{"product_id":"howard-shore-lord-of-the-rings-the-two-towers","title":"Howard Shore - Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom Allmusic guide: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eLike the second installment of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy, Howard Shore's score is big, bold, dark, and majestic. This is fitting as the movie is more action-oriented than the first, The Fellowship of the Rings, which -- necessarily -- spent more time on exposition and character development. It's also a good value for the money, as it features over 70 minutes of music, both instrumentals and vocal tracks (concentrated on the second half of the disc). These include \"Evenstar\" with the Canadian Opera Company's Isabel Bayrakdarian (who also contributed to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/mychael-danna-mn0000936521\" class=\"name-link\"\u003eMychael Danna\u003c\/a\u003e's Ararat soundtrack), \"Breath of Life\" with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/sheila-chandra-mn0000747734\" class=\"name-link\"\u003eSheila Chandra\u003c\/a\u003e (formerly of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/monsoon-mn0000926520\" class=\"name-link\"\u003eMonsoon\u003c\/a\u003e), \"Forth Eorlingas\" with Ben Del Maestro, \"Isengard Unleashed\" with Del Maestro and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/elizabeth-fraser-mn0000178166\" class=\"name-link\"\u003eElizabeth Fraser\u003c\/a\u003e (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/the-cocteau-twins-mn0000140499\" class=\"name-link\"\u003ethe Cocteau Twins\u003c\/a\u003e), and \"Gollum's Song\" with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/emiliana-torrini-mn0000798658\" class=\"name-link\"\u003eEmiliana Torrini\u003c\/a\u003e. The latter is a British vocalist of Icelandic and Italian extraction, who has worked with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/tears-for-fears-mn0000019892\" class=\"name-link\"\u003eTears for Fears\u003c\/a\u003e' \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/roland-orzabal-mn0000256899\" class=\"name-link\"\u003eRoland Orzabal\u003c\/a\u003e and Iceland's \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/gus-gus-mn0000543750\" class=\"name-link\"\u003eGus Gus\u003c\/a\u003e. \"Gollum's Song\" is a tribute, of sorts, to the half-CGI, half-actor-created character (Andy Serkis provided his distinctive voice and physical movements) who handily walks away with the film. The affecting song (\"We are lost\/We can never go home\"), which plays during the end credits, was written by Jackson's wife, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/fran-walsh-mn0001323660\" class=\"name-link\"\u003eFran Walsh\u003c\/a\u003e, and sets things up nicely for The Return of the King, the final book in J.R.R. Tolkien's trilogy. Despite the critical and commercial success of The Two Towers, the strong orchestral work, and the more inspired selection of vocalists, the soundtrack was not nominated for an Oscar, whereas Shore took home the gold statuette (his first) for his work on The Fellowship of the Rings.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vinyl Veritas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47056311615723,"sku":"VVA0959","price":33.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/5692\/3115\/files\/4453095-3441293.jpg?v=1762964528","url":"https:\/\/www.vinylveritas.com\/products\/howard-shore-lord-of-the-rings-the-two-towers","provider":"Vinyl Veritas","version":"1.0","type":"link"}