The right song can make or break a scene. But in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power , the choice in music goes beyond choosing the right track or composition.

The band is back today with the sprawling 8-and-a-half-minute epic “Black Earth, WI.” It’s a mellow song with striking imagery: “Oh, I was hypnotized / Caught up in the northern lights ...

As one could glean from the title, Jackson mourns the destruction of planet earth, which in his eyes, was more evident than ever. In the opening of the song, Jackson sets the scene by asking the ...