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  1. Doug Adams
    Appears to be a slim volume at best.
  2. Doug Adams
    Book?
  3. Doug Adams
    Hawaiian style. Thank god, I thought I was going to have to wait for the book to find out! The Favourite Recipes of the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit Films Composer? No book on this subject is complete without a chapter on the culinary habits of Ludwig 'I must eat spaghetti' Wicki. Solid point. Ludwig's eating habits are far more entertaining.
  4. Doug Adams
    Always a chance, but nothing currently in the pipeline.
  5. Doug Adams
    Hawaiian style. Thank god, I thought I was going to have to wait for the book to find out! That's the fifth book.
  6. Doug Adams
    Time it right and the trees should be gorgeous.
  7. Doug Adams
    Hawaiian style.
  8. Doug Adams
    To be fair, it's more Dwarf harmony than just Thorin. His theme is not the only that uses it. Depends on how much abuse I can withstand this summer. You control when the books come out more than the publishers do? Interesting! I can't wait to see what they all are. I've heard you talk about the Silent Film era film score book on that TrackSounds podcast for 3 years in a row! How's the weather in Chicago today? Publishers set the goalposts, but I still need to ... uh, kick it in. I'm terrible at sports metaphors. It's hot here today!
  9. Doug Adams
    To be fair, it's more Dwarf harmony than just Thorin. His theme is not the only that uses it. Depends on how much abuse I can withstand this summer.
  10. Doug Adams
    When did he say that? The only thing I've heard him saying was that Shore hasn't written a Dale theme at the current time (after DOS?) in an interview with Tall Tale Radio.There is no Dale theme. Hi Doug! What does the choral music at the end of "Brass Buttons" that recurs in "Out of the Frying Pan" represent? Variation on Thorin's harmony. Similar devices occur throughout all three scores.
  11. Doug Adams
    When did he say that? The only thing I've heard him saying was that Shore hasn't written a Dale theme at the current time (after DOS?) in an interview with Tall Tale Radio.There is no Dale theme.
  12. Doug Adams
    He's sitting right next to me. I can ask him for you.
  13. Doug Adams
    Labeled "bard and family" and dated April 22 of 2013. It's 20 measures long and lasts 59.22 seconds. Tempo is M.M. = 80. Functionally written in the key of F major, though without a key signature.
  14. Doug Adams
    Our talk lasted a little over an hour, I think. I'm told that they'd like to use more of it elsewhere, so we'll see.
  15. Doug Adams
    My first thought was didgeridoo, but it sounds a bit too clean and pure for that. Don't have the audio with me at the moment, but if I'm thinking of the correct passage, it's a tuned gong. Will check later. D
  16. Doug Adams
    This is just a sliver of a longer theme that Shore wrote for Bard's family. His initial sketch was more fleshed out, but there wasn't really a place in the film to use the rest of it. We originally touched on it--briefly--in the liners, but decided that there wasn't enough on the album to justify the discussion. And yes, the liners did mention the similarity to Bilbo's theme.
  17. Doug Adams
    Any score that uses chord extensions in this day and age is ok by me! It's amazing how rare that is anymore. It's a genuinely lovely score. Lyrical, coherent, and elegant.
  18. Doug Adams
    Never say never.
  19. Doug Adams
    I didn't want to get into the #4-5 Ring connection yet and, in my haste, did not express myself clearly at all. For this I apologize. The AUJ titles are actually more Ring inspired than Dwarf inspired. This was why I said I'd say more at a later date. To be (slightly) clearer: claiming that the AUJ passage "is the House of Durin" theme is categorically incorrect. The line is related to both Durin and the Ring--more the latter than the former--but it is also its own thing. This is why I personally put no stock in list making per se. Lists always lose so much nuance. Of course, I couldn't even phrase my previous post correctly, so I guess I'm not one to talk, eh? D
  20. Doug Adams
    My official label is "Doug," which technically is a variation on "Douglas," but I prefer to categorize it separately. Thanks for all the fish, D
  21. Doug Adams
    Shore notated DOS' aleatoric music exactly as he has in the past -- with his "manifesto." I think it's just a case of different performers interpreting it differently. Every orchestra I've heard play the LOTR scores has had its own unique take on the aleatoric passages as well. I love what the LPO does with them, but frankly, I prefer the Swiss interpretation. Nice mixture of texture and color. Anyway, that's just how these passages work. They're different every time out, which is kind of cool. Makes them live a little, I guess. I thought so, and it makes perfect sense Doug. But personally, I prefer the LPO take on the aleatoric music, just a personal preference really. To the Swiss?
  22. Doug Adams
    Shore notated DOS' aleatoric music exactly as he has in the past -- with his "manifesto." I think it's just a case of different performers interpreting it differently. Every orchestra I've heard play the LOTR scores has had its own unique take on the aleatoric passages as well. I love what the LPO does with them, but frankly, I prefer the Swiss interpretation. Nice mixture of texture and color. Anyway, that's just how these passages work. They're different every time out, which is kind of cool. Makes them live a little, I guess.
  23. Doug Adams
    Smaug's two melodic lines don't serve separate purposes, per se. The point is that he toys with his prey--it's all mind games and might with the dragon!--so the melodic line sort of plays over itself in retrogrades/inversions (they're both the same in this case) and throws you off your footing. While the lines can stand on their own, they're essentially two renderings of the same material. There's definitely nothing "seductive" about Smaug. He's a manipulator, not a seducer. As for Alfrid, the "Politicians" theme covers him, too. But he's rarely far from the Master anyway.
  24. Doug Adams
    Legolas' theme is the uptempo version of Woodland Realm where the Phrygian melodic line is played over major harmonies! Glad you're enjoying the notes, thanks!
  25. Doug Adams
    No the AUJ titles are not related, I'm afraid. So you're really saying this similarity is not intentional? Seems kind of striking to me. durin.png Looking forward to the liner notes, apart from specialty label releases it's rare to get that level of insight delivered right with the music Thank you! Actually, I guess what I'm saying is what I always say: I'll address this subject later down the line, likely, but right now I'm holding my tongue. Let the mockery commence!
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