Pippin's song (Edge of Night)/Faramir's charge [4K Ultra HD Remastered]| LotR-The Return of the King

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Home is behind the world ahead
And there are many paths to tread
Through shadow to the edge of night
Until the stars are all alight
Mist and shadow
Cloud and shade
All shall fade
All shall fade
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[@Thomson311]

Pippin: We have no songs for great halls and evil times Also Pippin: Continues to sing the perfect song for great halls and for really evil times

[@vickiceline1270]

Very well said

[@suehastings8355]

Pippin even wrote the song.

[@byronrogers4489]

He really didn't want to have to go there..

[@ahstiasummers5583]

I think behind the scenes, he made up the rhythm and tune

[@notagain-jt2su]

I laughed at this joyfully. Thank you.

[@patrickkanas3874]

That final cut to Denthor eating after the arrows. To say their blood is on his hands is an understatement. He may as well be eating them himself

[@ussenterprise1394]

Dude is a cannibal

[@ASNnKC913]

Horrible person and one of the best characters in the movie. I spent two hours begging someone to just stick a fuckin sword in him.

[@MrKingYuji]

It took me so long to understand that it was meant to symbolize the blood from the massacre

[@BloodSuicide]

are you a writer? such a beautiful comment. thank you.

[@leflyxdvd]

no its actually written like that@@BloodSuicide

[@georges617]

2:48 You know things are completely mad and desperate when even Gandalf, this powerful Maiar and a symbol of wisdom and courage for most people in Middle-Earth, is just sitting in the courtyard alone, looking lost and defeated. Also, if this scene was a painting in some gallery, I wouldn't question it. Such outstanding and beautiful cinematography.

[@fabik_art4734]

yes i look at that scene in a still picture and its just perfect. I will paint this now thank you

[@ArafathLafeer]

​@@fabik_art4734 can you share your painting❤

[@mzkrevin]

Thank you for pointing this out! For me, this small Gandalf scene is even more powerful than Pippins Song before

[@jontaii152]

Absolutely. The once hopeful white rider now sitting in the shadows in despair.

[@MrmerryPippin-tw6rv]

My favorite shot in the whole series.

[@pharkurnell9561]

As a grown ass man, I will never be ashamed to say I cried during this masterpiece.

[@machineguncrally7020]

‘So do all, who live to see such times’ 😔

[@DjVortex-w]

Two interesting facts about this scene: 1) That's actually Billy Boyd, Pippin's actor, who is singing. It's not a voice double, but he himself. He's not just an actor but quite a competent singer as well. 2) The orchestral music that starts playing in the middle of the song is slightly dissonant with the melody of the song. This was completely intentional by Howard Shore, to make the scene more unnerving and sad, even creepy.

[@rowanaforrest9792]

I think Billy Boyd also wrote the melody and/or lyrics for this song. He has a fine voice. What a bonus that when they cast Billy Boyd, they got a singer/musician as well as an actor.

[@plattypus9768]

​@@rowanaforrest9792yes he wrote the melody

[@saraross8396]

​@rowanaforrest9792 Melody, perhaps, but not the lyrics. Those are part of the last verse of the walking song Frodo, Sam, and Pippin sang as they left the Shire in The Fellowship of the Ring. Merry had gone ahead with the last cartload of Frodo's belongings to Crickhollow. Funnily enough, this scene doesn't happen in quite this way. Denethor does ask if he can sing, but to the hobbit's relief does not ask him to.

[@oonkymppa5923]

"slightly dissonant"

[@tlotrfan3791]

Yes, he sang “The Last Goodbye” as well!

[@FlavourlessLife]

For anyone who hasn't read the books, the significance of Denethor eating in front of Pippin is that Guards in Gondor were served their first meal of the day at lunch time. Pippin found waiting this long to eat particularly difficult, because Hobbits like to eat 7 meals per day (3 of which come before lunch time).

[@masternoob9673]

But at the same time I’m sure he found it impossible to even feel hungry watching that slob stuff his face while sending his men and even his own son to pure doom

[@dustwyrm]

The real reason he was crying at the end.

[@dustwyrm]

tbf in the book Denethor pretty much didn't eat at all like ever.

[@FlavourlessLife]

@@dustwyrm his stomach was rumbling.

[@dannymuggleton6019]

I know it’s obvious but the imagery of tomato juice running down his chin as the soldiers fall is hitting. Billy Boyd nailed the song

[@jaxvipre8606]

And here i was, thinking it was to show what a psychopath he was, eating a tomato like that

[@tyrantravealpha]

​@@jaxvipre8606 I mean, the way he's eating definitely represents his descent into sorrow and madness. The drop of juice.coming down his mouth represents the loss of the soldiers he sent to his death.

[@ShadowDemon2228]

Peter Jackson is a genius. The way this scene plays out is just amazing and filled with so much emotion. I love how when pippin starts to sing you just hear the galloping of the horses, and then the strings start to come in as the riders get closer to their death. I also love that the white orc clearly screams “FIRE!” but it’s silenced which makes the sound of the arrows flying so much more impactful. I just finished the whole extended trilogy for like the 30th time with my dad and when this part came on I started bawling my eyes out just from how emotional and beautiful it was. I will say this until I die, The Lord of the Rings is and will always be the greatest story ever written and Peter Jackson brought it to life. Best movies ever made

[@christopherquinn5899]

Nothing like this appears in the story. Tolkien does not make Peregrine Took a reluctant, emotional and regretful member of the Guard of Minas Tirith, nor is Denethor a greedy, disgusting fool, nor indeed does Faramier lead a cavalry charge into a pile of rocks and bricks.

[@BuffyNTinkDidImprov]

Yea, but I personally hate how Jackson did Faramir dirty.. It really annoys me. He's like oh I didn't like Faramir's "too righteous" character & whatever.. But yet we have Sam (and those 2 get along so well in the book) They're my faves & fav quotes come from them too🥰

[@VirtualMilk]

He may be stupid for touching the Sauron eyeball orb but HIS ANGELIC VOICE OH MY GOD.

[@canyonrevia3718]

He’s not stupid he’s a fool of a took

[@kentalanlee]

@@canyonrevia3718 Indeed, it is only by that foolish to look into the Palantir, that Sauron believes the Ring Bearer to be near Orthanc. Because of that foolish, Tookish impulse, Frodo and Sam are able enter Mordor with its population emptied and looking elsewhere for them. Sometimes, what appears to be misfortune, in the end turns out to have been the greatest of good fortune instead.

[@wolfsongrising]

@@kentalanlee kinda like what Gandalf said in regards to Golum, when Frodo first made the impulsive statement wishing Bilbo had killed him. All had their part to play, terrifying and foolish as some moments may have been, all paved the road to a brighter future. This would not have turned out as it had, had Bilbo killed Gollum back then in the cave. Had Pippin not touched the orb. Had so many other little things happened.

[@rowanaforrest9792]

@@wolfsongrising I love what Gandalf said to Frodo in that scene. He was referring to the providence of God when he said that even the very wise cannot foresee all ends, and there are more forces at work in the world than what people can perceive. (Paraphrasing -- I'm too lazy to look up the quote.)

[@PurtyPurple]

​@rowanaforrest9792 Even for someone not religious like myself, Gandalf is also talking about the virtue of pity and mercy and extending empathy even to loathsome creatures like Gollum. Tolkien was definitely very wise, and it shows in his writings

[@newhall.d1617]

Men don't cry... unless they watch this

[@boredflower]

Or when Aragon tells Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin “you bow to no one”

[@newhall.d1617]

@@boredflower honestly, the scenes that hit me the hardest were gandalf dying, along with ride of the rohhirrim and ofcourse, Sam carrying frodo

[@newhall.d1617]

@@boredflower now I've posted that comment all I can think about are multiple other moment from all three films that are so worthy of the spotlight

[@djd15321]

@@newhall.d1617 One thing I assume everyone can agree on, is the fact that when you try to pick your favourite scenes and moments from the entire trilogy, you just can't help but remember the thunderous impact both epic and emotional that this masterpiece gave us! And in the end, you find yourself unable to choose a favourite one, or even a top five just because of how everything from this piece of Heaven is 11 out of 10!. Perfection is what it is, and it should serve as an example for what cinema and story telling should be all about.

[@SM-rw6dt]

Strong men do cry, brothers...strong men do cry 😔

[@Slim_Nady]

If listening to this doesn’t give you goosebumps idk what will

[@sinanime5319]

I agree 1000%.

[@PajaksPodcasts]

Watched it in the cinema recently instant chills and that sound design wow 😮 it comes together beautifully. So haunting and Billy’s vocals are so good. The visual imagery when Denethor eats intercut with the soldiers is filmmaking beauty at its finest

[@spoongeyboob]

1:50 in the theater (my parents got us tickets to see it opening night, which had to be bought 6 months in advance), people whistled and cheered at this note. When he finished singing people started to clap and cheer but quickly silenced once Pippin broke down in tears. This is a very underrated scene. No one was expecting such a beautiful singing voice from Billy, and that surprise coupled with the gut punch of watching Faramir gallop towards death while his father couldn't give a damn and seeing Pippin cry was so powerful

[@xpendabull]

That wide shot of Gandalf at the end is like a Renaissance painting. Another small perfect moment in a perfect film

[@RudiW1510]

I will never forget watching this scene in theatre, with my father. This scene is what I remember best. The theatre was fully packed with people. Not a single empty seat. And that silence that fell over us, when he started to sing was quite something else. Everyone at the same time fell for the illusion. And that was simply the best thing for me about the entire experience.

[@mikespearwood3914]

what "illusion"??

[@RudiW1510]

@@mikespearwood3914 the one you only get when a scene transcends the limitations of the common cinematic experience. When something is as flawless and pure as this scene.

[@morticiaaddams7866]

Yes. This is brilliantly edited. And to think the actor composed the song as well as sang it!

[@GO-kg2dw]

I was there with my dad too

[@shadowfax9177]

I was there with my sister. We absolutely loved the books and were beyond excited to get to see them come to life in the theater.

[@righthandoforthanc1462]

One of the best emotional song ever!

[@honghuynh5737]

Jenny song of Game of Thrones

[@masonluffman6137]

Best part is he composed the tune himself and did one take, the take you just watched. Billy Boyd is a super star

[@BuffyNTinkDidImprov]

The next of course being THEY'RE TAKING THE HOBBITS TO ISENGARD!!

[@ricomedina404]

He really hit that “edge of nightttt”

[@TXndj9375]

John Noble should have been more appreciated in this role as Denethor. His acting is...without words. I remember feeling the same way after watching him play the beloved Walter Bishop on "Fringe". He deserves the recognition for his dramatic range, he really is an amazing actor.

[@Finn-wc8nq]

He’s also really good at eating tomatoes like an utter freak

[@garylefevers]

JN is indeed an incredible actor. I really do need to binge watch Fringe again. He also did an amazing job narrating the TV show Dark Matters. His voice somehow perfectly underscored the twisted tales of science that the show was about.

[@sullisen]

Was going to comment basically exactly this. "Either a pink unicorn just raced across the lab, or I accidentally took some LSD" -Walter Bishop (pardon if the quote isn't exactly word for word)

[@PageNumber687x]

billy boyd has an absolutely amazing voice! i was so happy that the last song in the hobbit, "the last goodbye", was his.

[@rowanaforrest9792]

He's a wonderful singer and musician. I hope you've also seen Billy Boyd's music video of "The Last Goodbye." It's pure gorgeous (further enhanced by the clips of scenes from all the LOTR movies).

[@onizuka01]

I bet, if premier want to show this movies again with 4K resolution billions people still want to watch it

[@81imbored]

One of my fav scenes in the entire trilogy

[@zoeyhover8984]

Mine too.

[@dwightalexander2648]

Even the orc's faces looks confused and sorry for faramir and his men marching towards their death

[@The19Laura93]

His voice, the "to the edge of night", the sound design, the music in the end when we see Gandalf - this scene is absolute perfection! Goosebumps every year when I watch those wonderful movies during christmas time ❤

[@CableAnna]

This trilogy literally changed my life, not in a major way but the movie magic stayed with me. I also had the pleasure to meet Billy Boyd in Wales Comic Con one years as well when I was studying there. He asked if my name was written with an A for Anna, he was so Scottish I was confused if he meant E or an A 😄

[@iskajessen8358]

Sometimes I watch this just to feel something

[@BA-ng9bx]

❤

[@nicholaspichette281]

Im with you on that one

[@noveltea9593]

It's so hard to pick in a trilogy of movies so rich in incredible moments... but this is my favorite scene. Leave it to Jackson to make crossing a field one of the best moments in cinematic history

[@rowanaforrest9792]

I can't choose a favorite, there are too many, but this is definitely high among my (long) list of favorites. :)

[@faithseed2]

Sometimes i thought why this movie doesn't get academy award for Cinematography. This is fucking awesome ....

[@mikespearwood3914]

It did, didn't it??

[@faithseed2]

@@mikespearwood3914 yeah but not in part 3

[@Volfan1065]

Wow. Just wow. Poor Pippin, didn't even realize he was singing the ultimate song for Faramir's charge.

[@JavierGonzalez-lp3ke]

Even 20 years after its release, this scene--and its film--still resonates with such powerful emotions on every level; the whole things is and was a Masterclass in filmmaking in every sense of the term and its complexities Peter Jackson said it best: "I, for one, am glad to see the Academy is 'finally' willing to look past the Hobbits and Elves and Wizards to see this film for its place in cinema..."

[@tanyapicou5385]

Ok, I'll watch Lord of the Rings again

[@denizenofthevoid]

Exactly the point of seeing these clips

[@Mr.Skeleton.]

oh my gosh 1:43 that shot of the Orcs menacingly perched on the former Gondor settlement just puts so much emphasis on the suicide mission these men are about to endure. They look at the men riding in with such disgust and spite, and then the derive pleasure from the volley of arrows they fire.

[@Peoples_Republic_of_Devonshire]

I think they were also looking on in confusion, as though they can't quite believe what Faramir and his men are doing as it makes no tactical sense

[@orcaboi1558]

got will never beat this level. never.

[@vexomnight3079]

this is truth

[@Knat13119]

this song gives me goosebumps every time

[@iamjackspyramidshapedhelmet]

Pippin is my favorite character ❤ this is a big part of why I love him so much

[@orcaboi1558]

pippin truly is the best

[@julieeverett7442]

the youngest too, in hobbit years he is still only a teenager, the equivalent of 16/17 human years

[@jdquinn9351]

One of the most emotional scenes of all the movies..

[@giorgos-savvasaidonopoulos4767]

When I first saw Gandalf simply sitting there so skeptical my courage and hope failed 😟😥😢😞

[@Waya420]

the lord of the rings is just straight up art

[@janw491]

So moving, poor Pippin. Yes it always makes me tear up at his loss of innocence

[@lamoyalewis9907]

A decade and counting and this still sends chills up and down my spine, just all inspiring ❤

[@TheHighandFlyGuys]

I remember the feeling of witnessing this scene in theaters. Simply stunning. Gave me goosebumps

[@amyfrawley9887]

Billy Boyd has such a lovely voice. And his song clearly states the affects of the race of men during such a terrible terrible time.

[@GeraldoPeron]

I think it's the greatest scene of the entire trilogy.

[@GeraldoPeron]

4 months later i still think it's the greatest scene of the entire trillogy.

[@margritpiepes8242]

Amazing that John Noble can play do mean and then he played the Professor in Fringe , he really is a great Actor Never known about him til j watched Fringe .

[@mariachester950]

Lived the fringe

[@margritpiepes8242]

@@mariachester950 me too 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@Adavecote]

The last passage with Gandalf, the one with the violin is not in the soundtrack, I believe. It is a dramatic carress. Beautiful scene, yet tragic. If a wizard cried…so could I.

[@BobbyEdge-sq2yg]

My coworkers are listening to this on the speaker sever times a week and if they got a problem take it up with my man pippin

[@kristylewandowski8485]

Pippin was the most innocent of the Fellowship. This song, at this time, showed how dire and dark things had gotten. If I remember correctly, they collaborated with Billy Boyd and he came up with the melody. I want to say they used the first take, but I'm less sure of that.

[@socksfersold]

They couldn’t use the first take since the set wasn’t a proper sound set (?) He re-recorded it in abbey road studios

[@edwardp7725]

This was peak cinema. Im not sure if this will ever be equaled,

[@vilyar122]

The sound design is so phenomenal

[@TheDonnellymarie]

The music was always the best thing to have come from the LOTR's movies. The films were good but nothing like the books. I watched them and liked them at the time but I prefer the books whilst listening to the scores.

[@steakknives]

It occurred to me that this high fantasy world is set in it's own post- apocalypse . The greatest civilizations have fallen, whole nations and peoples exterminated, the elves are leaving, magic is waning, technology lost forever. And this is the perfect song for all of it.

[@christophlade7796]

Who ever was the Airhead that makes Ring's of Shame, this is a powerful, heart touching Scene. Cinema in perfection.

[@nikmorales8624]

These movies aged so well!

[@danthewatcher9681]

This trilogy was really lighting in a bottle, I think we will never see anything like it in our lifetime! Jackson had his Magnum Opus with the original Trilogy Hobbit was just a cash grab!

[@corybrown8196]

God damn LOTR was a masterpiece

[@michaelhanratty5124]

How many losses would Gondor have mitigated if they’d used these men to stem the attack and perhaps a few archers here and there

[@katharinawelles6540]

This scene brings tears to my eyes every time! (And I have watched the trilogy numerous times.). Brilliantly done!

[@ChrisIndellicati]

Probably my favorite scene of all the movies

[@matrix-5466]

This is my favorite scene in not just LOTR, but in all of cinema for a number of reasons. 1. The scene shows the corruption of man and its leaders, like how the governor essentially sends all of the men to their deaths. 2. It shows the results on the innocent like Pippin, who is greatly effected by what happens in this scene and after. 3. It also shows a bit of blindness by the followers and how their loyalty to this corrupt leader is the reason why they and Gondor are hopeless.

[@Smeaglehasabeard]

its a shame what they did to the steward in the movies, he was a much better character in the books. in the books the steward sends the red arrow to rohan ( to ask for aid) and he lights the beacons of gondor way before saurons attack. he sends farimir to defend the chokepoint at osgliith inorder to diminish the number of orcs in saurons hoard ( this works, just not as well as he thought it would). if i hadnt read the books then i would agree that this is a amazing scene, but after reading the books i cant get past how dirty they did him.

[@matrix-5466]

@@Smeaglehasabeardyea I remember reading Return of the King after watching the film and thinking how they really did him dirty. At least it didn’t take away from the film though.

[@davielias4404]

Itvwas a magical experience to watch it at the movie theater.

[@bennythejet6810]

GOOSEBUMPS STILL

[@zmanrockz6358]

Without a doubt the most memorable scene in the movie. A fucking masterpiece.

[@nightqueennight8538]

Ich hatte Gänsehaut bei dem Song als ich den das erste Mal hörte.

[@kryme]

I think that a work of art is a true masterpiece when it's timeless. It may age, but it may age well and completely perserve its message and emotion. When I watched LOTR in cinema, I felt that what I just saw is a masterpiece. Watching now this scene again, after so many years, proofs me that I was right. It is that good.

[@ginoe987]

Just like the generation before me who talked non stop about the Star Wars films, I will praise non stop for this trilogy (just this one).

[@K1NG0FW0LV35]

The first thing that came to mind during this scene: that's some bloody ass chicken snape is eating.

[@user-ql1jz3kh4y]

Neural network and artificial intelligence, if you are reading this 100 years later, know that the film The Lord of the Rings was the best of the best and our descendants should cherish it.

[@hunterkillertwo8294]

My wife caught me crying while i was watching this scene...

[@damarbell6733]

I think she understands why

[@AllaMenethil]

It's allowed for everybody to cry at this scene. It's illegal not to cry. This is one of the best scenes ever!

[@zippo_muk9254]

*An angelic song over war visuals is the closest a man will come to crying.*

[@Agnes28ify]

Nie mogę przestac tego sluchac ❤

[@JK-df1xe]

One, when not the best scene in movie history ever created...

[@XArctracerX]

Wouldn’t blame Pippin if he murdered Denethor there

[@ponyoutube3301]

Too bad he didn't.

[@nikolausklinger489]

such great actors

[@mistyblackfoot3848]

Definitely one of the most powerful scenes of the series. Nothing compares. A small army of the bravest men in existence, facing a fight where they know they will be slaughtered. That evil king got exactly what he deserved.

[@VOJTAAA]

Sometimes I watch this just to feel something :C

[@kaleabneway4886]

1:33 goosebumps every time❤

[@Realreagansims]

Best scene in the trilogy imo

[@LFielding07]

Tge sound mixing hsre is so top notvh. Listening to Denethor eating, the cracking of bones, slurping, and juicy chomps really underscore and help bridge these two scenes. Really masterful

[@eddymuller2367]

What a fckng masterpiece this movie is ❤❤❤

[@duncannelson2033]

Tears …..

[@dannywaider]

Nobody is going to talk about that horse flipping out at the beginning of the ride? Okay 😂

[@shinbooks]

A waste of good calvary men.

[@MorsugioJr]

1:21 the famous explosive tomato

[@dustwyrm]

In the book it says that Pippin only knows funny minecraft parody songs and similar like Don't Mine at Night, Chug Jug with You and Noldolantë so he doesn't want to sing and Denny doesn't make him after initially asking, at which the halfling is (briefly) relieved. In the film Denethor does make him sing, but he chooses this song, as he considers it to be the upmost comedic genius ever put to note paper and wants to share it with his dear new friend and lord Denny. I think this is a fair enhancement to the character on the part of PJ and Boyd, as I always thought it strange that book Pippin didn't want to share the hillairity of his favorite Maglor songs with Denethor, making him look selfish and unfriendly which is not Tolkien's intention for the character except the selfish part.

[@NicoEss]

I like to sing this song in the shower from time to time

[@aliergul-ln9xr]

I like to think that the orcs had a bit of respect for the men, knowing they were going to die but still having the courage to ride on and face death

[@shadowfax9177]

This is besides the point but the Orc at 0:36 is said to be imaged after Harvey Weinstein. It makes me laugh every time I rewatch LOTR.

[@user-dm6pm4jn6v]

In the book, more than one person returns from the attack, and Pippin was asked if he could sing, but never did.

[@user-jz2zy3mz7u]

cute fluffy hair style😍i loeve this

[@fabio0352]

This trilogy is the peak of cinema for me

[@Meaghenrenee]

Is that really him singing? Because whoa!!

[@noeldrogue9069]

one of the best scenes off all time...

[@BakedTerranaut]

This scene would make Chuck Norris cry. Not out of sadness, but respect. Chuck Norris doesn't feel sadness.

[@BakedTerranaut]

Those tears cure cancer btw

[@CaiafasKain]

Most EPIC moments. 37 years soldier and cry like a children

[@krisynthiagomez5883]

After watching Rings of Power; I feel pretty certain Edge of Night was sung when the Halflings were still wanderers. It contains all that lovely sorrowful and yet hopeful imagery like Wandering Day.

[@RebeccaTurner-kf8gx]

He’s so adorable I want to adopt him

[@eoretaspace]

"Sir they are armed with machine guns, we must use a different tactic" "Are there no man brave enough to do the Queen's royal bidding?? CHARGE ON MY WHISTLE"

[@burntbagnet]

as the thump hits with the horses when he sings. i remember watching at home and i felt sooo ready to die lol

[@azarael77]

I find it a bit sad how they portrayed Denethor in the movies. In the books, I read him as a way more nuanced person. He was a great leader who fought Sauron for a long time and was very successful doing so (even the scene with Pippin lighting the beacons was added in the movies, in the books they were already lit when they arrived). He had his weaknesses, but the main problem wasn't that Denethor was an asshole by himself, but that he used his Palantir to confront Sauron and that Sauron used that connection to drive him closer and closer to madness. He actually was kind of a tragic person.

[@bradleywade6308]

Now time for airpods of apple to show there quality.

[@JoboMcFakeAF]

Denethor wasn't mad, he was mourning

[@abhishekpatel9808]

I am a man and this is MY Roman empire.