150 minutes sounds terrific, yet I wonder why they choose to make the deluxe edition digital only. Since digital sale is already much higher than physical, wouldn’t it make more sense to make the cd release even more interesting? They did the same with the Mad Max score. Nevertheless, great to hear so much music will be released.
150 minutes sounds terrific, yet I wonder why they choose to make the deluxe edition digital only. Since digital sale is already much higher than physical, wouldn’t it make more sense to make the cd release even more interesting? They did the same with the Mad Max score. Nevertheless, great to hear so much music will be released.
Did I miss something? Is there any info saying the soundtrack is digital only?
150 minutes sounds terrific, yet I wonder why they choose to make the deluxe edition digital only. Since digital sale is already much higher than physical, wouldn’t it make more sense to make the cd release even more interesting? They did the same with the Mad Max score. Nevertheless, great to hear so much music will be released.
Did I miss something? Is there any info saying the soundtrack is digital only?
AdoKrycha00 wrote: And the lenght of this digital album is 150 minutes ! Prehaps I’m interpreting it incorrect?
It's 2022. You should not expect any score release for new media to come out on the CD format. If it does, it is a rare exception, not the norm.
Sad truth. Yet, considering "LOTR The Rings Of Power:" is an Amazon production, there is a chance (hopefully) that McCreary's label be given license for a physical CD release, since Sparks & Shadows storefront is exclusively hosted on Amazon.com
It's 2022. You should not expect any score release for new media to come out on the CD format. If it does, it is a rare exception, not the norm.. So you’re telling me…there’s a chance?! Lol ??
‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Soundtrack Album Details
The full details of the first soundtrack album for the Amazon original series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power have been revealed. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s first season composed by Emmy Award winner Bear McCreary (Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Outlander, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Battlestar Galactica, The Walking Dead, Happy Death Day). Also included is the main title theme by Academy Award winner Howard Shore who previously scored the The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies. No release date has been announced yet. Two first tracks have already been released last month. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is developed by J.D. Payne & Patrick McKay based on stories by J.R.R. Tolkien and stars Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Robert Aramayo, Maxim Baldry, Owain Arthur, Nazanin Boniadi, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Morfydd Clark, Charles Edwards, Sir Lenny Henry, Trystan Gravelle, Markella Kavenagh, Ema Horvath, Tyroe Muhafidin, Sophia Nomvete, Megan Richards, Lloyd Owen, Dylan Smith, Leon Wadham, Charlie Vickers, Benjamin Walker, Daniel Weyman, and Sara Zwangobani. The fantasy drama, which follows an ensemble cast of characters as they confront the re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth, will premiere on September 2, 2022 on Prime Video.
Here’s the album track list:
1. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Main Title – Howard Shore (1:34) 2. Galadriel (3:44) 3. Khazad-dûm (3:21) 4. Nori Brandyfoot (2:50) 5. The Stranger (5:04) 6. Númenor (4:32) 7. Sauron (2:46) 8. Valinor (2:40) 9. In the Beginning (7:50) 10. Elrond Half-elven (3:24) 11. Durin IV (3:05) 12. Harfoot Life (2:22) 13. Bronwyn and Arondir (2:48) 14. Halbrand (2:56) 15. The Boat (4:09) 16. Sundering Seas (2:42) 17. Nobody Goes Off Trail (4:26) 18. Elendil and Isildur (4:17) 19. White Leaves (4:43) 20. The Secrets of the Mountain (3:50) 21. Nolwa Mahtar (2:03) 22. Nampat (2:35) 23. A Plea to the Rocks (3:48) 24. This Wandering Day (2:11) 25. Scherzo for Violin and Swords (1:53) 26. Sailing into the Dawn (4:19) 27. For the Southlands (4:33) 28. Cavalry (4:07) 29. Water and Flame (3:30) 30. In the Mines (8:15) 31. The Veil of Smoke (5:00) 32. The Mystics (7:55) 33. Perilous Whisperings (2:42) 34. The Broken Line (5:56) 35. Wise One (8:45) 36. True Creation Requires Sacrifice (5:52) 37. Where the Shadows Lie (3:05)
From Jon Broxton on FB: "Today I have been mostly listening to Bear McCreary's score for the new Lord of the Rings TV series, 'The Rings of Power'. And you should too, because it's magnificent. First impressions: beautiful, powerful, energetic, complex, elegant, sophisticated. It's very clearly Bear's music, and is compositionally different from Shore's, but it also clearly lives in the same emotional world, the same sonic world, with comparable orchestrations, and so on. It's really impressive stuff. Just don't fall into the "it's not Shore so it must be inferior" trap."
Okay, this is certainly some really good music. But this is nowhere near the quality of Shore's original work.
Agreed, based on the two pieces we've heard so far. Don't get me wrong, I love McCreary's work. I still listen to his BSG music quite regularly. Even his music for Caprica was great. But I really hoped to see more involvement from Shore.
Still, I love both composers and look forward to hearing the rest of the album.
Really enjoying what I've heard so far... although I bet Howard Shore and John Williams weren't expecting to be still writing TV themes into their 70s and 90s respectively ;-)
