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Musical Themes in "The Lord of the Rings"
Musical Themes in "The Lord of the Rings"
Much has been said and written about Howard Shore's use of the Wagnerian
leitmotif idea in his score for "The Lord of the Rings."
Briefly, the idea ...
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The White Tree
The White Tree
This theme is used when there are references to the decay and possible rebirth of Gondor. If the Gondor theme represents Gondor as it is today, the purely military power, then this them...
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Fellowship
Fellowship
Without question the most-repeated theme of all; I count 38 appearances across the three movies. It is the signature theme for the first movie (that is, it sounds over the title), as Rohan ...
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Into The West
Into The West
Of the three songs (this one, "May It Be" and "Gollum's Song") that were written for the end credits of the three movies, this is the only one that made it into the movie proper.
For hi...
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Éowyn
Éowyn
Occurrences:
Théoden recovers, sees Éowyn as if for the first time. (I often wonder if Jackson, Walsh and Boyens consciously modeled this scene after Lear and Cordelia ("For, as I am a man, I...
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Danger
Danger
This theme, a taut descending sequence of staccato quarter notes, is usually heard when the Nazgul are up to their tricks, but not always, and besides there is another theme (see Nazgul) that s...