Corks popping in Watford over Oscars. (News).

Pomagne corks, rather than Champagne ones, were popping in a little corner of Watford during the wee hours of last Monday morning, as the Lord Of The Rings won an Oscar for best film score.

While the movie is heralded as a huge success story for New Zealand, where it was shot, parts of Howard Shore's music score for the film were recorded in the UK at Watford's Colosseum venue -- in addition to sessions at the rather more well-known Abbey Road studio.

"There is an immense feeling of pleasure that we can associate ourselves with Lord Of The Rings and the music," says the venue's director John Wallace.

He recalls, "When the score was being recorded, people in the control room were whooping with amazement and satisfaction; you could just tell how great it was going to be. Arguably the Colosseum has the best acoustics in the UK and is one of the best venues in the ...