Howard Shore, Isabel Bayrakdarian (soprano) - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
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Free Music Review: Great Music, Annoying Presentation
Hit: 2 Stars
Orchestral music enthusiasts who enjoy cinematic scores will, predictably, enjoy Howard Shore's composition for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and the other scores in this series as well. Of the three CDs, The Two Towers does I think show us the greatest range of Shore's thematic elements used in the eponymous movies. This CD is comprised of music incidental to scenes set in Rohan, Fangorn's Forest, and the approaches to Mordor, but it is the Meduseld/Theoden themes that "stay with you" well after the soundtrack ends.
The CD does, however, have a major presentation flaw. When played in a computer, there is an autostart web-link that impedes listening. You have to work around the web link in order to merely play the music. The link is nothing other than a garden variety in your face advertisement, and a solicitiation to join their website and otherwise provide them with information that will presumedly be used as an excuse to annoy you with MORE advertising.
Free Music Review: Gorgeous!
Hit: 5 Stars
I love how this soundtrack is different from the first film's, yet, you can definietely tell that they are part of the same film. It flows so well. The music ranges from soothing to dark and powerful. Its a wonderful CD to listen to. I love 'Gollum's Song'. Its so dark and spooky sounding. Its a great way to end the CD. If you love the movie, you must get the CD.Free Music Review: great series of soundtracks for the classical geek
Hit: 5 Stars
I personally loved the movies, and they job they did in compiling a soundtrack was surprisingly good. They edited the aspects of the tracks to make a 3 series soundtrack that you can enjoy from start to finish. thats right, just pop it in, hit play, and let it go. A+ for meFree Music Review: Movie CD Sountrack
Hit: 5 Stars
Movie Soundtrack to the first The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. If you like instrumental scores you will enjoy this CD.Free Music Review: Gollum's Song - no loyal friend was ever there for me
Hit: 5 Stars
Yes, this review is five years late, but there's so much depth to the Lord of the Rings movies, they remain a prime source of entertainment. I have always loved movie soundtracks, and recently acquired all three LOTR theatrical soundtrack CDs, which brings me to "Gollum's Song", the last track on the Two Towers CD.
I never paid much attention to the movies ending credit music until I got the Two Towers CD, which allowed me to really hear Gollum's Song for the first time. What a unique and haunting piece of music. It perfectly bridges Gollum's tragic history and future, and is a metaphor for all who make terrible unreversable choices in their lives.
Fran Walsh wrote the bleak yet Tolkienesque lyrics, which were then scored in a sublime Howard Shore LOTR theme. But no words can aptly describe Emiliana Torinni's vocals. Her fearless interpretation of Gollum's descent into despair blows away the other two LOTR movie-ending songs. If Emiliana never finds material this good again, she can always be proud of this one searing performance, and we can be grateful for the world-class talents that came together in its creation.