Celtic Folk Rockers (and TORn Friends) Emerald Rose received good news this week from producers at the American Movie Classics television channel. Their original instrumental ‘Unfinished Business’ has been chosen for a national commercial for a show called DVD_TV: The Graduate. The 30 second commercial begins airing on AMC this week on March 9 during the broadcast of DVD_TV: Forrest Gump and will air for the next four weeks. The commercial will be broadcast on satellite and cable channels across the US and marks a new level of success for the band. (If anyone can TiVO it, and upload to YouTube, we’d love to likn to it!)
The band is busy as ever, gearing up for St. Patrick’s Day area events starting with this week’s Dahlonega Celtic Music Festival, where they will share the billing with Irish supergroup Altan. Emerald Rose are featured performers in Atlanta’s St. Pat’s celebrations with shows at Underground Atlanta and several Irish pubs in the Atlanta area. For details and show times, check the group’s website at www.emeraldrose.com. [AMC Listing]
Ringer Karl sends us a heads up about the upcoming release of a soundtrack from ‘The Lord of the Rings’ theatre production. The original score, with music composed by A.R. Rahman, Värttinä and Christopher Nightingale, and lyrics by Shaun McKenna and Matthew Warchus, is recorded from the The Lord of the Rings theatre production now on stage in London. The album will begin shipping on February 5th 2008. [Amazon.com] [Stage Companion] [Amazon.co.uk] [Stage Companion (UK)] [Official Page]
Chad Grischow writes: January 3, 2008 - Poor Howard Shore. With most moviegoers busy ogling over the amazing visual work Weta created for Peter Jackson’s Lord Of The Rings trilogy, it is easy to forget just how equally fantastic they each sound. Newly issued five-disc mega set, featuring nearly four hours worth of cd audio and another four hours of DVD audio in full surround sound, is here to refresh your memory. Having worked on scores for Martin Scorsese (The Departed) and David Fincher (Se7en and Panic Room), not to mention his long-standing working relationship with David Cronenberg, Shore knows drama and tension. This experience serves him well in the inevitable battle sequences, but he proves equally capable of pulling off delightfully wistful fare throughout. It is the well balanced, always compelling, sound that makes this rather lengthy collection worthy of your ears from start to finish. Despite just how long it will take you to hear all of Shore’s work, there is not much fat to be found. Like the film itself, there are a few lulls, like plodding “Marshalling At Dunharrow”, but thankfully no repeated false endings or moments where you wish the credits would start rolling already. Howard Shore - The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King - The Complete Recordings
2007 has been quite an exciting year for Tolkien fans! There’s been an abundance of news and events from across the globe including openings of musicals, new book releases and new movies in the pipeline: something to satisfy just about any geeky preference! As a thank-you for following all the developments of the year with us, we thought we’d put together a retrospective of the top Tolkien stories of 2007 in one convenient list. The list below is in chronological order.
Crystal Goodbody sends this in: Here’s the latest on this, just received from Amazon.ca. I presume that the *ROTK Complete Recordings* will be available later, but this email certainly has me wondering. I would love to hear from you or on TORn as to what the situation is regarding other orders that haven’t been filled. Surely if there is sufficient demand, they can run off more of them??
“Hello from Amazon.ca. We’re sorry to report we won’t be able to obtain the following item from your order: Original Soundtrack (Artist) “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - The Complete Recordings [Import] [Soundtrack]” [Audio CD]Read the rest of this entry »
Marilyn sends this in: After reporting my second defective copy of the Complete Return music (there is a “hole” in the Grond music in the stereo dvd that is not found in the cds or in the surround dvd track) I received this from amazon:
“I am sorry that your replacement order was also problematic for the item “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (The Complete Recordings) [Soundtrack] [Box set] [Collector's Edition].
As it seems that the problem with this item is more widespread than we originally thought, we are unable to send another replacement. We will investigate and remedy the situation with the item; however, I cannot guarantee when the error may be fixed. Please return the item for full refund.”
Magpie writes: Doug Adams, author of the the upcoming book The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films, now has a blog. He writes: This blog will serve as a one-stop web source for news, information and discussion regarding Howard Shore’s Rings scores — in addition to audio/video, rss feed, voicemail, etc. (The blog is) a chance for me to stay in touch with fans of Howard Shore’s amazing work — and, hopefully, an efficient way of keeping everyone on top of the latest comings and goings as we enter the final phase of The Music of the Lord of the Rings project. Doug Adams Blog Update
Magpie writes: Doug Adams, author of the CR liner notes, annotated score and upcoming book on the LOTR soundtrack, has devoted his latest podcast at Film Score Monthly to the Complete Recordings of the ROTK. In the 15 minute podcast he answers questions posed by fans about the CR-ROTK including; how film edits affected the music, what scene Arwen’s Song was intended for, a question arising from his talk at ORC re: a new Ring Theme and the difference in sound for ROTK’s score (than in the first two movies) . Read the rest of this entry »
Dan from soundtrack.net writes: With the exception of 2004, there has been a Lord of the Rings soundtrack released every year since 2001. SoundtrackNet has been there to bring our readers First Listens, Interviews and First Looks. The trilogy has finally come to a close, with this year’s release of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - The Complete Recordings, and SoundtrackNet - as always - is proud to bring you our first look at the box set. ROTK: The Complete Recordings First Look
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS SET FOR RELEASE November 20, 2007 ON REPRISE/WMG SOUNDTRACKS: Howard Shore’s complete Oscar®-winning score for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, from the epic film trilogy The Lord of the Rings, will be available for the first time in a deluxe five-disc edition from Reprise/WMG Soundtracks on November 20, 2007.
This historic release contains 3 hours and 50 minutes of music on four CDs, comprising the full score of the 2003 film. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – The Complete Recordings marks the third and final edition of the three complete recording releases of the film trilogy whose score has been honored with three Academy Awards, four Grammy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. This deluxe set includes exclusive new artwork, packaging, liner notes written by Doug Adams, author of the forthcoming book The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films, and features Annie Lennox performing the Oscar®-winning song “Into the West.” Read the rest of this entry »
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Celtic Folk Rockers (and TORn Friends) Emerald Rose received good news this week from producers at the American Movie Classics television channel. Their original instrumental ‘Unfinished Business’ has been chosen for a national commercial for a show called DVD_TV: The Graduate. The 30 second commercial begins airing on AMC this week on March 9 during the broadcast of DVD_TV: Forrest Gump and will air for the next four weeks. The commercial will be broadcast on satellite and cable channels across the US and marks a new level of success for the band. (If anyone can TiVO it, and upload to YouTube, we’d love to likn to it!)
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Crystal Goodbody sends this in: Here’s the latest on this, just received from Amazon.ca. I presume that the *ROTK Complete Recordings* will be available later, but this email certainly has me wondering. I would love to hear from you or on TORn as to what the situation is regarding other orders that haven’t been filled. Surely if there is sufficient demand, they can run off more of them??
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS SET FOR RELEASE November 20, 2007 ON REPRISE/WMG SOUNDTRACKS: Howard Shore’s complete Oscar®-winning score for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, from the epic film trilogy The Lord of the Rings, will be available for the first time in a deluxe five-disc edition from Reprise/WMG Soundtracks on November 20, 2007.
