Music

LOTR music is the best. EVER.

The original Star Wars I think is comparable. Not much else is, except of course the Ring Cycle.

Any score by Michael Nyman.  







I rest my case.  

Yeah, film scores as we know them probably wouldn't exist without Wagner. I really, really want to see a performance of the entirety of The Ring since I don't feel I'll be able to fully appreciate it until then.

Speaking strictly of scores for film, though, LOTR is probably my all-time favorite. Star Wars is definitely up there though. John Williams has done a lot of fantastic work. His scores for the first three Harry Potter movies are also superb.

halfwise wrote:Fun going through that musical theme site.  At one point the guy says he can't imagine where Shore got the idea to have a theme to represent evil plans being unexpectedly thwarted (he calls it the 'rescue' theme) but it's clear he's no Tolkien scholar (or paid much attention to the appendices in the EE) or the word "eucatastrophe" would have jumped out at him.  It IS interesting that Shore has a eucatastrophe theme.

That's a cool site. I'm having a lot of fun going through the pages and listening to the different themes, especially as they appear throughout the films.  I've learned to recognize a lot of them over the years but you always notice something new, and this guy has clearly put a lot of thought and effort into it. I'd never noticed that all the instances of the eucatastrophe theme fit together like that.

halfwise wrote:

Lancebloke wrote:Super excitement! Just got a call to say my new guitar has been shipped and arrived for me to go pick up. Only 1200 worldwide and I will have one of them in a few hours!!!!

 

So what kind of guitar is this, Lance?

Hello!

It is a limited edition Gibson called a Rosso Corsa.

A Gibson. I see you are in search of a religious experience.

I was fascinated by the imagery in the Draughtsman's Contract, and have ordered it on Netflix.  Another fine film find from Forumshire!

Nyman seems to specialize in appropriating styles from past composers and updating them for the moviegoer's ears.

halfwise wrote:A Gibson.  I see you are in search of a religious experience.

I already have a Les Paul Standard. Just adding to my collection.

my dad has an old jaguar.. just.. by the way.

Lancebloke wrote:

halfwise wrote:A Gibson.  I see you are in search of a religious experience.

I already have a Les Paul Standard.  Just adding to my collection.

You need a Strato-caster and your life will be complete.

I'm not a big fan of Fender guitars. Looks or feel. Was thinking of getting one a while back but after playing I got an Ibanez instead.

Jaguar Norc? Isn't that what Kurt Cobain used to play?

Edit - or was that a Jagmaster?

My Les Paul Standard:



And My Rosso Corsa:

Lancebloke wrote:I'm not a big fan of Fender guitars. Looks or feel. Was thinking of getting one a while back but after playing I got an Ibanez instead.

Jaguar Norc? Isn't that what Kurt Cobain used to play?

Edit - or was that a Jagmaster?

dunno, but it is old and pretty awesome

Mrs Figg wrote:LOTR music is the best. EVER.

Again i agree with Mrs Figg  

I dont dare press play on that as just the youtube still is terrifying enough!  

Any fellow Sopranos-fans on here (if there are any) will like this version of the intro theme

playing this in a great big symphony towards christmas (two days after the hobbit premier actually) it's super awesome, and we play both parts (so the whole video  )
i recommend good speakers for this, and the first part is pp, pianissimo, which means kinda don't turn the volume up full because then you're gonna get a fright. u can see the viola part i am playing third bottom  

bungobaggins wrote:

Umm.....

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Norc wrote:playing this in a great big symphony towards christmas (two days after the hobbit premier actually) it's super awesome, and we play both parts (so the whole video  )
i recommend good speakers for this, and the first part is pp, pianissimo, which means kinda don't turn the volume up full because then you're gonna get a fright. u can see the viola part i am playing third bottom  

That scrolling score is awesome.

BTW, that famous melody does have words.  It goes

"This is the sym-phony, that Schubert wrote but never fin-ished"

yes, i know  it's an awesome piece of music ^^

we also play this one  it's great fun.

Hans Zimmers new soundtrack sounds sometimes a bit like Game of Thrones to me  
But it is fantastic nonetheless:

i like it  everything hans zimmer is great though  

well, it reminds me of all sort of different classical music  but yeah, perhaps a bit GOT  or narnia perhaps..