#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Oooh tobacco...sure! Then why do you have the munchies? And why is your appartment filled with empty chips packets and pizza boxes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,689 Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 16 hours ago, SafeUnderHill said: If I haven't seen them before then I'm very interested! A music video to part of the score (as in not just the end credits song)? Can't remember. As I said I saw it once. In 2002. Anyway, I'll see if I can dig the disc out of whatever box it's in an upload the video. SafeUnderHill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 12 minutes ago, Bilbo Skywalker said: Yeah, everything else is fine but they look weird. Exactly! If you can't trust Doug Adams' face then what can you trust I ask you. Bilbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SafeUnderHill 205 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 JWMike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,322 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Woah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Is it fun for those people to mention things we will never hear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Well, the hashtag is "OneOfTheseDays"... Also, note Jim Ware's tweet: @DougAdamsMusic I don't think I've heard that one! #archiveLOLZ pic.twitter.com/F8xFqpAisH — Jim Ware (@jimjware) January 15, 2017 SafeUnderHill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,341 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Vol 2.... Must have been intended for use in that DVD mp3 dump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SafeUnderHill 205 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Now we need also a release of this. So we can listen to the commentary separately while watching FotR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Barnald 365 Posted January 16, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted January 16, 2017 I keep telling you - simultaneous armed raids on the offices of Shore, Doug and possibly now Jim is the only answer. You're either with us or against us at this point. No court in the land would convict us. Bilbo, Gnome in Plaid and gkgyver 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Shall I start with the incendiary material and homemade explosives? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnald 365 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Well I wasn't going to ask but it makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 I'm in the process of building muscle mass, so I can hold any of them down, in case our agent doesn't manage to drug them in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SafeUnderHill 205 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnald 365 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 I suppose something else for them to include on the fabled ultimate 4K Blu-ray (or whatever) set someday. 1 hour ago, gkgyver said: I'm in the process of building muscle mass, so I can hold any of them down, in case our agent doesn't manage to drug them in time. I dunno, I hear Shore is pretty big on top these days, might take a couple of us to restrain him. He won't go down without a fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Maybe if you offered him his favourite pizza? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnald 365 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Are you suggesting we pose as a 5-10 man pizza delivery unit each bearing his favourite pizza? That won't look suspicious at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 What if we all stand on each other's shoulders and wear a long coat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnald 365 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Now we're getting somewhere Bilbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SafeUnderHill 205 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Ware 526 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 The ROTK album was finalised in early October 2003, while writing and recording of the score continued well into November. SafeUnderHill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Richard Penna 3,676 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 7 hours ago, Jim Ware said: The ROTK album was finalised in early October 2003, while writing and recording of the score continued well into November. If the album went on sale in December, why did the album master have to be finalised two months before? Does it really take that long to press enough CDs to get into stores? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,322 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Doug Adams 494 Posted March 10, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted March 10, 2017 18 minutes ago, Richard Penna said: If the album went on sale in December, why did the album master have to be finalised two months before? Does it really take that long to press enough CDs to get into stores? Absolutely. I've done liners for albums where I've had to pin down developmental arcs well before the score has even finished being composed. It's often a case of asking the composer, "Well, what do you think might happen?" You have to choose your words incredibly carefully, because you could easily tie yourself to something that makes no sense later. The first Hobbit was particularly tricky. Neither the film nor the score was done when I did the notes. And it was only part one of three, so the initial themes could have gone in almost any direction in future installments. Since I wanted to be able to revisit everything more comprehensively down the line, I tried to avoid naming anything or giving anything more than general structural parameters. But even that was difficult since I had maybe four different sketched out or mocked up versions of the end of the score, and no one knew yet what the final draft would sound like. I wouldn't trade the experience for the world -- and I worked with amazing, supportive people -- but it was a difficult gig! By the way, I'm told that much of the issue with the lead time these days is that CD manufacturing plants are closing down left and right. If you want to press something in semi-large numbers, you basically need to reserve a time months and months in advance ... and that time may or may not be near the actual release window. It's usually not. And woe be he who gets behind schedule and can't deliver materials to the manufacturers on time. You either pay through the nose to adjust the date (which in the case of the niche film score market likely means bye-bye profits) or you get the next available spot, which could -- and likely would -- delay the project by months. As they say: Creativity is easy. Logistics are hard! crumbs, Jay, crocodile and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SafeUnderHill 205 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Adams 494 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 41 minutes ago, SafeUnderHill said: I didn't realise there were so many potential endings to the score (and I presume the final film version wasn't written until later in rescoring)! I can imagine it being difficult writing liners at such an early stage trying not to dig yourself into holes whilst providing meaningful commentary (which was a success if you ask me), and then having to deal with accusatory fans online throughout the development of the scores. But I would imagine as an experience it must be very rewarding to see the scoring/filmmaking process from the inside, and to contribute to the project as the official source of score analysis. Oh, hugely rewarding! Sorry, hope it doesn't sound like I'm griping ... I certainly don't intend to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kühni 485 Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 I still fondly remember Doug playing me an excerpt of "Sammath Naur" back in May 2009. I made him promise over Guinness that this piece absolutely needed to be on the Rarities CD, otherwise I'd unleash an army of moles on his yard. Or something. As I said, there was Guinness involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Foreign Guinness. Urgh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 On 11.3.2017 at 2:39 PM, Bilbo Skywalker said: Foreign Guinness. Urgh. You really spotted the gist of that whole anecdote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kühni 485 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 . Gnome in Plaid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 18 hours ago, Incanus said: You really spotted the gist of that whole anecdote. The idea of Guinness on the far side of the Atlantic is disconcerting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 I've been to Boston, they so mad for it over there! It's the craic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 https://www.joe.ie/life-style/pics-canadian-pub-trying-entice-irish-customers-unappealing-guinness-581408?utm_content=buffera486d&utm_medium=Social+organic&utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer 😢 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Saint Paddy's day soon? Time for my annual pint of Guinness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 It comes in pints? Gnome in Plaid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Holko 9,499 Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 I got the book last week, and just finished listening and reading along - it's really wonderful, it opened my eyes to so many nuances and connections I never would've noticed myself. However, the Rarities CD seems to be faulty. I haven't gotten a chance to play it in a regular CD player, but on my PC, I noticed the track order is pretty messed up. The order that's on my disc is this: 01 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 16 - 17 - 18 - 19 - 02 - 20 - 21 - 22 - 23 - 03 - 04 - 05 - 06 - 07 - 08 - 09. That's not healthy, and I guess it's gonna play the same in the CD player, so it won't get too many listens. No problem, I rip every album I buy after the first listen, I'll just use my rip, right? Well, that didn't go well either. With everything I tried, it always got stuck on Track 11 and Track 18 when I skipped the first 11. I eventually got Track 18 (which is actually 04 - Filght to the Ford (Alternate)) when I tried to rip only it in Foobar, but Track 11 (which is 19 - Sammath Naur (Alternate)) makes the process bar pause, and the CD makes all kinds of crackly-rattly noises in the player, so I always took it out before it would be damaged or something. Eventually, I got it from internet sources. The weird thing is, both it and Flight to the Ford play perfectly with every media player I have, we're gonna see if the CD player has any problems with them tomorrow night. Has this happened to anyone else? Is this a known semi-common issue? Or did the pressing plant have a bad day, AND it slipped by quality control, AND it ended up in my copy which I hesitated on buying for months because of the fluctuating but very high price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 I remember someone else reporting this problem with the Rarities CD on Doug Adams' blog a good while ago so this might be a wider issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnald 365 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 https://twitter.com/theoneringnet/status/950894971577446400 Surprised this hasn't been posted yet, unless I've missed something (time to change my avatar it seems) Incanus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Smaug The Iron 510 Posted June 17, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 17, 2019 Well better now then never, I just got my copy of "The music of The Lord of the Rings films". Loking forward to reading it. The Illustrious Jerry, Chen G. and Holko 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,322 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Hey, that's a good book! Smaug The Iron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa_of_Pi 3 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Just a quick question for anybody who has read the book: How much does it expand on the information from the little booklets in the Complete Recordings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,322 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Greatly Toa_of_Pi and Jim Ware 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 I'd really love an ebook version of this. An enhanced version with sound files would be the ultimate but I'd happily just take a regular ebook. mstrox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,322 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 They never released this on kindle? Doug needs a better publisher! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Yeah I just looked today as I fancied a re-read but nope. Just the hardcover. I mean, I could just reread the physical book but I just want to keep that pristine on the shelf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,322 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 I love this book and wish the other books Doug has written could get a release Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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