The Lord of the Rings is a fantasy novel by the English philologist and author J. R. R. Tolkien. It was published in 1954–1955, and became one of the most popular books of the 20th … See more

Awards
The scores and soundtrack albums of the film trilogy have won three Academy Awards, three … See more

Original soundtracks
Recordings of the score were originally issued on single-disc albums, named The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and See more

• Adams, Doug (2010). The Music of The Lord of the Rings Films. Éditions Didier Carpentier [fr]. ISBN 978-0-7390-7157-1.
• Bernanke, Judith (2008). "Howard Shore's Ring Cycle: … See more

Film scores
The Canadian composer and conductor Howard Shore composed, orchestrated, conducted and produced the film trilogy's music. The filmmakers had considered the American composer James Horner and the Polish composer See more

In 2010, the musicologist and music journalist Doug Adams published what is effectively the official book of Shore's scores for the films, The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films, as Shore had invited him to "organize and present a cohesive view of the score". … See more

• The Lord of the Rings (soundtrack), the score of the 1978 Ralph Bakshi film by Leonard Rosenman.
• Symphony No. 1 "The Lord of the Rings", a 1988 concert band composition by Johan de Meij
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