HOWARD SHORE: ANTHOLOGY - THE PARIS CONCERT (Picture Vinyl, 3LP)

“From grand-scale works to solo piano, this limited 3-LP set includes a Paris concert that reveals the chameleon-like talent of the maestro of film music.
Ludwig Vicky - Howard Shore: Anthology - The Paris Concerts

In the spring of 2023, the “Maison de Radio France” in Paris hosted three days of concerts by the renowned Hollywood film composer Howard Shore. The purpose was to reveal the mysterious side of the composer's multifaceted oeuvre. The recordings have been compiled into an “anthology” and are now available on a 3-LP set. Two concerts by the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France (conducted by Ludwig Wicki and Bastien Still) are interspersed with a third concert for small ensemble of experimental works. Alongside works such as Catania, it was clear that Shore has a chameleon-like talent for moving freely between various genres and scales. The greatest excitement this concert brought was the rediscovery of scores from different styles and eras arranged on the same program, and the coherent context in which they could be performed by the same team of musicians. The talented soloists (Olivier Doise, Jean-Paul Gasparyan, Raphael Moreau, and Stephane Guillaume) also give one brilliant performance after another. Theremin soloist Lydia Kavina has been performing this piece on stage for 30 years, ever since she joined the soundtrack for “Ed Wood".
Howard Shore's biggest change came at the dawn of the 21st century, when New Zealand-born Peter Jackson asked him to compose music for “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy. Ten years later, he was also commissioned to compose music for “The Hobbit". These blockbuster films brought Shore's fine compositions to audiences around the world, especially those that perfectly matched the epic scale of the stories they told. I honestly believe I have successfully resonated with Tolkien's work and his love of nature. I also love nature, so I composed that music with all my heart,” Shore said.
“In my opinion, film music is one of the few areas where a composer is free to compose, as long as he chooses a subject that suits his personality. When you are able to build a relationship of trust with the director, you can express yourself in a unique way, and the director will support you even if you do things differently or are adventurous. Therein lies cooperation, the ability to see ahead, and the power to persuade”. This is a belief that Howard Shore, one of the most innovative film music composers of our time, has held for over 40 years.”

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Please note for shipping purposes this counts as 12 discs

Side A:
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring?Movement I

1. Where the Shadows Lie
2. The History of the Ring
3. A Long-Expected Party
4. The Seduction of the Ring
5. A Black Shadow

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring?Movement II

6. Last Homely House
7. Turning Southwards
8. The Road Under the Mountain

Side B:

1. The Halls of Durin
2. Durin's Bane
3. The Golden Wood
4. Gandalf's Lament
5. Beyond Lothlorien
6. The Anduin
7. The White Hand

Side C:

1. The Passing of Boromir
2. The Fate of the Bearer
3. In Dreams

The Hobbit

4. The Noble Wood (I Roderyn)

Catania

5. Catania

Esther Kahn

6. Esther Kahn (Paris Suite)

Side D:
The Fly?Suite

1. Main Title
2. Plasma Pool
3. Stathis Enters
4. The Stairs
5. The Jump
6. Finale

Concertino from?Eastern Promises

7. Eastern Promises
8. Tatiana / Trans-Siberian Diary

Side E:
Naked Lunch?Suite

1. Naked Lunch
2. Fadela's Coven / Dr. Benway

Ed Wood?Suite

3. Main Title (Transcr. for Theremin and Orchestra)
4. Grave Robbers (Transcr. for Theremin and Orchestra)
5. This Is the One (Transcr. for Theremin and Orchestra)

Crash?Suite

6. Crash
7. CineTerra

Side F:

1. Mechanism of Occupant Ejection
2. Mirror Image
3. Where's the Car?
4. Sexual Logic
5. Road Research Laboratory
6. Chromium Bower
7. Triton
8. Prophecy Is Dirty and Ragged