Lord of the Rings soundtracks

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Lord of the Rings soundtracks

#1 Post by Ritterskoop » Wed Mar 04, 2015 9:24 pm

I am looking for a track to purchase that includes a good bit of harp.

The Two Towers instrumentation appears to be Celtic harp rather than the stand-up sort, and Fellowship of the Ring looks to be available to purchase only the whole album.

So if you can recommend a track on Return of the King with a lot of harp, that would be super-helpful. I looked at the annotated score provided by the movie studio, and listened to several of the 30-second free clips available on iTunes. But I am not any closer to finding one perfect track.

Does the Annie Lennox Oscar-winning song "Into the West" have any harp?

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Re: Lord of the Rings soundtracks

#2 Post by Bob Juch » Thu Mar 05, 2015 9:41 am

Well this one does:

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Re: Lord of the Rings soundtracks

#3 Post by MarleysGh0st » Thu Mar 05, 2015 7:30 pm

I have all three LOTR soundtrack CDs. I just listened to "Into the West" and it's a full orchestral accompaniment to the vocals. I didn't notice any parts for harp that particularly stand out.

You might do better looking for adaptations for harp, like in the video Bob posted.

There is some harp in Enya's performance of "May It Be", which is in the Fellowship of the Ring soundtrack, but that's blended in with other strings, too.

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#4 Post by SportsFan68 » Thu Mar 05, 2015 9:59 pm

This has nothing to do with Skoop's request. I would just like to note how amazing and beautiful I find movie soundtracks these days. Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean, Gladiator, Harry Potter -- these all have the most imaginative and beautiful music imaginable. MatiasMom played in a concert featuring music from the movies, and I was spellbound.
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Re: Lord of the Rings soundtracks

#5 Post by Ritterskoop » Sun Mar 08, 2015 12:28 am

Thanks for the responses. I am tasked with finding harp music played by Carolyn Mill on one of the Rings soundtracks - she is the principal harpist for the New Zealand Symphony but not listed by name on the soundtracks because they had to sign waivers or something.

I have a 15-minute piece by here I've already bought that will probably be sufficient. Thanks.
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