Jay

Huh . I wonder why that would be?

These arrived yesteday!

Yes. What makes the episode 1 and 2 albums so great is that they feature many highlights that weren't on the season album. All the episode 3 highlights already were on the season album, so it's episode album is the least exciting. And it's certainly why Bear put so many bonus tracks on that album. It's the only episode and score without Galadriel and her theme, so he certainly wanted to get here theme there via the bonus track. And yes, that Numenor Finale string counterpoint to the A theme is incredible! A brilliant idea executed perfectly

Of course he put the concert arrangements on the season album. Where else would they go?

O right! Isn't it the first time the B section appears in underscore?

OK. For now I've only listed it in episode 2! ~ It's cool that all 18 of Bear's season 1 themes appear in the first three episodes of season 2. And, within those 3 episodes, he's already introduced 6 of his 8 new themes, with only one of them (Rhûn) appearing in two episodes so far. Episode 1 - Introduces Gil-galad and Rhûn Episode 2 - Introduces Eregeion, develops Rhûn, introduces the mysterious new theme Episode 3 - Introduces Estrid and Damrod Not shown up yet - Stoors & Tom Bombadil

Interesting to read you guys saying this season's score sounds more Shore-like. That's not a thought I had had myself... thought I'm listening to "Before Darkness Binds Us All" right now and the choir at 7:13 reminds me of something specific from one of the LOTR scores

Why can't a warped version be the first version? What's happening on screen during this bit? ~ Episode 2 list updated with some themes i had missed the first time around

Busta Rhymes did it first

Got it. Thanks!

Brain fart, fixed. AT 5:12, the high choir make it hard to hear the notes I associate with the song, but I'll take your word for it. Actually listening more, it seems it is this theme with it going right into Sauron's theme as if the two were one connected thing. Damn, that's cool. As for 6:06, it's listed in my post already. Right, I listed Sauron in my post, but wasn't sure of the ostinato which I why I listed Forging with a question mark. I feel like its a unique ostinato, that isn't quite Forging, but also isn't quite Sauron's ostinato either? I don't recognize it. What part of the Fiona Apple track is this part? WOAH! Nice catch! So that theme appears 5 times so far!? episode 1 "Cirdan" 6:59-7:06 episode 2 "My Name Is Not Halbrand" 1:22-1:37 season album "Battle For Eregion" 0:06-0:26 season album "Battle For Eregion" 6:40-7:26 (choir) season album "The Staff" 0:10-2:01 (choir). Is that a b section starting at 1:11?

Episode 1 - Elven Kings Under the Sky 1 Dawn of the Second Age (12:55) 0:00 Sauron 1:35 Sauron 3:09 Sauron 4:21 Adar/Orcs 5:10 Sauron 6:39 Sauron 8:32 Halbrand 9:24 Sauron 9:31 Halbrand 10:21 Adar/Orcs 10:43 Sauron 11:44 Sauron 12:12 Sauron 2 The Last Hope for All Middle-earth (3:24) 0:00 Noble Warrior 0:42 Galadriel 0:45 Elrond 1:33 Gil-galad 2:39 Elrond 3 Bow or Bleed (3:18) 0:27 Halbrand 0:40 Adar/Orcs 2:27 The Stranger 4 Trees of Stone (3:21) 0:08 Nori 1:13 The Stranger 1:42 Nori 2:13 Harfoot 3:08 Nori 5. Círdan (7:35) 0:25 Elrond 1:11 Valinor 1:44 Elrond 2:13 Galadriel 5:07 Galadriel 5:57 Forging (new spritely version?) 6:43 The Rings of Power 6. Warning in the Words (2:34) 0:00 This Wandering Day 1:16 Rhûn 1:46 Rhûn 7. To Serve the Lord of Mordor (2:01) 0:10 Sauron 1:02 Adar/Orcs 1:45 Sauron 8. Three Rings for the Elven Kings (6:44) - featuring Benjamin Walker 0:07 Gil-galad 2:39 Forging 4:14 The Rings of Power 4:44 Forging 5:48 Sauron 6:15 Sauron

Is The One Ring going to be forged this season? If so, maybe it's a theme for that. ~ Is that also Sauron harp at 9:24 of Dawn of the Second Age?

Episode 3 - The Eagle and the Sceptre 1 Shelob’s Nest (4:50) 0:00 Elendil/Isildur (The Faithful) 2:32 Elendil/Isildur (The Faithful) 2 Númenórean Grief (4:19) 0:13 Elendil/Isildur (The Faithful) 0:39 Númenor 1:30 feels like a theme? 2:25 Estrid 3:03 feels like a theme? 3 Enter Damrod (0:57) - featuring Jens Kidman 0:07 Damrod 4 Mithril for Rings (4:14) 0:20 The Rings of Power 1:18 Durin IV 3:29 Sauron 5 The Road to Pelargir (3:52) 0:00 Elendil/Isildur (The Faithful) 0:38 Elendil/Isildur (The Faithful) 1:21 Elendil/Isildur (The Faithful) 1:38 Elendil/Isildur (The Faithful) 1:53 Estrid 3:25 Arondir/Bronwyn 6 Funeral Pyre and Reconciliation (4:31) - featuring Raya Yarbrough 0:15 Arondir/Bronwyn 2:25 Khazad-dûm 3:13 Durin 4:13 Khazad-dûm 7 Isildur and Estrid (3:04) 0:00 Arondir/Bronwyn 0:46 Elendil/Isildur (The Faithful) 0:56 Estrid 1:46 Elendil/Isildur (The Faithful) 2:46 Elendil/Isildur (The Faithful) 8 The Wild Men (2:02) there are no themes? 9 The Great Eagle and the Forging (6:46) 0:00 Númenor 1:30 Númenor 3:18 Elendil/Isildur? 3:54 Númenor 4:32 Númenor 5:12 The Rings of Power 5:26 Sauron 6:07 The Rings of Power

Maybe something they mention in dialogue at that point