The time for all-out war has come. Saruman has gathered a legion of Uruk-hai at the base of Orthanc and now bellows terrible commands to the troops from his thorny balcony. Shore’s composition here is the most single-minded in The Two Towers. Relentlessly, it seeks to intensify only two motives—the Five Beat Pattern and the Isengard theme. And so it does, the themes, per their wont, growing in energy and force, but never in complexity or sophistication. Set in the very lowest reaches of the orchestra’s brass, this composition arcs over one long accelerando, building from a bone-crac… read more
The time for all-out war has come. Saruman has gathered a legion of Uruk-hai at the base of Orthanc and now bellows terrible commands to the troops f… read more
The time for all-out war has come. Saruman has gathered a legion of Uruk-hai at the base of Orthanc and now bellows terrible commands to the troops from his thorny balcony. Shore’s compo… read more
Howard Leslie Shore OC (born October 18, 1946) is a Canadian composer who is notable for his film scores. He has composed the scores for over 80 films, most notably the scores for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies. He won three Academy Awards for his work on the first trilogy, with one being for the original song "Into the West", an award he shared with Eurythmics lead vocalist Annie Lennox and writer/producer Fran Walsh, who wrote the lyrics. He is also a consistent collaborator with director David Cronenberg, having scored all but one of his films since… read more
Howard Leslie Shore OC (born October 18, 1946) is a Canadian composer who is notable for his film scores. He has composed the scores for over 80 films, most notably the scores for The Lord … read more
Howard Leslie Shore OC (born October 18, 1946) is a Canadian composer who is notable for his film scores. He has composed the scores for over 80 films, most notably the scores for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies. He… read more