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THE ARMY OF THE DEAD, a theme for
Middle-earth in the
subcategory of All Shall Come to Darkness, is an eerie mixture of low men's voices and
instruments (including
Tibetan
Hanging Gongs) with high, diaphanous strings. Not
actually used in direct conjunction with the Army of
the Dead, the theme mostly provides a sense of
foreboding before the oathbreakers are ever
encountered. Although the melody remains fairly
consistent, the lyrics and source text vary.
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Places this
theme is heard in ROTK:
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At Dunharrow, Éomer says, "That mountain
is evil." The horses are nervous. Aragorn looks towards the mountain
and sees an apparition of the Dead King. This scene uses
lyrics from
The
Dimholt Road.
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The Army of the Dead theme plays under
the Fellowship theme as the Three
Hunters set out from Dunharrow to seek the Paths of the Dead. This
scene does not use voices.
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As the Three Hunters make their way
along the Dimholt Road. Legolas recounts the history of the dead
that dwell under the mountain. This scene is longer in the EE than
the TE. This scene uses
lyrics from
The
Way is Shut.
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As the Three Hunter realize the floor of
the mountain is covered in skulls and bones and they must walk on
them to proceed. There are voices but
I
don't know what they are singing.
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