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Themes of the Ring

Film specialist Rod Webb draws some parallels between Wagner's operatic Ring cycle and the music for Peter Jackson's epic Lord of the Rings trilogy, and explores some of the key themes in The Fellowship of the Ring. (Duration: 25 minutes)

Hear the Sydney Symphony perform Howard Shore's score for The Fellowship of the Ring with a screening of the complete movie – Live to Projection – on 6, 7, 8 May 2011.

This audio feature includes excerpts from the following audio and video recordings:

CASABLANCA (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Turner Entertainment Co, under exclusive licence to Sony Music Entertainment

WAGNER Der Ring des Nibelungen
Wienerstaatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker, Georg Solti
DECCA 455 555

HOWARD SHORE The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Roadshow Entertainment DVD 1035559

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, London Oratory School Schola, Howard Shore
Warner/Reprise Records

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