There was a lot to love in the sophomore season of Amazon’s Lord of the Rings prequel, Rings of Power, last year—but one of the absolute highlights was Bear McCreary’s wild work on developing his own sound for Middle-earth in the series’ soundtrack. Now, you can get ready to enjoy it all without having to rewatch every episode and enjoy it in style.
io9 has got your first look at the fancy physical edition release of McCreary’s Rings of Power season two. Born from a deal between McCreary’s own independent label, Sparks & Shadows Records, and art company Mutant (which helped McCreary launch his rock concept album The Singularity last year), Mutant will release a grand, 10-disc physical collection. Eight of those discs will be dedicated to individual orchestral recordings for the episodic scores of each episode in the season, while the last two will encompass the broader original soundtrack release for Rings of Power season two.
On top of that is A Composer’s Journey, a 130-page booklet penned by McCreary that explores an episode-by-episode breakdown of how the composer approached scoring the second season, delving into his creative process, from initial ideas, to scoring, and then to producing the final package. Speaking of that final package, all this will come in a lavish slipcase box featuring gold foil design work inspired by the series, as well as imagery from the show. Check out the full track listing for the release below:
Disc 1, Episode 1: “Elven Kings Under the Sky” 1. Dawn of the Second Age
2. The Last Hope for All Middle-earth
3. Bow or Bleed
4. Trees of Stone
5. Círdan
6. Warning in the Words
7. To Serve the Lord of Mordor
8. Three Rings for the Elven Kings feat. Benjamin Walker
9. The Rings of Power – Season One Overture (Bonus Track) Disc 2, Episode 2: “Where the Stars Are Strange” 1. Catastrophe at Khazad-dûm
2. Glimpses of the Unseen World
3. Caras Gaer feat. The Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices
4. The Gaudrim
5. Despair Under the Mountain feat. Sophia Nomvete
6. Before Darkness Blinds Us All
7. My Name Is Not Halbrand
8. Invitation to Eregion Disc 3, Episode 3: “The Eagle and the Sceptre” 1. Shelob’s Nest
2. Númenórean Grief
3. Enter Damrod feat. Jens Kidman
4. Mithril for Rings
5. The Road to Pelargir
6. Funeral Pyre and Reconciliation feat. Raya Yarbrough
7. Isildur and Estrid
8. The Wild Men
9. The Great Eagle and the Forging
10. The Rings of Power – Title Announcement Trailer (Bonus Track)
11. The Rings of Power – Season Two Overture (Bonus Track)
12. The Rings of Power – London Premiere Season One Fanfare (Bonus Track) Disc 4, Episode 4: “Eldest” 1. Elves Embark
2. Meeting Tom Bombadil
3. Concerning Stoors
4. The Dark Wizard
5. Eldest
6. Lair of the Barrow-wights
7. Mud Beast
8. The Sûzat
9. Snaggleroot and Winterbloom
10. Galadriel Stands Alone Disc 5, Episode 5: “Halls of Stone” 1. Seven for the Dwarf-lords
2. Unveiling the Doors of Durin
3. Gazing to Eressëa
4. Gil-galad’s Vision
5. Disa in the Depths
6. Mirdania Emerges
7. Assault on the Faithful feat. Clydene Jackson
8. Deceit in the Craft
9. Sauron’s Design Disc 6, Episode 6: “Where Is He?” 1. Celebrimbor’s Burden
2. The Crown of Morgoth
3. Accused in Númenor
4. The Secret Fire
5. Tempest of Bats
6. Trial by Abyss
7. The Legends of Adar
8. Sauron’s Illusion
9. The Siege Begins Disc 7, Episode 7: “Doomed to Die” 1. Nine for Mortal Men
2. Shattered Illusion
3. The Battle for Eregion Begins
4. Dwarven Loyalty
5. The Orc Camp
6. The Light of Celebrimbor
7. War at the Wall
8. Damrod feat. Jens Kidman
9. Never Make War in Anger Disc 8, Episode 8: “Shadow and Flame” 1. True Wealth of the Mountain
2. Confronting the Dark Wizard
3. The White Flame
4. Sauron and Celebrimbor
5. No Passage for Low Men
6. Wounds That Have Endured
7. The Fall of Galadriel
8. Shadow and Flame feat. Rory Kinnear and Daniel Weyman Discs 9 & 10: Amazon Original Series Soundtrack Disc 9 1. Old Tom Bombadil feat. Rufus Wainwright
2. Rhûn feat. The Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices
3. Concerning Stoors
4. Golden Leaves feat. Benjamin Walker
5. Círdan’s Perfection
6. Stone Singers feat. Sophia Nomvete
7. Sandstorm at the Well
8. Eregion
9. Emissary at the Forge
10. Shelob
11. The Pyre feat. Raya Yarbrough
12. Estrid
13. The Great Eagle
14. The River-daughter feat. Raya Yarbrough Disc 10 1. Barrow-wights
2. Forgiveness Takes an Age
3. Candles on the Tide feat. Clydene Jackson
4. Army of Orcs
5. The Last Ballad of Damrod feat. Jens Kidman
6. Battle for Eregion
7. Durin’s Bane
8. Last Temptation
9. The Staff
10. Old Tom Bombadil Reprise feat. Rory Kinnear and Daniel Weyman
11. The Sun Yet Shines
Mutant’s Rings of Power Season Two Complete Soundtrack Collection will be limited to 1,000 copies and will cost $150—and goes live for pre-order at 12pm CST tomorrow, October 17, at Made by Mutant.