The Lord of the Rings films are an outstanding series. The quality of the films is amazing, and the music is just incredible. Howard Shore is a great composer, and I like him more after realizing he was going to continue the series by composing music for the new Hobbit movies. Just like the Lord of the Rings, there is a special soundtrack release for each movie containing more music than the original soundtrack. I am not quite sure if it is all of the music, like the complete recordings for the Lord of the Rings, but it includes a good amount for me to be satisfied. You will find Exclusive tracks and extended versions, and a nice booklet with nice pictures and some insight on the music. The London Philharmonic Orchestra played the music for all of the films. The songs are also very well done, especially for the special edition soundtrack: "Blunt The Knives" which is exclusive and the "Song of The Lonely Mountain", which is extended.
The album begins with “My Dear Frodo”, which starts off with
the theme from the shire, a peaceful tune. It then goes into dark themes like
ones in the Lord of the Rings before the battle begins in the Two Towers film,
and the Uruk Hai theme. The tune of the shire carries on in the track “Old
Friends”, which is extended in this CD. “An Unexpected Party” is light and not
very serious, and that is also extended. Thorin’s old enemy, Azog, has his own
theme: “The Defiler”. This song is a little chaotic, and it has a little hint
of the theme from the Uruk Hai from the Lord of the Rings. Now I will skip
through to the track “Riddles in the Dark”. This track starts off with some
familiar themes, quiet. The intensity rises and time goes by because of the
intense conversation Bilbo has with Gollum.
Below are the scans of the album, and to complete this post, I
will include a link to download the soundtrack. 
What do you think about this soundtrack? What are your thoughts on it? Do you like it? Leave a comment below on your thoughts about Howard Shore's work.
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