{"id":116571,"date":"2023-05-25T12:13:02","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T17:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=116571"},"modified":"2023-05-25T12:13:05","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T17:13:05","slug":"a-long-expected-soundscape-the-two-towers-available-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2023\/05\/25\/116571-a-long-expected-soundscape-the-two-towers-available-now\/","title":{"rendered":"A Long-expected Soundscape: The Two Towers available now!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"intro\">Back in 2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2022\/05\/04\/113088-lord-of-the-rings-audio-soundscape-coming-soon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"we told you about\">we told you about<\/a> composer and sound engineer Jordan Rannells&#8217; amazing project &#8211; to create &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/jordanrannells.com\/shop\/p\/a-long-expected-soundscape-pre-order\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"an immersive audio soundscape\">an immersive audio soundscape<\/a>&#8216;  of music and ambient sounds, to be listened to whilst reading <em>The Lord of the Rings<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Tolkien Reading Day (March 25th) this year, Rannells teamed with the folks from <a href=\"https:\/\/ardacraft.me\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"ArdaCraft \">ArdaCraft <\/a>to create a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2023\/03\/24\/116319-enjoy-the-magic-of-a-long-expected-soundscape-on-tolkien-reading-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"live stream event\">live stream event<\/a>, where parts of <em>The Fellowship of the Ring<\/em> were read over the corresponding chapters of Rannell&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/jordanrannells.com\/shop\/p\/a-long-expected-soundscape-pre-order\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Long-Expected Soundscape<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Towers Collection<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, The Towers Collection (for <em>The Two Towers<\/em>) is available &#8211; and we have some promo codes for TORn&#8217;s followers! Read on below to find out more&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player lazyload\" width=\"1170\" height=\"659\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sCc_pAyu6aA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Long-expected Soundscape is designed to be listened to whilst reading Tolkien&#8217;s <em>The Lord of the Rings<\/em> (and is timed specifically to sync up with the Andy Serkis audiobook recording).  It is created with Dolby Atmos for full 3D immersion in headphones, and includes an original score, ambient nature and environment\u00a0sounds, and designed and recorded sound effects.  The soundtrack is downloadable at <a href=\"https:\/\/jordanrannells.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">https:\/\/jordanrannells.com\/<\/a> &#8211; and can also be accessed very easily through all usual podcast apps. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ways to listen<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Rannells suggests various ways to enjoy his creation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Simply experience the atmosphere alone, without the books<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. While\u00a0reading Tolkien&#8217;s works (yes you might read a bit faster, but all you have to do is wait and enjoy the music and sound effects for a bit until you hear the next significant sound or cue, and then keep reading)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Synced up (perfectly!) with Andy Serkis&#8217; audiobook so you can enjoy them together (step by step process on how to do that on <a href=\"https:\/\/discord.com\/channels\/969761723756208128\/969761724347613236\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Discord\">Discord<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Just as background for DnD, Lotro and so on&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exclusive promo codes <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to <a href=\"https:\/\/jordanrannells.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"get your hands on\">get your hands on<\/a> this wonderful soundscape, you can use the code <strong>TORN25<\/strong> (for a discount on the whole collection), or <strong>TORN10 <\/strong>(for a discount on an individual book). These promo codes are good only until June 10th, so don&#8217;t delay! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve experienced this beautiful aural world, you&#8217;re definitely going to want more! So you&#8217;ll be glad to know that Rannells has plans for <em>The Hobbit <\/em>and <em>The Silmarillion <\/em>soundscapes! He&#8217;ll be launching a Kickstarter for these, this coming December; if you&#8217;re interested in getting involved, and perhaps even having a small voice or performance role on one\u00a0of those projects, join the <a href=\"https:\/\/discord.com\/channels\/969761723756208128\/969761724347613236\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Long-expected Discord\">Long-expected Discord<\/a>. 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