Ben Del Maestro Explained

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]

Career

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 . 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]}

Featured discography

• Howard Shore – (2002) – Vocals for "Isengard Unleashed"
• Howard Shore – The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) – Vocals for "Forth Eorlingas"
• Howard Shore – (2003) – Vocals for "Minas Tirith"
• Yoko Kanno – Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T. (2003) – Vocals for "Inner Universe" ("Fish ~ Silent Cruise")
• Yoko Kanno – Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T. 3 (2003) – Vocals for "Flashback Memory Plug"

Notes and References

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