Eric David writes: An essay I wrote has been published in “The Mars Hill Review,” a journal of religion and the arts. My essay examines Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings film cycle, compared with the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien, focusing on the theme of Vocation. If your favorite bookstore doesn’t stock MHR, you can order online from my home page. You can also go to the MHR site at marshillreview.com. A hard copy costs $15, or you can order a pdf copy via email for $5.
Category: Old Main News
The Oregon Symphony Orchestra will be performing the LOTR score at the Civic Center tonight! (September 17th). Tickets for tonight are sold out but there are still some left for tomorrow (September 18th). Take a look! [Tickets]
Follow this link for more dates and locations well into 2006! [More]
Today is Bruce Spence’s Birthday! Bruce was born on September 17th, 1945 in Auckland, New Zealand, that makes him 60 years old today! Happy birthday Bruce!
New York, NY, September 14, 2005 – After a summer of first-time and encore performances in America and Europe, Howard Shore’s The Lord of the Rings Symphony: Six Movements for Orchestra and Chorus returns to concert stages on both continents in the 2005/2006 season beginning on September 17 and 18 with performances by the Oregon Symphony in Portland. Additional performances of the work will follow this fall in Grand Rapids, MI (Grand Rapids Symphony, October 14), Nashville, TN (The Nashville Symphony Orchestra, November 5) and Spokane, WA (Spokane Symphony Orchestra, November 12). [More]
Lhunsarniel writes: I volunteer for the American Cinematheque and we are having an advance benefit screening of The History of Violence starring Viggo Mortensen on Wed., Sept. 21st @ 7:30 pm at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood. Tickets for non members are $60.00 and $50.00 for members. Some cast and crew will be present. For more information please call 323-692-3431. Non members must purchase tickets via snail mail.
From USA Today: Nothing about the Lord of the Rings trilogy has been scaled small. A big story took three lengthy films to tell, with even longer DVD versions. The same type of thinking has been applied to the films’ music. The complete score for the first installment, The Fellowship of the Ring, will be released Nov. 22 by Reprise/WMG Soundtracks in a four-disc set. Three of the discs will encompass the first complete release of Howard Shore’s score, including two songs by Enya. The fourth disc is a music DVD showcasing the score in 5.1 surround sound.