love how peter jackson adapted tolkien's musical like writing. instead of taking the music out or having the members break into song every 5 min, he incorporated it into the soundtrack making you feel the culture and power of the area
@watch-Dominion-20185 күн бұрын
the first 44 seconds of this is the greatest leitmotif ever
@md_master6 күн бұрын
This piece is one those art pieces that whenever I hear it makes me feel goosebumps. Full of hope and as the videos mentions redemption through weakness. A slept rage of human race surging its veins to take control of its own freedom
@joshspahn93047 күн бұрын
I can still hear his grunts when the song is playing😢😢😢
@stoatsnhoney8 күн бұрын
I think the Concerning Stoors sounds like a mix between Nori Brandyfoot and the Harfoots. The melody uses the principle instruments from both themes used together and takes a compound meter from Harfoots but the Dorian mode from Nori. After watching Season 2, it does fit quite well that Concerning Stoors is like a child theme of the two
@itsatrap10178 күн бұрын
A Hobbit’s Understanding says goodbye to this first live-action movie exploring Middle-earth, but it also caps off the third Hobbit movie’s end credits’ song: The Last Goodbye.
@nathaliemelissa9611 күн бұрын
Wow...the lyrics sung during Éowyn's fight with the Witch King are absolutely chilling! I LOVE the details they put into each text throughout the movies!
@Therealmoseslupai13 күн бұрын
There's something intriguing about those mystical woods man lothlorien the ambience of this is god-tier so effing good.
@itsatrap101713 күн бұрын
Could you describe what Maqām Hijaz is? I think I can hear it in the slurring of the strings, that does sound very Middle Eastern.
@Therealmoseslupai14 күн бұрын
Oh my, how beautiful is this... these movies are more much significant to me now that I'm older compared to back in the day.. & that's saying a lot.
@Therealmoseslupai14 күн бұрын
Probably my favorite segment of the movie it's just too good.
@Therealmoseslupai14 күн бұрын
I remember how big this film was back in the day during my childhood and the part when Boromir became a meme ever since I was hooked. Aging like wine. Best movies ever!
@Therealmoseslupai14 күн бұрын
After seeng the return of the king extended in theaters this past summer, and now watching these analysts videos of the trilogy bro I'm addicted.
@Therealmoseslupai14 күн бұрын
Man this channel is underrated & deserves more attention, this is just brilliantly done to me.
@Therealmoseslupai14 күн бұрын
Very impressive work right here.
@timovangalen158916 күн бұрын
7:40 Isn't this theme being played by a flute instead of a whistle?
@thomasrinschler678316 күн бұрын
At 7:25, there's a very brief interjection of the Rohan theme as the map passes by.
@amordramon2217 күн бұрын
What I love about this scene is that during the filming, Peter invaded a cricket stadium to get the entire crowd invovled. Not only did the crowd get invovled, but both cricket teams got alongside each other to do the Uruk chants that we hear in this scene.
@maylapaty18 күн бұрын
Funny, this opening reminds me Foundation. edit Just read on Google that is the same composer hahahahaha
@monoverantus16 күн бұрын
I think you're confused. Bear McCreary, who scored both Foundation and Rings of Power, didn't make the opening. Howard Shore did.
@maylapaty16 күн бұрын
@@monoverantus Yes, I saw it later.
@itsatrap101718 күн бұрын
It’s hard to explain, but nothing encapsulates the dread, the mystery, the sorrow, the ancient history of Death more than the Diminishment of the Elves motif. I think this is Shore’s greatest of the minor pieces from this Trilogy.
@itsatrap101718 күн бұрын
You can’t help but feel safe yet free in this introduction to the Rivendell Theme.
@itsatrap101718 күн бұрын
I never noticed how the music of the Ringwraiths rises in weight with each appearance they make to the Hobbits. It makes so much literal sense as their number grows. One, then four, then five, then all nine.
@itsatrap101718 күн бұрын
The Ringwraith theme, as with many bad guy beats or score that wants to proclaim impending doom, has similarity to the “Dies Iræ Dies Illa” Gregorian chant-the echoey chorus only heightens that.
@itsatrap101718 күн бұрын
I do miss the additional choral opening found in the abridged soundtrack and while it’s not actually in the movie, I think it should have been edited into the Extended Edition soundtrack. Really underscores the Wizards’ curses and sorcery suddenly being unleashed.
@itsatrap101718 күн бұрын
Rosie Cotton, the star of every Hobbit ball.
@the_legit_tsm19 күн бұрын
Everyone talks about Viggo's toe at 4:08, but what about Karl Urban's sword falling out of it's scabard at 2:58?
@Sagaxis19 күн бұрын
You are a god damn hero for uploading all this wonderful work. Thank you so much for this incredibly rich and sensible analysis. I binged watched everything during the night and I couldn't feel more in love with the music of middle earth as I was discovering the movies as if I had never watched them. You made me live many powerful moments throughout your videos. You deserve more recognition and praise. ❤
@dawnnewell23720 күн бұрын
Brilliant and illuminating explanation of my favorite LOTR music. Thank you for sharing your insights! 👏🏻👍🏻
@samuelleask113226 күн бұрын
Great video my man! Brilliant work
@ivordundic6095Ай бұрын
I came across one of your videos 10 minutes ago being the one of The Lighting Of The Beacons which is my very favourite scene of the triology. Then I saw your whole channel was dedicated to and had analysed all of the music in depth, and the first video I looked for was this one right here as Aniron is my favourite theme of all of the LOTR music. It was amazing seeing someone actually analyse the theme. Now I will watch all your videos from the first one to the last one, as I've finally come across in-depth analysis of Howard Shores music!
@HylianSith920Ай бұрын
0:58 This would have fit very well. The transition was pretty seamless, but I think this also works because Legolas' theme tends to play during his more heroic/serious moments. In the Hobbit, he is much more ruthless in his loyalty to Thranduil, so including it here would be a neat musical reference to his youthful ferocity that he lets out to defend his friend Gimli. This and the Oliphant sequence would be what I'd personally include if a full re-edit were possible. Well done!
@higgs5877Ай бұрын
Oh yes, Gandalf and his sword, Glamdring. Warra duo
@afewgamers4255Ай бұрын
About the only good thing about the show
@DarkCyberElfАй бұрын
2:10 - 2:21 - Reminiscent of Shore's sudden, bombastic yet almost mournful orchestral sequences in Se7en as well as Silence of the Lambs with the lowering brass notes.
@matthewpulido7912Ай бұрын
I think they should have kept the music from 4:45 onward. The original sequence was just too much like a horror movie. When the music is there, the tone of Smeagol's transition into Gollum has a more tragic and melancholic tone because at the end of the day, he is the Ring's greatest victim and eventually it's slave.
@LordofMordor2001Ай бұрын
0:13 Frodo:ARGHHHHHHHHHHHH!
@LordofMordor2001Ай бұрын
0:19 Poor Frodo 😢
@nathaliemelissa96Ай бұрын
Turning the Shire theme into a lullaby version as Merry and Pippin fall asleep was a really cute idea! 😊💚
@Christof-qx2zrАй бұрын
Christof ❤❤
@itsatrap1017Ай бұрын
Also, why is this other theme called Fragrance of Ithilien?
@monoverantusАй бұрын
It's based on a quote from the corresponding scene in the book: "When Sam awoke, he found that he was lying on some soft bed, but over him gently swayed wide beechen boughs, and through their young leaves sunlight glimmered, green and gold. All the air was full of a sweet mingled scent. He remembered that smell: the fragrance of Ithilien."
@itsatrap1017Ай бұрын
I thought the Noble End theme, a motif about incoming death and leaving Middle-earth, as a perfect bookend to Boromir’s death scene rounding off Film One. There, it was tear-jerking sadness, but here in Bag End it’s a cathartic emptiness.
@itsatrap1017Ай бұрын
4:49 Peter Jackson has stated, in his Director’s Commentary, that this flute solo is his favorite piece of Howard Shore music for the entire Trilogy.
@itsatrap1017Ай бұрын
I never noticed the Erich Korngold similarity for the Legolas moment, but I can’t unhear it now.
@GalenDeGrafАй бұрын
I can't wait until Bear's makes some blog posts about his season 2 music, and Rhun in particular. Rhun's music is not just using the sounds of Bulgarian choir: the theme sounds closely related to a piece called "Kaval Sviri". The text of that song is about a girl who hears a flute (kaval) player and mentions him as a foreigner (stranger?) and questions if she'll fall in love with him. The reason I'm so curious about this is that Rhun is not just the region for season 2, it's also a specifically the place where Nori and the Stranger are! For those characters, that text seems very relevant, and I wonder if it was a factor in McCreary's musical choice. Kaval Sviri English translation: A kaval is playing mother, up, down, mother, near the village. I will go, mother, to see it, to see it, mother, to hear it. If it's someone from our village I'll love him only for a short time, If it's a foreigner I'll love him all my life. Recording: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nofUo4pjm7WCh5I
@monoverantusАй бұрын
That's a great find, I wouldn't be the least surprised if it was the blueprint (it even has the same F sharp/F natural modulation). Btw, did you see my response about the similarities between Shore and McCreary's Dwarven music?
@GalenDeGrafАй бұрын
@@monoverantus Yes, thank you! Some great ideas about Dwarven music!
@merdan3511Ай бұрын
I Love that scene
@timovangalen1589Ай бұрын
4:28 That shot changed my brain chemistry. I'm so glad that the original plan for Gandalf and Pippin's arrival to coincide with Faramir's retreat from Osgiliath was scrapped, and Minas Tirith got the grand showcase she deserved.
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