The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (soundtrack)

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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was released on December 10, 2002. It was composed, orchestrated, and conducted by Howard Shore, and performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the London Voices, and the London Oratory School Schola.[1] The Two Towers comes in a regular and a limited edition, the latter containing the additional track "Farewell to Lórien".

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Filmtracks[3]
Movie Music UK[4]
Tracksounds[5]

The Two Towers won the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album.

Track listing

All music is composed by Howard Shore

No.TitleLength
1."Foundations of Stone"3:51
2."The Taming of Sméagol"2:48
3."The Riders of Rohan"4:05
4."The Passage of the Marshes"2:46
5."The Uruk-hai"2:58
6."The King of the Golden Hall"3:49
7."The Black Gate Is Closed"3:17
8."Evenstar" (feat. Isabel Bayrakdarian)3:15
9."The White Rider"2:28
10."Treebeard"2:43
11."The Leave Taking"3:41
12."Helm's Deep"3:53
13."The Forbidden Pool"5:27
14."Breath of Life" (feat. Sheila Chandra)5:07
15."The Hornburg"4:36
16."Forth Eorlingas" (feat. Ben Del Maestro)3:15
17."Isengard Unleashed" (feat. Elizabeth Fraser and Ben Del Maestro)5:01
18."Samwise the Brave"3:46
19."Gollum's Song" (performed by Emilíana Torrini, lyrics by Fran Walsh)5:51
Total length:72:46
Limited edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
20."Farewell to Lórien" (feat. Hilary Summers)4:37

Charts and certifications

See also

References

  1. ^ The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (CD liner notes). Howard Shore. Reprise Records. 2002.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Fennessy, Kathleen C.. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] at AllMusic. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  3. ^ Clemmensen, Christian (11 December 2002). "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Howard Shore)". Filmtracks. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  4. ^ Broxton, Jonathan (20 December 2002). "THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS – Howard Shore". Movie Music UK. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  5. ^ Coleman, Christopher. "Score of the Rings: Part II". Tracksounds. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Soundtrack / Howard Shore – The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers". Hung Medien.
  7. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Soundtrack / Howard Shore – The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers" (in German). Hung Medien.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Soundtrack / Howard Shore – The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Soundtrack / Howard Shore – The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers" (in French). Hung Medien.
  10. ^ "Soundtrack / Howard Shore: The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  11. ^ "Lescharts.com – Soundtrack / Howard Shore – The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers". Hung Medien.
  12. ^ "Officialcharts.de – Soundtrack / Howard Shore – The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  13. ^ "Archívum › Kereső - előadó/cím szerint" (in Hungarian). Association of Hungarian Record Companies.
  14. ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 4, 2003". Chart-Track. IRMA.
  15. ^ "GFK Chart-Track – Classical Albums: Week 4, 2003". Chart-Track. IRMA.
  16. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Soundtrack / Howard Shore – The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  17. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Soundtrack / Howard Shore – The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers". Hung Medien.
  18. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Soundtrack / Howard Shore – The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers". Hung Medien.
  19. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Soundtrack / Howard Shore – The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers". Hung Medien.
  20. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  21. ^ "Howard Shore Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  22. ^ "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] - Howard Shore – Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  23. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Various Artists – The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers". Music Canada. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  24. ^ "British album certifications – Original Soundtrack – The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers - OST". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 21, 2012. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers - OST in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  25. ^ "American album certifications – Soundtrack – The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
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