Amazon MGM Studios have announced that The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 soundtrack will be released worldwide on August 23rd in anticipation of the highly anticipated return of the series on August 29th. Available across all music streaming services, the full episodic score for the second season of the Amazon Original series was composed by Emmy® Award-winner and composer of all your favourite shows Bear McCreary (Da Vinci’s Demons, Firefly, Battlestar Galactica, The Walking Dead).

To capture the epic nature of the show’s first season, McCreary combined symphonic orchestra, percussion, folk instruments from across Europe and North Africa, and solo vocalists and choirs singing in the iconic languages of J.R.R. Tolkien’s books. The second season’s soundtrack promises to be even better with McCreary including a Bulgarian women’s choir and gadulka for Rhûn, children’s choir for the pastoral city of Eregion, Hardanger fiddle for new character Estrid, and deathly whispers for the terrifying Barrow-wights. 

For the first season, McCreary collaborated with Fiona Apple for the song: “Where the Shadows Lie,”. This season McCreary has invited Grammy-nominated artist Rufus Wainwright to bring to life the song “Old Tom Bombadil”, and Jens Kidman, lead singer of Grammy-nominated Swedish extreme-metal band Meshuggah, to feature on “Last Ballad of Damrod,”. Even while balancing these many diverse and eclectic musical influences, McCreary always refers to Tolkien’s writings for inspiration. “I am honored to continue forward on this journey, bringing the events of Tolkien’s Second Age to life on the screen,” says McCreary. As an extra treat, cast members Sophia Nomvete (Princess Disa) Benjamin Walker (Gil-galad), Rory Kinnear (Tom Bombadil) and Daniel Weyman (The Stranger) also lend their vocal talents to several songs on the soundtrack.

“This new soundtrack is a stunning companion to the series’ continued exploration of the Second Age” said Bob Bowen, worldwide head of music for Amazon MGM Studios. “With the debut of Season Two on the horizon, we’re excited to give fans a further glimpse into the epic series.”

The full track listing for digital is as follows:

TRACK LIST (DIGITAL):

1. Old Tom Bombadil (feat. Rufus Wainwright)

2. Rhûn (feat. The Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices)

3. Life in the Canyon

4. Golden Leaves (feat. Benjamin Walker)

5. Cirdan’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)

15. Barrow-wights

16. Forgiveness Takes an Age*

17. Candles on the Tide (feat. Clydene Jackson)*

18. Army of Orcs

19. The Last Ballad of Damrod (feat. Jens Kidman)

20. Battle for Eregion

21. Durin’s Bane*

22. Last Temptation

23. The Staff

24. Old Tom Bombadil Reprise (feat. Rory Kinnear and Daniel Weyman)

25. The Sun Yet Shines

*Track excluded from the vinyl release

As well as being able to stream the soundtrack and purchase digitally, fans will also be able to pre-order vinyl at Amazon Music. A special Collector’s Edition will also be available for pre-order exclusively on Amazon Music. Following each episode, Amazon Music will release a weekly soundtrack album containing the score for that episode, only available on Amazon Music.