Ooh! I loved this production diary... I feel like a lot of people forget about all the work that goes into scoring a movie, but it's my absolute favorite part.
Honestly, the way I stay in touch with the world of Tolkien is through Shore's beautiful scores. They are perfect!
I think it is an interesting choice to not have Shore direct it. Couldn't they have flown him to NZ for that? I don't know, just a thought.

And Marida, I know you can buy the special edition on iTunes already... I downloaded it last week and it is absolutely THRILLING.