Howard Shore - Anthology - The Paris Concerts [2CD]

Format: 2 x CD
Catalogue No.: 4866234
Barcode: 28948662340
Release Date: 21 Mar 2025
Genre: Modern Classical

The dawn of the 21st century brought a seismic change for the composer when New Zealander Peter Jackson invited him to write the music for The Lord of the Rings trilogy, followed a decade later by The Hobbit. The blockbuster films introduced the wonders of Shore’s writing – here applied to storytelling on an epic scale – to audiences worldwide. “I honestly believe I managed to connect with Tolkien’s work and his love of nature, which I also share,” says Shore. “I wrote that music with my heart."