继在《指环王》首部曲《友谊之戒》中,邀请音乐精灵恩雅配唱主题歌之后,这次在《指环王》系列大结局《王者归来》中,霍华德·休尔特别邀请出全英音乐奖特别成就奖/公告牌世纪奖双料得主,爱尔兰流行音乐女皇安妮·莱诺克斯(Annie Lennox)献唱凄美动人的片尾主题曲《西行漫记》(Into The West),而如同恩雅凭借《指环王》首部曲《友谊之戒》主题歌《祝愿》(May It Be),拿下奥斯卡最佳电影歌曲一样, 2004年的最佳电影歌曲,也是非《西行漫记》不可。本专辑中,霍华德·休尔同时力邀爱尔兰长笛大师:詹姆斯高威爵士(Sir James Galway)与著名女高音芮妮·芙莱明(Renee Fleming)分别为乐曲营造意境美感,升华雄伟性灵,影片中饰演亚拉冈的维果摩顿森(Viggo Mortensen)也在本原声专辑中献声。
DISCI 指环王
01 The Prophecy
02 Concerning Hobbits
03 The Shadow Of The Past
04 The Treason Of I sengard
05 The Black Rider
06 At The Sign Of The Prancing Pony
07 A Kinfe In the Dark
08 Flight To The Ford
09 Many Meetings
10 The Council Of Elrond
11 The Ring Goes South
12 A Journey In The Dark
13 The Bridge Of Khazad Dum
14 Lothlorien
15 The Great River
16 Amon Hen
17 The Breaking Of The Fellowship
18 May It Be
DISCII 指环王2--双塔奇兵
01 Foundations Of Stone
02 The Taming Of Smeagol
03 The Riders Of Rohan
04 The Passage Of The Marshes
05 The Uruk-hai
06 The King Of The Golden Hai
07 The Black Gate is Closed
08 Evenstar featuring lsabel Bayrakdarian
09 The White Rider
10 Treebeard
11 The leave Taking
12 Helm's Deep
13 The Forbidden Pool
14 Breath Of Life featuring Sheils Chandra
15 The Homburg
16 Forth Eorlingas featuring Ben Del Maestro
17 Isengard Unleashed featuring Elizabeth Fraser& Ben Del Maestro
18 Sammwise The Brave
19 Gollum's Song performed by Emiliana Torrini
DISCIII 指环王3:王者归来
01 A Storm Is Coming
02 Hope And Memory
03 Mminas Tirith featuring Ben del Maestro
04 The White Tree
05 The Steward Of Gondor featuring Billy Boyd
06 Minas Morgul
07 The Ride Of The Rohirrim
08 Twillght And Shadow featuring Renee Fleming
09 Cirith Ungol
10 Anduril
11 Shelob's Lair
12 Ash And Smoke
13 The Fields Of All Things featuring Renee Fleming
14 Hope Fails
15 The Black Gate Opens featuring Sir James Galway
16 The End Of All Things featuring Renee Fleming
17 The Return Of The King featuring Sir James Galway,Viggo Mortensen,and Renee Fleming
18 The Grey Havens featuring Sir James
19 Into The West performed by Annie Lennox