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Lord Of The Rings: How Music Elevates Story

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SOURCES:

Judith Bernanke, “Howard Shore’s Ring Cycle: The Film Score and Its Operatic Strategy” (From: Studying the Event Film: The Lord of the Rings) New York: Manchester University Press, 2008.

Editorial Review of “The Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of The Ring”
http://www.filmtracks.com/titles/lord_rings01.html

The Annotated Score: “The Music of The Lord of The Rings Films – Part One: The Fellowship of The Ring”
http://www.elvish.org/gwaith/pdf/fotr_annotated_score_2.pdf

Eric Rawlins, “Musical Themes in The Lord of The Rings”
http://www.woodzie.org/lotr/