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The Film Music Of Howard Shore

The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra | SILCD1396 | 738572139629 | CD | Soundtrack

Howard Shore is one of the most respected and honoured composers in cinema history and his scores for The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy remain his most towering achievement, garnering three Academy Awards. His five decade career includes writing music for many of the most popular and critically successful films of the modern era including The Silence Of The Lambs, Seven, Gangs Of New York, The Departed, The Twilight Saga and Hugo. This 12 track collection covers a 25 year span of Shore’s illustrious career and his long standing relationships with cinema’s greatest directors who consider him their composer of choice. They include David Cronenberg (Dead Ringers, Eastern Promises), Martin Scorsese (Gangs Of New York, The Departed, Hugo) and Peter Jackson (The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, The Hobbit).

TRACKLISTING

  1. The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra – Over Hill / Dreaming of Bag End (From “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”)
  2. The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra – The Fellowship (From “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring”)
  3. The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra – Forth Eorlingas / Isengard Unleashed (From “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers”)
  4. The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra – The Return of the King (From “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”)
  5. The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra – The Thief (From “Hugo”)
  6. The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra – Jacob Black / As Easy as Breathing (From “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse”)
  7. The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra – Eastern Promises (From “Eastern Promises”)
  8. London Music Works – Cops or Criminals (From “The Departed”)
  9. The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra – Brooklyn Heights (From “Gangs of New York”)
  10. The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra – Main Theme (From “Ed Wood”)
  11. The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra – End Credits (From “The Silence of the Lambs”)
  12. The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra – Closing Credits (From “Dead Ringers”)

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