Captured and beaten, Sméagol weeps. A familiar voice returns—it is Gollum taunting Sméagol. The Pity theme’s opening passes from harp to strings to woodwinds, shattered throughout the ensemble, trying to collect itself, but unable to cohere. The bits collide and clot instead, building to a close-voiced collection of pitches as nasty Gollum reclaims the gangrel creature’s dichotomous psyche. In a back room of the Rangers’ outpost, Sam confers with Frodo. Naïvely, he tells him to use the Ring, just this once, to escape. But Faramir overhears the conversation and realizes that the Ring… read more
Captured and beaten, Sméagol weeps. A familiar voice returns—it is Gollum taunting Sméagol. The Pity theme’s opening passes from harp to strings to w… read more
Captured and beaten, Sméagol weeps. A familiar voice returns—it is Gollum taunting Sméagol. The Pity theme’s opening passes from harp to strings to woodwinds, shattered throughout the en… 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