The War of the Rohirrim and The Rings of Power are both nominated in one of the most prestigious music awards competitions.

According to Variety, which has the entire nominees list, two The Lord of the Rings projects are individually nominated in their respective categories. Bear McCreary (Instagram) is nominated for Season 2 of The Rings of Power, and Stephen Gallagher (Instagram) is nominated for The War of the Rohirrim. This marks the first time in history that Tolkien adaptations in both TV and Film are recognized for excellence at the same time.

World Soundtrack Nominees

Here are the categories LOTR is competitive in for 2025 World Soundtrack Awards.

Television Composer of the Year

  • Volker Bertelmann – “The Day of the Jackal”; “Dune: Prophecy”; “The Count of Monte Cristo”
  • David Fleming, Gustavo Santaolalla – “The Last of Us” (Season 2)
  • Ariel Marx – “Dying for Sex”
  • Bear McCreary – “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” (Season 2)
  • Martin Phipps – “Black Doves”
  • Theodore Shapiro – “Severance” (Season 2)

Public Choice Award

  • “Buio come il cuore” (Dark Is the Heart) – David Cerquetti
  • “Hola Frida” – Laetitia Pansanel-Garric
  • “Ni chaînes ni maîtres” – Amine Bouhafa
  • “Reagan” – John Coda
  • “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” – Stephen Gallagher

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Bear Mcreary and Stephen Gallagher LOTR composers
Bear Mcreary and Stephen Gallagher LOTR composers

The Prancing Pony made everyone feel like a Hobbit at Comic Con, and now you can give back to Barliman the barkeep!

Photo: Middle Earth Enterprises Team Picture

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– Samwise Gamgee, if he went to Comic Con

Bringing the Prancing Pony to life

Middle Earth Enterprises, the stewards of all things LOTR and Hobbit, made their comic con debut in oversized fashion with a book, cartoon and movie accurate scale build of the pub the Hobbits arrive at in Bree. The Prancing Pony, under the peaceful management of Barliman Butterbur, is famously the place where “it comes in pints!”

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Bilbo_EmpireThe nominations for the 61st Annual MPSE Golden Reel Awards have been announced, and The Desolation of Smaug received two nods – Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects and Foley in an English Language Feature and Best Sound Editing: Music in a Feature (English or Foreign Language).

The films Gravity and 12 Years a Slave led with 3 nominations apiece.
The awards ceremony will be held on February 17, 2014. Continue reading “‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ receives 2 nominations from the Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE)”

Master of LaketownAmong other awards groups announcing their nominations today, the Costume Designers Guild also released their nods. Ann Maskrey, Richard Taylor, and Bob Buck were nominated for their work on The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, along with the costume designers of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Oz the Great and Powerful. Continue reading “Costume Designers Guild nominates ‘The Desolation of Smaug’”

Critics Choice AwardsThe Broadcast Film Critics Association has announced their nominees
for 2013, and The Desolation of Smaug has received 5 nods for Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Make-up, Best Visual Effects,
and Best Actress in an Action Movie (Evangeline Lilly). Continue reading “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug nominated for 5 Critics’ Choice Awards”