May It Be (album version)

~ Recording by Enya

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.18May It Be4:18EnyaThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackHoward ShoreAlbum + Soundtrack
  • XW2001-11-19
Reprise Records
1.18May It Be4:18EnyaThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackHoward ShoreAlbum + Soundtrack
  • CA2001-11-19
Reprise RecordsCDW 48110
1.18May It Be4:18EnyaThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (limited edition)Howard ShoreAlbum + Soundtrack
  • US2001-11-20
Reprise Records9 48238-2
1.18May It Be4:18EnyaThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (German card insert)Howard ShoreAlbum + Soundtrack
  • DE2001-11-20
Reprise Records9362-48110-2
1.18May It Be4:18EnyaThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackHoward ShoreAlbum + Soundtrack
  • XE2001-11-20
New Line Cinema, Reprise Records9362-48110-2
1.18May It Be4:18EnyaThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Made in Germany. Right now a catch-all for all the different cover versions, should be split out)Howard ShoreAlbum + Soundtrack
  • US2001-11-20
Reprise Records9 48110-2
1.18May It Be4:18EnyaThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Limited edition: alternate cover)Howard ShoreAlbum + Soundtrack
  • XE2001-11-20
Reprise Records9362-48110-2
1.18May It Be4:18EnyaThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Made in USA by WEA)Howard ShoreAlbum + Soundtrack
  • US2001-11-20
Reprise Records9 48110-2
1.18May It Be4:18EnyaThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Limited Edition; alternative cover)Howard ShoreAlbum + Soundtrack
  • GB2001-11-20
Reprise Records9362-48110-2
1.18May It Be4:18EnyaThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackHoward ShoreAlbum + Soundtrack
  • AU2001-11-26
Reprise Records9362481102
1.18May It Be4:18EnyaThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingHoward ShoreAlbum + Soundtrack
Reprise Records9362-48110-2
1.18May It Be4:18EnyaThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Made in Hong Kong)Howard ShoreAlbum + Soundtrack
Reprise Records9 48110-2
1.18May It Be4:15EnyaThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (with bonus collector card)Howard ShoreAlbum + Soundtrack
Reprise Records9362481102
1.18May It Be4:18EnyaThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackHoward ShoreAlbum + Soundtrack
Reprise RecordsW2 48100
1.18May It Be4:18EnyaThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackHoward ShoreAlbum + Soundtrack
  • JP2002-02-06
Reprise RecordsWPCR-11195
1.3May It Be (Theme from Lord of the Ring)4:16EnyaWorld The Biggest World Beat CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
House Nation Records (US)
1.18May It Be4:18EnyaThe Lord of the Rings Trilogy: The Motion Picture Trilogy SoundtrackHoward ShoreAlbum + Compilation + Soundtrack
Reprise Records, WMG Soundtracks (Warner Music Group Soundtracks)9362-48633-2, [none]
1.18May It Be4:18EnyaThe Lord of the Rings Trilogy: The Motion Picture Trilogy SoundtrackHoward ShoreAlbum + Compilation + Soundtrack
Reprise Records9362-48633-2
1.4May It Be4:17EnyaHudba Pána PrstenůVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Popron Média54703-2
1.9May It Be4:16EnyaAbsolute CinemaVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2010
EVA Records (Sweden)EVACD 4113
1.1May It Be4:14EnyaMay It Be (Extended B-sides Version)EnyaEP
Promotion
1.1May It Be (album version)4:20EnyaMay It BeEnyaSingle
Bootleg
1.21May It Be (The Lord of the Rings OST)4:15EnyaBook of DaysEnyaAlbum + Compilation
wea (fake label, for bootlegs/counterfeits/pirated releases only)02-122
1.1May It Be4:16EnyaMay It BeEnyaAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)C04-555
1.2May It Be4:20EnyaAnthologyEnyaAlbum + Compilation
1.1May It Be4:18EnyaThe Best of EnyaEnyaAlbum + Compilation

Relationships

recording engineer and mixer:John Kurlander (engineer)
engineer and producer:Nicky Ryan
choir vocals:The London Oratory School Schola
London Voices
vocals:Enya (Irish singer-songwriter)
orchestra:London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
conductor:Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
chorus master:Terry Edwards (British choir director)
Igelese Ete
Michael McCarthy (classical bass vocalist, choirmaster)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Reprise Records (in 2001)
Warner Music UK Limited (not for release label use!) (in 2001)
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2001)
recorded at:Aigle Studios in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
mixed at:Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
purchase for download:https://music.apple.com/gb/song/323714152 [info]
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/7LAJWSKK8JMIZAcblgUMS6 [info]
https://www.deezer.com/track/14628832 [info]
streaming page:https://music.apple.com/gb/song/323714152 [info]
https://tidal.com/track/3175180 [info]
recording of:May It Be (Enya song for Lord of the Rings soundtrack)

Related works

May It Be (Enya song for Lord of the Rings soundtrack)

orchestrator:Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
lyricist:Roma Ryan
composer:Enya (Irish singer-songwriter)
Nicky Ryan
publisher:EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
EMI Songs Ltd.
part of:The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film soundtrack)