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The Lord of the Rings Playlist
The instrumental opening moves from the Shire’s intimate pastoral character toward the scale and uncertainty of the quest, with later pieces evoking wilderness, ancient places, and hard-won resolve. The vocal half brings together Tolkien-inspired songs and music whose themes of loyalty, wandering, moral struggle, and homecoming echo the Fellowship’s journey without relying on another franchise’s soundtrack.
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20 songs
1
Concerning Hobbits (From "The Lord of the Rings")
Howard Shore · Fantasymphony
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2
Ramble On - 1990 Remaster
Led Zeppelin · Led Zeppelin II (1994 Remaster)
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The Battle of Evermore - Remaster
Led Zeppelin · Led Zeppelin IV (Remaster)
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The Riders of Rohan
Howard Shore · The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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A Flock Descends into the Pentagonal Garden
Toru Takemitsu · Takemitsu: Flock Descends Into the Pentagonal Garden (A)
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Four Sea Interludes, Op. 33a: III. Moonlight (Andante comodo e rubato)
Benjamin Britten · Britten: Four Sea Interludes
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The Gael
Dougie MacLean · The Search
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De Ushuaia a la Quiaca
Gustavo Santaolalla · Qhapaq Ñan
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The Blue Danube Waltz, Op. 314
Johann Strauss II · Johann Strauss: Waltzes and Arias
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The Moldau
Bedřich Smetana · The Moldau
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The Hebrides Overture, Op. 26, MWV P7 "Fingal's Cave"
Felix Mendelssohn · Mendelssohn: Overtures
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The Planets, Op. 32, H. 125: VII. Neptune, the Mystic: V. Saturn, The Bringer of Old Age
Gustav Holst · Holst: The Planets; Bax: Tintagel
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13
May It Be
Enya · May It Be
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14
Rivendell
Rush · Fly By Night
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The Bard's Song - In the Forest - Remastered 2007
Blind Guardian · Somewhere Far Beyond (Remastered 2007)
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The Mummers' Dance
Loreena McKennitt · The Book of Secrets
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Scarborough Fair / Canticle
Simon & Garfunkel · Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
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The Green Fields of France
The Fureys · The Furey' Finest
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The Parting Glass
The High Kings · The High Kings
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