Works principally composed by Howard Shore.

Discs 1-3: Compact discs.

Disc 4: DVD-audio; Dolby Digital Surround Sound, Dolby Digital Stereo Sound, Advanced Resolution Surround (48 kHz 24-bit), Advanced Resolution Stereo Sound (48 kHz 24-bit).

Program notes in English (44 p. : ill., music) inserted in container.

Disc 1. Glamdring ; Elven rope ; Lost in Emyn Muil ; My precious ; Uglúk's warriors ; The three hunters ; The banishment of Éomer ; Night camp ; The plains of Rohan ; Fangorn ; The dead marshes ; Wraiths on wings ; Gandalf the White ; The dreams of trees ; the heir of Númenor ; Ent-draught -- Disc 2. Edoras ; The Court of Meduseld ; Theoden King : featuring "The funeral of Théodred" ; The king's decision ; Exodus from Edoras ; The forests of Ithilien ; One of the Dunedain : featuring "Evenstar" ; The wolves of Isengard ; Refuge at Helm's Deep ; The voice of Saruman ; Arwen's fate : featuring "The grace of the Valar" ; The story foretold ; Sons of the steward ; Rock and pool ; Faramir's good council -- Disc 3. Aragorn's return ; War is upon us ; Where is the horse and the rider? ; The host of the Eldar ; The Battle of the Hornburg ; The breach of the Deeping Wall ; The Entmoot decides ; Retreat : featuring "Haldir's lament" ; Master Peregrin's plan ; The last march of the Ents ; The Nazgùl attack ; Theoden rides forth ; The tales that really matter ; Long ways to go yet : featuring "Gollum's song"-- Disc 4. DVD-audio : entire score in superior sound.

Miranda Otto, Isabel Bayrakdarian, Sheila Chandra, Elizabeth Fraser, Ben Del Maestro, and Emiliana Torrini, vocal sololists ; London Philharmonic Orchestra ; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra ; London Voices ; London Oratory School Schola ; conducted by Howard Shore.

Recorded at Colosseum, Watford; Abbey Road Studios ; Air Lyndhurst ; Henry Wood Hall, London.

Sung principally in English, Old English, and Sindarin; texts principally by J.R.R. Tolkien.