This Trilogy helped me keep my sobriety. After 3 months without drinking I found a bottle that I hid in my house. I almost drank it and there was my DVD trilogy staring at me. Frodo fumbling with the ring. I heard the ring,whiskey talking to me. Howard Shore’s beautiful music. In a matter of seconds I found the “ring” and cast into the chasm of Mount Doom. My sink!!! True story

Not a single negative comment. No ones arguing. Just a bunch of people who may lost something and found it in this music again, or in the books. It's magical.

The greatest book ever written. The greatest movie ever made. The greatest movie soundtrack ever composed. The greatest film crew ever assembled. The greatest fandom to ever exist. The Lord of the Rings - one tale to rule them all.

I am nearly 70 years old. The Hobbit (the book, c. 1937) was in my elementary school library. I picked it up when I was in 4th grade and read, "In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit." I was hooked. I must have read that book ten times. I spent my meager allowance on a paperback copy sold through the Scholastic Books program. It wasn't until my 3rd year of college, during the years of Vietnam, Watergate, and civil rights riots that I discovered Lord of the Rings. All us hippies read Lord of the Rings. Our literature professors dismissed it as a WWII allegory or as "kiddie lit," or as one aging McCarthyist put it, "hippie lit." Little did they know that Tolkien has spawned a literary revolution. The first attempts to make movies of the books were pitiful. Peter Jackson was still a young stripling hardly out of short pants and nobody had ever seen a desktop computer yet. CGI wasn't even in anyone's vision. Howard Shore was very well known as a composer of cinema scores, but Lord of the Rings is considered his masterpiece. That's your history lesson for today, all you young folks. :-)

Sons of Gondor! Of Rohan! My brothers! I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me! A day may come when the courage of men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship. But it is not this day. An hour of wolves and shattered shields when the age of Men comes crashing down! But it is not this day! This day we fight! By all that you hold dear on this good Earth, I bid you stand! Men of the West!

Lord of the Rings is back on the menu boys!

“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” - Gandalf

There will never be another trilogy as good as this

"There's some good in this world, Mr. Frodo, and it's worth fighting for."

I swear I will never get tired of LOTR ambient music

Love this quote by Roger Miller: “Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet”.

Sometimes when I feel lonely or sad there is no music I want or need to hear more than this. For years it has brought a strange sort of comfort. It is as if I am remembering a world I've never been to, remembering that if I don't fit into this world, it's simply because I was made for another one.

I just want the person reading this to be healthy, happy and loved! Wishing you a good day!

"But in the end it's only a passing thing, this shadow; even darkness must pass" - Samwise Gamgee

This music makes me feel privileged to be alive.

To the person reading this, Good Luck! Don't stress, everything will be fine. Whatever difficulty you are facing right now, you can overcome it! You are strong and brave

I remember I was 18 when Fellowship first came out. A girlfriend of mine at the time was so excited to see it, having read the books in school. I was on the fence. Having seen the Burger King Commercials promoting this movie I thought it looked like a cheesy CGI messy kids movie. Then, I went to see it with her and as soon as the opening music and the opening back story of Sauron and the ring came on, I was IMMEDIATELY like "whoa, this is different. holy fuck." By the end I had the feeling that probably folks in 1977 had when they left the theater seeing Star Wars for the first time. I have not had a movie experience like that since 2001. Something i'll never forget!

"Samwise the brave, I want to hear more about him," said Frodo.

It’s like in the great stories Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger they were, and sometimes you didn’t want to know the end. Because how could the end be happy. How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad happened. But in the end, it’s only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer. Those were the stories that stayed with you. That meant something. Even if you were too small to understand why. But I think, Mr. Frodo, I do understand. I know now. Folk in those stories had lots of chances of turning back only they didn’t. Because they were holding on to something. Frodo : What are we holding on to, Sam? Sam : That there’s some good in this world, Mr. Frodo. And it’s worth fighting for.

Frodo: "I wish the Ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened" Gandalf: "So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us” -J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings

I would rather share 3 hours of my lifetime with this music than face all the ages of this world never having heard it

“It’s a dangerous business Frodo, going out of your door. You step into the Road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to.”

My friend and i loved the Lord of the Rings books. We both loved reading the books and when we both turned 12, we could watch the movies (we were 11 at the time). My birthday is on May the 15th, his May the 26th. Time flew by as we were so excited to watch the movies. When i turned 12, i got the dvd's of all the 3 films, but i made a promise to my friend we would watch them together for the first time so, i waited until his 12th birthday. As soon as we came home from school, we made popcorn and watched them all in one sitting. It was an absolute joy to watch them. We both loved gaming so when we heard that there would be coming a LEGO Lord of the Rings game, we "jumped holes in the ceiling" my mom said. We waited for what seemed like YEARS for the game to release. And when the time had finally come, we rushed to the store and bought 1 disc. As soon as we got home we put in my xBox 360 and played it every, single, day. Make homework as soon as you come home frome school? No, play LEGO Lord of the Rings. We completed it in like 2 - 3 weeks. We knew there was an upcoming move from The Hobbit. We also loved reading the books of The Hobbit so when we heard that, we couldn't be more excited. The movie got released 2 or 3 weeks after we completed playing LEGO Lord of the Rings so we didn't have to wait long. Again, we rushed home after school to watch the new movie (our moms had gotten the movies for us). We loved it. We pulled an all-nighter. Around the time when the 2nd The Hobbit movie got released, my friend got sick. We first thought it was just a simple cold so we ignored it. But he didn't got any better so, he went to the doctor and it turned out he got Stage 3 cancer. We of course were in absolute shock. In a short period of time, it got worse and worse and he had to go to the hospital. He couldn't do much except lay in bed (this was around Christmas). The 2nd Hobbit movie had just released but this time, it didn't feel good. We couldn't pull an all-nighter and watch it as we did with the previous ones. As Christmas gift, i have him the 2nd Hobbit movie. We both were so excited to watch it together, even though it had to be different this time (i hadn't seen it yet). We had such joy watching it in the hospital. A few months had passed and things still wouldn't get better. Around our birthdays, things even got so bad he had to move to an other hospital. Things went a little better, but again around November things got really really bad. He sadly passed away, a few weeks before the 3rd movie got released. I couldn't stop crying for weeks. It felt so bad to watch the movie without him. When LEGO The Hobbit came out, i played it on the exact same place as we used to play together. The soundtracks, the books, the movies, the games, it all reminds me of him. Especially the soundtracks. Every year around our birthdays and christmas, i listen to this to feel more connected again. (And Matthew, if you see this, i collected all the coins as you always wanted me to do)

I read The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings in my teens. I read it to my kids when they were old enough. And now my Grandkids are reading it. My favorite recollection of reading it to my youngest son was when Gandalf fell in battle with the Balrog. My son was shocked. " Gandalf can't be dead ! That can't happen ! " To which I replied " Sorry son, Gandalf the Grey is dead. " It certainly heightened the appearance of Gandalf the White . Now in his 30s he still remembers that .

I wish whoever's reading this gain inner peace and enjoy the peaceful moment with yourself.❤

It's been 20 years since the lotr movies have been released, this is this is still one of the greatest soundtracks ever produced!

“All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

I have never had such an emotional connection to a movie or soundtrack like LOTR. The greatest set of books and movies ever created in my opinion. Loved by so many!

I’m currently rereading the LOTR trilogy & stumbled upon this gem. Now I have this playing quietly while reading by candlelight. I recon it’s about as close as being in Middle Earth as one can get!

"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."

I wish Tolkien got to hear this.

I will always treasure this music with fondness, my dad, who passed away last year, this was his favorite music and movies. As we were in his hospital room, before he went to his far green country under a swift sunrise, The Shire theme is the last thing he heard. When I hear this music it brings back the greatest memories. Love you Dad and thanks for sharing this with me.

Repeat after me: LOTR is the best fandom. edit! yay so many likes thanks to y'all dear lotr fans x

It is amazing to me that after twenty years, LOTR and The Hobbit still have such an affect on so many people! Even though I will not meet any of you in this world, I feel a fellowship with you all...

This music has helped me through a very difficult period. The beauty and solace it offers are wonderful.

Playing this wonderful music to my unborn baby..preparing her to the world of Middle Earth. 🏞🌠🌌

6:58, tears every time I hear it. "In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole full of worms and oozy smells. This was a hobbit-hole and that means good food, a warm hearth, and all the comforts of home." - Bilbo Baggins

"You will live to see these days renewed. No more despair." - King Theoden

LOTR is just perfect. My favourite movies of all time. Nothing will ever beat it. 20 years old and still amazes people and makes them cry. Thank you peter jackson and howard shore and everyone who worked on these incredible movies. I think professor tolkien would have liked them.

It is timeless, it is beautiful, it is the Lord of the Rings. Nothing else truly compares, and I'm not sure anything else ever will. Thank you Tolkien, Jackson, and Shore for what you gave us.

The lotr music still stands undefeated as the best movie soundtrack ever made

This soundtrack is truly one of a kind. The movies wouldn't be what they were without it... Howard Shore did an incredible job!

I first read from Tolkien in 1964 and have read all of him several times since then. After 76 years of life it is good to be able to go to a realm where honor and love and principles fight against evil of any kind. Just words on paper about a life of adventure, happiness and enormous despair; just like real life, but one thing was different. We could close the pages and reflect without worry and if needed revisit that one part that touched us so. Before the music came to punctuate the words these were haunting tales. The music, with the stories, become the notes of sagas, hymns to heroes and the soft touch of love on a face when embraced by a lover. Even though it is sad to know that one day I will leave to never visit it all again; I shall not look back. I like to think I shall take it with me.

I was there to witness these films in theaters. Not a day goes by where I don’t count my blessing for how lucky I was. To be there to witness, absolutely magnificence. 3 films that encapsulate a time and place that now doesn’t even feel real, because of how good it made me feel to be apart of it. Thank You too all of you who have kept this alive over the years. I pray I will see you on the other side of the Grey Havens….some day….

I still get chills remembering Fellowship in theatres at age 13. My parents said it was "too violent", but that if I promised and adhered to one month of no screens (no TV, no movies, no video games - and kids didn't have cell phones back then), I was allowed to see LOTR in theatres. I'll never miss that month of no TV, but remember the words "A last alliance of men and elves..." and the snarls of Orcs in the opening scenes like it was yesterday.

I love all of your videos so much! They've helped me get through 2.5 years of high school, and late-night study sessions when I'm the only one awake in the house for nights on end. Seriously, thank you.

"It Is The Small Things, Everyday Deeds Of Ordinary Folk That Keeps The Darkness At Bay. Simple Acts Of Love And Kindness." - Uploading this video is one of those Everyday deeds. Thank you

"The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater." -Haldir

I really hope, with every ounce of my being, that the Lord of the Rings show on Prime lives up to expectations. There is SO MUCH potential and they have a colossal budget and the casting is not filled with trademark all-stars but a ton of actors and actresses I haven't even heard of. But in the meantime, I will read the original trilogy to this. Theoden and company have just arrived at Helm's Deep and they can see thousands of orc torches in the distance coming in after them.

Far over.... the Misty Mountains cold To dungeons deep and caverns old We must await, ere break of day, To find our long forgotten gold. The pines were roaring on the height, The winds were moaning in the night. The fire was red, it flaming spread; The trees like torches blazed with light. The wind was on the withered heath, But in the forest stirred no leaf: There shadows lay be night or day, And dark things silent crept beneath. The wind went on from West to East; All movement in the forest ceased, But shrill and harsh across the marsh Its whistling voices were released. Farewell we call to hearth and hall! Though wind may blow and rain may fall, We must await ere break of day Far over wood and mountain tall.

I was 11 in late summer of 2002 when my Dad (a police officer) came home with our first DVD player, and one DVD with it, The Fellowship of the Ring. We watched half the movie, up to the point that they left Rivendell, and then turned it off because parents the were tired. Mom thought it was too scary to let us kids finish on our own. We had to wait a whole week to finish it :D. After that, I got the books for my birthday and I read and finished the LOTR trilogy before the Two Towers came out in theaters. I only got the opportunity to see the Two Towers in theaters once. Before Return of the King came out, I re-read parts of the book and then I went and saw the film. I saw it three times in theaters. I used to walk through the woods alone at night and believed there were was certainly elves up in the trees. Sam Houston National Forest in Winter is enchanted. These stories (along with my friends getting into the original release of World of Warcraft), kept me away from all the bad stuff that other kids in my area were getting involved with. A magical childhood if there ever was one.

My brother and I adored the Lord of the Rings. We'd watch the films and towards the end when he was so very ill they brought him great joy. For many years I couldn't bear to watch them or read the books or listen to its music. Today is the first day in many a year since I've played this soundtrack and it is beautiful. It makes me think of my brother and the good times that we shared together. Thank you.

❤️ This will never get old or outdated. Just as JRRT's books. We're gonna be reading them, watching Jackson's movies, and listening to Howard Shore's music until we die. 💎

“All we have to decide is what to do with the time given us.”

Whoever reading this, God knows what you are facing through, he heard your cry, He is going to deliver you. Just trust in him. Amen. 💞

God bless you and give you peace that surpasses all understanding, in Jesus Name!

"Welcome my Lords, to the 3 hours LOTR Ambience!"

“And for you, Tolkien Enthusiats, I give you the Ambience of Ambient Worlds our most beloved star. May it be a light to you in dark places when all other lights go out.”

I'll swear lotr has the best soundtracks there's something magical into it.

Howard Shore has created a masterpiece which should be up there with the classics. the atmosphere he created for each of the races on Middle Earth is incredible.

Ooooooo yayyyyyy. LOTR ambience. It’s so calming. Majestic💝🕊. Bravo Tyler!!👏

All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. I decided to sit and listen to the entire 3 hours.

Man, I just went to see ROTK in theaters last night, and this time it just hit different. Maybe it’s that I’ve been consistently reading more of Tolkien’s actual work between each time that I watch the films, maybe I’m just getting older, but it was nothing short of magnificent. I was moved to tears multiple times…anything having to do with the friendship of the hobbits, Gandalf telling Pippin about the white shores beyond death, of course the ending. What a wonderful adaptation, and the score by Howard Shore elevates every single thing about it. Thank you to all who were involved, for bringing this timeless classic into mainstream cinema and exposing this many people to it. And, here I am crying again, but not all tears are sad

“It is not despair, for despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not.

The greatest motion picture adaptation from a book ever. Probably even up for best trilogy made ever. From the costume designs, learning evlish, accents, the way the movie flowed, lighting, choice of where and how they shot (mountains etc), and of course the beauty of the orchestral playing. The themes matched so well with the movies feeling.

Middle Earth will always be The greatest fantasy world that will ever exist for me.

It’s a tradition for me, from now and on until I die, to watch all parts of LOTR + Hobbits & Harry Potter once a year, especially during the winter times.

- I want see mountains again mountains Gandalf and then find somewhere quiet where i can finish my book. Bilbo Baggins

Nothing better than Lotr community i love y'all we are somehow a family even though we don't even know each others

I can't believe it's already been 20 years. Feels like yesterday. I can watch these films over and over and listen to this, and read the books over and over without ever getting bored. This is the world I want to be in. It makes me happy. The music truly is spectacular

"You will find that the world has changed... forever ... " This one hits harder than it used to be.

This video and music proves that, "There is some good left in this world...and it is worth fighting for!!"

Does anyone else get homesick listening to this? 😍🥰😭😱😌

Using this to study. Feeling motivated. Wishing every all the best. 😊

I could listen to this forever! ❤️

This music takes you to a different world. The best trilogy of fantasy writings one will ever read, complemented by one of the most epic film series every produced. Everything about LOTR is phenomenal.

the Edoras theme is one of the richest sequences in the entire saga, and it gives me chills every time.

At 17:27, for whatever reason, when I thought of the scene it corresponds to, I started crying. (The scene where Pippin, after searching the battlefield until night time, finally finds Merry.) It seems like the kind of scene that most people would kind of overlook or just say "oh, that's nice." But I really love it! I guess it's because it's the first truly happy, joyful scene we've had for a long time in the movie, and the music really reflects that. There's been heroism, outrageously epic moments, and peaceful moments like, of course the Houses of Healing immediately preceding. But the latter was calming and hopeful, not joyful. Here we have a beautiful scene where Pippin gets to see his friend again after being separated seemingly indefinitely from him by his (Pippin's) own mistake. And after Merry was mostly just kind of harsh and scolding toward Pippin after he made the mistake with the Palantir up until he left, Pippin now gets to see that Merry was genuinely hurt by Pippin having to leave him and now wants him to stay. "I knew you'd find me." "Yes." "Are you going to leave me?" "No, Merry. I'm going to look after you."

Who loves LOTR and TH and the Silmarillion and Beren and Luthien and the Children of Hurin and the Unfinished tales of Numenor and Middle Earth! I know I do.

Thank you, friend. May the blessings of Elves, Men, and Free Folk go with you.

36:19 56:42 1:17:05 1:37:30 1:57:54 2:18:18 2:38:42 With a sigh, you turn away With a deepening heart, no more words to say You will find that the world has changed forever Little trees are now turning from green to gold And the Sun is now fading I wish I could hold you closer

I woke up this morning with a strange melancholic/nostalgic feeling that seemed like it was coming from the pit of my heart. I felt sad and was tearing up, yet the feeling also had a strange warmth that’s hard to describe. I feel alive; yet, I felt like this is what it feels like to die after a long and happy life. I came to listen to this sound track because it seems to carry that strange sad/happy middle ground.

Galadriel : "The world has changed. I can feel it in the water, I can feel it in the ground, I can feel it in the air... Much of what was is gone. And there are no more people who remember it.»

As a law student AND massive LOTR fan, these videos mean so much to me. Thank you for giving me endless hours of late-night (and early morning) study fuel!

May it be you always find the light in dark places. ✨

I suffer from fibromyalgia and severe anxiety , and when I ear LOTR musics , anxiety and stress vanishes even pain lessens a lot. Those musics have a huge impact , it's like being here physically , but elsewhere in mind, as if one would be while meditating. Those musics have something magical in them. It's like a balm to the soul. Thank you Howard Shore for creating those masterpieces, and thank you Ambient worlds for the video

The opening for this was spectacular.

Nothing quite like reading lotr while listening to this

I’m touring the U.S. with a band, re-reading the books on the long drives. Listening to the music while reading COMPLETES the experience. It is truly the music of Eru Ilúvatar.

I beg god that my future child will love this cinematic universe as much as I do.

one of the reason this movie is masterpiece is the soundtrack .. nothing can beat this beautiful music it can take me to middle earth without any other though .. middle earth is my home .. and the movie is epic .. no other tv series can take the movie place .. thank you peter Jackson for this amazing work

I have a Master's Degree, in no small part thanks to this channel. Thank you for your wonderful ambiance.

If have you thought of giving up on yourself, please... don't!! I know this world can be too harsh for sensitive people. It's hard to find "reasons" to live. But it's ok to live for others. Live for your plants, your dog, your grandma. Do it until you can live for yourself again. And remember there is still so much beauty in this world. Rainbows, sunsets, flowers, oceans...! Life is full of wonder. You, yourself, are part of that beauty. You are your own reason to exist. Please...Just BE. Let yourself exist like the little things in nature, that need no proof that they are valid or deserving. They just Are. Allowing yourself to simply Being Here is the pinnacle of Life itself. You have made it. You have arrived. You are Home, already. You don't need to justify your existence. You don't have to exhaust yourself pursuing ideas of success or love or anything. You already have the right to exist. No one else can take that from you. So go ahead and reclaim your power. Claim this earth as your Home. Take this moment and savor it, as if all the universe is contained within it. I am in awe of you. I love you. You are amazing and I am so happy you were born!!

I’m not religious……but god bless Tolkien, Howard shore, Peter Jackson, ….everyone involved in this timeless masterpiece.

Woah for Middle Earth as a whole? This will be very interesting

Its a testament to how outstanding the soundtrack is if you can listen to any random part of it and instantly recognise the scene its from....and it hits so emotionally at the same time

I bought the LOTR Collectors Edition Box set extended cut. It came in a Box and contains each of the 3 movies in their individual boxes. I still love to get them out every year or so and watch the full 6 dvds back to back. An absolutely epic tale. You simply cannot find anything in the realms of DnD that even comes close to this. I wish that there were more George Lucus' and Peter Jacksons' to make these epic tales.

Thanks for this. Getting me through a tough week.

2:30 minutes in and I already want to cry. Absolutely breathtaking and the music is just heavenly, Evenstar is still played for sleeping all these years later 😄

I always cry when I listen to LOTR music. I was in highschool and we didn't have in Bosnia option to buy original cds ,so I record it myself and made this cd book inside with tiny pics of main characters. I was listening to it whole highschool in my cd player. What a great time to be alive😍😍😍