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The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring Original Score Performed Live with
Film - Composed by Howard Shore Original Score Live with Film Composed by
Howard Shore Composer Howard Shore brings J.R.R. Tolkien’s literary imagination to
vivid life with his Academy®- and Grammy® Award-winning score to The Lord of the
Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Shore’s music expresses Peter Jackson’s film as an
immense symphonic work—a uniquely developed vision drawn from centuries of
stylistic tendencies. The music of The Lord of the Rings is counted among film
music’s most complex and comprehensive works. This unique performance sets the
score to the film, but allows the music to bear the narrative weight, creating a wholly
new and dramatic live concert experience. Shore’s score not only captures
Fellowship’s sweeping emotion, thrilling vistas and grand journeys, but also echoes
the very construction of Tolkien’s Middle-earth. Styles, instruments and performers
collected from around the world provide each of Tolkien’s cultures with a unique
musical imprint. In operatic fashion, these musical worlds commingle, sometimes
combining forces for a culminated power, other times violently clashing…and always
bending to the will of the One Ring and its own ominous family of themes…..
Doug Adams, author and percussionist
March 25, 26, 27, 2011 - The Fellowship of the Ring - Live to
ProjectionKKL Lucerne, Switzerland/21st Century Symphony
Orchestra & Chorus/Conductor: Ludwig Wicki
April 1, 2, 3, 2011 - The Fellowship of the Ring - Live to
Projection Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, MO/Saint Louis
Symphony; Conductor: Erik Ochsner
April 17 & 19, 2011 - The Fellowship of the Ring - Live to
Projection Philharmonie, Munich, Germany/Munich
Philharmonic
April 28, 29, 30, May 1, 2011 - The Fellowship of the Ring - Live to
Projection Tampere Hall, Tampere, Finland/Tampere
Philharmonic Orchestra; Conductor: Erik Ochsner
May 6, 7, 8, 2011 - The Fellowship of the Ring - Live to Projection
Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia/Sydney
Symphony/Conductor: Ludwig Wicki
June 17, 18, 19, 2011 NJPAC, Newark, NJ/New Jersey
Symphony/Conductor: Ludwig Wicki
August 18 & 19, 2011 - The Fellowship of the Ring - Live to
Projection Ravinia Pavilion, Highland Park, IL/Chicago
Symphony/Conductor: Ludwig Wicki
Thu 27 Oct 2011 7.30pm - Barbican Hall, London
Dimitri Tiomkin
Cyrano de Bergerac - Overture
The Alamo - Suite
The Old Man and the Sea - Suite
The Fourposter - Overture
Giant - Suite
Fall of the Roman Empire - 'The Fall of Love'
High Noon - 'Do not forsake me, oh my darlin'
Rawhide (TV series)
The High and The Mighty - Suite
The Guns of Navarone - Prologue & Main Title
Hitchcock Suite - Dial M for Murder & Strangers on a Train
Wild is the Wind
The Sundowners - Main Title
Circus World - The John "Duke" Wayne March
Land of the Pharoahs - Land of the Pharoahs & Pharoah's Procession
Friendly Persuasion - The Fair & Thee I Love
Search for Paradise
Richard Kaufman conductor
Whitney Claire Kaufman vocals
Andrew Playfoot vocals
London Voices
London Symphony Orchestra
From Rawhide and High Noon to Cyrano de Bergerac and The Alamo, Dimitri Tiomkin’s film soundtracks, for which he won four
Oscars, conjure up the wide open plains, ten-gallon Stetsons and the quick draw of a Smith & Wesson like no others. But in more than
100 films Tiomkin underscored nearly every genre: drama, comedy, film noir, adventure, war documentary; bringing them all
vividly to life. Tonight’s concert celebrates the breadth of one of Hollywood’s most distinguished composers.
Untitled Star Trek Sequel (2013)
John Carter (2012)
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
50/50 (2011)
Monte Carlo (2011)
Cars 2 (2011)
Super 8 (2011)
Let Me In (2010)
Land Of The Lost (2009)
Up (2009)
Star Trek (2009)
Earth Days (2008)
Speed Racer (2008)
Cloverfield (2008)
Ratatouille (2007)
The Camden 28 (2007)
Mission: Impossible III (2006)
Looking For Comedy In The Muslim World (2005)
The Family Stone (2005)
Sky High (2005)
The Incredibles (2004)
Sin (2003)
Phenomenon II (2003)
Redemption Of The Ghost (2002)
Semper Fi (2001)
The Trouble With Lou (2001)
My Brother The Pig (1999)
Freight (1998)
Metal Fighter (1998)
No Salida (1997)
Legal Deceit (1997)
Buffalo Soldiers (1995)
Almost any film music reviewer will attest to the fact that you
find more duds than gems when dealing with scores from
little-known composers, and I didn't expect much from this
score. I am pleased to report that Mr. Argo's score for “PJ” is
a hidden gem, one that I sincerely hope is made available to
the public at some point.
This intimate orchestral score was a very pleasant surprise,
reminding me a little bit of the low-key work of Elmer
Bernstein. The opening “P. J. Main Title” is a gorgeous
(though brief) piece of music that hooked me immediately.
If the score is ever made available to the public, I hope that it
will be re-arranged into a slightly tighter listening
experience. That being said, this is an excellent effort. It's
precisely the sort of timeless film scoring that we hear so
precious little of these days, and that deserves recognition. If
you ever get the chance to pick up a copy, by all means do
so. I hope we hear more from Mr. Argo in the future.”
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