The Music of Middle-Earth

Today we dive into an immersive reading at Beorn's House! Featuring many talented voices from Patreon and the Tolkien Community!

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The day has finally arrived! Today we begin our watch party of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings films, starting with the first 25 minutes and 30 seconds of The Fellowship of the Ring (Extended Editi…

The Dwarves 1/4: Moria. Today we finally start our journey into the Dwarven themes! We hear two excellent renditions of the Misty Mountains song and explore the sturdiness of the Dwarves.

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Join me for a fascinating discussion with Doug Adams on how he worked alongside Howard Shore to see how the Music of the Lord of the Rings came to life.

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The Elves 6⁄6: An Elvish Pledge. Today we explore a promise between an elf and a dwarf. We explore this final theme for our collection of elven themes and see a small hint of what is to come as we en…

The Elves 5⁄6: Lothlórien. Today we explore the beauty and mystery of Lothlórien! We also get to hear an excellent explanation of the Sarangi instrument from Yuji Nakagawa. We explore three different…

Today we take a special detour to explore the Making-Of for the Council of Elrond! We hear from our director Chad Bornholdt as well as a few of our actors. We hear a few of the score pieces and liste…

Welcome to the fifth Soundscapes of Middle-Earth Episode! I want to treat you all to a very special, one time deal! This was a labour of love with: 30 Actors44 Vocal Tracks56 Layered Special Effect…

The Elves 4⁄6: The Diminishment of the Elves. Today we explore the fading of the elves, we also get to hear a rendition of May it Be from the end of Fellowship of the Ring. Finally we hear some elven…

The Elves 3⁄6: Evenstar. Today we have a look at the connection between Arwen and Aragorn and how their story is reflected back in the tales of Middle-earth! We also have a special guest to sing the …

The Elves 2⁄6: Arwen Revealed. Today we get to hear Arwen Revealed! The second of our Elven themes. We will explore how Aragorn and Arwen meet and how this theme reflects their love and yet uncertain…

Welcome to the fourth episode of Soundscapes of Middle-Earth! Today we celebrate Tolkien Reading Day with a special reading from The Lay of Luthien!

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The Elves 1⁄6: Rivendell. Today we explore the Elves! We look at their origins, we explore the beautiful flowing lines of the Last Homely House and hear some special Music from Donald Swann as we beg…

Gollum 3⁄3: Gollum's Menace. Today we wrap up Gollum's themes with his more sinister side. We get to hear the Hammered Dulcimer and Gollum's twisted version of the Hobbit Outline

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Gollum 2⁄3: Gollum's Song. Today we are exploring Gollum's Song! After an all too brief moment of nearly repenting, Gollum is clear in his goals. We explore this theme, hear from Emiliana Torrini's "…

Gollum 1⁄3: The Pity of Gollum. Welcome to the first of three episodes exploring the themes of Gollum. We are going to explore the relation of this theme to the History of the Ring and Mount Doom the…

New Beginnings! Welcome to Season 2 of The Music of Middle-Earth! In this episode we get to hear a preview of what is to come this season. We're exploring Gollum's themes, the Elven themes and eventu…

The Shire 11⁄11: In Dreams Part 2. Today we get to explore part two of the incredible song: In Dreams. We discuss the ideas of hope and despair and finish off the series of Shire material!

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The Shire 11⁄11: In Dreams Part 1. Today we get to explore part one of the incredible song: In Dreams. We discuss the ideas of hope and despair. We also explore Celtic instruments! 

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