Bo Hansson - The Lord Of The Rings
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Artist: Bo HanssonEdition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2011-12-30
Music Label: VIRGIN
Soundtracks:
- Leaving Shire (2002 Digital Remaster)
- The Old Forest (Tom Bombadil) (2002 Digital Remaster)
- Fog On The Barrow Downs (2002 Digital Remaster)
- The Black Riders (Flight To The Ford) (2002 Digital Remaster)
- At The House Of Elrond (The Ring Goes South) (2002 Digital Remaster)
- A Journey In The Dark (2002 Digital Remaster)
- Lothlorien (2002 Digital Remaster)
- Shadowfax (2002 Digital Remaster)
- The Horns Of Rohan (The Battle Of The Pelennor Fields) (2002 Digital Remaster)
- Dreams In The House Of Healing (2002 Digital Remaster)
- Homeward Bound (The Scouring Of The Shire) (2002 Digital Remaster)
- The Grey Havens (2002 Digital Remaster)
- Early Sketches From Middle Earth (2002 Digital Remaster)
Free Music Notes for The 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 British & most 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 in sequence ; "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. Other artists soon followed with their own rock music adaptations of popular stories, historic,& folklore themes.
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. This unusual rock duo released their own albums under the name "HANSSON & KARLSSON" [see my review] & 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.
Bo was one of the very first rock musicians to put the keyboard up front, often without an electric guitar anywhere in sight,& was one of the earliest to make full use of the Moog synthesizer as an exciting new lead instrument. In 1970 a tiny number of artists were just beginning to use electronic keyboard for this kind of musical imagery. These were really pioneering times & this album was a milestone at the start of an era of many keyboard masters & solo multi-instrumentalists, so 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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