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Howard Shore's THE LORD OF THE RINGS


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Yes, I hope you've acquired more economy of motion in your conducting if you want to be accepted by me!

:lol:

Since I am new to this board, but not new at all to the LotR discussion, I should probably establish my credentials, eh?

http://tinypic.com/r/e6zs4w/5

http://tinypic.com/r/2aan6ah/5

http://tinypic.com/r/29w0pz5/5

Yeah, I'm that kind of fan! ;) (These videos are over six years old...I have since improved my conducting skills! I still crack up watching myself...) KK, GK, Jim Ware and Incanus can also vouch for me, should they so choose. I once had Guinness with Doug Adams in Illinois and we remained on speaking terms thereafter.

I'm also German, so everything is my fault, not Conrad Pope's.

Carry on!

Lol, can't believe I'm only seeing this now! Great stuff :P

And yes, Kuhni is about as crazy (and knowledgeable) as LotR fans get. He'll fit right in here!

What does "air conducting" mean anyway? Where else would you conduct if not in the air, underwater?

I assume it has something to do with the fact that you're conducting air, not an orchestra :)

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What does "air conducting" mean anyway? Where else would you conduct if not in the air, underwater?

Ever heard of Air Guitar?

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Since I am new to this board, but not new at all to the LotR discussion, I should probably establish my credentials, eh?

http://tinypic.com/r/e6zs4w/5

http://tinypic.com/r/2aan6ah/5

http://tinypic.com/r/29w0pz5/5

Yeah, I'm that kind of fan! ;) (These videos are over six years old...I have since improved my conducting skills! I still crack up watching myself...) KK, GK, Jim Ware and Incanus can also vouch for me, should they so choose. I once had Guinness with Doug Adams in Illinois and we remained on speaking terms thereafter.

I'm also German, so everything is my fault, not Conrad Pope's.

Carry on!

Thursday night, I felt compelled to conduct the first two discs of Two Towers ... again.

Amazing how short two hours can feel with a stick in your hand.

Eh ,,, wait

With a short stick in your hand, how amazing two hours can feel!

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Hello everyone,

I know I might not be in the right thread, but well, I didn't really know where to post that :

I was listening to ROTK Complete Recordings, and while listening to the track "the lighting of the beacons", I noticed a very brief moment which shares a certain likeness with a part of Zelda Twilight Princess soundtrack.

I know, I'm risking at least lapidation for this comparisons, but just give it an ear before :

- The Lighting of the Beacons , see link below between 6'25 and 6'45

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgJYNveHOYU

- Zelda Twilight Princess, "Hyrule Plain", between 3'47 and 4'10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlL3-ZFjshE

just the rythm and back strings accompaniement give the same kind of atmosphere.

By the way, just come back from seeing DOS in iMAX : amazing sound, mainly the moments with Smaug the stupendous !

"Good mornin'

Ted

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BloodBoal is Jon Broxton?

My my, you're very different around these parts, aren't ya?

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Has this gem ever been shared here?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WznLv41fOL0

What did he smoke in his pipe?

Something stronger than Southlinch or Old Toby that's for sure.

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http://newboards.theonering.net/forum/gforum/perl/gforum.cgi?post=863413;

Hi everybody,

My name’s Dan, I’m a music PhD in England and I’m currently doing some research into fan cultures surrounding the LOTR and Hobbit franchises, and focusing on the Peter Jackson trilogies and particularly Howard Shore’s soundtracks....

....The research I’m doing is for an article to be published in 2016, and I might put together a questionnaire if this takes off! Do let me know if you’d rather not have your name/handle quoted in the paper.

Thanks everyone!
Dan White
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I don't think it has been.

A nice read.

"Tycho drums". Hehehe...

Heh. Obviously the cellist is not familiar with this particular brand of instruments.

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Shore seems like such a sweet guy.

I've been told by people who worked on the LOTR scores that he's actually a real tyrant. Even worse than Horner.

I heard that 3 violinists actually died from exhaustion due to his excessive demands

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Shore seems like such a sweet guy.

I've been told by people who worked on the LOTR scores that he's actually a real tyrant. Even worse than Horner.

I heard that 3 violinists actually died from exhaustion due to his excessive demands

Many a trombonist lost an eye from his sharply aimed baton in the furor of his disapproval of their performance.

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Is the music for the end of the Hobbit appendices on disc 3 of BOFA EE a genuine extension of the FotR Breaking of the Fellowship alternate?

Apparently it is the true full version of it. The FotR EE Fan Credits edited it down.

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Anyone extracted the audio of that?

I did.

vlcsnap-2013-03-03-22h22m41s203.png

Which version of the BBC radio drama of LOTR should I buy if I want the CD with the music from it?

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Which version of the BBC radio drama of LOTR should I buy if I want the CD with the music from it?

I think it is this version. But I am not sure if this adaptation is abridged radio drama or the full version because there seem to be full and and abridged on available and some people are commenting in Amazon review section how their version is abridged. Curious. Proceed with caution and make more inquiries before purchasing any edition Fal.
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The music used in the second half of the original version is Epicalypse, elements of which were retained for the final (Shore) version of the trailer (rotk 826 cue numbering fans).

 

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You haven't heard it played nearly that "fully" until that scene (the awesome departure from Rivendell comes closest).  It's usually carried by soloists or smaller orchestrations, so you notice the difference when it's presented in a less humble and more "conclusive" manner.

 

Very moving scene.  And a great example of Shore's unique harmonic voicings using the lower members of the orchestra.

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