Faleel
03-21-2013, 03:03 PM
My edit of Shore's original intent for his score to ROTK:
Tracklist:
1 - Main Title/Roots And Beginnings - 6:29
2 - Journey to the Cross-Roads - 2:18
3 - The Road to Isengard - 2:18
4 - The Foot of Orthanc - 4:45
5 - Return to Edoras - 1:52
6 - The Chalice Passed - 1:52
7 - The Green Dragon - 0:34
8 - Gollum's Villainy - 2:10
9 - �owyn's Dream - 1:24
10 - The Palant�r - 3:10
11 - Flight from Edoras - 2:19
12 - The Grace of Und�miel (Tyler)/Minas Tirith - 6:40
13 - The Eyes of the White Tower - 4:34
14 - A Coronal of Silver and Gold - 8:28
15 - The Lighting of the Beacons - 9:03
16 - Osgiliath Invaded - 8:48
17 - The Stairs of Cirith Ungol - 2:41
18 - Allegiance to Denethor - 3:23
19 - The Sacrifice of Faramir/The Steward of Gondor - 3:38
20 - The Parting of Sam and Frodo - 4:05
21 - Marshalling at Dunharrow - 4:57
22 - And�ril: Flame of the West (Orig) - 3:28
23 - The Passing of the Grey Company - 5:50
24 - Dwimorberg: The Haunted Mountain - 2:30
25 - The Paths of the Dead - 6:23
26 - The Siege of Gondor - 8:53
27 - Shelob's Lair (506) - 8:54
28 - Merry's Simple Courage - 1:58
29 - Grond - 1:32
30 - Shelob The Great - 5:13
31 - The Tomb of the Stewards - 3:59
32 - The Battle of the Pelennor Fields - 4:20
33 - The Pyre of Denethor - 3:00
34 - The Mumakil - 0:57
35 - Dernhelm In Battle - 2:06
36 - "A Far Green Country" - 1:28
37 - The Shieldmaiden of Rohan - 2:35
38 - Victory On The Pelennor - 2:54
39 - The Passing of Theoden - 2:16
40 - Oaths Fulfilled/The Houses of Healing (Sissel) - 3:14
41 - The Tower of Cirith Ungol - 4:42
42 - The Last Debate - 2:01
43 - The Land of Shadow - 6:30
44 - The Mouth of Sauron - 7:56
45 - "For Frodo" - 3:17
46 - Sammath Naur: Mount Doom/The Crack of Doom/The Eagles - 2003 - Soundtrack - - 12:31
47 - The Fellowship Reunited - 2003 - Soundtrack - - 12:18
48 - The Grey Havens (805) - 7:35
49 - Elanor - 1:27
50 - Days of the Ring (Use Well The Days) - 4:25
51 - Bilbo's Song - 2:58
52 - Return of The King Trailer Music - 2:35
53 - Gondor Theme (Mockup/Suite) - 2:19
54 - Main Title/Roots And Beginnings (Revised) - 0:51
55 - Main Title/Roots And Beginnings (Alternate) - 0:31
56 - Return To Edoras (Theatrical/Alternate) - 1:09
57 - Flight From Edoras (Theatrical/Alternate) - 1:44
58 - Gwenwin in �n (Arwen's Song Mockup) - 2:02
59 - The Grace of Undomiel (Fleming) - 6:58
60 - The Grace of Und�miel (Fleming Revised) - 0:37
61 - The Lighting of the Beacons (Theatrical/Alternate) - 0:31
62 - The Lighting of the Beacons (Revised) - 1:49
63 - Osgiliath Invaded Part I (Theatrical Film Edit Ending) - 2:09
64 - And�ril: Flame of the West (Intermediate) - 3:57
65 - And�ril: Flame of the West (Revised) - 3:28
66 - The Passage of the Grey Company (Revised) - 4:13
67 - Master Meriadoc, Swordthain (Revised) - 1:40
68 - The Paths of the Dead (Theatrical/Alternate) - 2:21
69 - The Siege of Gondor (Revised) - 3:15
70 - Grond (Theatrical/Alternate) - 1:27
71 - The Shieldmaiden of Rohan (Theatrical/Alternate) - 2:01
72 - Oaths Fulfilled/The Houses of Healing (Tyler) - 2:59
73 - Oaths Fulfilled/The Houses of Healing (Tyler: Instrumental) - 2:59
74 - The Houses of Healing (Alternate Ending) - 0:43
75 - The Houses of Healing (No Sissel) - 1:30
76 - The Last Debate (Theatrical/Alternate) - 1:12
77 - The Mouth of Sauron (Revised) - 2:00
78 - For Frodo (Instrumental Excerpt) - 0:14
79 - Sammath Naur II- The Crack of Doom (Revised) - 4:02
80 - Elanor (Revised) - 1:28
81 - Use Well The Days - 3:08
82 - Frodo's Song (Mockup-Alternate) - 2:23
83 - Frodo's Song V2 (Unused) - 2:27
84 - Into the West (Acoustic Version) - 4:35
85 - Into the West (Instrumental) - 4:35
86 - Days of the Ring (Into The West) - 2003 - Soundtrack - - 11:10
87 - The Edge of Night (Ft. Billy Boyd) - 1:04
88 - Days of the Ring (Alternate) - 1:05
Analysis of the CR, what's missing, and where to find it:
DISC I
Roots and Beginnings.
The CR has the film version, the Rarities disc Track 22 "In Conversation Pt. 1" has an early version of the opening section underneath the interview audio
The OST Track 1 "A Storm Is Coming" has the opening without an string overlay.
The Journey to the Cross-roads.
Complete, the Live to Projection version of this track has various changes.
The Road to Isengard.
Complete, the Live to Projection version of this track has various changes.
The CR has the EE insert at 1:25-1:52.
The Foot of Orthanc.
Complete.
Return to Edoras.
The CR has the EE version, the Battle for Middle-Earth II has the TE version.
The Live to Projection version of this track has various changes.
The Chalice Passed.
Complete, the CR has EE music.
The Green Dragon.
The CR has the EE version, it is possible to remove the vocals using the 5.1 DVD.
Gollum's Villainy.
Complete.
Eowyn's Dream.
Complete, EE Music.
The Palantir.
Complete, the Live to Projection has music using THE HEROICS OF ARAGORN that would go between this track and Eowyn's Dream, and music underscoring Gandalf discussing Sauron's plan.
Flight from Edoras.
The CR has the EE ending and The Battle for Middle-earth has the TE ending.
The Grace of Undomiel.
The CR has the final version, the OST has an alternate passage, the rarities has the earlier version with Arwen's Song and a mockup of an even earlier version.
The Live to Projection version of this track has various changes (and extra music for Arwen dropping the book).
The Eyes of the White Tower.
Complete, part of the track was deleted from the TE.
A Coronal of Silver and Gold.
Complete, part of the track was deleted from the TE.
The Lighting of the Beacons.
The CR has the final version, The Battle for Middle-Earth II has the theatrical version, the OST has an early version.
The Live to Projection version of this track has extra choir for the statement of Nature's Reclamation at the end.
In the film, portions of this track and Osgiliath Invaded are mixed together using rescored transitions
END OF DISC I
DISC II
Osgiliath Invaded
In the film, portions of this track and The Lighting of the Beacons are mixed together using rescored transitions
The Stairs of Cirith Ungol
The CR has the film mix with the dialed out Cor Anglais, the OST has the full mix
Allegiance to Denethor
Complete
The Sacrifice of Faramir
OST has clean opening and ending
The Parting of Sam and Frodo
Complete
Marshalling at Dunharrow
Complete
Anduril - Flame of the West
The CR has the film version of Anduril's reveal, the Rarities has the original version, the OST is a combination of both
The Passing of the Grey Company
The CR has the film version, the Rarities has the original version using the SHIELDMAIDEN OF ROHAN theme.
The Theatrical version is unreleased
Dwimorberg- The Haunted Mountain
Complete, EE version
Master Meriadoc, Swordthain
The CR has the film version, and the Rarities has the original version
The Paths of the Dead
CR has the EE version, OST has the TE version ending
The Siege of Gondor
The CR has the film version, Rarities has the original version.
The OST has a clean ending for the first part
The Live to Projection version of this track has various changes
Shelob's Lair
The Live to Projection version of this track has various changes
Merry's Simple Courage
Complete
DISC III
Grond - The Hammer of the Underworld
CR has the EE version, Battle for Middle-earth 2 has the TE version
Shelob the Great
Complete, OST has clean ending for the defeat of Shelob
The Tomb of the Stewards
Complete, EE version
The Battle of the Pelennor Fields
The OST has an additional percussive opening and extra brass overlays.
The Live to Projection version of this track has various changes
The Pyre of Denethor
Complete, EE version
The Mumakil
Complete
Dernhelm in Battle
Complete, EE version, TE version in Fan Credits
"A Far Green Country"
Complete
Shieldmaiden of Rohan
Complete, The CR has the EE version, The Rarities has the TE version
The Passing of Theoden
Complete
The Houses of Healing
The CR has the EE film edit, CR Disc 3: Track 13: The Last Debate has the intended cue (minus Pippin finding Merry) at 1:58.
The Fan Club credits has an alternate take of the music for Pippin finding Merry
The Tower of Cirith Ungol
Complete, Battle for Middle-earth 2 has the TE version
The Last Debate
The CR has the EE version, Battle for Middle-earth 2 and The Third Age have the TE version
The Land of Shadow
The CR has the EE version, Battle for Middle-earth 2 has the TE version
The Live to Projection version of this track has various changes
The Mouth of Sauron
The CR has the film version, The OST has the original version
The Bonus DVD included with the Limited Edition OST has an alternate version of the passage at 3:18 (ascending instead of descending)
The Live to Projection version of this track has various changes
"For Frodo"
The CR has the full mix, The EE DVD Scene Selections menu has the film mix
The Live to Projection version of this track has various changes
END OF DISC III
DISC IV
Mount Doom
Complete
The Crack of Doom
The CR has the film version, The Rarities has the Original version
The Eagles
Complete
The Fellowship Reunited
The CR has the film mix, The Limited Edition OST bonus DVD has a dialed out whistle statement of the Hymn setting, The OST has a bit of dialed out fiddle, the LOTR symphony has the rest
The Live to Projection version of this track has various changes
Journey to the Grey Havens
Complete
Elanor
The CR has the film version, The Rarities has the Original version
Days of the Ring
The Rarities has demo of an unused ending song called "Frodo's Song".
CR Disc 4: Track 7: Days of the Ring, The Bonus DVD included with the Limited Edition OST, and Track 23 of the Rarities disc "In Conversation Pt. 2" combined have a version of Frodo's Song featuring Sir James Galway called "Frodo's Song V2".
The Bonus DVD included with the Limited Edition OST has the unused song "Use Well The Days" sang by Annie Lennox.
The OST has Into The West and the original version of the "Wagner Ending"
The CR has an edit of Frodo's Song V2, Into The West and the film version of the "Wagner Ending"
A promo has a version of Into The West with additional Acoustic Guitar.
The Live to Projection version of this track has various changes
Bilbo's Song
Complete
END OF DISC IV
Comparing the Lord of the Rings Symphony CD to the OST/CR
(Timestamps refer mostly to the OST tracks, some timestamps refer to the CR when applicable)
DISC II MOVEMENT V
Hope and Memory/Flight from Edoras.
The LOTR Symphony uses the OST track.
Minas Tirith/Osgiliath Invaded.
The Symphony mostly uses the OST track, but uses the CR ending.
The White Tree/The Eyes of the White Tower and The Lighting of the Beacons.
The Symphony uses the OST track, and segues to....
The Steward of Gondor/The Sacrifice of Faramir.
The Symphony uses the OST track, but with an additional intro and The Edge of Night omitted.
Cirith Ungol/The Stairs of Cirith Ungol and The Parting of Sam and Frodo.
The Symphony uses the OST track, with more prominent horns.
Anduril/Anduril - Flame of the West.
The Symphony uses the OST version with a slightly re-orchestrated ending.
END OF DISC II MOVEMENT V
DISC II MOVEMENT VI
The Fields of the Pelennor/The Battle of the Pelennor Fields.
The Symphony uses the OST track.
Hope Fails/The Paths of the Dead.
The Symphony uses the OST track, and segues to...
The End of All Things/Sammath Naur/Mount Doom, The Cracks of Doom, and The Eagles.
The Symphony uses the OST track, with more prominent Brass and Percussion, extra percussion at 1:45-1:50, and the Fellowship theme omitted. The Symphony then segues to....
The Return of the King/The Fellowship Reunited.
The Symphony uses the OST track, with numerous sections omitted, more prominent brass, additional wordless choir at 6:14-7:22, additional Bodhran at 6:48-7:22, and an extra phrase of fiddle at 8:59-9:04. The Symphony then segues to...
The Grey Havens/The Journey to the Grey Havens.
The Symphony uses the OST track with numerous sections omitted.
Into the West/Days of the Ring.
The Symphony uses OST track, but with the CR/film ending.
END OF DISC II MOVEMENT VI AND THE END OF THE LOTR SYMPHONY
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