The music had to explain this world to people who didn’t know Tolkien’s work, and it also had to satiate the appetite of Middle-Earth’s fans.
Indeed, he had the difficult task to recreate the same elaborate story Tolkien had started telling some 86 years before. Shore’s mission with this soundtrack was to inform people. The music was used to help clarify this complex story.’’ Tolkien’s world is considered to be one of the most complex fantasy worlds ever created (…) Not everybody who sees the films may have read the books and have understood all the different characters, cultures and objects. In an interview to Ludwig Van in 2021, the composer stated, ‘’The use of the themes and the leitmotifs were used for clarity in storytelling.
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So how did he create such a special work of art? The composer used the technique of leitmotif, which is when musical themes are associated with specific characters, places, objects or actions in a movie or series. Combined with the chant in Quenya, it resulted in the perfect sound for the Lothlórien. To create this mystical and somber score, Shore used a sarangi, a ney flute and a monochord. The chorus interprets the theme of the Elves of Lothlórien as Galadriel starts narrating the story of the Ring. The prologue opens with the score One Ring To Rule Them All. Shore’s soundtrack is the first glimpse we get of Middle-Earth at the very beginning of The Fellowship of the Ring. The duration of the complete version of The Return of the King album is 3 hours and 49 minutes, as opposed to 1 hour and 12 minutes for the first version, which proves the magnitude of Shore’s work. Just like the Jackson’s trilogy got its extended version after the theatrical release, Shore’s complete version of the soundtracks was also released a few years ago. Shore’s music for The Lord of the Rings swooped the most prestigious awards, including three Academy Awards, two Golden Globes and four Grammy Awards. It gathers hundreds of characters, landscapes and languages, but what many call a masterpiece wouldn’t be what it is without Canadian music composer Howard Shore. Tolkien’s world is as complex as it is breathtaking. In 2001, The Lord of the Rings, directed by Peter Jackson, was introduced on the silver screen. A black screen and an eerie, mesmerizing Elvish chant is all it took to change the world of cinema forever.
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