Favourite soundtrack song?

[Nogrod]

Originally Posted by The Might

They first invited Bjork to sing it, but she declined as she was pregnant at the time, and instead they used Emilíana Torrini, also from Iceland I believe.

I think Emilíana Torrini is an Italian singer. I think I heard that sometime and her name certainly isn't Icelandic.

[Sauron the White]

I believe that Requiem For a Dream was only used in some of the early trailers before the had the Shore score in place. It also may have been used in the 18 minute Moria promo piece that was shown at Cannes and in some early sample reels for distributors. Requiem is popular as a stand in piece for music not yet written for many other films also.

this from Wikipedia

The soundtrack has been widely praised and has subsequently been used in various forms in trailers for other films and series, including The Da Vinci Code, Sunshine, Lost, I am Legend and the video game Assassin's Creed. More specifically, a version of the recurring theme was re-orchestrated for the The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers film trailer.[2] This version is often known as "Requiem for a Tower". It has also been featured in many other commercials and trailers, and as remixes on other artists' albums. For example, psytrance giants G.M.S. are widely known for their mix of the song, titled 'Juice by GMS'. Lil' Jon's track, "Throw It Up", sounds very similar to the song for this movie. Many blame him for stealing or copying.

[Folwren]

O-oh! Nogrod! If you know some of the words in The Bridge of Khazad-Dum, what's Hugosanogi mean? My older brother named his frisbee (disk, whate'er you want to call it) that and he practically mourned when he lost it in one of the Great Lakes.

You can probably find Requiem for a Tower on youtube someplace.

-- Folwren

[William Cloud Hicklin]

Emilíana Torrini Davíðsdóttir is indeed Icelandic, of Italian extraction.

[Meriadoc1961]

This is very tough for me to answer. I really like Enya, so her songs are going to be at or near the top. I also find Gollum's Song to be haunting and moving. But I don't know if it is even there because I do not have the sound track, but i just love the elves singing as they are passing through the shire and when the Fellowship is in Lothlorien and they elves are mourning the fall of Mithrandil.

I also believe Billy Boyd gave an excellent performance.

Merry

[Lindale]

It's the elvish singing part in FotR for me, The Passing of the Elves I think it's called. I always thought, while reading the book before the movies, that the song A Elbereth Gilthoniel is a sad but terribly beautiful song, with the Elves' choir-like voices and harps and stuff. Not violins or pianos like the other classics, but something like Gregorian chant but with female voices included.

[The Might]

I think you mean Flight to the Ford or more likely The Council of Elrond

[Folwren]

No, I believe she's referring to a part of the Soundtrack that is seen in the extended version. Do you have the complete recordings, Lindale? And are you talking about the music that takes place in the part where Sam and Frodo whilst traveling through the Shire see the elves leaving? It is indee very beautiful.

-- Folwren