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The Lord of the Rings: The Soundtrack
J.R.R. Tolkien and Brian Sibley Audio Book

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The Musical Soundtrack that accompanies the BBC radio full-cast dramatisation of JRR Tolkien's classic Lord of the Rings trilogy.
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Review By Laurie - The BBC radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is possibly the finest dramatisation of a novel I have ever come across (in any medium), and part of that excellence is Stephen Oliver's music. The various pieces are not only perfectly matched to the drama they accompany but also very enjoyable in themselves, so it is very nice to have them available to listen to separately from the programme.

The main theme sets the mood nicely; its mysterious introductory bars and the stirring tune they lead into immediately promise adventure. Some of the compositions are instrumental, others are songs, all of which use Tolkien's lyrics from the book (and "Bilbo's Last Song", published separately from and much later than "The Lord of the Rings" but incorporated into the dramatisation), in both English and Elvish, and the music is ideally crafted to each; a particular favourite of mine is the eagle's song of Sauron's defeat, sung by a countertenor.

My only complaint is that it would have been nice to have some of the songs performed by the actors in character as in the programme - the Lay of Gil-galad and "In western lands beneath the Sun" by Bill Nighy as Sam and the Ent songs by Stephen Thorne as Treebeard - though on the other hand we get John le Mesurier singing part of Bilbo's Last Song, which he merely spoke one verse of in the programme (another was sung by an non-character singer). But that does little to diminish the quality of this excellent soundtrack. (Posted on 26 April 2013)
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Author: J.R.R. Tolkien, Brian Sibley Reader: Full Cast Running Time: 1hrs Publisher: AudioGO Ltd Series: The Lord of the Rings File Quality: MP3 (256 kbps) Release Date: 03/09/2007 D/L ISBN: 9781405646222
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