Will Lord of the Rings be the one soundtrack to rule them all? Vote now in the Classic FM Movie Music Hall of Fame

Will Lord of the Rings be the one soundtrack to rule them all? Vote now in the Classic FM Movie Music Hall of Fame

At first glance, Canadian composer Howard Shore may have seemed an unusual choice for director Peter Jackson to pick to score the most ambitious production in cinema history, the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Until 2001 Shore was better known for his work in the crime and thriller genre, and had never taken on a project of this scale before.Nevertheless, Shore’s score was a triumph - it features over 80 different themes and motifs representing the …