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

CD 1
1
Roots and Beginnings
6:31
5.0 ★
2
Journey to the Cross‐roads
2:17
3
The Road to Isengard
2:18
4
The Foot of Orthanc
4:44
5
Return to Edoras
1:51
6
The Chalice Passed
1:50
7
The Green Dragon
Plan 9, Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan
0:34
8
Gollum’s Villainy
2:10
9
Éowyn’s Dream
1:24
10
The Palantír
3:10
11
Flight From Edoras
2:18
3.0 ★
12
The Grace of Undómiel
feat. Renée Fleming
6:21
13
The Eyes of the White Tower
4:33
14
A Coronal of Silver and Gold
8:27
15
The Lighting of the Beacons
9:03
CD 2
1
Osgiliath Invaded
feat. Ben Del Maestro
8:47
2
The Stairs of Cirith Ungol
2:40
3
Allegiance to Denethor
3:19
4
The Sacrifice of Faramir / The Edge of Night
feat. Billy Boyd
4:08
5
The Parting of Sam and Frodo
4:04
6
Marshalling at Dunharrow
4:56
7
Andúril—Flame of the West
3:27
8
The Passing of the Grey Company
4:12
9
Dwimorberg—The Haunted Mountain
2:26
10
Master Meriadoc, Swordthain
1:39
11
The Paths of the Dead
6:22
12
The Siege of Gondor
9:01
13
Shelob’s Lair
8:53
14
Merry’s Simple Courage
2:08
CD 3
1
Grond—The Hammer of the Underworld
1:32
2
Shelob the Great
5:12
3
The Tomb of the Stewards
3:58
4
The Battle of the Pelennor Fields
4:10
5
The Pyre of Denethor
2:59
6
The Mûmakil
0:57
7
Dernhelm in Battle
2:06
8
“A Far Green Country”
1:27
4.0 ★
9
Shieldmaiden of Rohan
5:07
10
The Passing of Théoden
2:16
11
The Houses of Healing
feat. Liv Tyler
2:58
12
The Tower of Cirith Ungol
4:41
13
The Last Debate / Asëa Aranion
feat. Sissel
4:21
14
The Land of Shadow
6:29
15
The Mouth of Sauron
feat. Sir James Galway
8:15
16
“For Frodo”
feat. Ben Del Maestro
3:16
3.0 ★
CD 4
1
Mount Doom
feat. Renée Fleming
4:09
3.0 ★
2
The Crack of Doom
4:01
3
The Eagles
feat. Renée Fleming
2:23
4
The Fellowship Reunited / Aragorn’s Coronation
feat. Sir James Galway, Viggo Mortensen & Renée Fleming
12:18
5.0 ★
5
The Journey to the Grey Havens
feat. Sir James Galway
7:34
6
Elanor
feat. Sir James Galway
1:27
7
Days of the Ring / Into the West
feat. Annie Lennox
11:09
5.0 ★
8
Bilbo’s Song
2:57
DVD-Audio 5: Entire Score in Superior Sound
1
Roots and Beginnings (5.1 mix)
6:31
5.0 ★
2
Journey to the Cross‐roads (5.1 mix)
2:17
3
The Road to Isengard (5.1 mix)
2:18
4
The Foot of Orthanc (5.1 mix)
4:45
5
Return to Edoras (5.1 mix)
1:51
6
The Chalice Passed (5.1 mix)
1:51
7
The Green Dragon (5.1 mix)
Plan 9, Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan
0:35
8
Gollum’s Villainy (5.1 mix)
2:10
9
Éowyn’s Dream (5.1 mix)
1:24
10
The Palantír (5.1 mix)
3:10
11
Flight From Edoras (5.1 mix)
2:19
3.0 ★
12
The Grace of Undómiel (5.1 mix)
feat. Renée Fleming
6:21
13
The Eyes of the White Tower (5.1 mix)
4:33
14
A Coronal of Silver and Gold (5.1 mix)
8:27
15
The Lighting of the Beacons (5.1 mix)
9:03
16
Osgiliath Invaded (5.1 mix)
feat. Ben Del Maestro
8:47
17
The Stairs of Cirith Ungol (5.1 mix)
2:41
18
Allegiance to Denethor (5.1 mix)
3:20
19
The Sacrifice of Faramir / The Edge of Night (5.1 mix)
feat. Billy Boyd
4:08
20
The Parting of Sam and Frodo (5.1 mix)
4:04
21
Marshalling at Dunharrow (5.1 mix)
4:57
22
Andúril—Flame of the West (5.1 mix)
3:28
23
The Passing of the Grey Company (5.1 mix)
4:12
24
Dwimorberg—The Haunted Mountain (5.1 mix)
2:26
25
Master Meriadoc, Swordthain (5.1 mix)
1:40
26
The Paths of the Dead (5.1 mix)
6:22
27
The Siege of Gondor (5.1 mix)
9:01
28
Shelob’s Lair (5.1 mix)
8:53
29
Merry’s Simple Courage (5.1 mix)
2:09
30
Grond—The Hammer of the Underworld (5.1 mix)
1:33
31
Shelob the Great (5.1 mix)
5:13
32
The Tomb of the Stewards (5.1 mix)
3:58
33
The Battle of the Pelennor Fields (5.1 mix)
4:10
34
The Pyre of Denethor (5.1 mix)
2:59
35
The Mûmakil (5.1 mix)
0:57
36
Dernhelm in Battle (5.1 mix)
2:06
37
“A Far Green Country” (5.1 mix)
1:28
4.0 ★
38
Shieldmaiden of Rohan (5.1 mix)
5:07
39
The Passing of Théoden (5.1 mix)
2:16
40
The Houses of Healing (5.1 mix)
feat. Liv Tyler
2:58
41
The Tower of Cirith Ungol (5.1 mix)
4:41
42
The Last Debate / Asëa Aranion (5.1 mix)
feat. Sissel
4:21
43
The Land of Shadow (5.1 mix)
6:29
44
The Mouth of Sauron (5.1 mix)
feat. Sir James Galway
8:16
45
“For Frodo” (5.1 mix)
feat. Ben Del Maestro
3:17
3.0 ★
46
Mount Doom (5.1 mix)
feat. Renée Fleming
4:09
3.0 ★
47
The Crack of Doom (5.1 mix)
4:02
48
The Eagles (5.1 mix)
feat. Renée Fleming
2:24
49
The Fellowship Reunited / Aragorn’s Coronation (5.1 mix)
feat. Sir James Galway, Viggo Mortensen & Renée Fleming
12:18
5.0 ★
50
The Journey to the Grey Havens (5.1 mix)
feat. Sir James Galway
7:35
51
Elanor (5.1 mix)
feat. Sir James Galway
1:28
52
Days of the Ring / Into the West (5.1 mix)
feat. Annie Lennox
11:10
5.0 ★
53
Bilbo’s Song (5.1 mix)
2:58

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Release credits

Annie Lennox
solo [4.7, 5.52]
Ben Del Maestro
solo [3.16, 5.16, 5.45, 2.1], soprano vocals [3.16, 5.16, 5.45, 2.1]
Billy Boyd
vocal [2.4, 5.7, 5.19, 1.7]
Dermot Crehan
fiddle [1.7, 5.7]
Dominic Monaghan
vocal [5.7, 1.7]
Howard Shore
conductor
James Galway
flute [1.1, 4.4-6, 5.1, 5.44, 5.49-51, 3.15], solo [1.1, 4.4, 4.4-5, 4.5-6, 4.6, 3.15, 5.1, 5.44, 5.49, 5.49-50, 5.50-51, 5.51], tin whistle [5.1, 5.44, 5.49-51, 3.15, 4.4-6, 1.1]
Liv Tyler
vocal [5.40, 3.11]
Renée Fleming
solo [1.12, 5.12, 5.46, 5.48-49, 5.52, 4.1, 4.3-4, 4.7], soprano vocals [4.1, 4.3-4, 4.7, 5.12, 5.46, 5.48-49, 5.52, 1.12]
Sissel Kyrkjebø
solo [5.42, 3.13], soprano vocals [3.13, 5.42]
Viggo Mortensen
vocal [5.49, 4.4]