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The Lord of the Rings Trilogy | 
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| Creators: Howard Shore, Mask
Label: Del
Category: Music
List Price: $19.49
Buy New: $11.98
You Save: $7.51 (39%)
New (26) Used (10) from $4.91
Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 15570
Format: Import, Soundtrack
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.7
EAN: 8712177045969
ASIN: B000199N7Q
Release Date: April 25, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | The Prophecy | | • | Concerning Hobbits | | • | The Shadow of the Past | | • | The Treason of Isengard | | • | The Black Rider | | • | At the Sign of the Prancing Pony | | • | A Knife in the Dark | | • | Many Meetings | | • | The Ring Goes South | | • | The Bridge of Khazad Dum | | • | The Breaking of the Fellowship | | • | Lothlorien | | • | Flight to the Ford |
Disc 2
| • | Foundations of Stone - Mask, Shore, Howard | | • | Samwise the Brave - Mask, Shore, Howard | | • | Evenstar - Mask, Shore, Howard | | • | The Black Gate Is Closed - Mask, Shore, Howard | | • | Foundations of Stone | | • | Samwise the Brave | | • | Evenstar | | • | The Black Gate is Closed | | • | The Leave Taking | | • | The Taming of Smeagol | | • | The King of the Golden Hall | | • | The Passage of the Marshes | | • | The Riders of Rohan | | • | Treebeard | | • | The Hornburg | | • | The Uruk-Hai | | • | The Forbidden Pool |
Disc 3
| • | Into the West - Mask, Lennox, Annie | | • | A Storm is Coming | | • | Hope and Memory | | • | Minas Tirith | | • | The White Tree | | • | The Steward of Gondor | | • | Minas Morgul | | • | The Ride of the Rohirrin | | • | Cirith Ungol | | • | The Grey Havens | | • | The Return of the King | | • | Into the West - Mask, Lennox, Annie |
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Album Description
Three disc set featuring music from The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy including 'Fellowship Of The Ring', 'Two Towers', & 'Return Of The King', all performed by Mask. 38 tracks packaged in a three-panel digipak. World Of Music. 2004.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
 A disaster May 19, 2008
Pallando the blue (Co. Kilkenny, Eire)
Howard Shore's original soundtrack recordings for L.O.T.R. are my favourite music releases. This simply doesn't do them justice. The music appears to have been performed on a keyboard and most of the tracks are in the wrong order with several left out. Most tracks that are included just consist of part of the particular song being repeated; Into The West appears twice- presumably to use up space. The music itself is performed poorly- they make lots of mistakes with the tempo, etc. The singing, while bearable, is also pretty bad. I have a feeling they just wanted to take advantage of the popularity of the scores and make some easy money. Please don't be fooled into thinking you are going to get the soundtrack cheaper. I would strongly reccomend that you get the Complete Recordings boxsets if you really want to experience the true magnificence of these scores.
Yanni in chain mail January 24, 2007
Anthony D. Della Ratta
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I picked up these CDs, thinking that it was the orchestral soundtrack to LOTR. Not exactly.
Upon listening to the contents, I noted that the recording sounded distinctly different from the orchestral music of the films. After closer inspection of the package, I see now that it is "performed by Mask."
I have a feeling that "Mask" is basically one person armed with a battery of synthesizers. Listening to the CDs, I have this mental image of Yanni, outfitted in chain mail, giving a one-man keyboard concert from the highest level of Minas Tirith....
Then again, Howard Shore's music is so strong that the CD's are not an entirely disagreeable listening experience. I find myself actually liking them at times, not for the synthesizer timbre, which is sometimes painful, but because they actually sometimes closely evoke the orchestral score.
But really, if you want the LOTR soundtrack, get the orchestral recording, not this!
Not actualy Lord of the Rings soundtrack May 24, 2006
Joseph C. Renckly (Tacoma, WA USA)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
There should be a lawsuit against the makers of this cd for charging $[...] for "Howard Shore's Lord of the Rings Trilogy". In reality it sounds like a 13 year old made it in his basement with an old mixing board and an i-mac. The songs don't even resemble the real music. Please do yourself a favor and look elsewhere for great Tolkien music.
As an added note. I finally threw these CDs away, rather than donate/sell them, because I didn't want some poor soul at the Goodwill or Half-Price Books to waste time and money with them as I did.
No star review May 10, 2006
N. Radocy (Vermilion, OH United States)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I got tricked too. I was all excited about getting all three and didn't really check into it before I bought. Buyer beware. Wish I had read the reviews! At least it was only 16.00 that I paid.
NO NO NO!!! January 8, 2006
Jessie
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
So, I actually bought this at the local Wal-Mart b/c I wanted the Fellowship of the Rings soundtrack (The first CD) They didnt have it in stock, so I saw this 3 cd set and i was like...O wow! Only 24.98??? Umm...let's see...Im getting this one. So I bought it and was really excited that i got such a good deal...well needless to say i didnt. I listened to them when i got home and from the first song i realized that i had made a big mistake. The overall sound is extremely cheesy b/c of the synthesized recordings. It almost seems to be making fun of the beautiful originals by Howard Shore. They have taken out all of Enya's works and some of the most powerful songs. Concerning Hobbits sounded so horrible that a friend and I would just turn it on to get a good laugh.
On the second disk, Evenstar, (My favorite song in the movie) , was surprisingly well done in the beginning vocals. Then, when the "orchestra" comes in the song is completely trashed of anything good it had. All of the other songs on the disc are terrible and you shouldnt waste your time.
The third disc was equally horrible. It opens with Into the West which is sung by a girl who needs to take some singing lessons and is definitely not Annie Lennox. The song also appears twice on the disc for some reason. The rest of the CD is equally cheesy and poorly done.
Overall, if you are a fan of beautifully performed music and powerful orchestrations, stick with the originals. Do not be fooled with this knockoff.
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