Mjshep writes to say: “Media Play is advertising that the LOTR score soundtrack is to be sold on September 25 2001. I called the store in my city and it was confirmed!” Wow, can this be true??? Anyone else who can confirm this and tell us where the soundtrack’s for sale, hit the email! I can’t wait to hear that haunting hornsolo when Frodo says the fateful words ‘I will take the Ring, though I do not know the way’ …and the Maori chorus of men’s voices singing in Moria…..(Tehanu wipes drool off cat…..)
UPDATE
Nope, it’s just somebody jumping on the LOTR gravy train. The link for the music is here and you’ll notice it doesn’t give ANY details. Not the Shore score, I’ll be bound. Probably the Bakshi film from the 70s or something. Word is the real new soundtrack will be out ‘closer to the film’s release date.’
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Since this poll is being run by Century Theatres, it might be worth doing since I’m sure the results could affect their plans for the release of FOTR. [More] Thanks to Mjshep for that.
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Unable to defeat the harsh and violent conditions of Caradhras, the Fellowship are forced to take another path which leads into a once proud place now consumed by evil. An eventful part of the movies, an important twist in the faith of the Fellowship and an incredible adventure, this weekend the Hall of Fire staff invite you to join us as we discuss the chapter that leads up to arguably the most important chapter in Book Two of Fellowship of the Ring:
Book II, Chapter IV: A Journey In The Dark
Wargs chasing them, the Fellowship find themselves in a race against the time as they are forced to find an alternative route to the unforging of the One Ring. With Legolas and Gimli bickering, and Sam fearful for the well-being of Bill the Pony, Gandalf attempts to quell the mixture of emotions experienced by the Nine Walkers as they walk into a place that even Gandalf the Istari fears.
But even entering the Mines itself prove difficult. A riddle in Elven-tongue of old manages to confound the Fellowship, who have to contend with a many-armed Watcher attempting to thwarth their quest. Once they finally gain access to the Mines themselves, they find that perhaps the darkness surrounding them can be an enemy itself.
This weekend, we have three discussions for you to share your thoughts on this chapter that explores the relationships of the Fellowship members in trying times if anything else. And this weekend sees the new time for Australian ringers, as our Hall of Fire chats move back three hours to 5pm AEST!
Place:
#thehalloffire on theonering.net server; come to theonering.net’s chat room Barliman’s and then type /join #thehalloffire .
Saturday Chat: 7:00 pm ET (19:00) [also 12:00 am Sunday (0:00) BST and 9:00 am Sunday (09:00) AET]
Sunday Chat: 5:00 pm (17:00) AET [also 8:00 am (08:00) BST and 3:00 am (03:00) ET]
Sunday Chat: 6:00 pm (18:00) BST [also 1:00 pm (13:00) ET and 3:00 am (03:00) Monday morning AET]
ET = Eastern Time, USA’s East Coast
BST = British Summer Time, GMT +1 hour
AET = Australian Eastern Time, Australia’s East Coast
Upcoming Discussions:
Sep 29 & 30: LotR Character Discussion – Aragorn
Questions? Topics? Send ‘em here.
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Weep no more: “A VERY nice person by the name of Ioreth has found some downloadable versions of the “making of” videos from the official site. This is really nice for those of us who have dial up connections and can’t view streaming media properly.” Here’s the Shire, Bree and the latest videoclip, Weathertop
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Take a look at 3 images that will make you believe that middle-earth HAS come to life! [More]
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John Howe, all around nice guy and amazing LOTR artist, not to mention conceptual artist for the LOTR films, really has his hand in making what Middle earth will look like.
Along with Alan Lee, Howe has transformed entire countrysides into places like Edoras, Wearthertop and Hobbiton. Take a read below:
I’m sending you two scans, one attached here, one to follow, of a double page spread from The Fellowship of the Ring: Visual Companion, written by Jude Fisher, published by HarperCollins.
These scans need to be placed side by side for full impact. I’ll also send a scan of John Howe’s Bag End. It shows just how much the films owe to his work, and what a brilliant job Peter Jackson and his crew have done in making Howe’s paintings come to life.
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