The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Soundtrack - 16. The End of All Things

This is the final struggle. Frodo and Sam are inching their way up Mount Doom, barely able to carry on, when Gollum jumps out of nowhere and attacks them. About the only thing that could ignite Frodo is an attack on the Ring. He quickly becomes reenergized because of this attack and drives Gollum off. While Sam and Gollum fight, Frodo runs to the end of the bridge into Mount Doom. Sam calls for him to destroy it, but in the final instant, Frodo refuses, claiming it as his own Precious.

However, Gollum has crept up behind him, and he leaps onto Frodo once again. Frodo quickly puts on the Ring and disappears, but Gollum keeps hold of him. In the end, Gollum bites off Frodo's finger with the Ring and claims it as his own. But in all his revelling, he slips off the edge of the cliff and plummets into the fires of Mount Doom. The Ring is destroyed, and the Third Age of Middle Earth comes to a close.

The song highlights the final struggle in a convincing way. The viewer is alerted to the tenseness of the situation, and at every point the music keeps the viewer spellbound.

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• Lord of the Rings Music
• Howard Shore

[MrHardiff]

I'm looking for one song that play when they are almost dying and sam saids:'' maybe i cant take the ring...but i cant take you!'' I cried.. I want a friend like that

[jediking12]

@MrHardiff The Black Gate Opens

[jediking12]

"I'm glad to be with you Samwise Gamgee...here at the end of all things"

[gandolf600]

does any one know the name of the song after mount doom explodes when frodo and sam are sitting on the slopes of mount doom waiting to be rescued by the eagles?

[jediking12]

@gandolf600 The Eagles

[mikese93]

anyone know where the song over aragon's charge is called and can be found?

[jediking12]

@mikese93 For Frodo

[Thundertitan222]

1:08

This voice takes me into another world. It seems to be too good for our world.

[berserker276]

@1wing1 He's probably a LOTR nerd. A rare breed.

[firefly8771]

@MrHardiff "I can't carry it for you, BUT I CAN CARRY YOU!" :) It's also in the Complete Recordings in the track The Mouth of Sauron.

[repperu16]

1:15 - 1:45 epic !

[Utzinator1995]

Every time when i leave the subway and go to school...i hear this music....

[junkyjoe11]

@MrHardiff I like how you got two thumbs up despite how you spelled the stuff wrong and well...thats just sad XD no offense

[1wing1]

i love how jediking12 knows everything <3

[ItsTheMadMonkye]

@MrHardiff But i "can" take you, you mean =)

[ReyaitheShadowWolf]

Don't you let go... don't let go.

[SweetSinFZ]

Its called crack of doom wehn the black tower falls.