Listening to the Elves’ mourning voices from afar, Boromir experiences his own sad recollection. He dreams of Gondor and his abiding love for his troubled father as the Minas Tirth theme plays out as a dialogue for first horn and first trumpet over warm low string harmonies. This theme will not reappear until The Return of the King, where it stands as a crucial keystone of the Gondor material. The music shifts from brass tones to vocal timbres as Galadriel arrives and regards Frodo. “This scene was tricky because it’s so iconic,” Shore remembers. “This whole scene, everybody who’s e… read more
Listening to the Elves’ mourning voices from afar, Boromir experiences his own sad recollection. He dreams of Gondor and his abiding love for his tro… read more
Listening to the Elves’ mourning voices from afar, Boromir experiences his own sad recollection. He dreams of Gondor and his abiding love for his troubled father as the Minas Tirth theme… read more
Howard Leslie Shore OC (born October 18, 1946) is a Canadian composer who is notable for his film scores. He has composed the scores for over 80 films, most notably the scores for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies. He won three Academy Awards for his work on the first trilogy, with one being for the original song "Into the West", an award he shared with Eurythmics lead vocalist Annie Lennox and writer/producer Fran Walsh, who wrote the lyrics. He is also a consistent collaborator with director David Cronenberg, having scored all but one of his films since… read more
Howard Leslie Shore OC (born October 18, 1946) is a Canadian composer who is notable for his film scores. He has composed the scores for over 80 films, most notably the scores for The Lord … read more
Howard Leslie Shore OC (born October 18, 1946) is a Canadian composer who is notable for his film scores. He has composed the scores for over 80 films, most notably the scores for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies. He… read more
