28 tracks that basically tell the entire story of Middle-earth through orchestral mood shifts. The LOTRO Mines of Moria pre-order disc compiles Chance Thomas's best work from the base game into one massive collection. Hills of the Shire does that gentle pastoral thing with fiddle and flute that instantly puts you in Hobbiton.
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Ride of the Nazgul goes completely the other direction with stabbing strings and this relentless tempo that actually gets your heart rate up. Bree-land Jig is pure folk tavern energy, the kind of track you put on loop while cooking.
Lament for Oakenshield. Something about that melody just sits heavy. The whole disc swings between cozy and terrifying without ever feeling disjointed. Essential listening for anyone who spent hundreds of hours in this game and never pulled their headphones on.