Our friend Michiel Stevens from DeHobbit.net has passed on a message that the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Ludwig Wicki, will be presenting…
Our friend Michiel Stevens from DeHobbit.net has passed on a message that the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Ludwig Wicki, will be presenting a ‘live to projection’ performance of Howard Shore’s score for The Fellowship of the Ring at The Concertgebouw in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, this Saturday 4th June 2011, and Sunday 5th June 2011.
DeHobbit.net also has some exclusive interviews and a video that can be accessed from the links provided below (please note these are in Dutch so a translation tool might be required).
If there was a time to stock up on your favorite LOTR related items, now is it! The WBShop.com, the official LOTR store online, is offering 20% Off from now until April 5th 2011 on most The Lord of the Rings items. That includes statues, prints, maps, drinkware, jewelry and more! The only items not on sale are the Blu-ray and DVDs, but we’re pretty sure you could find something else to collect! [WBShop.com]
Welcome to our collection of TORn’s hottest topics for the past week. If you’ve fallen behind on what’s happening on the Message Boards, here’s a great way to catch the highlights. Or if you’re new to TORn and want to enjoy some great conversations, just follow the links to some of our most popular discussions. Watch this space as every weekend we will spotlight the most popular buzz on TORn’s Message Boards. Everyone is welcome, so come on in and join in the fun! Continue reading “TORn Message Boards Weekly Roundup – March 27, 2011”
“The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films,” by Doug Adams, Carpetier, $59.95
It speaks to the longevity of the “Lord of the Rings,” films that ten years later, movie tie-in books are still being released. It speaks to the power of Howard Shore’s soundtrack and author Doug Adams presentation that “The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films,” is the best of LOTR movie-related book and worth the wait.
In fact, if you are still hanging on to some of your post-Christmas or other holiday gift money, this comprehensive account of Shore’s scores are your answer on how to spend. This volume is a must-own for fans of Peter Jackson’s trio of films adapting the works of J.R.R. Tolkien and film score fans.
Tolkien deserves more than a passing mention here because it is clear from Adams’ work that the written word played an important part in Shore’s process. Far beyond scoring a movie, the composer delved into Middle-earth’s history and cultures, creatures and characters in order to best service the film. The book helps elucidate the fact that Shore’s 10-plus hours of music were done with Tolkien in mind as much as Jackson and that Shore’s work stands alone as a musical interpretation of a work of fiction as well as one aspect of the films. Continue reading “Review: ‘Music of LOTR films’ best of tie-in books”
John Di Bartolo writes: Hail friends! Just released the first episode of “The Minstrel, the Painter, & the Scholar” with Ted Nasmith & Dr. Corey Olsen. If you would like to post a link, or even re-release/distribute this mp3 through your own sites please feel free to do so. Glad to be able to share this with you all – and feel free to forward this to any friends or fellow podcasters! Cheers! Stay tuned for episodes 2 and 3 with John, Ted & Corey.
Doug Adams, author of the recently released book “The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films”, has written up an article over at his site on why New Zealand matters for The Hobbit. Doug has worked closely with Howard Shore for the better part of a decade and he has had great insight into the production for the music of the Lord of the Rings movies. So besides enumerating the enormous difficulties the production would have faced were it to move off-shore, Doug writes this article through a “music-specific lens” and details the impact the move would have had on the music for The Hobbit movies.
Here’s a snippet from the article:
That impact would have been felt most painfully during the post-production. Post, as you all know, is where the lion’s share of the music is created. Yes, Shore has already begun his creative process, but nothing other that pre-recorded songs an diagetic music can be recorded and mixed until the film is shot, edited, and locked. Performers and rooms need to be booked for specific schedules … as do technicians, editors, producers, and so on and so forth. It’s a small army, and it needs time and care.
My greatest fear — viewed through a music-specific lens, that is — was that the production would be rearranged in such a manner that there would be very little time for the music to be created appropriately.
Happily, with New Zealand now set and a February kick-off locked, it looks like none of these concerns will materialize. With a December 2012 release for part one, Shore and company should, presumably, be able to earnestly start into the post-production in late summer of 2012 … essentially the same schedule that was in place for the LOTR pictures. And those came out pretty well, I think! 🙂
Read the entire article over at Doug’s site. Many thanks to message board member Magpie for pointing us to this article.
Our friend Michiel Stevens from DeHobbit.net has passed on a message that the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Ludwig Wicki, will be presenting a ‘live to projection’ performance of Howard Shore’s score for The Fellowship of the Ring at The Concertgebouw in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, this Saturday 4th June 2011, and Sunday 5th June 2011.
