The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (soundtrack)

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Film score by Howard Shore
Released	December 10, 2002
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	72:46 77:09 (limited edition)
Label	Reprise
Producer	Howard Shore
Middle Earth film series soundtrack chronology
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was released on December 10, 2002. It was composed, orchestrated, and conducted by Howard Shore, and performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the London Voices, and the London Oratory School Schola.^[1] The Two Towers comes in a regular and a limited edition, the latter containing the additional track "Farewell to Lórien".

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Filmtracks	[3]
Movie Music UK	[4]
Tracksounds	[5]

The Two Towers won the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album.

Track listing

All music composed by Howard Shore.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Foundations of Stone"	3:51
2.	"The Taming of Sméagol"	2:48
3.	"The Riders of Rohan"	4:05
4.	"The Passage of the Marshes"	2:46
5.	"The Uruk-hai"	2:58
6.	"The King of the Golden Hall"	3:49
7.	"The Black Gate Is Closed"	3:17
8.	"Evenstar" (feat. Isabel Bayrakdarian)	3:15
9.	"The White Rider"	2:28
10.	"Treebeard"	2:43
11.	"The Leave Taking"	3:41
12.	"Helm's Deep"	3:53
13.	"The Forbidden Pool"	5:27
14.	"Breath of Life" (feat. Sheila Chandra)	5:07
15.	"The Hornburg"	4:36
16.	"Forth Eorlingas" (feat. Ben Del Maestro)	3:15
17.	"Isengard Unleashed" (feat. Elizabeth Fraser and Ben Del Maestro)	5:01
18.	"Samwise the Brave"	3:46
19.	"Gollum's Song" (performed by Emilíana Torrini, lyrics by Fran Walsh)	5:51
Total length:		72:46

Limited edition bonus track
No.	Title	Length
20.	"Farewell to Lórien" (feat. Hilary Summers)	4:37

Charts and certifications

Charts Chart (2002-03) Peak position scope="row" Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 31 scope="row" Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 11 scope="row" Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 33 scope="row" Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 19 scope="row" Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] 3 scope="row" French Albums (SNEP)[11] 35 scope="row" German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 8 Hungarian Albums (Mahasz)[13] 12 scope="row" Irish Albums (IRMA)[14] 47 scope="row" Irish Classical Albums (IRMA)[15] 1 scope="row" Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[16] 20 scope="row" Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[17] 18 scope="row" Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 16 scope="row" Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 14 scope="row" UK Albums (OCC)[20] 28 scope="row" US Billboard 200[21] 43 US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[22] 2

Certifications Region Certification Certified units/Sales Canada (Music Canada)[23] Gold 50,000^^ United Kingdom (BPI)[24] Gold 100,000^^ United States (RIAA)[25] Gold 500,000^^ ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

See also

• Music of The Lord of the Rings film series

References

1. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (CD liner notes). Howard Shore. Reprise Records. 2002.
2. Fennessy, Kathleen C.. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] at AllMusic. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
3. Clemmensen, Christian (11 December 2002). "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Howard Shore)". Filmtracks. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
4. Broxton, Jonathan (20 December 2002). "THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS – Howard Shore". Movie Music UK. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
5. Coleman, Christopher. "Score of the Rings: Part II". Tracksounds. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
6. "Australiancharts.com – Soundtrack / Howard Shore – The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers". Hung Medien.
7. "Austriancharts.at – Soundtrack / Howard Shore – The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers" (in German). Hung Medien.
8. "Ultratop.be – Soundtrack / Howard Shore – The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
9. "Ultratop.be – Soundtrack / Howard Shore – The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers" (in French). Hung Medien.
10. "Soundtrack / Howard Shore: The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
11. "Lescharts.com – Soundtrack / Howard Shore – The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers". Hung Medien.
12. "Officialcharts.de – Soundtrack / Howard Shore – The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers". GfK Entertainment Charts.
13. "Archívum › Kereső - előadó/cím szerint" (in Hungarian). Association of Hungarian Record Companies.
14. "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 4, 2003". Chart-Track. IRMA.
15. "GFK Chart-Track – Classical albums: Week 4, 2003". Chart-Track. IRMA.
16. "Dutchcharts.nl – Soundtrack / Howard Shore – The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
17. "Norwegiancharts.com – Soundtrack / Howard Shore – The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers". Hung Medien.
18. "Swedishcharts.com – Soundtrack / Howard Shore – The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers". Hung Medien.
19. "Swisscharts.com – Soundtrack / Howard Shore – The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers". Hung Medien.
20. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
21. "Howard Shore – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Howard Shore.
22. "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] - Howard Shore – Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
23. "Canadian album certifications – Various Artists – The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers". Music Canada. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
24. "British album certifications – Original Soundtrack – The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers - OST". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 21, 2012. Enter The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers - OST in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
25. "American album certifications – Soundtrack – The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 21, 2012. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH