The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - The Complete Recordings

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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - The Complete Recordings
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Soundtrack by Howard Shore
Released20 November, 2007
Length229:17
LanguageEnglish
LabelReprise Records


The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - The Complete Recordings is an album, by Howard Shore, comprising the soundtrack from the extended edition of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.

Contents[edit | edit source]

Disc 1[edit | edit source]

  1. Roots and Beginnings (6:31)
  2. Journey to the Crossroads (2:17)
  3. The Road to Isengard (2:18)
  4. The Foot of Orthanc (4:44)
  5. Return to Edoras (1:51)
  6. The Chalice Passed (1:50)
  7. The Green Dragon (feat. Billy Boyd & Dominic Monaghan) (0:34)
  8. Gollum's Villany (2:10)
  9. Eowyn's Dream (1:24)
  10. The Palantir (3:10)
  11. Flight from Edoras (2:18)
  12. The Grace of Undómiel (feat. Renée Fleming) (6:21)
  13. The Eyes of the White Tower (4:33)
  14. A Coronel of Silver (8:26)
  15. The Lighting of the Beacon (9:03)


Disc 2[edit | edit source]

  1. Osgiliath Invaded (feat. Ben Del Maestro) (8:47)
  2. The Stairs of Cirith Ungol (2:40)
  3. Allegiance to Denethor (3:19)
  4. The Sacrifice of Faramir (feat. "The Edge of Night," performed by Billy Boyd) (4:08)
  5. The Parting of Sam and Frodo (4:04)
  6. Marshalling at Dunharrow (4:56)
  7. Anduril-Flame of the West (3:27)
  8. The Passing of the Grey Company (4:12)
  9. Dwimorberg- The Haunted Mountain (2:26)
  10. Master Meriadoc, Swordthain (1:39)
  11. The Paths of the Dead (6:22)
  12. The Siege of Gondor (9:01)
  13. Shelob's Lair (8:53)
  14. Merry's Simple Courage (2:08)

Disc 3[edit | edit source]

  1. Grond - The Hammer of the Underworld (1:32)
  2. Shelob the Great (5:12)
  3. The Tomb of the Stewards (3:58)
  4. The Battle of Pelennor Fields (4:10)
  5. The Pyre of Denethor (2:59)
  6. The Mumakil (0:57)
  7. Dernhelm in Battle (2:06)
  8. "A Far Green Country" (1:27)
  9. Shieldmaiden of Rohan (5:07)
  10. The Passing of Theoden (2:16)
  11. The Houses of Healing (feat. Liv Tyler) (2:58)
  12. The Tower of Cirith (4:41)
  13. The Last Debate (feat. Asëa Aranion," performed by Sissel) (4:21)
  14. The Land of Shadow (6:29)
  15. The Mouth of Sauron (feat. Sir James Galway) (8:15)
  16. "For Frodo" (feat. Ben Del Maestro) (3:16)

Disc 4[edit | edit source]

  1. Mount Doom (feat. Renée Fleming) (4:09)
  2. The Crack of Doom (4:01)
  3. The Eagles (feat. Renée Fleming) (2:23)
  4. The Fellowship Reunited (feat. Sir James Galway, Viggo Mortensen and Renée Fleming) (12:18)
  5. Journey to the Grey Havens (feat. Sir James Galway) (7:34)
  6. Elanor (feat. Sir James Galway) (1:27)
  7. Days of the Ring (feat. "Into the West," performed by Annie Lennox) (11:09)
  8. Bilbo's Song (2:57)

Disc 5[edit | edit source]

  1. Entire Score [DVD]

See also[edit | edit source]

External links[edit | edit source]


The Lord of the Rings film series
Source material: The Hobbit · The Lord of the Rings
Films The Fellowship of the Ring (extended editionThe Two Towers (extended edition) · The Return of the King (extended edition)
Music The Fellowship of the Ring (The Complete Recordings) · The Two Towers (The Complete Recordings) · The Return of the King (The Complete Recordings) · "May It Be" · "Gollum's Song" · "Into the West"
Tie-in books Official Movie Guide · The Making of the Movie Trilogy · Complete Visual Companion · Gollum: How We Made Movie Magic · There and Back Again: An Actor's Tale · Weapons and Warfare · The Art of The Lord of the Rings · Sketchbook
The Fellowship of the Ring Visual Companion · The Art of The Fellowship of the Ring
The Two Towers Visual Companion · Photo Guide · The Art of The Two Towers
The Return of the King Visual Companion · The Art of The Return of the King
Video games The Two Towers · The Return of the King · The Third Age · Tactics · Conquest · Aragorn's Quest · Lego The Lord of the Rings
Characters Frodo · Bilbo · Gandalf · Sam · Merry · Pippin · Gandalf · Aragorn · Boromir · Legolas · Gimli · Elrond · Galadriel · Théoden · Éomer · Éowyn · Saruman · Sauron · Witch-king · Denethor · Faramir · Gollum · Gríma · Treebeard · Celeborn · Haldir · Lurtz · Sharku · Grishnákh