I thought this day could not get more amazing, Yankees won, Kilar possibly doing the music, what a day! Let me tell you what happened:
I was sitting here at my desk, typing away, when a sudden and freak wormhole appeared next to me. I was amazed. I threw my orange peels in, to see what would happen, they came right back to me, with a note saying ‘Please do not throw your garbage in my dimension’. I apologized, and was given a gift, the 2 script Miramax version PJ wrote for them a while back!
Yes I will be looking over them, very much the same way Moriarty did, (and I did NOT get these from him) but no, I will not be telling you folks anything extreemly spoilerish. But you will get my view on this script!
I will however be looking at the changes PJ did, and the plot outlines and pacing, all the stuff I learned in school and through basic experience. I will give you all my honest thoughts and feeling 🙂
So stay tuned for the next few days, and look out for my script review!
-Xoanon
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Oh My GOD this is amazing news!!! Everyone now on gods green earth get down on your knees and pray this is true, If the news is true then Composer Wojciech Kilar is close to signing as composer for LOTR!!! Kilar, in my opinion one of the BEST!! If you guys have chatted with me on Barliman’s you’ll know I say the 2 composers who should do these films should be Eric Serra or Wojciech Kilar. And now the latter seems to be coming true!!
I have read yesterday in top Polish newspaper “Gazeta Wyborcza” that Wojciech Kilar (Dracula) shall compose the music for LOTR. He’s got already the script and the negotiation of the contract should be finished soon.
You want to know how you can point out a film maker? He’s got 1000 soundtracks in his collection. And some of them from movies he hasn’t even seen. Kilar’s work is some of my favorite. If you think you’ve never heard it before you’re wrong, it’s been copied and used a million times over. Go out and buy Dracula asap!!
Thank to Wawrzyniec P for the tip!!
UPDATE
The link to the article is here. But it’s in polish, I’m working to get it translated now.
Here is the article: Translated very roughly from Polish Ringer Spy Jacek Thanks!!
TERAZ TOLKIEN = TOLKIEN NOW
Wojciech Kilar will be writing music for a film version of “Lord of the Rings” by J.R.R. Tolkien
‘I wanted to have european music, symphonic, not american. I was always imagining Tolkien’s Middle-earth like old Europe’ – explained Peter Jackson, New Zealand’s director. Creating music for fairy-tell-like Tolkien’s world it’s big chance to expand wings (literally, it’s let’s say idiom like “a big field to show-off”) – says Kilar.
Tolkien never agreed for making film based on this book. Two weeks ago Jackson, author of “Frighteners” (?) and “Heavenly Creatures” started shooting this film. ‘Screenplay is fantastic. It reads like a good action story -‘ says Kilar. Lord of Rings will cost 130 millions dollars. It will be filmed in New Zealand. Hobbits will be played by actors not taller than 105 cm. Supporting characters will be played by famous hollywood actors, for example Elizabeth Taylor.
I have NO idea where they got the idea of Liz Taylor, but let me tell you they are WRONG (Liz Taylor = Liv Tyler, duh) but there you go!!
Thanks again to Jacek for the translation!
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Thanks to Daniel again!
PRODUCERS of the movie Lord of the Rings are concerned that some of the epic battle scenes may have to be reworked. Seems the New Zealand Army had volunteered a substantial number of men as extras for the big battle scenes, but has had to withdraw the offer because of its commitment in the East Timor peacekeeping mission.
(C) 1999 Herald and Weekly Times Limited.
HERALD SUN 27/10/1999 P2
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No, no dwarves, the mst common question I get in emails is ‘Who is making the Rings?!’ well thanks to Daniel we know!
Nelson, Oct 28 – The final work of a noted Nelson jeweller, the late Jens Hansen, will feature as the central prop in Peter Jackson’s movie adaptation of Lord of the Rings, currently being filmed in Wellington.
Production of the ring began after Mr Hansen’s death from cancer in August, although he had been working on preliminary designs for several months before that, his son and studio manager, Thorkild Hansen, said today.
The work was commissioned some time ago by one of the film’s management team, and the late Mr Hansen then began making around 12 rings of which three were accepted, Thorkild Hansen said.
“I was quite surprised at the time spent choosing it, but it’s a very important part of the film,” Mr Hansen said. Production of the final design began three weeks ago. Mr Hansen said it was quite fitting that his father was involved in a film with such a title.
“We got it all finalised and agreed and everyone was happy with it – it was brilliant, then he died,” Mr Hansen said.
Up to 40 of the heavy gold rings would be needed during filming, Mr Hansen said, but he declined to say how much the contract was worth.
“There’s only one ring in the movie but there are many actors who have to wear it. “Some actors we’ve had to make up to six different rings for. The props department has to be covered in case one gets lost or damaged,” Mr Hansen said.
He said the design was plain gold with no stone and quite similar to a wedding ring, just heavier.
(C) 1999 New Zealand Press Association. NEW ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION 28/10/1999
Ok, a dude name Thorkild is making the rings, this makes me happy!! 🙂
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Super Ringer Spy Mega Boom found this little gem for me:
Giant Handling ‘Rings’ Trilogy MoCap
Giant Studios (Atlanta, Georgia), holders of the worldwide license for the Biomechanics Motion Reality motion capture system, has been named exclusive motion capture studio for New Line Cinema’s “The Lord of the Rings” feature film trilogy. Weta Ltd. (Wellington, New Zealand) is providing the visual effects, with Mark Stetson (“The Fifth Element”) serving as visual effects supervisor. Giant Studios director of research
and development Matt Madden will oversee the production process.
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Want to know what a film set looks like? Teleri gives us a nice description of the film set at Harcourt Park in Upper Hutt.
Check it out in The Spy Reports!
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