Geoffrey Macnab writes: It’s a long way from Tolkien’s Middle Earth to Watford town hall on a grey autumn afternoon. But Watford is where the orchestral music for The Lord of the Rings is being recorded. Oscar-winning composer Howard Shore and the London Philharmonic are in residence at the Colosseum (formerly the Watford assembly hall) to work on The Return of the King, the final part of the trilogy. [more]