Greetings! ScoreKeeper here with a quick courtesy call to let you know that on November 20, 2007, the complete recordings of THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (2003) will be unleashed upon the masses. This is the final installment of The Complete Recordings with THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (2001) and THE TWO TOWERS (2002) released in 2005 and 2006 respectively.

It’s hard to imagine that after next week it will be possible for us to own every note of music Howard Shore wrote for this landmark trilogy. Ten years ago a recording project like this would have been unthinkable which makes the significance of this release so remarkable.

There is so much music in THE RETURN OF THE KING, 3 hours and 50 minutes in fact, that it will be a five-disc set compared to the four-disc sets of the previous two installments. Included with the complete score on four CDs will be an audio DVD with the entire work presented in Advanced Resolution Surround Sound, Advanced Resolution Stereo Sound, Dolby Digital Surround Sound, and Dolby Digital Stereo Sound.

The score features performances by The London Philharmonic Orchestra, The London Voices, The London Oratory School Schola, Annie Lennox, Renée Fleming, Sissel, Ben Del Maestro, Sir James Galway, and cast members Billy Boyd, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, and Dominic Monaghan.

This deluxe set also includes exclusive new artwork, packaging, and liner notes written by Doug Adams, author of the forthcoming book The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films.

For more information visit http://www.lordoftherings-soundtrack.com/.

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