Treebeard carries the dejected Merry and Pippin through Fangorn, but Pippin has an idea. He suggests that they alter their route, requesting that the Ent take them South towards Isengard. Shore’s score picks up four chords (E♭-minor, A-minor, E♭-minor, F♯-minor) which, melodically recreate the “small stones” chords, but harmonically echo a minor setting of the tritone chords heard when the hobbits first entered the forest. Merry and Pippin, the “small stones” in hobbit form, are about to start the avalanche that will shock Treebeard just as he shocked them. The trio heads South, acc… read more
Treebeard carries the dejected Merry and Pippin through Fangorn, but Pippin has an idea. He suggests that they alter their route, requesting that the… read more
Treebeard carries the dejected Merry and Pippin through Fangorn, but Pippin has an idea. He suggests that they alter their route, requesting that the Ent take them South towards Isengard… read more
Howard Leslie Shore OC (born October 18, 1946) is a Canadian composer who is notable for his film scores. He has composed the scores for over 80 films, most notably the scores for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies. He won three Academy Awards for his work on the first trilogy, with one being for the original song "Into the West", an award he shared with Eurythmics lead vocalist Annie Lennox and writer/producer Fran Walsh, who wrote the lyrics. He is also a consistent collaborator with director David Cronenberg, having scored all but one of his films since… read more
Howard Leslie Shore OC (born October 18, 1946) is a Canadian composer who is notable for his film scores. He has composed the scores for over 80 films, most notably the scores for The Lord … read more
Howard Leslie Shore OC (born October 18, 1946) is a Canadian composer who is notable for his film scores. He has composed the scores for over 80 films, most notably the scores for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies. He… read more