HOWARD SHORE’S ACADEMY AWARD-WINNING SCORES PERFORMED LIVE TO THE EPIC MOTION PICTURE
BY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, CHORUS AND SOLOISTS
Celebrating an epic quarter century since the release of the iconic Academy Award-winning film, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, fans can now immerse themselves in the spectacular 25th anniversary concert, with Howard Shore’s original scores performed LIVE to the epic motion picture.
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.
THE MUSIC
Howard Shore’s monumental score for The Lord of the Rings is widely regarded as one of the greatest achievements in film music. Rich in emotion, scale and complexity, the Academy Award-winning composition lies at the heart of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – In Concert, where a full symphony orchestra, choir and soloists perform the score live while the complete film is projected on screen.
Drawing on an intricate network of recurring musical themes, Shore’s score gives each culture, character and journey its own distinct musical identity. The pastoral warmth of the Hobbits, the ethereal beauty of the Elves, the ancient power of the Dwarves and the menacing force of Mordor are all brought vividly to life through masterful orchestration, choral writing and the use of Tolkien’s invented languages.
Performed live, the score takes on an extraordinary new dimension, revealing nuances that are often overlooked in the cinematic experience. The result is an immersive fusion of film and live performance that allows audiences to experience the emotional depth, drama and grandeur of Middle-earth in a powerful new way. It is a rare opportunity to hear one of cinema’s most celebrated scores performed as it was intended—live, in its entirety, by world-class musicians.
