From BBCOnline: Scottish actor Billy Boyd, who plays Pippin the hobbit, will answer your questions on Friday, just two days before the Oscar ceremony. [More]
Day: March 18, 2003
The ‘Two Towers – One Party‘ is a mere 5 days away! We’d like to take this opportunity to thank our major sponsors of this event. Without the support of all of our sponsors, TheOneRing.net could not put on the largest LOTR party EVER! Please support our sponsors by following there links and even, if you are so inclined, sending them an email of thanks. [Click Here]
In the next few days we will be spot-lighting the sponsors that make the ‘Two Towers – One Party‘ celebration possible. Today we look at one of the Premiere Sponsors: Games Workshop. Please support our sponsor.
Games Workshop is a global licensee creating tabletop strategy battle game systems and associated miniatures that attract people worldwide. The Lord of the Rings battle games are dice-based hobby games for two or more players that require strategy, skill and a little bit of luck. Hobbyists can paint the highly detailed miniatures (crafted to look like the actors from the films) and use them to re-enact their favorite battles from the films on realistic scenic boards. With Games Workshop, Middle-Earth is closer than you think. With its international headquarters in the UK, Games Workshop also has wholly-owned subsidiaries in the US, Canada, France, Germany, Spain, Australia, Italy and Northern Europe. The company owns over 270 retail stores worldwide and its products are featured in more than 2,000 independent outlets internationally. Games Workshop has a Tolkien Enterprise license to product character and scenery based on the books that were not used in the film. [http://www.games-workshop.com/thelordoftherings]
Anna writes: Sir Ian McKellen is due to appear in the “London Concert for Peace” at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on Sunday 23rd March, along with Judi Dench and a host of other artists. [More]
Plan 9, a musical groupthat worked on FOTR and TTT are now talking about the TTT: Extended Edition work they will have to do. And they bring up 2 interesting bits of news. An ‘Eowyn’s Lament’ with VOCALS by our very own Miranda Otto (Eowyn) and a new CD featuring music from the trilogy, including the haunting ‘Elvish Lament’ aka ‘A Elbereth Gilthoniel’, the music heard during the Passing of the Elves scene! Take a look! [More]
From mana.com.au:
[Plan 9] now start work on the music edit for the long form DVD to Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers which will include a Plan 9 song “Eowyn’s Lament” with vocal by Miranda Otto.
Plan 9 and David Long worked on ‘Cultural music’ for the trilogy, they also did several of the new songs in the FotR EE DVD, including (and most notably) the ‘Elvish Lament’ aka ‘A Elbereth Gilthoniel’ during the Passing of the Elves scene. The authorship of that song was confirmed via private corresponence, which has been posted at ‘The White Council’ ezboard forum. Additionally, there are discussions to publish all of the ‘Cultural Music’ on CD at some point, but there was not much information provided concerning that.