LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING: COMPLETE Box Set Vinyl Record
LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING: COMPLETE Box Set Vinyl Record
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS is released on vinyl for the first time as a 6-LP boxed set. Housed in a collectors box with a green leather-style spine, the collection is limited to 8,000 individually numbered copies on green vinyl. Artists include Renee Fleming, Ben del Maestro, Sir James Galway, and more. The set comes with extensive liner notes from author Doug Adams, who analyzes many of the themes and motifs used throughout the score.
The music for all three films was composed, orchestrated, and conducted by Howard Shore. The music he wrote for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King was performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra with contributions from the choirs: The London Voices and The London Oratory School Schola Boys Choir.
The album was certified gold in the U.S. and the U.K. and won two Academy Awards® for Best Original Score and for Best Original Song with "Into the West" performed by Annie Lennox; two Golden Globe Awards® for Best Original Score and Song; and two Grammy Awards® for Best Score Soundtrack Album and Song Written for a Motion Picture.
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS is the third in a series of three releases that also includes The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002).
Tracklist
LP 1
Side A:
1. Roots And Beginnings
2. Journey To The Cross-roads
3. The Road To Isengard
4. The Foot Of Orthanc
5. Return To Edoras
6. The Chalice Passed
7. The Green Dragon (feat. Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan)
Side B:
1. Gollum's Villainy
2. Eowyn's Dream
3. The Palantir
4. Flight From Edoras
5. The Grace Of Undomiel (feat. Renee Fleming)
6. The Eyes Of The White Tower
LP 2
Side C:
1. A Coronal Of Silver And Gold
2. The Lighting Of The Beacons
Side D:
1. Osgiliath Invaded (feat. Ben Del Maestro)
2. The Stairs Of Cirith Ungol
3. Allegiance To Denethor
4. The Sacrifice Of Faramir (feat. Billy Boyd performing "The Edge Of Night"
LP 3
Side E:
1. The Parting Of Sam And Frodo
2. Marshalling At Dunharrow
3. Anduril - Flame Of The West
4. The Passing Of The Grey Company
Side F:
1. Dwimorberg - The Haunted Mountain
2. Master Meriadoc, Swordthain
3. The Paths Of The Dead
4. The Siege Of Gondor
LP 4
Side G:
1. Shelob's Lair
2. Merry's Simple Courage
3. Grond - The Hammer Of The Underworld
4. Shelob The Great
Side H:
1. The Tomb Of The Stewards
2. The Battle Of The Pelennor Fields
3. The Pyre Of Denethor
4. The Mumakil
5. Dernhelm In Battle
6. "A Far Green Country"
7. Shieldmaiden Of Rohan
LP 5
Side I:
1. The Passing Of Theoden
2. The Houses Of Healing (feat. Liv Tyler)
3. The Tower Of Cirith Ungol
4. The Last Debate (feat. Sissel performing "Asea Aranion")
5. The Land Of Shadow
Side J:
1. The Mouth Of Sauron (feat. Sir James Galway)
2. For Frodo (feat. Ben Del Maestro)
3. Mount Doom (feat. Renee Fleming)
4. The Crack Of Doom
5. The Eagles (feat. Renee Fleming)
LP 6
Side K:
1. The Fellowship Reunited (feat. Sir James Galway, Viggo Mortensen, and Renee Fleming)
2. The Journey To The Grey Havens (feat. Sir James Galway)
Side L:
1. Elanor (feat. Sir James Galway)
2. Days Of The Ring (feat. Annie Lennox performing I"nto The West")
3. Bilbo's Song
Protection
Each record is protected within its record sleeve by a white vellum anti-dust sleeve.
Packaging
All items are shipped brand-new and unopened in original packaging. Every record is shipped in original factory-applied shrink wrap and has never been touched by human hands.
UPC | 603497862610 |
Released | 09/21/2018 |
Styles | Soundtrack, Score, Contemporary, Scorecore, Orchestral Soundtrack, Middle Earth, Canadian Soundtrack, Canadian Classical |
Record Label | Reprise Records, WaterTower Music |
Weight | 4.76 lb |
Dimensions | 13.75" x 13.20" x 1.28" |
Categories |
A1 | Roots And Beginnings |
A2 | Journey To The Cross-Roads |
A3 | The Road To Isengard |
A4 | The Foot Of Orthanc |
A5 | Return To Edoras |
A6 | The Chalice Passed |
A7 | The Green Dragon |
B1 | Gollum's Villainy |
B2 | Éowyn's Dream |
B3 | The Palantír |
B4 | Flight From Edoras |
B5 | The Grace Of Undómiel |
B6 | The Eyes Of The White Tower |
C1 | A Coronal Of Silver And Gold |
C2 | The Lighting Of The Beacons |
D1 | Osgilliath Invaded |
D2 | The Stairs Of Cirith Ungol |
D3 | Allegiance To Denethor |
D4 | The Sacrifice Of Faramir |
E1 | The Parting Of Sam And Frodo |
E2 | Marshalling At Dunharrow |
E3 | Andúril - Flame Of The West |
E4 | The Passing Of The Grey Company |
F1 | Dwimorberg - The Haunted Mountain |
F2 | Master Meriadoc, Swordthain |
F3 | The Paths Of The Dead |
F4 | The Siege Of Gondor |
G1 | Shelob's Lair |
G2 | Merry's Simple Courage |
G3 | Grond - The Hammer Of The Underworld |
G4 | Shelob The Great |
H1 | The Tomb Of The Stewards |
H2 | The Battle Of The Pelennor Fields |
H3 | The Pyre Of Denethor |
H4 | The Mûmakil |
H5 | Dernhelm In Battle |
H6 | "A Far Green Country" |
H7 | Shieldmaiden Of Rohan |
I1 | The Passing Of Théoden |
I2 | The Houses Of Healing |
I3 | The Tower Of Cirith Ungol |
I4 | The Last Debate |
I5 | The Land Of Shadow |
J1 | The Mouth Of Sauron |
J2 | "For Frodo" |
J3 | Mount Doom |
J4 | The Crack Of Doom |
J5 | The Eagles |
K1 | The Fellowship Reunited |
K2 | The Journey To The Grey Havens |
L1 | Elanor |
L2 | Days Of The Ring |
L3 | Bilbo's Song |