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The Lord of the Rings [1978 Version] [Soundtrack]

~ Various (Artist), Leonard Rosenman (Artist)
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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  • Audio CD (28 Jan 2002)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Soundtrack
  • Label: Intrada
  • ASIN: B00005TOC4
  • Other Editions: Audio CD
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 88,784 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. History of the ring
2. Gandalf throws the ring
3. The journey begins: encounter with the ringwraiths
4. Trying to kill hobbits
5. Escape to Rivendell
6. Company of the ring
7. Mines of Moria
8. The battle in the mines; the balrog
9. Mithrandir
10. Frodo disappears
11. Following the orcs
12. Fleeing orcs
13. Attack of the orcs
14. Gandalf remembers
15. Riders of Rohan
16. Helm's deep
17. The dawn battle: Theoden's victory
18. The voyage to Mordor: Theme from The Lord Of the Rings

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Amazon.co.uk Review

This amazing music from 1978 is the score for Ralph Bakshi's truncated, unfinished animated version of Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Brooklyn-born Leonard Rosenman made his name in the 1950s as an avant-garde composer of "serious" music, but when he decided to diversify and provide a score for James Dean's East of Eden in 1955, his fate was sealed: thereafter, the concert halls were closed to him and he made a career writing challenging, original yet thoroughly under-appreciated music for films. The Lord of the Rings is one of his most impressive, thoroughly conceived achievements--harsher, more "difficult" than Howard Shore's music for the 2001 live-action version, yet no less emotionally involving.

It begins with a six-minute quasi-overture in which the score's principal themes are introduced in fragmentary form then just as quickly overwhelmed. Avant-garde pyramidal chord structures and the dissonant Ringwraith motif contrast with sturdy, optimistic music for the hobbits; then, as the work progresses, the dark textures thicken and a chorus is introduced, moaning and chanting "Mordor" and "namnesor dranoel" (the composer's name backwards!). The score climaxes with the massive and utterly terrifying "Helm's Deep" and "The Dawn Battle", in which the composer builds increasingly hysterical fugue-like textures in a densely written musical assault that employs archaic wind and percussion alongside a groaning, shouting chorus of demonic voices. The almost unbearable tension is finally released in a triumphant statement of the principal march theme. Unlike almost all other Hollywood film music this is challenging stuff; but such extraordinarily bold music is its own reward and can quite happily be enjoyed in isolation from the film for which it was intended. This welcome CD release presents the complete remastered 77-minute score in film order and is only let down by the extremely sloppy presentation of the booklet. --Mark Walker

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Dark and sinister, 12 Feb 2002
For a long time the only soundtrack to an (animated) film version of LOTR Rosenman created a score that emphasizes the darker side and the struggle of the fellowship.
Rosenman, compared with Shore in the new recording, has given more emphasis to create each piece to the scene it is played with. Thus it more varied and doesn't contain many recurring themes.
As it contains quite a few dissonances it's in parts not an easy listening. But if you love music from a different world and fantasy especially, get it and you will not be disappointed.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars good, if u love the film, 1 April 2003
i really do think (much to many peoples disagrement) that the old version is so much better than the new one. probably because i grew up with it. this score is absolutely beautiful, fantasy at its best. if you have seen the film enough times to remeber the music and where it fits in the story then this cd will take you right back to the fantasy and magic of it all. a great accompniment to a film, faithful and true to the astounding orignal book !!!
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars If it sounds as good as it did in the film..., 30 Dec 2001
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That'll put some people off right away. I do have to say now that the first review on here refers to the newest soundtrack from the Peter Jackson film, not the Ralph Bakshi film, which I'm on about.
However, if this soundtrack (once it gets to me) is as good as it sounds in the film it should be worthy of the full 5 stars.
I'm buying it purely going by the catchy (yes, catchy) music from the '78 film, which I've been watching for years, since I was a kid. I've been looking for this soundtrack for ages and I'm really pleased to have found it now.
I particularly love the track 'Mithrandir' and I'm ashamed to admit I've rewound my video many times trying to catch all the lyrics to this beautiful lament.
The first encounter with black riders still manages to freak me out even now, and the chilling voices of Helms Deep just bring the film and its music to life.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A TRULY FANTASTIC SCORE....for a very flawed movie!!
Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated movie was quite justifiably a box office flop...and for many reasons. However, Leonard Rosenman's magnificent score is definately NOT one of them... Read more
Published on 9 Jul 2007 by Terry Manning

5.0 out of 5 stars A TRULY FANTASTIC SCORE.....for a very flawed movie!!
Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated movie was quite justifiably a box office flop..and for many reasons. However, Leonard Rosenman's magnificent score is definately NOT one of them... Read more
Published on 13 Jun 2007 by Terry Manning

5.0 out of 5 stars A TRULY FANTASTIC SCORE.....for a very flawed movie!!
Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated movie was quite justifiably a box office flop...and for many reasons!! However, Leonard Rosenman's magnificent score is definately NOT one of them... Read more
Published on 14 April 2007 by Terry Manning

2.0 out of 5 stars Not the best music ever
Due to many people's expectations of the new film and its music, the new soundtrack is a much better soundtrack than this. Read more
Published on 10 Feb 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars Howard Shore is bang on again with this soundtrack
For me the Lord of the Rings is captured by the soundtrack to the Ralph Bakshi film. It seemed to capture the magic of Tolkien's books, even to the extent that I would... Read more
Published on 6 Dec 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Music from the Animated motion picture.
An absoultly amazing cd, the music is amazing and it is worth a listen.
Published on 14 May 2000

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