The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (soundtrack)

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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
LOTR2 soundtrack.jpg
Film score by Howard Shore
Released December 10, 2002 (2002-12-10)
Genre Soundtrack
Length 72:46
77:09 (limited edition)
Label Reprise
Producer Howard Shore
Middle Earth film series soundtrack chronology
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
(2001)The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
(2002)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
(2003)The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was released on December 10, 2002. It was composed, orchestrated, and conducted by Howard Shore, and performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the London Voices, and the London Oratory School Schola.[1] The Two Towers comes in a regular and a limited edition, the latter containing the additional track "Farewell to Lórien".

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4/5 stars[2]
Filmtracks 4/5 stars[3]
Movie Music UK 5/5 stars[4]
Tracksounds 9/10 stars[5]

The Two Towers won the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album.

Track listing

All music composed by Howard Shore.

No. Title Length
1. "Foundations of Stone"   3:51
2. "The Taming of Sméagol"   2:48
3. "The Riders of Rohan"   4:05
4. "The Passage of the Marshes"   2:46
5. "The Uruk-hai"   2:58
6. "The King of the Golden Hall"   3:49
7. "The Black Gate Is Closed"   3:17
8. "Evenstar" (feat. Isabel Bayrakdarian) 3:15
9. "The White Rider"   2:28
10. "Treebeard"   2:43
11. "The Leave Taking"   3:41
12. "Helm's Deep"   3:53
13. "The Forbidden Pool"   5:27
14. "Breath of Life" (feat. Sheila Chandra) 5:07
15. "The Hornburg"   4:36
16. "Forth Eorlingas" (feat. Ben Del Maestro) 3:15
17. "Isengard Unleashed" (feat. Elizabeth Fraser and Ben Del Maestro) 5:01
18. "Samwise the Brave"   3:46
19. "Gollum's Song" (performed by Emilíana Torrini, lyrics by Fran Walsh) 5:51
Total length:
72:46
Limited edition bonus track
No. Title Length
20. "Farewell to Lórien" (feat. Hilary Summers) 4:37

Charts and certifications

See also

References

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