The Broken Shore (2013)

The music of The Lord of the Rings film series was composed, orchestrated, conducted and produced by Howard Shore. Shore wrote many hours of music for The Lord of the Rings, 10 hours of which have been released in the Complete Recordings CD/DVD boxed sets. Additional music, including alternate and unused compositions, was released with the book The Music of the Lord of the Rings. Shore composed the music in an emotional, operatic way, threading through the scores over 90 identified leitmotifs, which are categorized by the Middle-earth cultures to which they relate. The scores for The Fellowship of the Ring and The Return of the King won Academy Awards in 2002 and 2004. The latter film also won an Oscar statuette for Best Song, as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score and Best Original Song.

Son Of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys is a 2CD collection of various pirate ballads, sea songs, and chanteys. In other words, wholesome folk music. This was released by Anti-.

In 1949, Hank Snow began recording in the States, and his third session included I’m Moving On. The original version is here, as well as great early hits like The Golden Rocket, The Rhumba Boogie, Down The Trail Of Achin’ Hearts, Bluebird Island, Music Makin’ Mama From Memphis, A Fool Such As I, The Boogie Woogie Flying Cloud, When Mexican Joe Met Jole Blon, The Gold Rush Is Over and I Don’t Hurt Anymore. The early Jimmie Rodgers tribute cuts are here, as well as his first instrumental recordings. Hailed by critics, fans (and Hank himself!) as essential.

Bruce Springsteen once said he intended to make an album with words like Bob Dylan that sounded like Phil Spector where he sang like Roy Orbison, a nifty summary of many, but not all, of his artistic ambitions and a key to his appeal.