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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (soundtrack)

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2002 soundtrack album by Howard Shore

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Soundtrack album by

Howard Shore

Released

10 December 2002 (2002-12-10)

Genre

Soundtrack

Length

72:46
77:09(limited edition)

Middle Earth film series soundtrack chronology

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
(2001)

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(2002)

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
(2003)

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was released on 10 December 2002.The score was composed, orchestrated, and conducted byHoward Shore, and performed by theLondon Philharmonic Orchestra, theLondon Voices, and theLondon Oratory School Schola.^[1]The Two Towers comes in a regular and alimited edition, which was an exclusive toTarget in the US. This latter release contains the additional track "Farewell to Lórien" from the extended edition toThe Fellowship of the Ring.

Reception

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Further information:Music of The Lord of the Rings film series

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Filmtracks	^[3]
Movie Music UK	^[4]
Tracksounds	^[5]

The Two Towers won theGrammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album.

Track listing

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All music is composed byHoward Shore.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Foundations of Stone"	3:51
2.	"The Taming of Sméagol"	2:48
3.	"The Riders of Rohan"	4:05
4.	"The Passage of the Marshes"	2:46
5.	"The Uruk-hai"	2:58
6.	"The King of the Golden Hall"	3:49
7.	"The Black Gate Is Closed"	3:17
8.	"Evenstar" (feat.Isabel Bayrakdarian)	3:15
9.	"The White Rider"	2:28
10.	"Treebeard"	2:43
11.	"The Leave Taking"	3:41
12.	"Helm's Deep"	3:53
13.	"The Forbidden Pool"	5:27
14.	"Breath of Life" (feat.Sheila Chandra)	5:07
15.	"The Hornburg"	4:36
16.	"Forth Eorlingas" (feat. Ben Del Maestro)	3:15
17.	"Isengard Unleashed" (feat.Elizabeth Fraser and Ben Del Maestro)	5:01
18.	"Samwise the Brave"	3:46
19.	"Gollum's Song" (performed byEmilíana Torrini, lyrics byFran Walsh)	5:51
Total length:		72:46

Limited edition bonus track
No.	Title	Length
20.	"Farewell to Lórien" (feat.Hilary Summers)	4:37

Charts and certifications

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Charts

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Chart (2002–03)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[6]	31
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[7]	11
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[8]	33
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[9]	19
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[10]	29
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[11]	3
French Albums (SNEP)^[12]	35
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[13]	8
Hungarian Albums (Mahasz)^[14]	12
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[15]	47
Irish Classical Albums (IRMA)^[16]	1
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[17]	20
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[18]	18
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[19]	16
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[20]	14
UK Albums (OCC)^[21]	28
USBillboard 200^[22]	43
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)^[23]	2

Certifications

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Sales certifications forThe Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[24]	Gold	35,000^{^}
Canada (Music Canada)^[25]	Gold	50,000^{^}
France	—	126,900^[26]
Germany (BVMI)^[27]	Gold	150,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[28]	Gold	100,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[29]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Complete Recording and additional music

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In 2006,Reprise Records released a multi-disc set for the film, titledThe Complete Recordings. These contain the entire score for the extended versions of the film onCD, along with an additionalDVD-Audio disc that offers 2.0 stereo and 5.1surround mixes of the soundtrack. The album featured extensiveliner notes bymusic journalist Doug Adams which reviews all of the tracks and provides information about the process of composing and recording the score, as well as a detailed list of all musical instruments, people and organizations involved. The cover artwork uses the film series' logo and an inscription in Tolkien'stengwar letters, over a background that depictsRohan andFangorn in dark blue.^[1]

Disc one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Glamdring"	3:50
2.	"Elven Rope"	2:19
3.	"Lost in Emyn Muil"	4:15
4.	"My Precious"	2:56
5.	"Uglúk's Warriors"	1:41
6.	"The Three Hunters"	6:12
7.	"The Banishment of Éomer"	3:55
8.	"Night Camp"	2:50
9.	"The Plains of Rohan"	4:15
10.	"Fangorn"	5:13
11.	"The Dead Marshes"	5:08
12.	""Wraiths on Wings""	2:08
13.	"Gandalf the White"	6:48
14.	"The Dreams of Trees"	1:55
15.	"The Heir of Númenor"	6:51
16.	"Ent-draught"	2:54
Total length:		63:10

Disc two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Edoras"	4:34
2.	"The Court of Meduseld"	3:11
3.	"Théoden King" (feat. "The Funeral of Théodred", performed byMiranda Otto)	6:12
4.	"The King's Decision"	2:08
5.	"Exodus from Edoras"	5:43
6.	"The Forests of Ithilien"	6:38
7.	"One of the Dúnedain" (feat. "Evenstar", performed byIsabel Bayrakdarian)	7:13
8.	"The Wolves of Isengard"	4:22
9.	"Refuge at Helm's Deep"	4:00
10.	"The Voice of Saruman"	1:12
11.	"Arwen's Fate" (feat. "The Grace of the Valar", performed bySheila Chandra)	3:59
12.	"The Story Foretold"	3:39
13.	"Sons of the Steward"	6:03
14.	"Rock and Pool"	2:55
15.	"Faramir's Good Council"	2:21
Total length:		63:59

Disc three
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Aragorn's Return"	2:12
2.	"War Is Upon Us"	3:36
3.	""Where Is the Horse and the Rider?""	6:16
4.	"The Host of the Eldar"	2:51
5.	"The Battle of the Hornburg"	2:53
6.	"The Breach of the Deeping Wall"	3:03
7.	"The Entmoot Decides"	2:06
8.	"Retreat" (feat. "Haldir's Lament", performed byElizabeth Fraser)	4:41
9.	"Master Peregrin's Plan"	2:32
10.	"The Last March of the Ents" (feat. Ben Del Maestro)	2:31
11.	"The Nazgûl Attack"	2:45
12.	"Théoden Rides Forth" (feat. Ben Del Maestro)	5:48
13.	"The Tales That Really Matter"	12:01
14.	""Long Ways to Go Yet"" (feat. "Gollum's Song", performed byEmilíana Torrini)	8:06
Total length:		61:12

Additional Music

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Additional music for the film was featured in The Rarities Archive release, attached to Doug Adams' book on the three film scores:

Track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	""Gwenwin in în ("Arwen's Song" Alternate/Mock-up)""	2:02
2.	""Arwen's Song (Complete)""	2:11
3.	""Emyn Muil (Alternate)""	3:23
4.	"Flight to the Ford (Alternate)"	4:04
5.	""The Rohan Fanfare (Mock-up)""	3:09
6.	""The Eaves of Fangorn (Alternate)""	5:25
7.	""The Ent Theme (Mock-up)""	2:00
Total length:		22:14

Along with about 4 minutes of alternate material from the original release,^[30] about 8 minutes of alternates in the fan credits,^[31] and some additional alternates, there are about 3:40 minute of finalized music fromThe Two Towers.

References

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Middle-earth film franchise

Middle-earth in motion pictures

The Lord of the Rings
film trilogy

Films

Music

Soundtracks	The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) The Two Towers (2002) The Return of the King (2003)
Songs	"Concerning Hobbits" ("They're Taking the Hobbits to Isengard") "In Dreams" "May It Be" "Requiem for a Tower" "A Walking Song" "Into the West"

Production

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film trilogy

Films	An Unexpected Journey (2012) The Desolation of Smaug (2013) The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
Soundtracks	An Unexpected Journey (2012) The Desolation of Smaug (2013) The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
Production	Original characters Tauriel Music "I See Fire" Accolades

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v t e World Soundtrack Award – Public Choice
2000s	A.I. Artificial Intelligence –John Williams (2001) The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring –Howard Shore (2002) The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers –Howard Shore (2003) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban –John Williams (2004) Alexander –Vangelis (2005) Brokeback Mountain –Gustavo Santaolalla (2006) The Fountain –Clint Mansell (2007) Aanrijding in Moscow – Tuur Florizoone (2008) Twilight –Carter Burwell (2009)
2010s	A Single Man –Abel Korzeniowski (2010) 127 Hours –A. R. Rahman (2011) W.E. –Abel Korzeniowski (2012) The Butterfly's Dream – Rahman Altin (2013) Marina –Michelino Bisceglia (2014) The Maze Runner –John Paesano (2015) Carol –Carter Burwell (2016) Viceroy's House –A. R. Rahman (2017) Nostalgia – Laurent Eyquem (2018) How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World –John Powell (2019)
2020s	Klaus – Alfonso G. Aguilar (2020) SAS: Red Notice – Benji Merrison (2021) The King's Daughter – Joseph Metcalfe,John Coda, andGrant Kirkhope (2022) Mr. Malcolm's List –Amelia Warner (2023) La Guerra dei Nonni – Umberto Scipione (2024) Hola Frida – Laetitia Pansanel-Garric (2025)

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