Two Towers Soundtrack - Clips From All Tacks - Analysis

Soundtrack.net ^ | 18th Nov | Matt Barry

[SuziQ]

Who sings the 'Gollum' song? Is it the London Oratory School Schola, the Boys Choir that sang "In Dreams' on the FoTR soundtrack? Our daughter and I went to a concert they gave in Worcester last month, and the program mentioned they had just finished working on the soundtrack of TTT.

I'm going to control myself and wait until Christmas for the CD. One of our kids is going to get it for me! But at least I'll only have to wait 6 days from when we see the movie (on the 19th) to listen to the soundtrack!

[Pippin]

Hi, maq!

I'm on pins and needles waiting for TTT to come out!

[maquiladora]

You know, I've been thinking about it, and I suppose it's okay to download and listen to the soundtrack now, as long as you go ahead and buy it when it comes out, which is what I indeed to do.

I have the first 6 tracks from the album, let me just say that the opening track is the most amazing and powerful piece Howard Shore has ever composed.

Mindblowing!

[maquiladora]

Join the club Pippin! :-)

[maquiladora]

An Icelandic singer, Emiliana Torrini.

[LinnieBeth]

suppose it's okay to download and listen to the soundtrack now, as long as you go ahead and buy it when ...

I have already ordered from Amazon, and the tiny clip we got of Foundations of Stone does sound WONDERFUL!

BTW, I also ordered 3 books- TTT photo, movie guide and TTT creatures- Now that's pretty cool, they have smashing pictures of Treebeard, and all manner of stuff. Kind of a neat preview. They also have a fold-out of Helm's Deep- both daylight and night-time- with notations about the various locations and battle strategies. Really helps to visualize how and where the battle was taking place. If I was into the digital camera stuff I could send a couple neat shots. But, alas, not into camera stuff.

Anyway, since I've already purchased the soundtrack- could I have mp3's of TTT?

[maquiladora]

These are not mine, I didn't host these and as far as I know I think they will be rotated in the coming hours, so I don't think these links will work for very long...

Foundations Of Stone
The Taming Of Smeagol
The Riders Of Rohan
The Uruk Hai
The Passage Of The Marshes
The King Of The Golden Hall
If I see anymore, I'll let you know!

But about halfway through Track 1.....oh my goodness me, what a track...incredible!

[LinnieBeth]

Boy, am I getting in your debt! if you find more, will you post them? I think we have about 10 of them as whole tracks now.

Many thanks.

[Vast Buffalo Wing Conspiracy]

An Icelandic singer, Emiliana Torrini.

I saw that name and assumed she was Italian. Is that her married name? Traditional Icelandic last names end in -son for men or -dottir for women. When I first heard the song I thought she sounded like Bjork, so Emiliana Torrini being Icelandic makes sense to me now.

[Vast Buffalo Wing Conspiracy]

On a personal note: listening to the piece, and thinking about the epic John Barry-esque class and style Shore has brought to the whole of The Two Towers, something occurred to me about this final cue. "Gollum's Song" sounds a lot like a Bond title song turned on its ear, probably the darkest and most somber Bond title song you've ever heard. Don't worry: there are no backbeats or anything like that, just pure, vintage creepy Shore. But you'll know what I mean when you hear it. It's fantastic, a perfect encapsulation of the malevolent yet pathetic Gollum.

That's exactly my reaction: at first I thought I was hearing a James Bond theme, then I realized that it was stranger and more original than that. Very spooky.