
The Musical Themes
The compositional style that Paul Corfield Godfrey used to create his sound world for The Silmarillion utilises a similar approach to that of Richard Wagner in his Ring cycle: a series of themes (or leitmotifs) that are attached to either particular characters, places, events or even
emotions.
On the specific pages for each work on this website Paul has done a full analysis of these themes and their names, but we thought that a companion article should be written for this website that not only itemises these themes but accompanies them with an isolated audio sample and a very brief explanation of their significance to the wider world of Middle Earth.
We have maintained Paul’s numbering and naming of these themes, which is chronological through the works from the theme’s first appearance. This listing is classifed by the work of its first occurrence but that certainly does not mean that the theme is limited only to that work. Themes first heard in Fëanor are consistent all the way through to the end of The Lord of the Rings .


S1. ILÚVATAR

S2. THE VALAR

S3. ELBERETH AND THE STARS

S4. MORGOTH

S5. YAVANNA AND NATURE

S6. THE NIGHT OF NOUGHT
S7. THE EARTH

S8. THE ELVES
S9. ANGBAND (I)

S10. THE ELVENKINGDOMS (LATER DORIATH)
S11. MORGOTH AS STIRRER OF STRIFE (I)

S12. MORGOTH AS STIRRER OF STRIFE (II)

S13. DESIRE FOR LIGHT

S14. EVIL

S15. GLAURUNG

S16. THE ORCS

S17. THUNDERSTORM

S18. MORGOTH'S CURSE (ORIGINAL)

S19. MANDOS

S20. REBIRTH

S21. THE TREES OF VALINOR

S22. FINWË, LATER FINROD

S23. FËANOR

S24. FIRE

S25. FINGOLFIN

S26. THE SILMARILS

S27. UNGOLIANT

S28. YEA, WITH BOTH HANDS

S29. THE SEA (ORIGINAL)

S30. MORGOTH'S ADVANCE (I)
S31. MORGOTH'S ADVANCE (II)

S32. THE SEA (DEFINITIVE)

S33. LOSS
S34. DEATH OF FINWË

S35. I AM THE ELDER KING

S36. FËANOR’S CURSE

S37. COME AWAY!

S38. FAIR SHALL THE END BE

S39. THE OATH (DEFINITIVE)

S40. THE OATH (ORIGINAL)

S41. MORGOTH BAUGLIR

S42. HUMANITY (1st PHRASE, ORIGINAL)

S43. ULMO

S44. KINSLAYING (I)

S45. KINSLAYING (II)

S46. STORMS

S47. THE ANGER OF THE SEA

S48. THE SHORES OF MIDDLE-EARTH (I)

S49. BANISHMENT

S50. TREASON

S51. MURDER

S52. HUMANITY (2nd PHRASE)

S53. THE BALROGS

S54. THE SHORES OF MIDDLE-EARTH (II)

S55. THE BURNING OF THE SHIPS

S56. DEATH OF FEANOR


S57. DAGOR BRAGOLLACH

S58. BATTLE (I)

S59. BATTLE (II)

S60. BATTLE (III)

S61. SAURON

S62. BEREN

S63. BEREN'S HEROIC DEEDS

S64. NARGOTHROND

S65. GORLIM

S66. EILINEL

S67. DAUNTING (ORIGINAL)

S68. SAURON'S ENCHANTMENT

S69. TARN AELUIN

S70. BEREN'S LAMENT

S71. VISION OF PEACE

S72. DESIRE FOR VENGEANCE

S73. DAERON (I)

S74. DAERON (II)

S75. LAY OF LEITHAN (I)
S76. LAY OF LEITHAN (II)

S77. LÚTHIEN (I)

S78. LÚTHIEN (II)

S79. BEREN AND LÚTHIEN

S80. BEREN'S DESIRE

S81. LÚTHIEN’S DANCE (I)

S82. LÚTHIEN’S DANCE (II)

S83. BEREN'S DESPAIR

S84. THINGOL

S85. DEATH

S86. MELIAN

S87. BEREN'S OATH

S88. DAUNTING (DEFINITIVE)

S89. THE WOLF

S90. NAMÁRIË

S91. BEYOND ALL TOWERS

S92. SAURON'S DEFIANCE
S93. LOVE (I)

S94. ANGBAND (II)

S95. THE PLAIN OF THIRST

S96. LÚTHIEN’S DISGUISE

S97. MORGOTH (DEVELOPED)

S98. MORGOTH ENTHRONED

S99. MORGOTH (SOFTENED)

S100. MORGOTH'S DESIRE

S101. LÚTHIEN’S DANCE (III)

S102. THE EAGLES

S103. BEREN DYING

S104. FAREWELL NOW HERE

S105. BELOVED FOOL

S106. LOVE (II)

S107. DEATH TO LIFE

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S108. HÚRIN, LATER TÚRIN

S109. MORGOTH'S CURSE (DEFINITIVE)

S110. THE SWORD

S111. MORWEN

S112. THE NARN (ORIGINAL)

S113. THE HOUSE OF HADOR

S114. WOODLAND GLEAMS

S115. NIËNOR

S116. BELEG CÚTHALION

S117. MABLUNG
S118. TÚRIN’S SHADOW

S119. LIGHTNING
S120. GWINDOR (I)


S121. GWINDOR (II)

S122. GWINDOR (III)

S123. FINDUILAS

S124. WINTER

S125. HUMANITY (1st PHRASE, DEFINITIVE)

S126. TÚRIN AND FINDUILAS

S127. TÚRIN’S DEFIANCE

S128. TÚRIN HAUNTED BY DREAMS

S129. TÚRIN DRIVEN AWAY BY GLAURUNG

S130. WOOD OF BRETHIL

S131. LOVE (III)

S132. THE MEN OF BRETHIL

S133. BRANDIR

S134. TÚRIN’S RECOVERY

S135. ALL MY DEEDS

S136. TURAMBAR

S137. NÍNIEL

S138. "KULLERVO"

S139. MOURNING

S140. THE NARN (DEFINITIVE)

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S141. TUOR

S142. WEDDING MARCH

S143. VOYAGE OVER THE OCEAN

S144. GONDOLIN (I)

S145. GONDOLIN (II)

S146. GONDOLIN (III)

S147. IDRIL CELEBRINDAL

S148. AREDHEL

S149. THE RIDE OF AREDHEL

S150. NAN ELMOTH (ORIGINAL)

S151. TURGON

S152. THE LAW OF GONDOLIN

S153. THE WOODS

S154. NAL ELMOTH (DEFINITIVE)

S155. EÖL

S156. EÖL AND AREDHEL

S157. AND THEY WANDERED FAR

S158. MAEGLIN

S159. ECTHELION

S160. CARAGDÛR

S161. SUFFERINGS OF MANKIND

S162. VORONWË

S163. VORONWË'S VOYAGE

S164. AKALLABÊTH (1st PHRASE)

S165. AKALLABÊTH (2nd PHRASE)

S166. SAURON (DEVELOPED)

S167. TUOR'S VISION

S168. IN A DIM AND PERILOUS REGION

S169. THE SWELL OF THE OCEAN

S170. THE UNION OF ELVES AND MEN

S171. IDRIL'S SYMPATHY

S172. WEDDING BELLS

S173. LOVE OF TUOR AND IDRIL (I)

S174. LOVE OF TUOR AND IDRIL (II)

S175. HYMN TO ILÚVATAR

S176. EÄRENDIL (I)

S177. THE FALL OF MAEGLIN

S178. THE LAPPING OF THE WAVES

S179. I KNOW A WINDOW

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S180. SHORES OF VALINOR

S181. AIYA EÄRENDIL

S182. EÄRENDIL (II)

S183. TANIQUETIL

S184. LOSS (MODIFIED)

S185. CÍRDAN’S SHIP

S186. GALADRIEL

S187. THINGOL'S FATE

S188. LAY OF LEITHAN (III)

S189. ELWING

S190. THE HALF-ELVEN

S191. SEA-LONGING
S192. DRAGON-HORN

S193. ELVEN-SWORDS

S194. GEMSTONES

S195. TO THE SEA

S196. SEA VOYAGES

S197. SEA PASSAGE

S198. FATE OF NúMENOR

S199. SEA VOYAGES (II)

S200. SEA VOYAGES (III)

S201. SEA VOYAGES (IV)

S202. CALACIRYAN

S203. DESTINY OF ULMO

S204. UNLIGHT

S205. MORGOTH'S BANISHMENT

S206. ANNATAR

S207. DWARVES

S208. NAZGÛL

S209. DESTINY OF THE RING-BEARERS

S210. DANCE OF THE ELVES

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H1. The Shire

H2. Hobbits (I)

H3. Adventure

H4. Smoke-rings

H5. Gandalf (I)

H6. Good Morning

H7. Gandalf's Humour and Temper

H8. Fireworks

H9. Gandalf (II)

H10. Bag End

H11. Dwarves

H12. Unexpected Party

H13. Far Over the Misty Mountains

H14. Smaug [S194]

H15. Kingdom of Erebor

H16. Dale

H17. Arkenstone [S194]

H18. Secret Entrance to the Mountain
H19. Hobbits (II)


H20. Rainstorm

H21. Trolls (I)

H22. Mutton Yesterday

H23. Food

H24. Trolls (II)

H25. Elves of Rivendell

H26. Sting (I) [S193]

H27. Imladris (I)

H28. Imladris (II)
H29. Elvish Jollity


H30. Goblins

H31. Orcs [S16]

H32. The One Ring
H33. The One Ring [rhythm]


H34. Sauron
H35. Ash Nazg Durbatuluk
H36. Gollum



H37. Riddles (I)
H38. Riddles (II)


H39. Smeagol

H40. What Have I Got in my Pocket

H41. Vanishment

H42. Wolves [S89]

H43. Joy in Wickedness

H44. Eagles [S102]

H45. Eagles' Wingbeats (I)
H46. Eagles' Wingbeats (II)


H47. Bilbo's Unease

H48. Beorn

H49. Horses

H50. Mirkwood (I)

H51. Enchanted River

H52. Wind on the Heath (I) [S105]

H53. Wind on the Heath (II)

H54. Leaving Mirkwood

H55. Dwarves' Despair

H56. Dwarves' Confusion

H57. Spiders (I)
H58. Spiders (II) [S27 and S204]


H59. Attercop
H60. Thranduil and Legolas


H61. Barrels (I)

H62. Down the Swift Dark Stream You Go

H63. Barrels (II)

H64. The King Beneath the Mountain
H65. Master of Lake-Town
H66. Thrush
H67. Wrath of the Dragon
H68. Bard





H69. Men of Lake-Town Fanfares

H70. Under the Mountain, later Moria

H71. Battle of the Five Armies
H72. Mithril Mail
H73. Dain



H74. Barak Khazad

H75. Thorin's Funeral
H76. Thorin's Farewell
H77. The Road Goes Ever On




