Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
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| Album: | Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: Music from the Motion Picture |
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| Artist: | Howard Shore |
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| Label: | Wonderful Music of |
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Reviews
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Score composer Howard Shore has informed this first installment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy with his distinctly modern sensibilities. Revolving loosely around a brief, heroic brass theme, this epic is infused with a powerful rhythmic thrust and a musical range that encompasses centuries (from the Renaissance pastoralism of “Concerning Hobbits” to the fiery, Prokofiev-influenced drama of “A Knife in the Dark”). Key to the score’s sense of mystery and magical place are the rich choral passages that are interspersed throughout, some so ominously gothic they make The Phantom Menace’s “Duel of the Fates” sound almost sunny by comparison. Enya’s contributions (“The Council of Elrond” and the song “May It Be”) add a sense of organic tranquility, but it’s Shore’s Wagnerian-scaled orchestral score that should long be cherished by admirers of film music and hobbits alike. —Jerry McCulley
Related works
The Fellowship of the Ring: Book 1 of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
For over fifty years, J.R.R. Tolkien”s peerless fantasy has accumulated worldwide acclaim as the greatest adventure tale ever written. No other writer has created a world as distinct as Middle-earth, complete with its own geography, history, languages, and legends. And no one has created characters as endearing as Tolkien”s large-hearted, hairy-footed hobbits. Tolkien”s The Lord of the Rings continues to seize the imaginations of readers of all ages, and this new three-volume paperback edition is designed to appeal to the youngest of them.In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elvensmiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, still it remained lost to him…
The Lord of the Rings: Part 1. The Fellowship of the Ring
- 2002 BAFTA-Film winner
- 2002 Hugo-Video winner
- 2002 MTV-Movie winner
- 2002 Saturn-Fantasy winner
- 2002 BAFTA-Children nominee
- 2002 Golden Globe-Drama nominee
- 2002 Oscar-Picture nominee
- Score: 58.52
Based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is an epic adventure of good against evil, the power of friendship and individual courage. The saga centers around an unassuming Hobbit named Frodo Baggins who inherits a Ring that would give a dark and powerful lord the power to enslave the world. With a loyal fellowship of elves, dwarves, men and a wizard, Frodo embarks on a heroic quest to destroy the One Ring and pave the way for the emergence of mankind.
