In review--The Lord of the Rings Returns
Howard Shore’s The Lord of the Rings Symphony Performed by 21st Century Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Kaitlyn Lusk, Soprano, Ludwig Wicki, Conductor Howe Records/BR Klassik I’m a closet fan of The Lord of the Rings series, both the movies and the books. When I saw a CD for a symphony, adapted from the film score for LOTR , I jumped at the opportunity to review the CD. I’m listening to disc 2 at the moment, and listened to the entire symphony yesterday. Memories from the movie in the form of emotions flood my brain as I listen to the score. Similar to another fantasy classic, Star Wars , J.R.R Tolkien’s classic promotes the triumph of love over fear or good over evil. Innocent characters (Hobbits) go on a quest for a power object that had fallen into the wrong hands. This quest goes on through a series of books, or for those who just watched the movies, 12 hours of cinema with a glorious music soundtrack. And it amazes me just how powerful this score is since I’m sure it...