CD REVIEW - THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING - THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - The Complete Recordings
Music by Howard Shore
Reprise 162044 - 2 (US)
Whilst the last instalment in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy was perhaps the weakest, with glaring plot holes and an interminable ending, it was still hugely entertaining. With his score, Howard Shore brought proceedings nicely to a close, with many of the themes established in the earlier films returning and even developing, like the Gondor theme, which reached heights only hinted at before.
Fans of the films and their music will probably have the first two "Complete Recordings" collections and if you haven't yet obtained this third set, you'd better grab one while you can, though a few more copies seem to be becoming available now, where once distribution was somewhat patchy. Like the first two, it's a pricey item - moreseo, because the sheer volume of music spans four discs this time (with the complete score, as customary, available on an extra DVD-Audio disc, so shop around, as I did. It would probably pay you to keep an eye on eBay or the Amazon Marketplace.
Packaged in a box set, disguised as a dog-eared volume of the book, as were the previous two releases, the usual detailed booklet by Doug Adams is also included in the package, which again begs the question are we ever going to see his mythical book on the music for the trilogy?
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - The Complete Recordings
Music by Howard Shore
Reprise 162044 - 2 (US)
Whilst the last instalment in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy was perhaps the weakest, with glaring plot holes and an interminable ending, it was still hugely entertaining. With his score, Howard Shore brought proceedings nicely to a close, with many of the themes established in the earlier films returning and even developing, like the Gondor theme, which reached heights only hinted at before.
Fans of the films and their music will probably have the first two "Complete Recordings" collections and if you haven't yet obtained this third set, you'd better grab one while you can, though a few more copies seem to be becoming available now, where once distribution was somewhat patchy. Like the first two, it's a pricey item - moreseo, because the sheer volume of music spans four discs this time (with the complete score, as customary, available on an extra DVD-Audio disc, so shop around, as I did. It would probably pay you to keep an eye on eBay or the Amazon Marketplace.
Packaged in a box set, disguised as a dog-eared volume of the book, as were the previous two releases, the usual detailed booklet by Doug Adams is also included in the package, which again begs the question are we ever going to see his mythical book on the music for the trilogy?
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