FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING: The Complete Recordings - RE-ISSUE now available (3CD/1BD or 5LP)

[Jay 37,323]

3CD / 1 BD set:

 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079PTDW74

 

 

 

Spoiler

 

The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring - The Complete Recordings 1

3CD
Blu-ray Audio 
$79.98 

Track Listings
Disc: 1
  1. Prologue: One Ring To Rule Them All
  2. The Shire
  3. Bag End
  4. Very Old Friends
  5. Flaming Red Hair
  6. Farewell Dear Bilbo
  7. Keep It Secret, Keep It Safe
  8. A Conspiracy Unmasked
  9. Three Is Company
  10. The Passing Of The Elves
  11. Saruman The White
  12. A Shortcut To Mushrooms
  13. Strider
  14. The Nazgûl

Disc: 2
  1. Weathertop
  2. The Caverns Of Isengard
  3. Give Up The Halfling
  4. Orthanc
  5. Rivendell
  6. The Sword That Was Broken
  7. The Council Of Elrond Assembles
  8. The Great Eye
  9. Gilraen's Memorial
  10. The Pass Of Caradhras
  11. The Doors Of Durin
  12. Moria
  13. Gollum
  14. Balin's Tomb

Disc: 3
  1. Khazad-dûm
  2. Caras Galadhon
  3. The Mirror Of Galadriel
  4. The Fighting Uruk-hai
  5. Parth Galen
  6. The Departure Of Boromir
  7. The Road Goes Ever On...Pt. 1
  8. May It Be
  9. The Road Goes Ever On...Pt. 2

Disc: 4
  1. Prologue: One Ring To Rule Them All (Advanced Resolution Surround)
  2. The Shire (Advanced Resolution Surround)
  3. Bag End (Advanced Resolution Surround)
  4. Very Old Friends (Advanced Resolution Surround)
  5. Flaming Red Hair (Advanced Resolution Surround)
  6. Farewell Dear Bilbo (Advanced Resolution Surround)
  7. Keep It Secret, Keep It Safe (Advanced Resolution Surround)
  8. A Conspiracy Unmasked (Advanced Resolution Surround)
  9. Three Is Company (Advanced Resolution Surround)
  10. The Passing Of The Elves (Advanced Resolution Surround)
  11. Saruman The White (Advanced Resolution Surround)
  12. A Shortcut To Mushrooms (Advanced Resolution Surround)
  13. Strider (Advanced Resolution Surround)
  14. The Nazgûl (Advanced Resolution Surround)
  15. Weathertop (Advanced Resolution Surround)
  16. The Caverns Of Isengard (Advanced Resolution Surround)
  17. Give Up The Halfling (Advanced Resolution Surround)
  18. Orthanc (Advanced Resolution Surround)
  19. Rivendell (Advanced Resolution Surround)
  20. The Sword That Was Broken (Advanced Resolution Surround)
  21. The Council Of Elrond Assembles (Advanced Resolution Surround)
  22. The Great Eye (Advanced Resolution Surround)
  23. Gilraen's Memorial (Advanced Resolution Surround)
  24. The Pass Of Caradhras (Advanced Resolution Surround)
  25. The Doors Of Durin (Advanced Resolution Surround)
  26. Moria (Advanced Resolution Surround)
  27. Gollum (Advanced Resolution Surround)
  28. Balin's Tomb (Advanced Resolution Surround)
  29. Khazad-dûm (Advanced Resolution Surround)
  30. Caras Galadhon (Advanced Resolution Surround)
  31. The Mirror Of Galadriel (Advanced Resolution Surround)
  32. The Fighting Uruk-hai (Advanced Resolution Surround)
  33. Parth Galen (Advanced Resolution Surround)
  34. The Departure Of Boromir (Advanced Resolution Surround)
  35. The Road Goes Ever On...Pt. 1 (Advanced Resolution Surround)
  36. May It Be (Advanced Resolution Surround)
  37. The Road Goes Ever On...Pt. 2 (Advanced Resolution Surround)

  38. Prologue: One Ring To Rule Them All
  39. The Shire
  40. Bag End
  41. Very Old Friends
  42. Flaming Red Hair
  43. Farewell Dear Bilbo
  44. Keep It Secret, Keep It Safe
  45. A Conspiracy Unmasked
  46. Three Is Company
  47. The Passing Of The Elves
  48. Saruman The White
  49. A Shortcut To Mushrooms
  50. Strider
  51. The Nazgûl
  52. Weathertop
  53. The Caverns Of Isengard
  54. Give Up The Halfling
  55. Orthanc
  56. Rivendell
  57. The Sword That Was Broken
  58. The Council Of Elrond Assembles
  59. The Great Eye
  60. Gilraen's Memorial
  61. The Pass Of Caradhras
  62. The Doors Of Durin
  63. Moria
  64. Gollum
  65. Balin's Tomb
  66. Khazad-dûm
  67. Caras Galadhon
  68. The Mirror Of Galadriel
  69. The Fighting Uruk-hai
  70. Parth Galen
  71. The Departure Of Boromir
  72. The Road Goes Ever On...Pt. 1
  73. May It Be
  74. The Road Goes Ever On...Pt. 2

  75. Prologue: One Ring To Rule Them All (Dolby Surround)
  76. The Shire (Dolby Surround)
  77. Bag End (Dolby Surround)
  78. Very Old Friends (Dolby Surround)
  79. Flaming Red Hair (Dolby Surround)
  80. Farewell Dear Bilbo (Dolby Surround)
  81. Keep It Secret, Keep It Safe (Dolby Surround)
  82. A Conspiracy Unmasked (Dolby Surround)
  83. Three Is Company (Dolby Surround)
  84. The Passing Of The Elves (Dolby Surround)
  85. Saruman The White (Dolby Surround)
  86. A Shortcut To Mushrooms (Dolby Surround)
  87. Strider (Dolby Surround)
  88. The Nazgûl (Dolby Surround)
  89. Weathertop (Dolby Surround)
  90. The Caverns Of Isengard (Dolby Surround)
  91. Give Up The Halfling (Dolby Surround)
  92. Orthanc (Dolby Surround)
  93. Rivendell (Dolby Surround)
  94. The Sword That Was Broken (Dolby Surround)
  95. The Council Of Elrond Assembles (Dolby Surround)
  96. The Great Eye (Dolby Surround)
  97. Gilraen's Memorial (Dolby Surround)
  98. The Pass Of Caradhras (Dolby Surround)
  99. The Doors Of Durin (Dolby Surround)
  100. Moria (Dolby Surround)
  101. Gollum (Dolby Surround)
  102. Balin's Tomb (Dolby Surround)
  103. Khazad-dûm (Dolby Surround)
  104. Caras Galadhon (Dolby Surround)
  105. The Mirror Of Galadriel (Dolby Surround)
  106. The Fighting Uruk-hai (Dolby Surround)
  107. Parth Galen (Dolby Surround)
  108. The Departure Of Boromir (Dolby Surround)
  109. The Road Goes Ever On...Pt. 1 (Dolby Surround)
  110. May It Be (Dolby Surround)
  111. The Road Goes Ever On...Pt. 2 (Dolby Surround)


  112. Prologue: One Ring To Rule Them All (Dolby Stereo)
  113. The Shire (Dolby Stereo)
  114. Bag End (Dolby Stereo)
  115. Very Old Friends (Dolby Stereo)
  116. Flaming Red Hair (Dolby Stereo)
  117. Farewell Dear Bilbo (Dolby Stereo)
  118. Keep It Secret, Keep It Safe (Dolby Stereo)
  119. A Conspiracy Unmasked (Dolby Stereo)
  120. Three Is Company (Dolby Stereo)
  121. The Passing Of The Elves (Dolby Stereo)
  122. Saruman The White (Dolby Stereo)
  123. A Shortcut To Mushrooms (Dolby Stereo)
  124. Strider (Dolby Stereo)
  125. The Nazgûl (Dolby Stereo)
  126. Weathertop (Dolby Stereo)
  127. The Caverns Of Isengard (Dolby Stereo)
  128. Give Up The Halfling (Dolby Stereo)
  129. Orthanc (Dolby Stereo)
  130. Rivendell (Dolby Stereo)
  131. The Sword That Was Broken (Dolby Stereo)
  132. The Council Of Elrond Assembles (Dolby Stereo)
  133. The Great Eye (Dolby Stereo)
  134. Gilraen's Memorial (Dolby Stereo)
  135. The Pass Of Caradhras (Dolby Stereo)
  136. The Doors Of Durin (Dolby Stereo)
  137. Moria (Dolby Stereo)
  138. Gollum (Dolby Stereo)
  139. Balin's Tomb (Dolby Stereo)
  140. Khazad-dûm (Dolby Stereo)
  141. Caras Galadhon (Dolby Stereo)
  142. The Mirror Of Galadriel (Dolby Stereo)
  143. The Fighting Uruk-hai (Dolby Stereo)
  144. Parth Galen (Dolby Stereo)
  145. The Departure Of Boromir (Dolby Stereo)
  146. The Road Goes Ever On...Pt. 1 (Dolby Stereo)
  147. May It Be (Dolby Stereo)
  148. The Road Goes Ever On...Pt. 2 (Dolby Stereo)

Product details
Blu-ray Audio (March 30, 2018)
Number of Discs: 4
Label: Rhino Records - No SAI
ASIN: B079PTDW74

 

 

 

5LP set:

 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079PDFGZK

 

 

 

Spoiler

Disc: 1
  1. Prologue: One Ring To Rule Them All
  2. The Shire
  3. Bag End
  4. Very Old Friends
  5. Flaming Red Hair

Disc: 2
  1. Farewell Dear Bilbo
  2. Keep It Secret, Keep It Safe
  3. A Conspiracy Unmasked
  4. Three Is Company

Disc: 3
  1. The Passing Of The Elves
  2. Saruman The White
  3. A Shortcut To Mushrooms
  4. Strider
  5. The Nazgûl

Disc: 4
  1. Weathertop
  2. The Caverns Of Isengard
  3. Give Up The Halfling
  4. Orthanc
  5. Rivendell
  6. The Sword That Was Broken

Disc: 5
  1. The Council Of Elrond Assembles
  2. The Great Eye
  3. Gilraen's Memorial
  4. The Pass Of Caradhras

Disc: 6
  1. The Doors Of Durin
  2. Moria
  3. Gollum
  4. Balin's Tomb

Disc: 7
  1. Khazad-dûm
  2. Caras Galadhon

Disc: 8
  1. The Mirror Of Galadriel
  2. The Fighting Uruk-hai

Disc: 9
  1. Parth Galen
  2. The Departure Of Boromir

Disc: 10
  1. The Road Goes Ever On...Pt. 1
  2. May It Be
  3. The Road Goes Ever On...Pt. 2

 

[Incanus 5,713]

This is great news!  

 

Hopefully TTT and RotK will follow quickly.

[Bilbo 3,709]

Might consider this for the Blu-ray disc...

[Jay 37,323]

Now the only question is if FOTR was re-done using the full recording sessions cues, or if it maintains the final film's tracking and edits like the 2007 CR set.

[crocodile 7,990]

I very much doubt they would change anything.

 

Karol

[Incanus 5,713]

I would be surprised if they changed it but one can always hope. The track list looks identical to the original CR.

[Bilbo 3,709]

Yeah, this will be a straight up re-issue. 

[Holko 9,499]

We know Doug worked on the reissues of these sets a few years ago, the question is only whether it was liner notes, remastering guidelines, or full-on redoing from scratch. One lament, since I'm the master of negativity: Instead of 5 different versions of every track on the Bluray, couldn't they have put on some unreleased alternates and bonus material to fill the space? (that tracklist might just be a placeholder, though, Amazon is horrible with this)

[Jay 37,323]

The other question is why do we have splash art for the Vinyl edition but not the CD/BD edition.  Does the CD/BD edition come with the map too?

[mstrox 6,647]

My guess is that we don't have pictures because it is substantively the same as the old release.  May be wrong though.

[Jay 37,323]

Oh I bet the 3CD/1BD Rhino packaging is different from the 2007 Reprise edition.  It's probably very similar to Rhino's vinyl packaging.

[Holko 9,499]

...which is very similar to the original CR packaging. Makes sense, why fix what was already great? Just hoping the CD/BD will also get the map and book.

[Richard Penna 3,676]

I guess that if musically this is identical, then there's no reason for most of us (who have the original) to get this. It's purely for those who missed it first time.

 

Even if they've actually corrected the edits, I'm still not sure I'd go for it.

[Jay 37,323]

Three tweets from Doug:

 

 

 

 

 

[mstrox 6,647]

If there's new music or significantly new edits on it, I'll buy the CDs.

 

Not gonna buy it for the Blu-ray though.  I've never used the DVDs from the prior releases, except for testing the rubber nubs for fun.

[Richard Penna 3,676]

19 hours ago, Bilbo said:

Might consider this for the Blu-ray disc...

 

Why? What's the difference between all those advanced/dolby formats?

[Jay 37,323]

I am fairly certain this will get a digital release as well, meaning not only will people be able to just buy it electronically, it might also be streamable on Spotify / Apple Music / Google Play and the like

 

If only Rhino would have put out a press release before websites started listing it for sale....

[Smaug The Iron 510]

4 minutes ago, Jay said:

I am fairly certain this will get a digital release as well, meaning not only will people be able to just buy it electronically, it might also be streamable on Spotify / Apple Music / Google Play and the like

I hope it will. 

[Jay 37,323]

It's 2018, how can it not?

[Jay 37,323]

Aw ploop.  They didn't fix FOTR

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Nick1Ø66 4,689]

Nice.

 

But frack, the value of my pristine copy of the original release just went down in value. Waited too long to list it for a confiscatory price on eBay.  I was really hoping to get in on that price gouging Doug mentioned.

 

Think there still might be suckers out there who haven't heard about this yet?

[Jay 37,323]

Yes

[A. A. Ron 1,741]

Alright, I confess. I sold my CR trilogy for $600+ a couple of years ago... As such, I'll happily buy them again.

 

I guess it is kind of disappointing they didn't revisit the program for FOTR, but it's hardly surprising. I'm happy to see these back in print either way. These scores are like the scores for Star Wars and Star Trek -- they should always be available.

[Nick1Ø66 4,689]

Well the DVD Audio is 48kHz 24bit. I'm not completely familiar with the Blu-Ray specs, but I assume they could do a 96kHz 24bit presentation.

 

My guess would be they're simply porting over the DVD content to BD. But then why bother with BD at all unless you're upgrading the audio? I haven't pulled out my set in ages, and I can't recall but maybe the DVD's are flippers? If so, that would explain it.

[Dr. Rick 1,155]

Fantastic news for those who missed out on it the first time around!  I already own the CRs so won't be buying, but hope this means a Hobbit CR trilogy is near?  We are getting a book about it in the future, so would make sense to get the music that the book will be referencing!

 

 

[Jay 37,323]

18 minutes ago, Muldoon said:

These scores are like the scores for Star Wars and Star Trek -- they should always be available.

 

Yes!

[Jurassic Shark 12,033]

20 minutes ago, Muldoon said:

 

I guess it is kind of disappointing they didn't revisit the program for FOTR, but it's hardly surprising.

 

Has Shore commented on the presentation of FOTR and why it's different than the two others?

[Jay 37,323]

16 hours ago, Nick1066 said:

Well the DVD Audio is 48kHz 24bit. I'm not completely familiar with the Blu-Ray specs, but I assume they could do a 96kHz 24bit presentation.

 

My guess would be they're simply porting over the DVD content to BD. But then why bother with BD at all unless you're upgrading the audio? I haven't pulled out my set in ages, and I can't recall but maybe the DVD's are flippers? If so, that would explain it.

 

The thing is, to play the high resolution audio on the original release, you needed to specifically have a DVD-Audio player; a standard run of the mill DVD Player could NOT play the DVD-Audio layer; It would only play the compressed audio on the DVD-Video layer.

 

With this release, a standard run of the mill Blu Ray player WILL play the high resolution audio.  So, even if its 24bit/48khz like last time, its more accessible now.

[Chen G. 3,944]

16 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said:

Has Shore commented on the presentation of FOTR and why it's different than the two others?

 

Because they were trying to follow the score as presented in the film.

 

They would have done the same with the other two, but the editing process made that difficult.

[Nick1Ø66 4,689]

16 hours ago, Jay said:

The thing is, to play the high resolution audio on the original release, you needed to specifically have a DVD-Audio player; a standard run of the mill DVD Player could NOT play the DVD-Audio layer; It would only play the compressed audio on the DVD-Video layer.

 

With this release, a standard run of the mill Blu Ray player WILL play the high resolution audio.  So, even if its 24bit/48khz like last time, its more accessible now.

 

 

Ah, good point!

 

I never had a DVD-A player, so all I've ever heard from that are the Dolby Tracks.

[Arpy 4,145]

My guess is the vinyl pics and details went up first because vinyl is more popular.

[Quintus 5,399]

Buying this, if the hi-def audio will play on my PS4. 

[Drew 590]

3 hours ago, Nick1066 said:

Nice.

 

But frack, the value of my pristine copy of the original release just went down in value. Waited too long to list it for a confiscatory price on eBay.  I was really hoping to get in on that price gouging Doug mentioned.

 

Think there still might be suckers out there who haven't heard about this yet?

 

I've thought about selling them but I always come to the conclusion that these are too "precious" to not have in my physical collection.

[A. A. Ron 1,741]

3 hours ago, Nick1066 said:

Think there still might be suckers out there who haven't heard about this yet?

 

Yes, I've no doubt there's still time for that. Just remember the market's going to get saturated quick.

[Jurassic Shark 12,033]

8 hours ago, Chen G. said:

Because they were trying to follow the score as presented in the film.

 

They would have done the same with the other two, but the editing process made that difficult.

 

Thanks, that's all I wanted to know. So the first one is presented as the composer preferred to do it.

[crocodile 7,990]

7 hours ago, Quintus said:

Buying this, if the hi-def audio will play on my PS4. 

And why wouldn't it?

 

Karol

[Quintus 5,399]

My luck. 

[Jim Ware 526]

12 hours ago, Nick1066 said:

Well the DVD Audio is 48kHz 24bit. I'm not completely familiar with the Blu-Ray specs, but I assume they could do a 96kHz 24bit presentation.

 

Possible, but it would be upsampled.  The session resolution is 24/48.

[leeallen01 2,134]

I'm confused. Are they re-releasing the CD complete recordings as well? Like the ones already released? 

 

This one?

 

[Kühni 485]

Meh.

[Nick1Ø66 4,689]

11 hours ago, Muldoon said:

 

Yes, I've no doubt there's still time for that. Just remember the market's going to get saturated quick.

 

I'm just taking the piss, I wouldn't actually sell them.

 

Though with any luck, they'll fuck up the mastering on the new one, or the liner notes will be made with cheaper paper, and the old, rare, sought-after, first editions will be even more prized among discerning collectors!

[bollemanneke 3,338]

This is awesome! I literally brought my OSTs to the second-hand shop today. I'm buying this. Still don't understand what's bad not ideal about the FOTR presentation, always really liked it, regardless of the tracking.

[mstrox 6,647]

It's a great presentation, but some people aren't satisfied unless they have every scrap under the sun.  I'm happy with all of the CRs.

[Nick1Ø66 4,689]

I never knew there was anything wrong with the FOTR presentation until I read it here.

[Chen G. 3,944]

Totally.

 

If you have the OST (which every self-respecting fan should have regardless), the Rarities and the material from the fan credits to hand, what's the problem?

[mstrox 6,647]

2 hours ago, leeallen01 said:

I'm confused. Are they re-releasing the CD complete recordings as well? Like the ones already released? 

 

This one?

 

Yes, although instead of a DVD it will have a Blu-ray, and the packaging will likely be different.  The musical content will be the same.

[Faleel 5,342]

Well, the still missing material?

 

(A conspiracy Unmasked dialed out section etc.)

[Chen G. 3,944]

Given how long and meticulous the recording process on these scores was, there was always bound to be unreleased material. I would love to see it released in some form, and sure the CR could have been better, too. But as it is, its excellent nonetheless.

 

But in terms of a narrative presentation, I think having the CR as the "meat" of the score, the rarities as alternates, and the OST , fan-credits and symphony as "suites" make for a very good listening experience.

 

Every fan should have the OST anyway. I can't count how many times I wanted to listen to The Lord of the Rings and didn't have it in me to go through the CR, and just listened to the OST presentation. Some of the material works very organically as a suite, too. Hell, I listened to the whole thing not two days ago.

 

[Faleel 5,342]

Indeed.

[Bilbo 3,709]

Yeah, I listen to the OSTs a good bit more than I used to but if I have the time I’ll always go with the CRs.