What's your favorite Howard Shore's LOTR action cue?

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

With the last film being released tomorrow, I thought this would be a nice poll.

What's your favorite action cue from Shore's LOTR scores?

For me it is still The Bridge Of Khazad Dum.

Forth Eorlingas is a close second, but The action part in it is only very brief, while The Bridge offers several minutes of pulse pounding action music.

Stefancos- who would have posted this in the ROTK music thread, but then I would not be able to make a poll, and it's not just about ROTK anyway.

[Morn 8]

:? This is some form of protest isn't it.

[Jeshopk 8]

Long live the free world!

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

No Nick, it isn't.

I'm long past that whole 2 thread LOTR thing.

And i would have used one of those threads if i could have make a poll in it, but I can't.

I'm sure Neil won't mind, and if he does....then i'll see you back in 7 days.

Stefancos- who's gonna watch ROTK in another city tomorrow and hopes the trains will go late enough so he can get back at all....

[MrScratch 294]

I can't possibly pick a fave, but Bridge of Khazad Dum is a hard one to top. You didn't list my newest favorite "The White Tree" from ROTK. Not sure what that cue underscores, but that track is killer! I can see Shore using that bit in his LOTR Symphony. The buildup to the Gondor theme is riveting.

Jeff

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

Damn, I forgot that one.

It is very good.

Stefancos- typing this while his PC is ripping the 5.0 DD iso score from DVD.

[MrScratch 294]

Does anyone else have the bonus DVD with the 24 minute Howard Shore doc? Absolutely a MUST for any fan of the LOTR score. I wish they did a DVD like this for each soundtrack. Hello, Williams, something like this for Ep3, maybe?

Another cue that I like is Helms Deep and Forth Eorlingas. With a mixer on my computer I took the first half or so of Helms Deep (up until the Rohan fiddle enters) and Forth Eorlingas (from when Theoden and company charge through the gates) and spliced them together. It sounds GREAT. Everyone I play it for loves it and says that it makes a killer 5+ minute track.

Jeff

[Guest]

I'm not a fan of the scores but I do think Amon Hen is cool. (The part with the anvil)

[diskobolus 3]

having seen rotk, i say "end of all things"

[Lurker 5]

This is exactly what I was trying to prevent.

And no Steef, you are not banned for a week.

Neil