Faleel 5,359 Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Mine would have to be either:Return of the King (1980 version, the Score, not the horrid songs).The Hobbit Video Game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,716 Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Despite some occasional cheesiness due to perhaps the idea that he was scoring an animation it would have to be Leonard Rosenman's The Lord of the Rings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 "Ramble On" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaceycarter 0 Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 I like The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 It's not a score, but I'm partial to Johan de Meij's LOTR symphony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannhauser 101 Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Not a score, but I love Donald Swanns song cycle The Road Goes Ever On Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,716 Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 It's not a score, but I'm partial to Johan de Meij's LOTR symphony.One of my favourites as well.Not a score, but I love Donald Swanns song cycle The Road Goes Ever OnI still need to listen to this one.Oh and another great Tolkien interpretation is the Tolkien Ensemble's 4 disc recording of all the poems and songs from Lord of the Rings. Some really beautiful writing and accomplished vocal and instrumental work there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Rosenman's. Loved it as a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alicebrallice 134 Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 maury laws' the hobbit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Admiral Holdo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,553 Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Roseman's "The Hobbit"All together, now: "Daa-da-Daaaa. Daa-daa-de-da-da-daaaa. Wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Heh, that always was a pretty terrible main theme, given the material.I always liked the Police Squad style ascending brass bars at the end of each suspense scene, as if to say, Ooooo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,019 Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Rosenman's Helm's Deep kicks ass! Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KK 3,307 Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 The only non-shore Middle-Earth score I've heard is Rosenman's LOTR, and I'm not too fond of that.So like Stefan, I'd vote Meij's LOTR symphony, which is a great piece of music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixie_twinkle 48 Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Despite some occasional cheesiness due to perhaps the idea that he was scoring an animation it would have to be Leonard Rosenman's The Lord of the Rings.Absolutely. I love this score. I have the CD and the two-record vinyl set. Beautiful artwork, and a real "English" feel to the themes. I much prefer this score to any of the Shore scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 For me, the Rosenman score is an awful listen from start to finish, except "Mithrandir". The awfully cheesy "Mooooooooooooooooooordooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooor" chants and the frequent dissonance is pure torture.Given the material, it's even worse than Star Trek IV. KK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Indeed. I've tried to like the score several times, but it just doesn't work for me. Far too cheesy. I recall when watching the film, hearing that silly main theme ad nauseam made me want to pull my hear out. It's just hard to take the music serious (especially with those Mordor chants...). It's like hearing music from a silly kids tv serial. And then a lot of the dissonance doesn't help. It's not a very well balanced score in truth.Having said that, it had some moments of great music. But those aren't worth going through most of the painful material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,302 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 I wouldn't say I have heard scores.However I've heard some stuff by The Tolkien Ensemble, like this one that sounds a lot like Shore: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy 55 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 I've heard some parts of Battle For The Middle Earth and I can say they are enjoyable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 So like Stefan, I'd vote Meij's LOTR symphony, which is a great piece of music.I heard it in concert, with narration by Christopher Lee. Great and cool night out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,211 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Rosenman. Fantastic score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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