While an unseen Farmer Maggot pursues the four newly-united Halflings, the score briskly churns with the light hobbit-specific sounds of the orchestra: suspended cymbal, high woodwinds and strings, celesta, etc. However, the quartet’s makeshift escape route proves ineffective and leads them off the edge of a steep cliff, and directly into the path of the Black Riders. Low brass and strings enter at the bottom of the hill as the group is pelted with all manner of dispiriting Mordor material, orchestrated for the hollow tone of string harmonics and swelling chorus. Some sections of th… read more
While an unseen Farmer Maggot pursues the four newly-united Halflings, the score briskly churns with the light hobbit-specific sounds of the orchestr… read more
While an unseen Farmer Maggot pursues the four newly-united Halflings, the score briskly churns with the light hobbit-specific sounds of the orchestra: suspended cymbal, high woodwinds a… 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
