Title: Not what it's cracked up to be
Product review: Howard Shore had an immense undertaking for this project, and his final score is decent. The dark and ominous themes for full orchestra and chorus are effective in the movie, though somewhat contrived an un-original. Speaking of un-orginial, the other famous themes have their origins elsewhere as well. The triumphant Fellowship Theme can be heard during football season as the NFL Sunday Night TV theme. Crack open a hymnal and find "This is My Father's World," whose first phrase is lifted directly for the Hobbit's theme.Aside from those disappointing steals, Shore does a good job with the background music to this movie. I would recommend this to fans of the movie, but not fans of original motion picture music. Don't get me wrong, it isn't terrible at all. However, I would not call this Academy-Award winning material by any means. Just a pretty good album.
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