James P.Sullivan
08-12-2015, 05:49 PM
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The Lord of the Rings (Music from the BBC Radio Dramatisation)
Stephen Oliver, 1981
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|Music by: Stephen Oliver|Year: 1981|Tracks: 18|Format: 320k|
A Elbereth Gilthoniel
silivren penna m�riel
o menel aglar elenath!
Na-chaered palan-d�riel
o galadhremmin ennorath,
Fanuilos, le linnathon
nef aear, s� nef aearon!
A Elbereth Gilthoniel
o menel palan-diriel,
le nallon s� di'nguruthos!
A tiro nin, Fanuilos!
TRACKLIST
01. The Lord Of The Rings (Main Theme)
02. O Elbereth Gilthoniel
03. The Road Goes Ever On
04. In Western Lands Beneath The Sun
05. Seek For The Sword That Was Broken
06. Shadowfax
07. O Lorien
08. Forth Rode The King
09. The March Of The Ents
10. The Battle Of Pelennor Fields
11. Lament For The Fallen
12. Gil-Galad Was An Elven King
13. In Caras Galadhon
14. The Tree-Lords
15. Gwaihir's Song
16. Long Live The Halflings
17. The Healing Of The Shire
18. Bilbo's Last Song
This is the soundtrack album from the 1981 BBC Radio Dramatisation of Tolkien's masterwork The Lord of the Rings. I grew up with the dramatisation, which my mother had recorded onto cassette tapes off the radio. When CD's became a thing, my uncle burnt us a copy, and as my mother read us the books, we would then listen to the corresponding episode of the dramatisation. We also regularly listened to the vinyl soundtrack album that my mother had bought. The music, composed and conducted by English composer Stephen Oliver, is indescribably fitting, appropriately sinister, and heartbreaking beautiful, as well as being quintessentially English - perfect for Middle Earth.
The music here was specially expanded, performed, and re-recorded for the soundtrack album. Unfortunately, the original soundtrack tapes were lost, and so there is very little, if any, hope of ever having any more of the music, as there is a fair amount of unreleased cues in the dramatisation. However, this album does give a very well-rounded taste of the score and is an absolute treasure. This was ripped from my personal soundtrack CD that came with a new CD set of the dramatisation.
If you are not familiar with this, but are a fan of Tolkien, your collection is not complete without this. I highly recommend checking out the dramatisation, at least on YouTube. The cast includes Ian Holm as Frodo, John Le Mesurier as Bilbo, Peter Woodthorpe as Gollum, Sir Michael Horden as Gandalf, Bill Nighy as Sam, and Michael Graham Cox as Boromir, amongst many others. Fans of Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animation will recognise the voices of Gollum and Boromir, who reprised their roles for the BBC radio dramatisation.
For a taste of the dramatisation, click here to listen. (https://youtu.be/UF_ZgQREQrU)
For a taste of the music, listen to the opening of the first episode. Or listen to the first track of the soundtrack album here. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82Y8HbfG5MU)
One of my favourites is Gil-Galad. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sfhAUrcGAc&list=PL-7u3XQNrs5KSyQPkyHjcTV2BQr1EtCM_&t=0s&index=7)
I honestly cannot recommend it enough.
DOWNLOAD
Halflings (https://mega.co.nz/#!hsA3DCSB!TrV7WPiOqx1udbeNttFohLcWrPKgOYipCwPJ2JK K2aQ)
Password: 2319
Please say thanks, and if you do appreciate this, a rep wouldn't go amiss either.
The cover shown above is a photograph of the original vinyl soundtrack album front. I have enhanced it and cleaned it up, so that it looks a lot better, particularly in iTunes. However, my enhanced version is not in the archive. But no need to panic - just click the cover above and save the full resolution.
Sulley
The Lord of the Rings (Music from the BBC Radio Dramatisation)
Stephen Oliver, 1981
<A HREF="
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"></A>|Music by: Stephen Oliver|Year: 1981|Tracks: 18|Format: 320k|
A Elbereth Gilthoniel
silivren penna m�riel
o menel aglar elenath!
Na-chaered palan-d�riel
o galadhremmin ennorath,
Fanuilos, le linnathon
nef aear, s� nef aearon!
A Elbereth Gilthoniel
o menel palan-diriel,
le nallon s� di'nguruthos!
A tiro nin, Fanuilos!
TRACKLIST
01. The Lord Of The Rings (Main Theme)
02. O Elbereth Gilthoniel
03. The Road Goes Ever On
04. In Western Lands Beneath The Sun
05. Seek For The Sword That Was Broken
06. Shadowfax
07. O Lorien
08. Forth Rode The King
09. The March Of The Ents
10. The Battle Of Pelennor Fields
11. Lament For The Fallen
12. Gil-Galad Was An Elven King
13. In Caras Galadhon
14. The Tree-Lords
15. Gwaihir's Song
16. Long Live The Halflings
17. The Healing Of The Shire
18. Bilbo's Last Song
This is the soundtrack album from the 1981 BBC Radio Dramatisation of Tolkien's masterwork The Lord of the Rings. I grew up with the dramatisation, which my mother had recorded onto cassette tapes off the radio. When CD's became a thing, my uncle burnt us a copy, and as my mother read us the books, we would then listen to the corresponding episode of the dramatisation. We also regularly listened to the vinyl soundtrack album that my mother had bought. The music, composed and conducted by English composer Stephen Oliver, is indescribably fitting, appropriately sinister, and heartbreaking beautiful, as well as being quintessentially English - perfect for Middle Earth.
The music here was specially expanded, performed, and re-recorded for the soundtrack album. Unfortunately, the original soundtrack tapes were lost, and so there is very little, if any, hope of ever having any more of the music, as there is a fair amount of unreleased cues in the dramatisation. However, this album does give a very well-rounded taste of the score and is an absolute treasure. This was ripped from my personal soundtrack CD that came with a new CD set of the dramatisation.
If you are not familiar with this, but are a fan of Tolkien, your collection is not complete without this. I highly recommend checking out the dramatisation, at least on YouTube. The cast includes Ian Holm as Frodo, John Le Mesurier as Bilbo, Peter Woodthorpe as Gollum, Sir Michael Horden as Gandalf, Bill Nighy as Sam, and Michael Graham Cox as Boromir, amongst many others. Fans of Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animation will recognise the voices of Gollum and Boromir, who reprised their roles for the BBC radio dramatisation.
For a taste of the dramatisation, click here to listen. (https://youtu.be/UF_ZgQREQrU)
For a taste of the music, listen to the opening of the first episode. Or listen to the first track of the soundtrack album here. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82Y8HbfG5MU)
One of my favourites is Gil-Galad. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sfhAUrcGAc&list=PL-7u3XQNrs5KSyQPkyHjcTV2BQr1EtCM_&t=0s&index=7)
I honestly cannot recommend it enough.
DOWNLOAD
Halflings (https://mega.co.nz/#!hsA3DCSB!TrV7WPiOqx1udbeNttFohLcWrPKgOYipCwPJ2JK K2aQ)
Password: 2319
Please say thanks, and if you do appreciate this, a rep wouldn't go amiss either.
The cover shown above is a photograph of the original vinyl soundtrack album front. I have enhanced it and cleaned it up, so that it looks a lot better, particularly in iTunes. However, my enhanced version is not in the archive. But no need to panic - just click the cover above and save the full resolution.
Sulley
