Fantastic, except from the musical score

Rating: 8/10 (15 December 2012)

The music from Howard Shore is not my cup of tea. I am a big fan of Wagner's 'Ring of the Nibelung' and if the musical score of Lord of the Ring was only a bit close to that masterpiece, I would give LotR a 9,5 instead of an 8. The Celtic boy voice is horrible kitsch. I hate the use of pan flute (it also completely ruined the fantastic Titanic-movie). Oh, music is so important. What were Alien and Basic Instinct without the genius of Jerry Goldsmith? (As a matter of speaking of course, actually they would be still good movies, I think, thanks to Ridley and Paul). And about the film: I tried to read the books and find Tolkien a lousy stylist. The films are far more enjoyable to get to know his fantastic fantasy.