The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Album by Howard Shore

Released 24 November 2003

cinematic classical orchestral modern classical

Tracklist

1
Roots and Beginnings
6:31
3.5 ★
2
Journey to the Cross‐Roads
2:17
2.0 ★
3
The Road to Isengard
2:18
2.0 ★
4
The Foot of Orthanc
4:44
2.0 ★
5
Return to Edoras
1:51
2.0 ★
6
The Chalice Passed
1:50
2.0 ★
7
The Green Dragon
feat. Billy Boyd & Dominic Monaghan
0:34
2.0 ★
8
Gollum’s Villainy
2:10
2.0 ★
9
Éowyn’s Dream
1:24
2.0 ★
10
The Palantír
3:10
2.0 ★
11
Flight From Edoras
2:18
2.5 ★
12
The Grace of Undómiel
feat. Renée Fleming
6:21
2.0 ★
13
The Eyes of the White Tower
4:33
2.0 ★
14
A Coronal of Silver and Gold
8:27
2.0 ★
15
The Lighting of the Beacons
9:03
2.0 ★
16
Osgiliath Invaded
feat. Ben Del Maestro
8:47
2.0 ★
17
The Stairs of Cirith Ungol
2:40
2.0 ★
18
Allegiance to Denethor
3:19
2.0 ★
19
The Sacrifice of Faramir
feat. Billy Boyd
4:08
2.0 ★
20
The Parting of Sam and Frodo
4:04
2.0 ★
21
Marshalling at Dunharrow
4:56
1.0 ★
22
Andúril—Flame of the West
3:27
2.0 ★
23
The Passing of the Grey Company
4:12
2.0 ★
24
Dwimorberg—The Haunted Mountain
2:26
1.0 ★
25
Master Meriadoc, Swordthain
1:39
2.0 ★
26
The Paths of the Dead
6:22
1.0 ★
27
The Siege of Gondor
9:01
2.0 ★
28
Shelob’s Lair
8:53
2.0 ★
29
Merry’s Simple Courage
2:08
1.0 ★
30
Grond—The Hammer of the Underworld
1:32
1.0 ★
31
Shelob the Great
5:12
1.0 ★
32
The Tomb of the Stewards
3:58
1.0 ★
33
The Battle of the Pelennor Fields
4:10
3.0 ★
34
The Pyre of Denethor
2:59
1.0 ★
35
The Mûmakil
0:57
1.0 ★
36
Dernhelm in Battle
2:06
1.0 ★
37
“A Far Green Country”
1:27
3.0 ★
38
Shieldmaiden of Rohan
5:07
1.0 ★
39
The Passing of Théoden
2:16
2.0 ★
40
The Houses of Healing
feat. Liv Tyler
2:58
2.0 ★
41
The Tower of Cirith Ungol
4:41
1.0 ★
42
The Last Debate
feat. Sissel
4:21
2.0 ★
43
The Land of Shadow
6:29
1.0 ★
44
The Mouth of Sauron
feat. James Galway
8:15
1.0 ★
45
“For Frodo”
feat. Ben Del Maestro
3:16
2.5 ★
46
Mount Doom
feat. Renée Fleming
4:09
2.5 ★
47
The Crack of Doom
4:01
2.0 ★
48
The Eagles
feat. Renée Fleming
2:23
2.0 ★
49
The Fellowship Reunited
feat. James Galway, Viggo Mortensen & Renée Fleming
12:18
4.0 ★
50
The Journey to the Grey Havens
feat. James Galway
7:34
3.0 ★
51
Elanor
feat. James Galway
1:27
2.0 ★
52
Days of the Ring
feat. Annie Lennox
11:09
4.0 ★
53
Bilbo’s Song
2:57
2.0 ★

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Release credits

Annie Lennox
solo [52]
Ben Del Maestro
solo [16, 45], soprano vocals [16, 45]
Billy Boyd
vocal [7, 19]
Dermot Crehan
fiddle [7]
Dominic Monaghan
vocal [7]
Howard Shore
conductor
James Galway
flute [1, 44, 49-51], solo [1, 44, 49, 49-50, 50-51, 51], tin whistle [1, 44, 49-51]
Liv Tyler
vocal [40]
Renée Fleming
solo [12, 46, 48-49, 52], soprano vocals [12, 46, 48-49, 52]
Sissel Kyrkjebø
solo [42], soprano vocals [42]
Viggo Mortensen
vocal [49]