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Podcast: Exploring Tolkien
Episode: An Interview with Howard Shore, Lord of the Rings Composer - 2003 Roundtable Interviews
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Here’s another episode in our series of interviews from the December 2, 2003 roundtable discussions (watch https://youtu.be/JqhF91GJbGg and https://youtu.be/avh0HxUI8Vs episodes), we spoke with Lord of the Rings composer Howard Shore. He really goes in depth on his thoughts and composing process!
In this episode, Mr. Shore discusses:
What it’s like to adapt literary works
What he does BEFORE he starts composing
What inspired some of the music in the film
The works in Return of the King he’s most proud of
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