The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Album by Howard Shore
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Roots and Beginnings6:315.0 ★
- 2Journey to the Cross‐roads2:17
- 3The Road to Isengard2:18
- 4The Foot of Orthanc4:45
- 5Return to Edoras1:51
- 6The Chalice Passed1:51
- 7The Green Dragon0:35
- 8Gollum’s Villainy2:10
- 9Éowyn’s Dream1:24
- 10The Palantír3:10
- 11Flight From Edoras2:183.0 ★
- 12The Grace of Undómiel6:21
- 13The Eyes of the White Tower4:34
- 14A Coronal of Silver and Gold8:27
- 15The Lighting of the Beacons9:03
- CD 2
- 1Osgilliath Invaded8:47
- 2The Stairs of Cirith Ungol2:41
- 3Allegiance to Denethor3:20
- 4The Sacrifice of Faramir / The Edge of Night4:08
- 5The Parting of Sam and Frodo4:04
- 6Marshalling at Dunharrow4:57
- 7Andúril—Flame of the West3:28
- 8The Passing of the Grey Company4:12
- 9Dwimorberg—The Haunted Mountain2:26
- 10Master Meriadoc, Swordthain1:40
- 11The Paths of the Dead6:22
- 12The Siege of Gondor9:01
- 13Shelob’s Lair8:53
- 14Merry’s Simple Courage2:09
- CD 3
- 1Grond—The Hammer of the Underworld1:33
- 2Shelob the Great5:13
- 3The Tomb of the Stewards3:58
- 4The Battle of the Pelennor Fields4:10
- 5The Pyre of Denethor2:59
- 6The Mûmakil0:57
- 7Dernhelm in Battle2:06
- 8“A Far Green Country”1:284.0 ★
- 9Shieldmaiden of Rohan5:07
- 10The Passing of Théoden2:16
- 11The Houses of Healing2:58
- 12The Tower of Cirith Ungol4:41
- 13The Last Debate4:21
- 14The Land of Shadow6:30
- 15The Mouth of Sauron8:15
- 16“For Frodo”3:173.0 ★
- CD 4
- 1Mount Doom4:093.0 ★
- 2The Crack of Doom4:02
- 3The Eagles2:24
- 4The Fellowship Reunited / Aragorn’s Coronation12:185.0 ★
- 5The Journey to the Grey Havens7:35
- 6Elanor1:28
- 7Days of the Ring11:105.0 ★
- 8Bilbo’s Song2:57
- Blu-ray 5
- 1Roots and Beginnings6:315.0 ★
- 2Journey to the Cross‐roads2:17
- 3The Road to Isengard2:18
- 4The Foot of Orthanc4:45
- 5Return to Edoras1:51
- 6The Chalice Passed1:51
- 7The Green DragonPlan 9, Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan0:35
- 8Gollum’s Villainy2:10
- 9Éowyn’s Dream1:24
- 10The Palantír3:10
- 11Flight From Edoras2:193.0 ★
- 12The Grace of Undómielfeat. Renée Fleming6:21
- 13The Eyes of the White Tower4:33
- 14A Coronal of Silver and Gold8:27
- 15The Lighting of the Beacons9:03
- 16Osgiliath Invadedfeat. Ben Del Maestro8:47
- 17The Stairs of Cirith Ungol2:41
- 18Allegiance to Denethor3:20
- 19The Sacrifice of Faramir / The Edge of Nightfeat. Billy Boyd4:08
- 20The Parting of Sam and Frodo4:04
- 21Marshalling at Dunharrow4:57
- 22Andúril—Flame of the West3:28
- 23The Passing of the Grey Company4:12
- 24Dwimorberg—The Haunted Mountain2:26
- 25Master Meriadoc, Swordthain1:40
- 26The Paths of the Dead6:22
- 27The Siege of Gondor9:01
- 28Shelob’s Lair8:53
- 29Merry’s Simple Courage2:09
- 30Grond—The Hammer of the Underworld1:33
- 31Shelob the Great5:13
- 32The Tomb of the Stewards3:58
- 33The Battle of the Pelennor Fields4:10
- 34The Pyre of Denethor2:59
- 35The Mûmakil0:57
- 36Dernhelm in Battle2:06
- 37“A Far Green Country”1:284.0 ★
- 38Shieldmaiden of Rohan5:07
- 39The Passing of Théoden2:16
- 40The Houses of Healingfeat. Liv Tyler2:58
- 41The Tower of Cirith Ungol4:41
- 42The Last Debate / Asëa Aranionfeat. Sissel4:21
- 43The Land of Shadow6:29
- 44The Mouth of Sauronfeat. Sir James Galway8:16
- 45“For Frodo”feat. Ben Del Maestro3:173.0 ★
- 46Mount Doomfeat. Renée Fleming4:093.0 ★
- 47The Crack of Doom4:02
- 48The Eaglesfeat. Renée Fleming2:24
- 49The Fellowship Reunitedfeat. Sir James Galway, Viggo Mortensen & Renée Fleming12:185.0 ★
- 50The Journey to the Grey Havensfeat. Sir James Galway7:35
- 51Elanorfeat. Sir James Galway1:28
- 52Days of the Ring / Into the Westfeat. Annie Lennox11:105.0 ★
- 53Bilbo’s Song2:58
More by Howard Shore
Release credits
- solo [5.52, 4.7]
- solo [2.1, 3.16, 5.16, 5.45], soprano vocals [2.1, 3.16, 5.16, 5.45]
- vocal [5.7, 5.19, 2.4, 1.7]
- fiddle [1.7, 5.7]
- vocal [5.7, 1.7]
- conductor
- flute [4.4-6, 1.1, 3.15, 5.1, 5.44, 5.49-51], solo [4.4, 4.4-5, 4.5-6, 4.6, 5.1, 5.44, 5.49, 5.49-50, 5.50-51, 5.51, 3.15, 1.1], tin whistle [3.15, 1.1, 4.4-6, 5.1, 5.44, 5.49-51]
- vocal [5.40, 3.11]
- solo [1.12, 4.1, 4.3-4, 4.7, 5.12, 5.46, 5.48-49, 5.52], soprano vocals [5.12, 5.46, 5.48-49, 5.52, 4.1, 4.3-4, 4.7, 1.12]
- solo [3.13, 5.42], soprano vocals [3.13, 5.42]
- vocal [4.4, 5.49]
Issues
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T24 November 2003
T24 November 2003
T25 November 2003
T25 November 2003
T27 November 2003
T15 December 2003
TDecember 2003
TCD, DVD (limited edition)2003
T2003
T5 November 2007
T20 November 2007
TDigital Media (limited edition)2007
T21 September 2018
T21 September 2018
T21 September 2018
DEnhanced CD
T- T2x CD (For Your Consideration)2003






