The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers Soundtrack - 07. The Black Gate Is Closed

This song returns us to Frodo and Sam's adventure. We see them reach the Black Gate of Mordor with Smeagol. But Smeagol warns them not to go in and to choose another path, fearing that they will be caught. Frodo takes his advice to go the other way, even though Sam never trusts Smeagol.

This song marks out all of the adventure Frodo and Sam have at this point. It shows the tenseness of Frodo attempting to go to the Black Gate and Smeagol holding him back - along with Sam's deep distrust of Gollum. This song makes strong use of the string instruments to give it a graceful demeanor.