The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films: A Comprehensive Account of Howard Shore's Scores (Book & Rarities CD) - Hardcover

Doug Adams

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0739071572 ISBN 13: 9780739071571

Publisher: Carpentier / Alfred Music Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

Howard Shore's Academy Award-winning score for The Lord of the Rings has been hailed as among the greatest film music ever written. Sweeping in scope, it is an interpretation of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth as music --- an operatic tapestry of cultures, histories, languages, and principles. The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films takes the reader on an unprecedented journey into the heart of this history-making opus with extensive music examples, original manuscript scores, a rarities CD, and fascinating glimpses into the creative process from the composer himself. Includes: Foreword by Howard Shore Introduction by Fran Walsh Sketches by John Howe and Alan Lee Includes Exclusive Rarities CD of unreleased LOTR music Color stills from the films

About this title

About the Author

Doug Adams is a Chicago-based author and musicologist. In 2001, Adams was invited by Howard Shore to observe and document his work on Peter Jackson's motion picture trilogy of The Lord of the Rings. This book is the culmination of almost a decade of writing and research, during which time Adams attended recording sessions, examined the original scores, and was given total access to the composer's archives.

Edition details

• Publisher: Carpentier / Alfred Music Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0739071572
• ISBN 13: 9780739071571
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: John Howe, Alan Lee
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 416