Clarinet and strings warm the first conversation between Pippin and Faramir—though the friendly atmosphere chills and darkens as Faramir remembers Boromir, and his similarities to Denethor. Moments later, Pippin, bound by his unplanned oath, finds himself uncomfortably swearing fealty to Faramir’s father. But it is less a proud moment for Pippin than one of hesitation. Strings pick up motion, then halt. Melodic ideas begin, but cease. Eventually the orchestra sinks to heavy low string chords spotted with harp, as Denethor turns his attention to Faramir. Fully aware of the sacrifice … read more
Clarinet and strings warm the first conversation between Pippin and Faramir—though the friendly atmosphere chills and darkens as Faramir remembers Bo… read more
Clarinet and strings warm the first conversation between Pippin and Faramir—though the friendly atmosphere chills and darkens as Faramir remembers Boromir, and his similarities to Deneth… 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
