Bo Hansson - Lord of the Rings
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Artist: Bo HanssonEdition: Music CD
Format: Import, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered, Soundtrack
CD Release Date: 2002-02-25
Music Label: EMI Int'l
Soundtracks:
- Leaving Shire
- The Old Forest & Tom Bombadil
- Fog On The Barrow-Downs
- The Black Riders & Flight To The Ford
- At The House Of Elrond & The Ring Goes South
- A Journey In The Dark
- Lothlorien
- Shadowfax
- The Horns Of Rohan & The Battle Of The Pelennor Fields
- Dreams In The House Of Healing
- Homeward Bound & The Scouring Of The Shire
- The Grey Havens
- Early Sketches From Middle Earth
Free Music Notes for Lord of the Rings
Free Music Review: A Musical Milestone
Hit: 5 Stars
You may well have seen the recent blockbuster movie trilogy,or perhaps you grew up reading Tolkien's literary classic,but there is a third manifestation of the fabulous fantasy - the 1970 recording of "music inspired by Lord of the Rings" by Bo Hansson [released on the Britsh & other music scenes in 1972].These musical visualizations by the Swedish composer-musician almost seem to have arisen from the very pages of the book.The track titles bear the names of chapters from the story - it's all there; "Leaving the Shire,the Fog on the Barrow Downs,the Black Riders,& the Flight to the Ford", & so on until the ending "the Grey Havens". I admit to being a fan of Bo Hansson since the appearance of this album & I would go as far as accrediting him with having introduced storybook fantasy music to the broad realm of rock.It must be remembered this music was created way before state of art digital electronic keyboards & computer enhanced sound.These were the days of the Hammond organ & the original Moog synthesizer.On this album Hansson plays organ,Moog,guitars,& bass, & most of it was compiled whilst he lived reclusively on an island off Stockholm.It is worth noting that Bo was held in high regard in the British music scene in the late sixties when he played & recorded with fellow Swede Janne Karlsson & had a number of jams with none other than Jimi Hendrix. Bo's organ playing was considered by many to be ground breaking at a time when keyboard provided mainly backing for most rock bands. Make no mistake,this album was a milestone - follow the rise of other keyboardists & solo multi-instrumentalists as little as a year or two later & one can see how many have been influenced by Hansson.If you enjoy the "Lord of the Rings" story &/or you have a sense of fantasy consider this classic album from a very creative man.
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Originally Released on the Charisma Label in 1972 and Released on Demon in It's First CD Incarnation. It Has Now Been Remastered and Repackaged and Comes Complete with One Bonus Track, 'early Sketches from Middle Earth.', On Virgin.International Music CDs
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