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A journey through Middle-earth’s ancient landscapes and shifting dangers: spacious strings and piano suggest the Shire, the wilderness, and the fellowship’s quiet bonds, while darker, more experimental textures evoke Moria, Mordor, and the Ring’s corrosive pull. The pacing moves from intimate and contemplative to tense and expansive, with individual pieces reflecting Frodo’s burden, Aragorn’s resolve, and the fellowship’s endurance.
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40 songs
1
Steep Hills of Vicodin Tears
A Winged Victory for the Sullen · A Winged Victory for the Sullen
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2
Truth
Balmorhea · All Is Wild, All Is Silent
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Settler
Balmorhea · All Is Wild, All Is Silent
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4
The Blue Notebooks
Max Richter · The Blue Notebooks (15 Years)
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The Light
The Album Leaf · Into the Blue Again
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Vladimir's Blues
Max Richter · The Blue Notebooks (15 Years)
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The Gravel Road (from "The Village")
James Newton Howard · Imitation Games Vol.4
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The Path of the Wind
Joe Hisaishi · My Neighbor Totoro Sound Book
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The Heart Asks Pleasure First
Michael Nyman · The Piano: Music From The Motion Picture
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The Departure
Michael Nyman · Film Music 1980 - 2001
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The Ludlows
James Horner · The Ludlows
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A Kaleidoscope Of Mathematics
James Horner · A Beautiful Mind (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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13
The Secret Life of Daydreams
Dario Marianelli · Pride and Prejudice Songbook
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Dawn - (From "Pride And Prejudice")
Dario Marianelli · Hollywood Classics: Music From The Movies
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The King's Speech
Alexandre Desplat · The King's Speech OST
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The Imitation Game
Alexandre Desplat · The Imitation Game (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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The Meadow - From "The Twilight Saga: New Moon"
Alexandre Desplat · Music from the Twilight Saga
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18
The Shape Of Water
Alexandre Desplat · The Shape Of Water (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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19
The Night King
Ramin Djawadi · Game Of Thrones: Season 8 (Music from the HBO Series)
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The Mandalorian
Ludwig Göransson · The Mandalorian: Chapter 1 (Original Score)
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21
Written on the Sky
Max Richter · The Blue Notebooks (15 Years)
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Together We Will Live Forever
Clint Mansell · The Fountain OST
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23
A Small Measure of Peace
Hans Zimmer · The Last Samurai: Original Motion Picture Score
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24
The Dragon Boy
Joe Hisaishi · Spirited Away Soundtrack
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The Sixth Station
Joe Hisaishi · Spirited Away Soundtrack
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Rain
Ryuichi Sakamoto · 1996 (Re-Mastered)
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Bibo no Aozora
Ryuichi Sakamoto · Playing the Piano 12122020
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The Sheltering Sky Theme
Ryuichi Sakamoto · The Sheltering Sky (Original Soundtrack)
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An Ending (Ascent)
Brian Eno · Ascent
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The Big Ship
Brian Eno · Eno Piano 2
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By This River
Roedelius · By This River
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A Warm Place
Nine Inch Nails · The Downward Spiral (Deluxe Edition)
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The Great Below
Nine Inch Nails · The Fragile
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The Earth Prelude
Ludovico Einaudi · Islands - Essential Einaudi
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Una Mattina
Ludovico Einaudi · Una Mattina
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The Departure
Max Richter · The Leftovers: Season 1 (Music from the HBO Series)
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37
Metamorphosis One
Philip Glass · Joanna Sochacka Plays Philip Glass: Piano Works
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The Hours
Philip Glass · The Hours (Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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The Unanswered Question
Charles Ives · Ives, C.: Universe Symphony (Completed by L. Austin) / Orchestral Set No. 2 / The Unanswered Question
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