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
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
feat. Billy Boyd & 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
16
Osgiliath Invaded
feat. Ben Del Maestro
8:47
17
The Stairs of Cirith Ungol
2:40
18
Allegiance to Denethor
3:19
19
The Sacrifice of Faramir / “The Edge of Night”
feat. Billy Boyd
4:08
20
The Parting of Sam and Frodo
4:04
21
Marshalling at Dunharrow
4:56
22
Andúril – Flame of the West
3:27
23
The Passing of the Grey Company
4:12
24
Dwimorberg – The Haunted Mountain
2:26
25
Master Meriadoc, Swordthain
1:39
26
The Paths of the Dead
6:22
27
The Siege of Gondor
9:01
28
Shelob’s Lair
8:53
29
Merry’s Simple Courage
2:08
30
Grond – The Hammer of the Underworld
1:32
31
Shelob the Great
5:12
32
The Tomb of the Stewards
3:58
33
The Battle of the Pelennor Fields
4:10
34
The Pyre of Denethor
2:59
35
The Mûmakil
0:57
36
Dernhelm in Battle
2:06
37
A Far Green Country
1:27
4.0 ★
38
Shieldmaiden of Rohan
5:07
39
The Passing of Théoden
2:16
40
The Houses of Healing
feat. Liv Tyler
2:58
41
The Tower of Cirith Ungol
4:41
42
The Last Debate / “Asëa Aranion”
feat. Sissel
4:21
43
The Land of Shadow
6:29
44
The Mouth of Sauron
feat. Sir James Galway
8:15
45
For Frodo
feat. Ben Del Maestro
3:16
3.0 ★
46
Mount Doom
feat. Renée Fleming
4:09
3.0 ★
47
The Crack of Doom
4:01
48
The Eagles
feat. Renée Fleming
2:23
49
The Fellowship Reunited
feat. Sir James Galway, Viggo Mortensen and Renée Fleming
12:18
50
The Journey to the Grey Havens
feat. Sir James Galway
7:34
51
Elanor
feat. Sir James Galway
1:27
52
Days of the Ring / “Into the West”
feat. Annie Lennox
11:09
5.0 ★
53
Bilbo’s Song
2:57

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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 [1-11, 13-48, 50-53]
James Galway
flute [1, 44, 50-51], solo [1, 44, 50, 50-51, 51], tin whistle [1, 44, 50-51]
Liv Tyler
vocal [40]
Renée Fleming
solo [46, 48, 52], soprano vocals [46, 48, 52]
Sissel Kyrkjebø
solo [42], soprano vocals [42]