The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Enya
Howard Shore
Label: Reprise / Wea
Number of Discs: 1
Format: Audio CD
Release date:20th November 2001

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Track Listing

1. The Prophecy Lyrics
2. Concerning Hobbits
3. The Shadow Of The Past
4. The Treason Of Isengard
5. The Black Rider Lyrics
6. At The Sign Of The Prancing Pony Lyrics
7. A Knife In The Dark
8. Flight To The Ford Lyrics
9. Many Meetings
10. The Council Of Elrond [featuring the song "Aniron (Theme For Aragorn And Arwen)" composed & performed by Enya]
11. The Ring Goes South
12. A Journey In The Dark
13. The Bridge Of Khazad Dum Lyrics
14. Lothlorien Lyrics
15. The Great River Lyrics
16. Amon Hen
17. The Breaking Of The Fellowship Lyrics
18. May It Be [composed & performed by Enya] Lyrics

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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