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List Price: $29.98 | | Label: Reprise / Wea
Salesrank: 107359
Released: November 20, 2001 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Track Listing:
1. The Prophecy
2. Concerning Hobbits
3. The Shadow Of The Past
4. The Treason Of Isengard
5. The Black Rider
6. At The Sign Of The Prancing Pony
7. A Knife In The Dark
8. Flight To The Ford
9. Many Meetings
10. The Council Of Elrond [featuring the song "Aniron (Theme For Aragorn And Arwen)" composed & performed by Enya]
11. The Ring Goes South
12. A Journey In The Dark
13. The Bridge Of Khazad Dum
14. Lothlorien
15. The Great River
16. Amon Hen
17. The Breaking Of The Fellowship
18. May It Be [composed & performed by Enya]
Editorial Review:
Containing the same tracklisting as the standard edition, this deluxe digipack features four fold-out panels and is wrapped in red leatherette with the title stamped in foil on the front and the spine. It also contains a special 24-page booklet.
Description of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring:
Score composer Howard Shore has informed this first installment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy with his distinctly modern sensibilities. Revolving loosely around a brief, heroic brass theme, this epic is infused with a powerful rhythmic thrust and a musical range that encompasses centuries (from the Renaissance pastoralism of "Concerning Hobbits" to the fiery, Prokofiev-influenced drama of "A Knife in the Dark"). Key to the score's sense of mystery and magical place are the rich choral passages that are interspersed throughout, some so ominously gothic they make The Phantom Menace's "Duel of the Fates" sound almost sunny by comparison. Enya's contributions ("The Council of Elrond" and the song "May It Be") add a sense of organic tranquility, but it's Shore's Wagnerian-scaled orchestral score that should long be cherished by admirers of film music and hobbits alike. --Jerry McCulley
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Reviews:
Lord of the Rings soundtrack 
2008-12-24 - This soundtrack follows the scenes in the movie. Superbly digitally enhanced music. If you like the movie, you'll love the soundtrack.
The soundscapes of Middle Earth
2008-04-24 - This disc is a wonderful selection of pieces from the original score to the film, arranged very nicely so that one piece flows into the next smoothly.
I highly recommend listening whilst working; you sort of drift along with the music, vivid images of Middle Earth popping into your head now and then. It is a very nice soundtrack all in all; atmospheric at times, symphonic at others.
Awe inspiring!
2006-10-01 - What can I say that hasn't already been said about Howard Shore's magnificent score for the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy? A soundtrack can define the whole atmosphere of a film, and this fully orchestrated work certainly does that with sweep, splendor and wonder, alternately humanizing (hobbit-izing?) the characters, imbuing the landscape with magic and capturing the world-shaking impact of events of mythic proportions. And this was no easy task considering the iconoclastic status of the story and the superb quality of Peter Jackson's filmmaking. This is a truly a soundtrack for the ages--a fitting accompaniment to a film for the ages! Every aspect of life, from the extreme to the mundane, is captured in this music. Listening to it can make every remembered moment of the movie come alive again in your mind, from the most horrific battle to the smallest moment of humor or kindness. I think this first one is my favorite of the three "Lord of the Rings" soundtracks. I enjoy the juxtaposition of the lighter moments, like the sweet, simple hobbit theme, with the grander and more menacing sections of the music. (That despite the fact that said hobbit theme begins exactly like the first phrase of the Protestant hymn "This Is My Father's World," which prompts me to think of the hobbits trouping off to Sunday school every time I hear it. But now when I hear the hymn, I think of Lord of the Rings, so I suppose all's fair!) What impressed me most as I watched "The Fellowship of the Ring" was how scary the music was when the hobbits were being pursued. Those relentless drums and eerily screaming drums made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up, even though I knew the story like the back of my hand and knew for a fact that the poor little heroes would manage to escape. But the music truly made me wonder otherwise ... Now that's good composition! And the fact that the filmmakers chose to include background music in so many of the scenes, almost continuously ... well, that's just good filmmaking! The other impressive thing about Howard Shore's score is how the voicing and repeating motifs tie the whole thing together, like the finest of symphonies. The total effect is utterly convincing and utterly transporting. Peter Jackson chose well when he picked Shore as his score writer. Very, very well! Be sure to get the scores from the other two movies in the trilogy as well - "The Two Towers" and "Return of the King." They seem to be available in no end of different packagings, including ones with bonus DVDs about the creation of the score. Also, make sure to get the extended edition DVDs of the movie itself, with hours and hours of fascinating commentaries and behind-the-scenes documentaries about the making of the films. Truly a bargain at any price! And for more seminal soundtracks, try John Williams' defining scores for the "Star Wars" series and Basil Poledouris's spectacular score for the original "Conan the Barbarian."
Great addition to your LOTR collection!!! 
2003-12-25 - A must have for all LOTR fans. Brilliant composing by Howard Shore and great additions by Enya. I have seen FOTR 16 times, and have it memorized. Therefore, the soundtrack is a great way to bring back those great memorys. Some songs are ghostly sinister and get your heart racing while other are very calm, and emotional. I was not a fan of classical music, but I am now. Any fan of the movie or even of classical music should get this one. The price is more than your average cd, but hey, this is not your average cd.
Limited edition a great value for an upscale package
2003-11-28 - The special limited edition of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" packages the soundtrack to one of 2001's best films in an elegant and upscale, yet still very affordable, deluxe package. Bound in red leather, it has two parchment-look pockets inside, one containing the CD, the other containing the CD booklet on heavy cardstock paper -- this is one CD booklet that won't be in tatters after a few readings.
Unlike so many soundtracks, this one holds up as an album in its own right, with the pastoral hobbit themes -- one of the highlights of the soundtrack for all three movies -- clashing with the dramatic themes accompanying the agents of Mordor. This latter is especially impressive, since John Williams' bombastic Imperial March for "The Empire Strikes Back" has set the tone for years for over the top themes for movie villains. In contrast, Howard Shore's music would sound as at home in the concert hall as in a movie theater, while Williams' work is increasingly unable to transcend its origins.
Recommended for fans of the LotR movies who want to own a handsome collectable version of the soundtrack.
