The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: The Complete Recordings

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Tracklist

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1Aragorn’s Return
recording engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer)
executive producer:
Paul Broucek (task: Album Producer), Peter Jackson (director, producer and screenwriter) (task: Album Producer) and Fran Walsh (task: Album Producer)
producer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
mixer:
Peter Cobbin (recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
choir vocals:
The London Oratory School Schola and London Voices
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Aragorn’s Return
composer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
part of:
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Howard Shore12:11
2War Is Upon Us
recording engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer)
executive producer:
Paul Broucek (task: Album Producer), Peter Jackson (director, producer and screenwriter) (task: Album Producer) and Fran Walsh (task: Album Producer)
producer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
mixer:
Peter Cobbin (recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
choir vocals:
The London Oratory School Schola and London Voices
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
War Is Upon Us
composer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
part of:
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Howard Shore13:36
3“Where Is the Horse and the Rider?”
recording engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer)
executive producer:
Paul Broucek (task: Album Producer), Peter Jackson (director, producer and screenwriter) (task: Album Producer) and Fran Walsh (task: Album Producer)
producer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
mixer:
Peter Cobbin (recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
choir vocals:
The London Oratory School Schola and London Voices
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
“Where Is the Horse and the Rider?”
composer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
part of:
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Howard Shore36:16
4The Host of the Eldar
recording engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer)
executive producer:
Paul Broucek (task: Album Producer), Peter Jackson (director, producer and screenwriter) (task: Album Producer) and Fran Walsh (task: Album Producer)
producer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
mixer:
Peter Cobbin (recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
choir vocals:
The London Oratory School Schola and London Voices
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Host of the Eldar
composer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
part of:
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Howard Shore12:51
5The Battle of the Hornburg
recording engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer)
executive producer:
Paul Broucek (task: Album Producer), Peter Jackson (director, producer and screenwriter) (task: Album Producer) and Fran Walsh (task: Album Producer)
producer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
mixer:
Peter Cobbin (recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
choir vocals:
The London Oratory School Schola and London Voices
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Battle of the Hornburg
composer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
part of:
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Howard Shore22:53
6The Breach of the Deeping Wall
recording engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer)
executive producer:
Paul Broucek (task: Album Producer), Peter Jackson (director, producer and screenwriter) (task: Album Producer) and Fran Walsh (task: Album Producer)
producer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
mixer:
Peter Cobbin (recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
choir vocals:
The London Oratory School Schola and London Voices
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Breach of the Deeping Wall
composer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
part of:
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Howard Shore13:03
7The Entmoot Decides
recording engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer)
executive producer:
Paul Broucek (task: Album Producer), Peter Jackson (director, producer and screenwriter) (task: Album Producer) and Fran Walsh (task: Album Producer)
producer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
mixer:
Peter Cobbin (recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
choir vocals:
The London Oratory School Schola and London Voices
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Entmoot Decides
composer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
part of:
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Howard Shore12:07
8Retreat / Haldir’s Lament
recording engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer)
executive producer:
Paul Broucek (task: Album Producer), Peter Jackson (director, producer and screenwriter) (task: Album Producer) and Fran Walsh (task: Album Producer)
producer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
mixer:
Peter Cobbin (recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
choir vocals:
The London Oratory School Schola and London Voices
solo vocals:
Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Haldir’s Lament
lyricist:
J.R.R. Tolkien
composer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
recording of:
Retreat
composer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
part of:
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Howard Shore feat. Elizabeth Fraser14:41
9Master Peregrin’s Plan
recording engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer)
executive producer:
Paul Broucek (task: Album Producer), Peter Jackson (director, producer and screenwriter) (task: Album Producer) and Fran Walsh (task: Album Producer)
producer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
mixer:
Peter Cobbin (recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
choir vocals:
The London Oratory School Schola and London Voices
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Master Peregrin’s Plan
composer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
part of:
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Howard Shore12:32
10The Last March of the Ents
recording engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer)
executive producer:
Paul Broucek (task: Album Producer), Peter Jackson (director, producer and screenwriter) (task: Album Producer) and Fran Walsh (task: Album Producer)
producer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
mixer:
Peter Cobbin (recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
choir vocals:
The London Oratory School Schola and London Voices
solo soprano vocals [boy soprano]:
Ben Del Maestro
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Last March of the Ents
composer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
part of:
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Howard Shore feat. Ben Del Maestro22:31
11The Nazgûl Attack
recording engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer)
executive producer:
Paul Broucek (task: Album Producer), Peter Jackson (director, producer and screenwriter) (task: Album Producer) and Fran Walsh (task: Album Producer)
producer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
mixer:
Peter Cobbin (recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
choir vocals:
The London Oratory School Schola and London Voices
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Nazgûl Attack
composer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
part of:
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Howard Shore12:45
12Théoden Rides Forth
recording engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer)
executive producer:
Paul Broucek (task: Album Producer), Peter Jackson (director, producer and screenwriter) (task: Album Producer) and Fran Walsh (task: Album Producer)
producer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
mixer:
Peter Cobbin (recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
choir vocals:
The London Oratory School Schola and London Voices
solo soprano vocals [boy soprano]:
Ben Del Maestro
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Théoden Rides Forth
composer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
part of:
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Howard Shore feat. Ben Del Maestro25:48
13The Tales That Really Matter
recording engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer)
executive producer:
Paul Broucek (task: Album Producer), Peter Jackson (director, producer and screenwriter) (task: Album Producer) and Fran Walsh (task: Album Producer)
producer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
mixer:
Peter Cobbin (recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
choir vocals:
The London Oratory School Schola and London Voices
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Tales That Really Matter
composer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
part of:
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Howard Shore212:01
14“Long Ways to Go Yet” / Gollum’s Song
recording engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer)
executive producer:
Paul Broucek (task: Album Producer), Peter Jackson (director, producer and screenwriter) (task: Album Producer) and Fran Walsh (task: Album Producer)
producer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
mixer:
Peter Cobbin (recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
choir vocals:
The London Oratory School Schola and London Voices
solo vocals:
Emilíana Torrini
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
“Long Ways to Go Yet”
composer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
part of:
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
recording of:
Gollum’s Song
orchestrator and composer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
lyricist:
Fran Walsh
publisher:
New Line Tunes
part of:
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Howard Shore feat. Emilíana Torrini38:05

Credits

Release

art direction:Ellen Wakayama
photography:Oguz Altinbilek
Glenn Copus
Benjamin Ealovega
Jan Hendrickse
Robert White (reed/bagpipe player)
Ayisha Winmai
liner notes:Doug Adams (music journalist)
miscellaneous support:Ann Barnard (task: music preparation)
Mark Brooks (copyist) (task: music preparation)
Jim Bruening (music editor, mix engineer) (task: materials preparation)
Ruth Cornes (task: music contractor)
Karen Elliott (task: scoring coordinator)
Bill Foley (task: pre-production)
Vic Fraser (task: music preparation)
Alan Frey (task: album coordinating supervisor)
David Gill (task: music preparation)
Jeff Grace (task: technical coordinator)
Isobel Griffiths (task: music contractor)
Ian Hayter (task: music preparation)
Mike Hornet (task: music preparation)
Greg Laporta (pianist and composer) (task: pre-production)
Kevin Mahonchuk (task: music preparation)
Charles Portney (task: scoring coordinator)
Jason Poss (task: pre-production)
Matt Rocker (task: pre-production)
Edmund Sanders (task: music preparation)
Sue Sinclair (task: music example preparation and album coordination)
Jill Streater (task: music preparation)
Tim Stritmater (engineer) (task: pre-production)
mixer:Peter Cobbin (recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
assistant engineer:Steve Browell
Chris Clark (engineer)
Mike Cox (engineer)
Jake Jackson (recording engineer)
Erik Jordan (engineer)
Richard Lancaster
Steve Pelluet
Mirek Stiles
Iain Titman
Toby Wood
engineer:Andy Bradfield
Pete Lewis (engineer)
Alex Swift
associate producer:David Gleeson
executive producer:Jeff Aldrich (engineer)
Paul Broucek
Peter Jackson (director, producer and screenwriter)
Fran Walsh
producer:Paul Broucek
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
recording engineer:John Kurlander (engineer)
assistant editor:Jonathon Stevens (engineer)
editor:Andrew Dudman (UK recording engineer and mixer, early 21c)
Malcolm Fife
Becca Gatrell
Simon Kiln
Raphael Mouterde
Michael Price (composer, conductor and producer of film and TV)
Steven Price (English score composer)
Jonathan Schultz (mastering)
Nigel Scott (New Zealand technician and post production engineer)
Tim Starnes (engineer)
Mark Willsher (Grammy®-winning engineer & producer delivering high-end film score mixing, classical recording, and Dolby Atmos/immersive music production)
John Wriggle
mastering:Peter Mew (senior sound engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
bodhrán:Robert White (reed/bagpipe player)
cimbalom:Edward Cervenka (percussionist and cimbalom player)
Greg Knowles (percussionist)
dilruba and hardingfele [Hardanger fiddle]:Dermot Crehan
other instruments [monochord]:Sonia Slany (violinist)
other instruments [rhaita]:Jan Hendrickse
sarangi:Dermot Crehan
Sylvia Hallett
orchestra:London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
chorus master:Terry Edwards (British choir director)
Michael McCarthy (classical bass vocalist, choirmaster)
librettist:Philippa Boyens
J.R.R. Tolkien
Fran Walsh
choir vocals:The London Oratory School Schola
London Voices
design:Ryan Corey
recorded at:Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
Air Lyndhurst (main recording hall of AIR Studios) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
CTS Colosseum (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Henry Wood Hall (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at and mastered at:Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
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