The musical score for The Two Towers was composed, orchestrated, and conducted by Howard Shore, who also composed the music for the other two films in the series. The scores for its predecessor and sequel won Academy Awards for Best Score, but the soundtrack for The Two Towers was not nominated. Initially there was confusion over the score's eligibility due to a new rule applying to sequels, but the academy declared it eligible.
The musical score for The Two Towers was composed orchestrated, and conducted by Howard Shore, who also composed the music for the other two films in the series. The scores for its predecessor and sequel won Academy Awards for Best Score, but the soundtrack for The Two Towers was not nominated. Initially there was confusion over the score's eligibility due to a new rule applying to sequels but the academy declared it eligible