The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), directed by Peter Jackson, is the first chapter of the acclaimed trilogy based on J. R. R. Tolkien's novel. Howard Shore's score - performed primarily by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and built around some 160 leitmotifs - won the Academy Award for Best Original Score and a Grammy, and has been voted #1 in the Classic FM Movie Music Hall of Fame three years running (2023-2025). Since 2008 the film has toured the world as a live-to-projection concert, with a full symphony orchestra, chorus and soloists performing Shore's music beneath a giant screen.
The 25th anniversary live-to-projection concert tour of The Fellowship of the Ring is currently running, with dates across North America, Australia, Ireland and the UK through December 2026.
Howard Shore's score came to Leipzig, Germany in May 2026, performed by symphony orchestra, choir and soloists with large-screen projection.
On 1 May 2026 in Atlantic City, organist Anna Lapwood gave the world premiere of a full Lord of the Rings Organ Symphony transcribed from Shore's soundtrack.
Shore's score for The Fellowship of the Ring was voted #1 in the Classic FM Movie Music Hall of Fame for the third consecutive year in 2025.
The Munich Symphony Orchestra completed its three-year live-to-film LotR trilogy cycle at the Olympic Hall with The Return of the King in March 2026, having first performed The Fellowship of the Ring there in 2024.
