Title: Simply awful.
Product review: Ralph Bakshi's ill-fated 1978 animated version of "Lord of the Rings" is univerally loathed by Tolkien fans and non-fans alike. Sadly, its soundtrack by Leonard "Star Trek IV" Rosenman is a part of the problem. While it's been praised as superior to Howard Shore's compostion due to its "character themes" and "avant-garde style", I wasn't able to percieve any coherent themes at all, and "avant-garde" just means "dissonance" in this case. It's too loud, too bold. The orc-song at the end is simply ridiculous, much like the badly rotoscoped orcs that sing it.Bottom line: this is a worthy companion to Bakshi's film. See Peter Jackson's version instead, and buy Howard Shore's soundtrack--both are infinitely better than the version represented here.
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