓘ
featuresVocalist Annie Lennox ⓘ
Ben Del Maestro ⓘ
Emilíana Torrini ⓘ
linked to: Emiliana Torrini

Enya ⓘ
James Galway ⓘ
Renée Fleming ⓘ
Sir James Galway ⓘ
firstFilmReleaseYear 2001 ⓘ
hasLiveConcertAdaptation The Lord of the Rings Symphony ⓘ
The Lord of the Rings: Live to Projection ⓘ
hasPart The Fellowship of the Ring film score ⓘ
The Return of the King film score ⓘ
The Two Towers film score ⓘ
includesSong Gollum's Song ⓘ
In Dreams ⓘ
Into the West ⓘ
May It Be ⓘ
The Edge of Night ⓘ
The Steward of Gondor ⓘ
linked to: Stewards of Gondor
influencedGenre modern fantasy film music ⓘ
languageUsed Adûnaic ⓘ
Black Speech ⓘ
Khuzdul ⓘ
Quenya ⓘ
Rohirric ⓘ
Sindarin ⓘ
Westron ⓘ
lastFilmReleaseYear 2003 ⓘ
musicStyle choral ⓘ
orchestral ⓘ
symphonic ⓘ
notableFeature extensive use of leitmotifs ⓘ
large symphony orchestra ⓘ
use of choirs ⓘ
use of invented languages ⓘ
use of solo vocalists ⓘ
notableRecording The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – The Complete Recordings ⓘ
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – The Complete Recordings ⓘ
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – The Complete Recordings ⓘ
performedBy London Philharmonic Orchestra ⓘ
London Voices ⓘ
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra ⓘ
The London Oratory School Schola ⓘ
primaryGenre film score ⓘ
primaryInstrumentalForces symphony orchestra and choir ⓘ
publisher Reprise Records ⓘ
Warner Music Group ⓘ
recordingLocation Abbey Road Studios ⓘ
Watford Town Hall ⓘ
timePeriodOfComposition early 2000s ⓘ
usedInFilm The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring ⓘ
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ⓘ
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers ⓘ

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Howard Shore → knownFor → The Lord of the Rings film score ⓘ
subject linked to: Shore
Howard Shore → composed → The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (score) ⓘ
subject linked to: Shore
linked to: The Lord of the Rings film score
Howard Shore → composed → The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (score) ⓘ
subject linked to: Shore
linked to: The Lord of the Rings film score
The Song of Names (score) → relatedWork → The Lord of the Rings film scores ⓘ
linked to: The Lord of the Rings film score
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (score) → reusesThemesFrom → The Lord of the Rings film scores ⓘ
linked to: The Lord of the Rings film score
Into the West → partOfSoundtrack → The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (soundtrack) ⓘ
linked to: The Lord of the Rings film score
Into the West → includedIn → The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ⓘ
linked to: The Lord of the Rings film score
May It Be → partOf → The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (soundtrack) ⓘ
linked to: The Lord of the Rings film score
May It Be → featuredOn → The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ⓘ
linked to: The Lord of the Rings film score
The Lord of the Rings film score → hasPart → The Fellowship of the Ring film score ⓘ
linked to: The Lord of the Rings film score
The Lord of the Rings film score → hasPart → The Two Towers film score ⓘ
linked to: The Lord of the Rings film score
The Lord of the Rings film score → hasPart → The Return of the King film score ⓘ
linked to: The Lord of the Rings film score
The Lord of the Rings film score → hasLiveConcertAdaptation → The Lord of the Rings Symphony ⓘ
linked to: The Lord of the Rings film score
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (score) → follows → The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (score) ⓘ
linked to: The Lord of the Rings film score
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (score) → expandsOn → The Lord of the Rings film scores ⓘ
linked to: The Lord of the Rings film score
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (score) → featuresTheme → Gandalf theme ⓘ
linked to: The Lord of the Rings film score
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (score) → tiesInto → The Lord of the Rings (film score) cycle ⓘ
linked to: The Lord of the Rings film score