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For frodo soundtrack11/23/2023 ![]() Absent however is the dark, chanting choir of the Black Riders, but what we get instead makes up for it big time. I'm thrilled to hear that the deep "ho ho ho"-choir from Moria makes a guest appeareance in the opening "Foundations of Stone" as this without doubt was one of the musical highlights of the first film. Shore makes use of both male, female, boys and full choir and solo voices. However, similar to The Fellowship of the Rings score (this is act two of what Howard Shore likes to describe as a three act opera, after all), is the overall sound of the score - most notably the string writing, bombastic brass and the strong presence of voices. Apart from a couple of tracks, like "Evenstar" and "Breath of Life", but they are more sad than lighthearted. ![]() Sure, The Fellowship had its fair share of darkness too, what with the gothic music for the Ringwraiths and all, but while it gave the listener the opportunity to take a break from the action and relax a little with cues such as "Many Meetings" and "Concerning Hobbits", The Two Towers is pretty much action and suspense from start to finish. The score for The Two Towers is considerably darker than the one for The Fellowship of the Ring. Judging by the soundtrack CD I think it was safe to say that Shore had produced yet another Academy Award-worthy score. It's not too stupid to guess that The Two Towers will have the same effect on moviegoers. It's not that strange really - the score is larger than life, and perfectly accompanies the visuals. Howard Shore's Oscar winning music for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is one of those scores that practically everyone noticed while watching the film, and actually remembered afterwords. Review Summary: Howard Shore, and The Lord of the Rings, are back in full force for part two of this epic trilogy.
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