While in Barlimans, nilf pointed out to me that Slashdot.org posted an article (that we posted online on October 25th) recapping recent articles about technology used in LOTR and the film industry. [More]
Month: November 2001
Decipher has added the Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game to their online store. [More]
Check out our collection of Decipher images, if you’re not excited about the TCG yet, you will be. [More]
Seeking More Product Champions
As many of you may know, Decipher currently has more than 220 Product Champion volunteers for The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game, and that number is rising by the week! These volunteers have been selectively chosen to help Decipher promote The Lord of the Rings TCG. Decipher Product Champions help by running demonstrations, tournaments, and special events at local stores, conventions, and other venues where Orcs & Hobbits are welcome! [More]
Rob sends along these FANTASTIC pics from the Casa Loma Exhibit! Check these out! More to come! [More]
From: Rob
One thing to add to the reviews you’ve had so far. I was amazed at the difference in your perception of scale. They had the hobbit sized version of Sting at the exhibit and it looks so small (but the detail is still amazing) because it appears to be so much larger when Frodo is holding it on the screen. Like they say in the books, Sting would not be much more that a dagger to Aragorn or Boromir. It’s too bad they didn’t have both versions of the sword there so you could really get a good feel for the difference in scale.
1. Can you tell us about the 6 tracks?
The first piece, ‘May it Be’ written and sung by Enya. With the knowledge that theme songs for movies such as Céline Dion’s for ‘Titanic’, Lara Fabian’s for ‘Final Fantasy’ were very successful, I knew I wanted to do it, but I wanted something very special from Enya, something that has that these other artists do not have: Reserve!
Enya is a beautiful melancholic person and what a voice! She gives me shivers! The second piece The Council of Elrond is a mixture between Enya’s song ‘Aniron’, the theme of Aragorn and Arwen, and the music of Howard Shore. The vocals work very carefully to force some of the instrumental theme to come through which closes the piece. That it is good.
The third piece ‘The Breaking of the Fellowship’ lasts 7mins 20seconds, and as always does Edward Ross write a mixture of the music of Shore at the beginning then a song ‘In Dreams’ towards the end. It is a theme that is often heard and returns to titillate the ears. Some Celtic notes (a flute). The voice of Edward Ross, with the same stamp of Enya, is splendid and is accompanied by chorus. More shivers.
The fourth ‘Lotlorien’ piece has some haunting vocals and themes, this time Elizabeth Frazer is the vocalist, the end of the piece is perfect, the voice of the singer slips and seems to deplore. I find this piece to be almost religious in its tone.
The fifth piece ‘One ring to rule them all’ has many the voices present accompanying and bringing a more significant dimension to the piece. Sad and somber, it is superb and powerful lyrically and musical flights to make you shiver.
Sixth ‘Concerning Hobbits’ is the main musical theme in which all the other pieces return to, and of course this is the topic of the hobbits! The merriest piece while preserving small moments of sadness that l perceived with Violins, flutes, and piano, Celtic throughout.
4 words to describe this score. Melancholic, complex, surprising and intimate.
2. Which pieces do you find really represents the entire theme?
Piece 2 (The Council of Elrond), which really marks the score, the voice of Enya!
3.Which piece would you be most tempted to listen to repeatedly?
All of them! But my preferred is, I repeat myself, number 2 (The Council of Elrond).
4. Which is according to you the most daring piece?
Most daring without any doubt 4 Lothlorien which surprises by its borrowing from the religious themes.
5. With the sight of the trailers, photographs, and of course of the novel, will the music marry well with its subject?
Difficult to say, I hope yes but I’ll wait to see film. Not very courageous is it?
6. Which other score could you bring closer this one?
Curiously, I rather thought it of a mixture of several scores, a bit of ‘Titanic’ with some tastes of ‘Se7en’, and of course my own creation
7. Enya’s participation in the Score? Big or Small?
Enya brings much to the score; she has the voice of an elf, which would sing songs composed by Elrond himself, perhaps she is one!