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Bo Hansson: Lord of the Rings. Virgin Silence 72438 12061-6.
Believe it or not, there really was a "Lord of the Rings" before Peter Jackson. Legend has it there were even books written on the subject, but that was apparently long before people gave up reading. Anyway, in the winter of 1969 Swedish composer and organist Bo Hansson secluded himself and a few friends away and recorded what would become a minor cult-classic LP, music inspired by Professor Tolkien's trilogy. Thank heaven for the movies, or this long-neglected vinyl might never have made the transition to CD.
While I have great admiration for Jackson's movies and the music that goes with them, I have owned the Hansson recording for over thirty years, and his is the music I still think of when I consider music for the story. Using a portable eight-track and a rented house, Hansson played organ, guitar, Moog synthesizer, and bass, while Rune Carlsson occasionally sat in on drums, Gunnar Bergsten on saxophone, and Anders Lind ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Bo Hansson: Lord of the Rings.(Sound Recording Review)