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Howard Shore's complete Oscar®-winning score for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, from the epic film trilogy The Lord of the Rings, will be available for the first time in a deluxe five-disc edition from Reprise/WMG Soundtracks on November 20, 2007. This historic release contains 3 hours and 50 minutes of music on four CDs, comprising the full score of the 2003 film. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - The Complete Recordings marks the third and final edition of the three complete recording releases of the film trilogy whose score has been honored with three Academy Awards, four Grammy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. This deluxe set includes exclusive new artwork, packaging, liner notes written by Doug Adams, author of the forthcoming book The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films, and features Annie Lennox performing the Oscar®-winning song "Into the West." Composed for symphony orchestra, adult and children's choir, and soloists, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - The Complete Recordings was performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra, The London Voices, The London Oratory School Schola featuring vocal performances by Annie Lennox, Renée Fleming, Sissel, Ben Del Maestro and cast members Billy Boyd, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, and Dominic Monaghan. The score also features solos performed by renowned flautist Sir James Galway. The fifth disc is a DVD-Audio presenting the entire The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Complete Recordings in Advanced Resolution Surround Sound, Advanced Resolution Stereo Sound, Dolby Digital Surround Sound, and Dolby Digital Stereo Sound.
Interwoven with visually stunning archival material, re-mastered from the original NASA film footage, the result is an awe-inspiring look back an unforgettable moment in time, when Americans literally dreamed of going to the moon. The astronauts who participated in the film include Jim Lovell (Apollo 8 and 13), Dave Scott (Apollo 9 and 15), Buzz Aldrin (Apollo 11), and Gene Cernan (Apollo 10 and 17). Philip Sheppard is a composer, cellist, and a pioneer of the electric cello. A professor at the Royal Academy of Music, Sheppard has appeared as an improvising soloist on the soundtracks of HARRY POTTER: THE GOBLET OF FIRE, HOTEL RWANDA, and THE VIRGIN QUEEN. He has recently written and recorded with Scott Walker, David Bowie, Damien Hirst, Oasis and Unkle.
(October 16, 2007- Los Angeles, CA) - Lakeshore Records will release the original motion picture soundtrack for RESERVATION ROAD on October 16, 2007. The soundtrack features original music by Mark Isham. Emmy and Grammy Award winning composer Mark Isham has composed over 50 film scores and several albums of electric jazz, classic acoustic jazz, and New Age music. Born in New York, Isham began his career as a trumpet player for the Oakland and San Francisco Symphonies and the San Francisco Opera Orchestra. He went on to play in jazz and rock bands and in his 20s explored electronic music.