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As inconceivable as it may seem to the merry local HOBBIT connaisseurs, there is after all a life beyond overlong Howard-Shore-releases: as reported on FSM

I maintain that a large part of the problem is the source material. The Hobbit, however good it is as a children's book is not as good as The Lord Of The Rings. But PJ/Phillipa/Fran etc trying to give it the same weight and length doesn't really help that.

The song is not awful at all. It just doesnt fit with the score, or movie.

All I could think of was the ballet scene from Amadeus. "Herr Jackson, his Highness would like to see the scene with the music in."

I love the whole thing as it is (the EE is unnecessary). And I still say it's better than the original.

Enjoy, KK! I'm listening to AUJ now, and following it immediately with DOS. Then I'll sit in my coat for about 17 hours waiting to finally go to the theater with my father. He shared his love of Tolkien with me and gave me his books when I was very young, and then we sat in the theater an average of 15 times for each LOTR film. Only saw AUJ 3 or 4 times, but perhaps the next two will bring the average up.

The great Doug is ever-watchful.

Watch Armageddon with a babe, and Youreageddon in her pants!

Richards, Mark, Hearing the Wood for the Trees: A Treatise on the Film Scores and Concert Works of John Williams

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There are too many notes.

Yeah, The Empire Strikes Back has tons of unused music (and great one at that) and yet no one is complaining about "butchering". Karol

Honestly, the score seemed to be mostly intact in the film. Shore got treated much better this time.

Oh my goodness! The sculptor perfectly captured that infamous moment during the Pops when a violinist accidently jabbed him in the crotch with his bow!

Karol

I had to google that word... And i was bewildered by the Williams connection... http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Theet I suppose you meant TEETH...

Well, pulling the ears out of the rectum helps.

Should have kept the headphones to hear a couple of sequences WITH the music

Hello again, tenaira. I wondered what had happened to you, so it's good to see you back. Here's what I can suggest that does exist: - Buhler, "Star Wars, Myth, and Music" in Music and Cinema (good analytical chapter) - Kalinak, Settling the Score, as Thor mentioned (analysis of ESB) - Larsen, Film Music (discusses some Star Wars) - Cooke, A History of Film Music (some biography and analysis) - Buhler, Neumeyer, and Deemer, Hearing the Movies (analysis of Catch Me If You Can) - Bazelon, Notes on Film Music (intriguing interview with JW pre-Star Wars) - Brown, Overtones and Undertones (bits and pieces throughout the book) - Karlin and Wright, On the Track (bits and pieces of JW score analysis) - Hickman, Reel Music (chapter on E.T., only a little musical analysis) - also check out Frank Lehman's dissertation, "Reading Tonality Through Film" - he's a very astute scholar and musician, and a great writer to boot I'm with you in saying that there's a great need for more literature on Williams. I for one am doing what I can - see my blog for several analyses of Williams themes (http://www.filmmusicnotes.com/series/john-williams-themes/) Good luck with your PhD! It'll be great to have more academic work on Williams so that when we look for literature on him, we can finally turn this: into this:

How bad is it that I'm listening to the score on headphones in the theater while waiting for the film to start?

JoeinAr is right.

If we can somehow relate the book to The Lord of the Rings, are we allowed to create a separate thread?

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I am glad I have yet to meet such violent teenagers. Your neighbourhood sounds scary BB.

And there is nothing wrong with that nor particularly right either. Celebrate all music you happen to find appealing and like. If music, any music, enriches your life then it is a fantastic thing I say.