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The sequence moves from the close-knit, pastoral feel of the Two Rivers toward ominous, expansive music for the journey, prophecy, and the growing reach of the Shadow. Its instrumental mix draws on orchestral scores, contemporary classical music, and atmospheric electronics, while the final vocal songs echo the book’s cyclical mythology, dangerous destiny, and emerging power.
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20 songs
1
Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": Variation IX. Nimrod
Edward Elgar · Elgar: Enigma Variations & Pomp & Circumstance Marches Nos 1-5
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Fanfare for the Common Man
Aaron Copland · Copland Conducts Copland - Expanded Edition (Fanfare for the Common Man, Appalachian Spring, Old American Songs (Complete), Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes)
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3
The Garden of Fand
Arnold Bax · Bax: Tone Poems, Vol. 1
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4
The Planets, Op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace
Gustav Holst · Holst: The Planets
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5
The Chairman Dances
John Adams · Dance Mix
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The Sun's Gone Dim and the Sky's Turned Black
Jóhann Jóhannsson · The Sun's Gone Dim and the Sky's Turned Black
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The Planets, Op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War
Gustav Holst · Holst: The Planets
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The Mystic's Dream
Loreena McKennitt · The Mask and Mirror
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The Battle of Evermore - Remaster
Led Zeppelin · Led Zeppelin IV (Remaster)
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10
The Da Vinci Code: Chevaliers de Sangreal
Hans Zimmer · The Da Vinci Code: Chevaliers de Sangreal
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11
The Gael
Dougie MacLean · The Search
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12
The Journey
Hans Zimmer · Le Petit Prince (Bande originale du film)
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13
The Dragon Boy
Joe Hisaishi · Spirited Away Soundtrack
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14
The Legend of Ashitaka
Joe Hisaishi · Princess Mononoke Image Album
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The Earth Prelude
Ludovico Einaudi · 12 Songs From Home
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Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178 "From the New World": IV. Allegro con fuoco
Antonín Dvořák · Dvorák: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178 "From the New World" / Smetana: The Moldau
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17
Egmont Overture, Op. 84
Ludwig van Beethoven · Beethoven: Symphony No. 8
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L'oiseau de feu, K. 10. Suite 1919: V. Danse infernale du roi Kastchei
Igor Stravinsky · Stravinsky: Rite of Spring, Firebird Suite, Scherzo, Tango
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Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto
Ludwig van Beethoven · Beethoven: Symphonies Nos.4 & 7
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