The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Soundtrack - 16. Forth Eorlingas

This song is the booming music for Theoden's last charge onto the battlefield. The desperate charge is brought to an end when Gandalf appears at the top of the cliff. But he is not alone, he has brought the banished Rohhirim with him. Their spectacular charge down the immensely steep cliff is an extremely impressive battle scene and Shore's music highlights it.

Gandalf's light is able to push back the front ranks of the Uruk-Hai and allow the Riders to charge through. It soon turns into a rout, with the Uruks fleeing in every direction. Most are picked off, but some make it into Fangorn, only to be destroyed by the trees.

The music was added to the Fangorn Scene, then taken out of the Helm's Deep scene. It's a little unclear if the music as heard on this track was actually intended for the Helm's Deep scene or the Fangorn scene, but Doug Adams seems to indicate it was for Fangorn ("Gandalf just too a little longer to say hello.) although I'm not sure this is the same mix as heard in the movies.