Vocal Melody by Billy Boyd. A funereal march sets an airy line for strings, woodwinds and chorus (singing “The Last Son”) over a strum of percussion as Faramir and his troops begin their march out of Minas Tirith in their futile attempt to reclaim Osgiliath. The pan flute returns, again vainly sorting through scraps of Gondor’s theme, trying to reform it. As percussion continues its stride, the harmonic momentum of the strings and chorus subside, each chord freezing, drawing itself reluctantly forwards. Again the pan flute strains to bolster Gondor’s pride, but illustrates little ot… read more
Vocal Melody by Billy Boyd. A funereal march sets an airy line for strings, woodwinds and chorus (singing “The Last Son”) over a strum of percussion … read more
Vocal Melody by Billy Boyd. A funereal march sets an airy line for strings, woodwinds and chorus (singing “The Last Son”) over a strum of percussion as Faramir and his troops begin their… 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
