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- Fri Jul 22, 2022 7:35 pm
- Forum: The Rings of Power
- Topic: Rings of Power musical score
- Replies: 35
- Views: 12584
Re: Rings of Power musical score
Neither piece left a huge impression on me at first listen, but I’ll give it some time. McCreary has written some fine music over the years so I’m willing to go into this with an open mind. Never in my wildest dreams imagined that we would still, 20+ years down the road, be getting new Shore LOTR mu...
- Sat Aug 20, 2016 9:25 pm
- Forum: Tolkien Movies: The Road Goes Ever On
- Topic: The Fellowship of the Ring in Concert
- Replies: 19
- Views: 34576
Re: The Fellowship of the Ring in Concert
Not strictly related to the thread, but I'll stick it here anyway. Howard Shore's alternate version of The Breaking of The Fellowship (recorded for previews of the film, along with the Moria sequence, and heard at the end of FOTR:EE fan credits) synced to the film (not by me): https://vid.me/AuAU Mo...
- Tue Feb 16, 2016 9:42 pm
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is dead
- Replies: 116
- Views: 55090
Re: Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is dead
I'm in favor of just replacing the entire House and the Senate with giant pandas anyway. It'd be like all the monkeys with all the typewriters writing the complete works Shakespeare. With lots of bamboo.
- Thu Dec 11, 2014 10:18 pm
- Forum: Tolkien Movies: The Road Goes Ever On
- Topic: The Music of the Hobbit (Now with possible Spoilers)
- Replies: 685
- Views: 326305
Re: The Music of the Hobbit (Now with possible Spoilers)
Here's an easier to read summary of that Q&A.
With a picture of the late Marvin Hamlisch at the top.
Edit: Here's an interview with Shore.
With a picture of the late Marvin Hamlisch at the top.
Edit: Here's an interview with Shore.
- Wed Nov 19, 2014 1:22 am
- Forum: Tolkien Movies: The Road Goes Ever On
- Topic: The Music of the Hobbit (Now with possible Spoilers)
- Replies: 685
- Views: 326305
Re: The Music of the Hobbit (Now with possible Spoilers)
My feelings on May It Be used to lean towards the "New Age Elvish Spa Muzak" ;) side of things, but it has grown on me over the years. I'd still rank the songs something like this however: Into The West>In Dreams(Shore's "Hobbit Hymn", which often seems forgotten)>Use Well The Da...
- Tue Jul 29, 2014 1:16 pm
- Forum: Tolkien Movies: The Road Goes Ever On
- Topic: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
- Replies: 1058
- Views: 367846
Re: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
I like dwarves on goats better than dwarves riding in goat wagons.
Best part of the trailer (after anything with Freeman as Bilbo), is the very first credit being "Music By HOWARD SHORE".
Best part of the trailer (after anything with Freeman as Bilbo), is the very first credit being "Music By HOWARD SHORE".
- Tue Jun 24, 2014 8:05 pm
- Forum: Tolkien Movies: The Road Goes Ever On
- Topic: The Music of the Hobbit (Now with possible Spoilers)
- Replies: 685
- Views: 326305
- Tue Jun 24, 2014 8:03 pm
- Forum: Tolkien Movies: The Road Goes Ever On
- Topic: TH: Desolation of Smaug Extended Edition Anticipation Thread
- Replies: 453
- Views: 199653
- Tue Jun 24, 2014 12:39 pm
- Forum: Tolkien Movies: The Road Goes Ever On
- Topic: The Music of the Hobbit (Now with possible Spoilers)
- Replies: 685
- Views: 326305
I believe he's actually referencing a book on film music in the silent era that's he's been working on since Hugo. He talks about it more here.
I think he's saying he's mostly done with that, so now he can get back to the Hobbity stuff.
I think he's saying he's mostly done with that, so now he can get back to the Hobbity stuff.
- Sun Jan 12, 2014 4:02 pm
- Forum: Tolkien Movies: The Road Goes Ever On
- Topic: The Hobbit - Awards thread
- Replies: 149
- Views: 63203
I, also, was glad to see the Misty Mountains theme gone. It was too obviously being used as a faux-Fellowship theme (especially when they leave Rivendell, where it's very obvious that it's supposed to mirror the scene from FOTR*). The lack of development was part of what bothered me, but I'm also no...
- Fri Jan 10, 2014 3:12 pm
- Forum: Tolkien Movies: The Road Goes Ever On
- Topic: The Hobbit - Awards thread
- Replies: 149
- Views: 63203
I know some would say movie music is better when it's not noticed, but I like LotR's operatic style, and there are plenty of classic movies with very noticeable soundtracks. Yes. Operatic is a key word for me here; it's not just a supporting element, it is a telling of the story by itself. You can ...
- Sat Dec 21, 2013 3:47 pm
- Forum: Tolkien Movies: The Road Goes Ever On
- Topic: Hobbit Video Diary links and discussion
- Replies: 241
- Views: 88550
What that video doesn't really show much of is the gorgeous setting Shore writes in, at his private writing studio in upstate New York. (and his four-legged assistants, Jack and Tess )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... ONDCA_dmHA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... ONDCA_dmHA
- Tue Nov 19, 2013 3:38 pm
- Forum: Tolkien Movies: The Road Goes Ever On
- Topic: The Music of the Hobbit (Now with possible Spoilers)
- Replies: 685
- Views: 326305
- Thu Nov 07, 2013 10:33 pm
- Forum: Tolkien Movies: The Road Goes Ever On
- Topic: The Music of the Hobbit (Now with possible Spoilers)
- Replies: 685
- Views: 326305
The difference between this and the Neil Finn song and the songs from the LOTR is that Shore was involved in the process for the trilogy, which let him integrate themes from the scores into the songs (or, especially with Into the West, use the song as one of the central themes of the score; which le...
- Tue Oct 22, 2013 4:01 pm
- Forum: Tolkien Movies: The Road Goes Ever On
- Topic: The Music of the Hobbit (Now with possible Spoilers)
- Replies: 685
- Views: 326305
- Tue Oct 22, 2013 3:46 pm
- Forum: Tolkien Movies: The Road Goes Ever On
- Topic: The Music of the Hobbit (Now with possible Spoilers)
- Replies: 685
- Views: 326305
I don't believe AUJ was released on vinyl, but other recent high-profile Warner Brothers pictures, Batman movies, last couple of Harry Potter movies, have been. It's a neat trend. I usually understand why PJ makes the decisions he makes, even if I usually disagree with him. In the case of dropping a...
- Fri Jul 26, 2013 11:07 pm
- Forum: Tolkien Movies: The Road Goes Ever On
- Topic: The Music of the Hobbit (Now with possible Spoilers)
- Replies: 685
- Views: 326305
Great news... I hope all Shore's music will be used this time round, though! To that end, the score is being recorded in New Zealand, with the NZSO (who recorded the Moria section of FOTR), and Shore has brought a couple of orchestrators in to lighten his load: Shore is using a couple of orchestrat...
- Wed May 29, 2013 3:39 pm
- Forum: The Cottage of Lost Play
- Topic: Star Trek: Into Darkness
- Replies: 123
- Views: 43042
I've been trying for over a week to figure out why this film didn't quite work for me. It is, like the first film with the new cast, a fun ride (though, especially with this one, perhaps bordering on too frantically action-packed), I love the new cast and the chemistry they have. The humor often eli...
- Tue Apr 30, 2013 2:29 pm
- Forum: The Cottage of Lost Play
- Topic: Star Trek: Into Darkness
- Replies: 123
- Views: 43042
- Sun Apr 14, 2013 2:47 am
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: Deletion discussion
- Replies: 262
- Views: 85292