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Mad Men: Original Score Volume 1 (2008)
The cover art for the 'Mad Men' soundtrack CD.

The first release of David Carbonara's original score for the television series Mad Men features music from a number of key scenes in the first and second seasons.

Published: 19th June 2009
The Lord of the Rings: The Complete Recordings (2001 - 2007)
The cover art for 'The Fellowship of the Ring: The Complete Recordings' boxset.

One of the defining characteristics of Howard Shore's music for Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings (LotR) trilogy was his use of themes, called leitmotifs, to represent specific characters, cultures, places, and events. The release of the Complete Recordings series has afforded fans the chance to hear how he weaved those structural elements through melody, instrumentation, rhythm, and texture, to tell the massive story of The Lord of the Rings.

Published: 12th September 2007
Soul of the Ultimate Nation (2006)
The cover art for the 'Soul of the Ultimate Nation' CD.

Soul of the Ultimate Nation (2006) marks Howard Shore's first venture into the burgeoning world of game scoring. The release of the CD in 2006 gave fans a chance to hear him expand on the epic flavour of his scores for the The Lord of the Rings (LotR) trilogy and experiment with some unusual instrumentation and rhythms.

Published: 12th October 2006