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The lord of the rings, the two towers : original motion picture soundtrack / music composed, orchestrated, and conducted by Howard Shore.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: MusicMusicPublisher number: 48379-2 | RepriseSpoken language: English, Irish Publication details: New York : Reprise, ℗2002.Description: 1 audio disc (73 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • performed music
Media type:
  • audio
Carrier type:
  • audio disc
Other title:
  • Two towers
Uniform titles:
  • Lord of the rings, the two towers (Motion picture)
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Foundations of stone -- The taming of Smʹeagol -- The riders of Rohan -- The passage of the marshes -- The Uruk-hai -- The King of the Golden Hall -- The Black Gate is closed -- Evenstar (featuring Isabel Bayrakdarian) -- The White Rider -- Treebeard -- The leave taking -- Helm's Deep -- The forbidden pool -- Breath of life (featuring Sheila Chandra) -- The Hornburg -- Forth Eorlingas (featuring Ben Del Maestro) -- Isengard unleashed (featuring Elizabeth Fraser & Ben Del Maestro) -- Samwise the Brave -- Gollum's song (performed by Emiliana Torrini).
Production credits:
  • Music produced by Howard Shore.
Vocal soloists; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Voices; London Oratory School Schola.
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Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult CD Adult CD Main Library CD SOUNDTRACK Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers Available 33111009030152
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Like the second installment of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy, Howard Shore's score is big, bold, dark, and majestic. This is fitting as the movie is more action-oriented than the first, The Fellowship of the Ring, which -- necessarily -- spent more time on exposition and character development. It's also a good value for the money, as it features over 70 minutes of music, both instrumentals and vocal tracks (concentrated on the second half of the disc). These include "Evenstar" with the Canadian Opera Company's Isabel Bayrakdarian (who also contributed to Mychael Danna's Ararat soundtrack), "Breath of Life" with Sheila Chandra (formerly of Monsoon), "Forth Eorlingas" with Ben Del Maestro, "Isengard Unleashed" with Del Maestro and Elizabeth Fraser (the Cocteau Twins), and "Gollum's Song" with Emiliana Torrini. The latter is a British vocalist of Icelandic and Italian extraction, who has worked with Tears for Fears' Roland Orzabal and Iceland's Gus Gus. "Gollum's Song" is a tribute, of sorts, to the half-CGI, half-actor-created character (Andy Serkis provided his distinctive voice and physical movements) who handily walks away with the film. The affecting song ("We are lost/We can never go home"), which plays during the end credits, was written by Jackson's wife, Fran Walsh, and sets things up nicely for The Return of the King, the final book in J.R.R. Tolkien's trilogy. Despite the critical and commercial success of The Two Towers, the strong orchestral work, and the more inspired selection of vocalists, the soundtrack was not nominated for an Oscar, whereas Shore took home the gold statuette (his first) for his work on The Fellowship of the Ring. ~ Kathleen C. Fennessy

Sung principally in English and Elvish.

Vocal soloists; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Voices; London Oratory School Schola.

Recorded: CTS Colosseum, Watford ; Abbey Road Studios ; Air Lyndhurst ; Henry Wood Hall, London.

Music produced by Howard Shore.

Enhanced CD; system requirements not given.

Enhanced CD includes: The Two towers movie trailer; score music video and making of the score; screensavers, buddy icons & more.

Foundations of stone -- The taming of Smʹeagol -- The riders of Rohan -- The passage of the marshes -- The Uruk-hai -- The King of the Golden Hall -- The Black Gate is closed -- Evenstar (featuring Isabel Bayrakdarian) -- The White Rider -- Treebeard -- The leave taking -- Helm's Deep -- The forbidden pool -- Breath of life (featuring Sheila Chandra) -- The Hornburg -- Forth Eorlingas (featuring Ben Del Maestro) -- Isengard unleashed (featuring Elizabeth Fraser & Ben Del Maestro) -- Samwise the Brave -- Gollum's song (performed by Emiliana Torrini).

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