Benedict Del Maestro also professionally known as Ben Del Maestro is a British singer. 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).
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. 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.
Featured discography
- Howard Shore – The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) – Vocals for "Isengard Unleashed"
- Howard Shore – The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) – Vocals for "Forth Eorlingas"
- Howard Shore – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (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"
References
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- Uhl, Maëlle Beauget (2022-02-28). "Composer Howard Shore: The True King of 'The Lord of the Rings'". Collider. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- "Ben Del Maestro music, videos, stats, and photos". Last.fm. 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- "Footage emerges of boy soprano recording breathtaking vocals for 'Lord of the Rings' score". Classic FM. Retrieved 2024-06-21.