Track-by-Track: Soundtrack Discussion and Analysis

[The Tennis Ball Kid]

Whoops! I missed a week!

I'll do The Tottering Stairs of Khazad-dum tonight, and Lotherion over the weekend.


The rendition of the Fellowship theme that opens the track is rivaled only by the ones from The Uruk-hai and For Frodo as the most triumphant.

"the demon comes!" I really like knowing that... it makes the words more than just a cool choir.

Yes, it's almost like the dwarves it killed are warning the Fellowship to run(!).

The scene itself gets a little silly when they're on the stairs, but the music almost gives it a little credence.

You have to love the reprise of the Fellowship theme as they escape the stairs; dun dun, da da dun, da da da, da dun, da dun, dun dun....

Most of the music from this scene is released, but I'm pretty sure there's a rendition of the Balrog music, sans choir, as they cross the bridge.

The etheral oohing after Gandalf falls is just gorgeous, as is the solo, which I'm pretty sure is female BTW, of course the track cuts off before the choral piece after the solo.

All things considered, this track's a pretty good listen.


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