Chen G. 4,713 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Just now, TolkienSS said: It's like saying people "instinctively" know there is a difference between John Williams Jurassic Park and Giacchino's Jurassic World. With the added distinction that Giacchino made a score to an actual sequel, and therefore could and did use the John Williams themes. Bear isn't really doing that, and indeed cannot do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KittBash 296 Posted January 12 Popular Post Share Posted January 12 I was super happy to get the 2 Disc edition of this score for Christmas this year and wow am I happy with it. These scores always seemed like the more sophisticated bigger sibling to Bear's Masters of the Universe work which I seem to keep spinning over and over again so I'm down for as much of both properties he wants to give us... and that Gladrials theme, I swear won't get out of my head since this score dropped in 2022. So every time I want to get some Gladrial Theme hit in my system that Sheet @Jay did with all the theme placements has been my guide! Erik Woods, Jay and Yavar Moradi 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Holko 10,396 Posted March 4 Popular Post Share Posted March 4 I finally started preparing for making an edit from the episode albums plus the OST... and then stopped a couple episodes in. There would definitely be fat to trim, but there's also just way too much good and great stuff to keep, the edit would be at least 4-6 hours long, which I'd never listen to in one sitting. Also, the score is written to be very episodic, would get repetitive mushed together and wouldn't have that much of a satisfying arc for all the threads, and I came to the conclusion that it just works perfectly if I instead dedicate a week to listen to an episode a day, check in daily to get a big threatening Sauron ostinato and planted Galadriels, some mystery, some tension, some action material, get to see how the Khazad-Dum/Númenor/Harfoot (pick 2) -related themes are doing this episode, be reminded of the blandest theme (Bronwin/Arondir), then wrap up nicely at the end. Or the other solution would be to edit it down very severely to the highest of highlights... which has also already been done with the OST. It's really really nice to have the option for both officially and immediately. Thank fuck for Bear! tomsmoviemadness, Richard P, Jay and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard P 4,267 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 The one thing that perhaps might be a curious mini project would be taking the model of the OST and using episode album material to open out a few sequences, similar to using CR material to expand a few sections of the LotR OSTs. For example I think the full Southlands battle works a treat, whereas having the two representative tracks out of order on the OST is a bit weird. You could in theory make an alternative OST which takes the content of the OST, perhaps drops some minor cues and expands other sections, similar to what I did to make alternative LotR OSTs. But I'm not in a hurry. Bear's curation and presentation is superb here across the board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bespinGPT 8,853 Posted March 4 Popular Post Share Posted March 4 I started the TV series yesterday. I just realized that the series is set thousands of years before the events of LOTR, as Sauron hadn't forged the rings yet. From now on, Mr. Bear's music seems very appropriate, and its praise seems well deserved. KittBash, Jay, artguy360 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dr. Rick 1,207 Posted March 25 Popular Post Share Posted March 25 The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - Season One - 10CD Box Set Looks like a really well done set, and $150 isn't too bad at all. https://mondoshop.com/products/lotr-rop-10cd-box-set Mondo, in partnership with Amazon Studios and Sparks and Shadows, is proud to present the Complete Soundtrack Collection from the Amazon Original Series THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER - Season One. An expanded version of our previous 2xCD soundtrack, this 10xCD box set is presented as a numbered edition of 1000, comes housed in a gold-embossed, leatherette-bound slipcase and includes the 136-page booklet “A Composer’s Journey” by Bear McCreary. (Packaging Design by Jordan Christianson.) And as a special thank you from Bear and his team, 200 copies from this numbered run are offered with an exclusive Bear McCreary autograph card inside... only at MondoShop.com. Official Release Date: April 26, 2024. Holko, crocodile, enderdrag64 and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,755 Posted March 25 Author Share Posted March 25 Cool! I wonder why it took so long. Shame that it includes the OST album too, since they already sold that physically separately (and I bought it). Now I'll have two copies of that for no reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,608 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Cool! Ordered instantly. Very reasonably priced actually. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard P 4,267 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 I'd lost all hope! What a random time to do it - could this prove to studios that they don't need to tie score releases to other dates any more? It works out around £40 or so more than downloads but it looks great with a nice book and I didn't expect a set like that to come with a hard copy of the original 2-disc set - I never got that physically so that's a nice extra thing to justify the overall cost. Man, I came sooo close to buying them all digitally, but something was keeping me back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 10,396 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 This looks amazing... but with the high price I already paid for the OST, this is not quite the score I'd want to bother with the US shipping and huge VAT and customs and handling fees bullshit for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard P 4,267 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 I appear to have paid just $17 for shipping, but there was a $30 something option which I suspect may have been the actual int'll cost. I hope they don't notice I doubt I paid more than £10 for the OST and I've barely gotten any LE releases the last 3 years so it's worth it. The page now says it's Almost gone. Maybe this thing really has enough fans to get rid of 1000 copies in just a few hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,755 Posted March 25 Author Share Posted March 25 This is what they charged me in the USA Subtotal $150.00 Vinyl Only Shipping $8.95 Sales Tax $9.38 Total $168.33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard P 4,267 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Ah, you got 'Vinyl only shipping' too - that's what made me suspicious. Actually, you got taxed and I didn't, so despite overseas shipping I paid around $1 less! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,755 Posted March 25 Author Share Posted March 25 I was also charged "Vinyl Only Shipping" when I placed an order in 2022 for TROP OST, Dune 1 OST, and Don't Worry Darling OST. Then in 2023 when I ordered The Batman OST from them, I was charged "Domestic Standard". No idea what the difference is or why they choose one over the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,608 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 16 minutes ago, Richard Penna said: Ah, you got 'Vinyl only shipping' too - that's what made me suspicious. Actually, you got taxed and I didn't, so despite overseas shipping I paid around $1 less! Never paid anything extra when ordering from Mondo to the UK. Your cheaper option will be just fine, don't worry. Karol Richard P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard P 4,267 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Ah cool. I've never ordered from Mondo before, and thankfully they have a status thing based on your email and order #. I tried to register but their recaptcha thing is either broken or impossible to pass. And no waiting to hear the music in this case - quite the opposite. It'll encourage me to listen to some of the episodes more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,608 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Their orders are not the fastest to start ship but, other than that, no issues there. Anyway, looks like this is selling fast as the label "almost gone" is now visible! Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard P 4,267 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 I saw that while I was in a waiting room earlier this evening and got a tad concerned about whether this would actually sell out before I got back home. 1000 units feels low for a score for this sort of franchise - it won't just be the McCreary fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,608 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 And it's gone. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylvan 13 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Interesting that Mondo didn’t limit the number you could buy as they do with many of the editions they sell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 9,122 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 7 hours ago, Jay said: Now I'll have two copies of that for no reason. Sell the spare copy on Ebay or whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,755 Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 Now available on Amazon US https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CYLVSSQ5 Sylvan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tomsmoviemadness 3,616 Posted August 23 Popular Post Share Posted August 23 I'm not sure what it is or why exactly, but Old Tom Bombadil makes me weirdly emotional. It's just triggers something in me. Maybe it's because my dad would've also really liked this song. He didn't really listen to film music, only when I was, but he always liked these folksy kind of songs and it just makes me feel really close to him somehow. Monoverantus, Yavar Moradi, Jay and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,755 Posted August 23 Author Share Posted August 23 I like it a lot! And I'm kind of surprised I do, because it seems like the kind of song/style I wouldn't be into at all. Yet, this one really works! I hope the character is cool in the show. Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tomsmoviemadness 3,616 Posted August 28 Popular Post Share Posted August 28 I'm super impressed with the way McCreary uses choir and voices in S2. It's really excellent. And as someone who loves a good choir, this is just phenomenal stuff. Stark, Tydirium and Yavar Moradi 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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