...and a word about the score

Rating: 10/10 (7 March 2002)

I pick up the books every year, usually in the fall, and keep on reading til spring. It's almost as if PJ has been looking over my shoulder and noting where my bookmarks linger. He managed to include every page and scene I make a point of reading and re-reading. And now I have this magnificent music to go along with it. This score has been like water on parched ground. Oh, the scenes it conjures in the mind! The temporary triumph of A Journey in the Dark, the stunning sadness of the Bridge of Khazad Dum, and the savageness of Amon Hen are almost too much to bear. BRAVO! Howard Shore!