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I wonder what will they think of next to "adapt". A single page from a part of LotR they left out of the movies?
 
I have zero interest in any Tolkien adaptations after the Hobbit, which itself was a enormous mixed bag that suffered from the Lucas style Prequelitis (more CGI and "bigger is better" mentality). But this endless milking of Tolkien's works with such creatively bankrupt projects is simply awful. 

I wonder what will they think of next to "adapt". A single page from a part of LotR they left out of the movies?
 
I have zero interest in any Tolkien adaptations after the Hobbit, which itself was a enormous mixed bag that suffered from the Lucas style Prequelitis (more CGI and "bigger is better" mentality). But this endless milking of Tolkien's works with such creatively bankrupt projects is simply awful. 

I wonder what will they think of next to "adapt". A single page from a part of LotR they left out of the movies?
 
I have zero interest in any Tolkien adaptations after the Hobbit, which itself was a enormous mixed bag that suffered from the Lucas style Prequelitis (more CGI and "bigger is better" mentality). But this endless milking of Tolkien's works with such creatively bankrupt projects is simply awful. 

I wonder what will they think of next to "adapt". A single page from a part of LotR they left out of the movies?
 
I have zero interest in any Tolkien adaptations after the Hobbit, which itself was a enormous mixed bag that suffered from the Lucas style Prequelitis (more CGI and "bigger is better" mentality). But this endless milking of Tolkien's works with such creatively bankrupt projects is simply awful. 

I wonder what will they think of next to "adapt". A single page from a part of LotR they left out of the movies?
 
I have zero interest in any Tolkien adaptations after the Hobbit, which itself was a enormous mixed bag that suffered from the Lucas style Prequelitis (more CGI and "bigger is better" mentality). But this endless milking of Tolkien's works with such creatively bankrupt projects is simply awful. 

I wonder what will they think of next to "adapt". A single page from a part of LotR they left out of the movies?
 
I have zero interest in any Tolkien adaptations after the Hobbit, which itself was a enormous mixed bag that suffered from the Lucas style Prequelitis (more CGI and "bigger is better" mentality). But this endless milking of Tolkien's works with such creatively bankrupt projects is simply awful. 

More nepo baby fan fic. Good grief. How is any of this remotely defensible by anyone who has an ounce of respect for Tolkien?

I got this book as a present yesterday. The person who gave it to me said she hoped I didn't mind reading it because the typeface is quite small. She said "it looks like a bible". Well, that is appropriate because JW is God tier and is our lord and savior! 

Another attempt on it, based on the comments quoted above:

....At one stage we went straight from putting the Ring on, to [him] waking up....


 


Contains: Roots and Beginnings (CR version + early version from "In Conversation" on the Rarities), Gollum's Villainy

Per Peter Jackson's commentary, at one point culvert/covert scene was in the middle of the scene of Gandalf and Co in the Golden Hall:



Contains: The Palantir (CR + Mockups of unreleased sections from L2P score), Journey to the Crossroads, The Road to Isengard (with mockup for transition back to Palantir), Flight from Edoras, A Coronal of Silver and Gold (CR + TE take from Use Well the Days)

Special thanks to @Monoverantus for advice on making the mockups.

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I think the first note right before this one is taken from One of the Dunedain 5:57.

Here is my reconstruction, using the rarities track, MVsep, and the aforementioned TTT bits:
  HousesofHealingreconstructionv1.mp3  
 

Twilight and Shadow (The Grace of Undomiel) original version restored to picture, this time in HD!

 


Contains: The Grace of Undomiel/Twilight and Shadow (CR and OST tracks) + a mockup of a section heard only in the L2P concerts.

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This one is a little different, it's based on the cue names and numbers here, some comments by @Jim Ware here, the content of the relevant chapter in the book, and somewhat vague comments by the editors in the Production commentary:
 
Selkirk: "At one stage we went straight from putting the Ring on to [him] waking up in a Nightmarish sort of state by the pool and then he went and looked over at his reflection and had that schizo sort of Smeagol/Gollum type conversation"
 
Ordesky: "Originally,  when Gollum wakes up, he's woken up from a dream, of his own origin story, having strangled Deagol"



 
Contains: Journey to the Cross-roads (CR), The Road to Isengard (with mockup for transition to flashback), Roots and Beginnings, Gollum's Villainy, A Coronal of Silver and Gold (includes potential TE sessions take from Use Well the Days)

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I watched Nixon for the first time this week. (It was just added to Prime Video.) All that I can say is "wow." It's going to take me a while to process the film and the feelings it elicited in me toward President Nixon. 
 
I was already familiar with the score via the album. That album's first track drew me to the score initially and was my favorite. After hearing the complete score in context, I now find myself more appreciative of the subtlety, nuance, and (in some instances) restraint of the score proper more than the bombast of that music for the trailer. 
 
The score is dissonant, yet beautifully so. Somehow, the music fosters a nostalgia for Nixon's youth, a particularly ugly period of his life. @Incanus previously described this score better than I ever could. 
 
Does anyone else hear a similarity between the melody of Growing Up In Whittier and Dobby's theme? Is it the contour? 
 
Nixon has been in my JW top ten ever since I first heard the album. Please, please let it be one of Intrada's five JW titles this year! 
 
P. S. Am I the only one who gets confused reading the album's spine? I often find myself wondering what the hell "NOXIN" is! 

And now here is potentially The Siege of Gondor presented as originally written, based on cue names and numbers on sheet music in the Use Well the Days DVD Doc:

 

 
Contains: Allegiance to Denethor, The Sacrifice of Faramir, The Siege of Gondor (Rarities version + Theatrical Version with mockup of unused strings from L2P sheet music)

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Per @Jim Ware's post here, here is Minas Tirith (602) presented to picture as originally written for the early scene order when Faramir arrived at Minas Tirith from Osgiliath at the same time as Gandalf and Pippin:

 

 
Contains: The Eyes of the White Tower, The Lighting of the Beacons (Theatrical Version + OST take + Unused choir ripped from L2P)
 
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Using the choir model, I was able to get the unused Parth Galen Nazgul choir without Saruman chanting over it ( by using a different source, the Prologue previs.
  Parth Galen Missing Choir Restored section jwfan.mp3  

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Saying the Rosary from sleepers remixed, to not have the mono choir in the beginning:
  04 Saying the Rosary remix jwfan.mp3  
 
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March of the Villains from Superman would be apt methinks.

Yeah Johnny has some witty puns among his cue titles and not just in this score.
 
E.g. as I have often said I love the nod to Vaughan Williams in JP with the March Past the Kitchen Utensils cue title. And Steiner in the Grass from TLW, which is Williams' small homage to Max's King Kong.
 
I think JW himself didn't want all of these punny titles on the release, not at least in the track list. We can hope Matessino has the list of original cue titles in his liner notes.

Hi, sorry for the lack of response! I checked the inbox again and your message was in the spam folder.
 
Anyway, the track list of all the recent episodes (including Tim's re-recording special) have been finally updated. 
 
Thanks and my apologies again!

The Kaunas State Choir is visiting Oslo in order to celebrate the anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Norway and Lithuania. Yesterday, they held a concert at the University of Oslo's Aula, with the local student choir, Chorus Mixtus, hosting the event and also joining them in the programme.
 
Notably, the King and Queen of Norway were also among the audience, and the public had to follow the required etiquette, both arriving early (before the King and Queen), and leaving late (after the King and Queen had left).
 
Most of the pieces focused on two composers: the Lithuanian Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis and the Norwegian Edvard Grieg. However, there were also a few pieces from other composers, most notably Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas by John Williams.
 
I thought it was interesting to see how ubiquitous the piece had become when it comes to festive concerts, even at the highest diplomatic level and formal occasions such as these.
 
Here is a video fragment of the performance:
 
received_1207845244593925.mp4  
Here is the programme:
 

 
And a few pictures from social media:
 

As JW has sometimes described it, composing these themes is a bit like sculpting to slowly find the form of the final theme just like a sculptor finds the final form in the stone.  
 
If I remember correctly Williams noted that he wrote several of these cantilena-like themes for the movie so I am sure there are some other ideas that were left out of the final film.

Theme#3.mp3  
 
 

A little teaser for next week's special post for paid subscribers. (How's that for a carrot!)
 
https://substack.com/@behindthemoon/note/c-179782306?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=7jjoz