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Benedict Del Maestro also professionally known as Ben Del Maestro is a British singer. [1] [2] [3] He rose to prominence and limelight for singing the musical background score in the soundtrack for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003). [4]

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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King also musters the biggest staged forces, with sections calling for eight trumpets and a similar increase in the rest of the brass section, two timpanists, a mixed choir of 85 with additional singers for all-male and all-female parts, over fifty in the boy choir, various vocal soloists including the American soprano Renee Fleming and the boy soprano Ben Del Maestro. [5] [6] He was also widely acknowledged for his vocal contribution to the refrain of "Inner Universe" - the title track of the critically acclaimed Japanese manga anime series Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. He contributed vocal for the song titled Fish ~ Silent Cruise which featured in the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T. and also contributed vocal for the song titled Flashback Memory Plug alongside Origa which featured in the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T. 3.

In 2024, the video footage of Ben Del Maestro performing with the London Oratory School Schola to finish the post-production work for the Lord of the Rings soundtrack resurfaced in social media platforms. [7] [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ben Del Maestro - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  2. ↑ "Ben Del Maestro Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & ..." AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  3. ↑ "Ben Del Maestro - zdjęcia, dyskografia, muzyka na Tekstowo.pl". Tekstowo.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  4. ↑ "Release group "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" by Howard Shore - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  5. ↑ "Release group "The Lord of the Rings Trilogy: The Motion Picture Trilogy Soundtrack" by Howard Shore - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  6. ↑ Uhl, Maëlle Beauget (2022-02-28). "Composer Howard Shore: The True King of 'The Lord of the Rings'". Collider. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  7. ↑ "Ben Del Maestro music, videos, stats, and photos". Last.fm. 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  8. ↑ "Footage emerges of boy soprano recording breathtaking vocals for 'Lord of the Rings' score". Classic FM. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
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