Music Inspired By Lord Of The Rings

Artist: Bo Hansson
Label: One Way Records Inc
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 046633365420
EAN: 0046633365420
ASIN: B000002R8K

Release Date: 1996-04-30

Music Inspired By Lord Of The Rings

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Tracks:

Leaving Shire
Old Forest & Tom Bombadil, The
Fog On The Barrow-Downs
The Black Riders & Flight To The Ford
At The House Of Elrond & The Ring Goes South
A Journey In The Dark
Lothlorien
Shadowfax
The Horns Of Rohan & The Battle Of The Pelennor Fields
Dreams In The House Of Healing
Homeward Bound & The Scouring Of The Shire
The Grey Havens

Customer Reviews:

Incredible!.......2004-07-12

This Record is absolutely amazing. My dad bought it years ago and it has been played over and over in the household. A Lord of the Rings fanatic from a very young age my parents still tell me stories of how i cried when i realised that everyone was dying when they went to the Grey Havens. This is such an emotional story and the music written by Bo Hansson does it complete justice. I recommend it completely!

A progressive rock classic!.......2002-07-29

In general, I'm not too big on music from the 70's, nor would anybody consider me a Tolkien fan. Given those facts, I can't remember why I thought this album might be worth a listen, but I'm glad I gave it a chance. Bo Hansson's vision of The Lord of the Rings is excellent instrumental rock at its finest, weaving an atmospheric tapestry of traditional rock elements into something new. The liner notes list the instruments you'd expect -- guitar, bass, drums, flute, and electric organ -- but you'll swear you're listening to something else. The music ranges from peaceful (Leaving Shire) to exciting (The Black Riders and Flight to the Ford), but it suits whatever mood I want it to; it's equally appropriate for drifting off to sleep or active listening. This is progressive rock at its finest.

Worthy of a second (third?) release.......2002-01-31

When Bo Hansson originally composed the music on (Music Inspired By) Lord Of The Rings he of course had no idea that the trilogy would become multi-million-dollar-mega-blockbuster movies at the hands of Peter Jackson. But it only seems fitting to me that he receives some of the attention the first of these fantastic movies has created. (Music Inspired By) Lord Of The Rings is an excellent album, beautifully capturing the atmosphere of Tolkien's books. I can sincerely recommend it to anyone who appreciates the magic of this epic story.

As an interesting sidenote: Bo Hansson was one half of "Hansson & Carlsson", a 70's progressive rock band famous for it's close relationship with Hendrix.

crap.......2002-01-14

These songs only remind me of one thing. Bad seventies ..... music on saturday night live. It is a disgrace to J.R.R. Tolkien and should have never been written

Pleased to see this on CD.......2001-12-25

I listened to this particular album back in the early 70's when i was a kid reading Lord of the Rings. Its so inspired by book ! Listen to it as you read and you wont put the book down.

I bought my original copy on a second hand musicassette which has been long lost. It was great to listen once again to the clips here.

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