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 |
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| instanceOf |
film score
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orchestral work ⓘ soundtrack ⓘ |
| associatedFranchise | The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Original Score
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Academy Award for Best Original Song NERFINISHED ⓘ Golden Globe Award ⓘ Grammy Award ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
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The Lord of the Rings film trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Howard Shore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsThemeFor |
Gollum
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Gondor NERFINISHED ⓘ Isengard NERFINISHED ⓘ Lothlórien NERFINISHED ⓘ Mordor NERFINISHED ⓘ Rivendell NERFINISHED ⓘ Rohan NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fellowship NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fellowship Reunited NERFINISHED ⓘ The Realm of Gondor NERFINISHED ⓘ The Riders of Rohan NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ring NERFINISHED ⓘ The Shire NERFINISHED ⓘ The White Tree of Gondor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | New Zealand ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| directorOfAssociatedFilms | Peter Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresVocalist |
Annie Lennox
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Ben Del Maestro NERFINISHED ⓘ Emilíana Torrini NERFINISHED ⓘ Enya NERFINISHED ⓘ James Galway NERFINISHED ⓘ Renée Fleming NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir James Galway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFilmReleaseYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| hasLiveConcertAdaptation |
The Lord of the Rings Symphony
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The Lord of the Rings: Live to Projection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
The Fellowship of the Ring film score
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The Return of the King film score NERFINISHED ⓘ The Two Towers film score NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesSong |
Gollum's Song
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In Dreams NERFINISHED ⓘ Into the West NERFINISHED ⓘ May It Be NERFINISHED ⓘ The Edge of Night NERFINISHED ⓘ The Steward of Gondor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | modern fantasy film music ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Adûnaic
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Black Speech NERFINISHED ⓘ Khuzdul NERFINISHED ⓘ Quenya ⓘ Rohirric ⓘ Sindarin NERFINISHED ⓘ Westron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastFilmReleaseYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| musicStyle |
choral
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orchestral ⓘ symphonic ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
extensive use of leitmotifs
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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
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – The Complete Recordings NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – The Complete Recordings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedBy |
London Philharmonic Orchestra
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London Voices NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand Symphony Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ The London Oratory School Schola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryGenre | film score ⓘ |
| primaryInstrumentalForces | symphony orchestra and choir ⓘ |
| publisher |
Reprise Records
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Warner Music Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingLocation |
Abbey Road Studios
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Watford Town Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfComposition | early 2000s ⓘ |
| usedInFilm |
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Howard Shore
this entity surface form:
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (score)
subject surface form:
Howard Shore
this entity surface form:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (score)
this entity surface form:
The Lord of the Rings film scores
this entity surface form:
The Lord of the Rings film scores
this entity surface form:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (soundtrack)
this entity surface form:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack