Max Steiner: from King Kong to Casablanca

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The Two Towers - the Music (Part V)

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The Two Towers - the Music (Part IV)

Part IV of The Two Towers focuses on the love story of Aragorn and Arwen, as well as the poems of Tolkien that can be found in the orchestral score. We also break down an exciting action cue, and look at how Howard Shore's music tells the centuries-long story of Gandalf. Learn mo ...  Show more

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