RotK Complete Recordings: November 6, 2007 - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Elladan and Elrohir · 10-02-2007, 02:54 PM

ROTK will be the best of the bunch, I'm certain. It builds upon FOTR and TTT to reach a height that would have otherwise been unattainable. I shiver thinking about the final development and interaction of the many themes. Shore is an unparalleled master at this. Who else would have had the concept of playing a theme one time in the first movie, on a solo French horn, and then bringing it back with elaborate orchestration in the third? Shore does it with not one but two themes - The Realm of Gondor, and Minas Tirith.

There was an outstanding Track-by-Track discussion of the OSTs in the Novices and Newcomers forum a couple years ago; I wish there were enough CR owners out there to do one for the Complete Recordings as well. Ah well; at this point I'll be happy if I get ROTK:CR by Christmas!

MatthewM · 10-03-2007, 08:09 PM

Looking forward to this!

Kitanna · 10-03-2007, 08:25 PM

I've been waiting for this. I like the first two soundtracks, but neglected to buy the complete recordings, but ROTK is by far my favorite score. Any idea how much this will be? The other two were rather expensive, I imagine this one will be as well.

Elladan and Elrohir · 10-04-2007, 02:55 PM

The list price is $74.98, which amazingly is the same as TTT:CR (EDIT: I say amazingly because TTT has one fewer CD). If you're interested in preordering, you might check out moviemusic.com, which offers it for $59.99. Considering you get five discs (4 CDs + 1 DVD), forty-something pages of liner notes, and a handsome packaging, all for one of the greatest film scores of all time, I'd call it a bargain.

10-02-2007, 02:54 PM	#1
Elladan and Elrohir Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Halls of Mandos Posts: 332	ROTK will be the best of the bunch, I'm certain. It builds upon FOTR and TTT to reach a height that would have otherwise been unattainable. I shiver thinking about the final development and interaction of the many themes. Shore is an unparalleled master at this. Who else would have had the concept of playing a theme one time in the first movie, on a solo French horn, and then bringing it back with elaborate orchestration in the third? Shore does it with not one but two themes - The Realm of Gondor, and Minas Tirith. There was an outstanding Track-by-Track discussion of the OSTs in the Novices and Newcomers forum a couple years ago; I wish there were enough CR owners out there to do one for the Complete Recordings as well. Ah well; at this point I'll be happy if I get ROTK:CR by Christmas! __________________ "If you're referring to the incident with the dragon, I was barely involved. All I did was give your uncle a little nudge out of the door." THE HOBBIT - IT'S COMING

10-03-2007, 08:09 PM	#2
MatthewM Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New York Posts: 628	Looking forward to this! __________________ "Loud and clear it sounds in the valleys of the hills...and then let all the foes of Gondor flee!" -Boromir, The Fellowship of the Ring

10-03-2007, 08:25 PM	#3
Kitanna Child of the West Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Watching President Fillmore ride a unicorn Posts: 2,132	I've been waiting for this. I like the first two soundtracks, but neglected to buy the complete recordings, but ROTK is by far my favorite score. Any idea how much this will be? The other two were rather expensive, I imagine this one will be as well. __________________ "Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." - Mark Twain

10-04-2007, 02:55 PM	#4
Elladan and Elrohir Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Halls of Mandos Posts: 332	The list price is $74.98, which amazingly is the same as TTT:CR (EDIT: I say amazingly because TTT has one fewer CD). If you're interested in preordering, you might check out moviemusic.com, which offers it for $59.99. Considering you get five discs (4 CDs + 1 DVD), forty-something pages of liner notes, and a handsome packaging, all for one of the greatest film scores of all time, I'd call it a bargain. __________________ "If you're referring to the incident with the dragon, I was barely involved. All I did was give your uncle a little nudge out of the door." THE HOBBIT - IT'S COMING Last edited by Elladan and Elrohir; 10-04-2007 at 02:56 PM. Reason: Clarifying the "amazingly"; important word, that.