The Music of Middle-Earth

The Shire 10⁄11: The Shire Reborn. Today we explore the change that Sam and the other hobbits endure at the end of the story. Where do we go from here? We also explore the electric bass, grace notes …

The Shire 9⁄11: The Hobbit Accompaniments. Today we explore the Hobbits and all of their lovely gossiping and small town good nature. We also hear a bit of the process that Peter Jackson and Howard S…

Welcome to the third episode of Soundscapes of Middle-Earth! Today we have an exciting reading of Fog on the Barrow-Downs by Shersten and some dialogue from her brother Gavin! We also explore the sou…

The Shire 8⁄11: Bilbo's Song: Took and Baggins! Today we get to talk about the Mr. Bilbo Baggins! We explore the choir, harp, voice-leading and more! 

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The Shire 7⁄11: The Lullaby Setting: Today we discuss stories! How Hobbits fit in, the value of stories and more. We also get to explore subtle key changes, the french horn and the evolution of a mel…

The Shire 6⁄11: Merry The Warrior. Today we get to check out Merry Brandybuck's story! How does Howard Shore imbue this theme with Merry's complex layers of the Shire, Rohan, the Fellowship and his j…

The Shire 5⁄11: The Playful Setting. Time to explore Pippin Took's story! Today we get into the Playful Setting theme and how it relates to Pippin's story. We also talk a bit about film Music and the…

Welcome to the second episode of Soundscapes of Middle-Earth! We have a wonderful reading from The Fall of Gondolin by Shersten with special guest: Phil Dragash. We also explore the sound-design behi…

The Shire 4⁄11: The Heroic Setting. Time for Samwise Gamgee! In this episode we explore what makes Sam tick and how Howard Shore's "Heroic Setting" creates the feeling of the great tales. We also get…

The Shire 3⁄11: A Hobbit's Understanding. The first of our four hobbit heroes! Who is Frodo Baggins? What is he all about, how is he the quiet, wise, unlikely hero of our story? We explore two variat…

The Shire 1⁄11: The Pensive Setting. What is a Hobbit? In today's episode, we find ourselves exploring the world of Hobbits. We get to talk about the history of the whistle and hear how Howard Shore …

The One Ring 4⁄4: The Fate of the Ring. In today's episode, we explore the final theme from Howard Shore's collection for The One Ring. We talk about catastrophe, chance, and get to hear from a speci…

The One Ring 3⁄4: The Seduction of The Ring. In today’s episode, we explore the pull of the Ring on different characters. How Howard Shore uses the Boys Choir to create an incantation that pulls in o…

The One Ring 2⁄4: The Evil of The Ring. In today’s episode, we explore what Tolkien’s view of power is. How Howard Shore evokes the strength and domination of the Ring. What happens when two themes…

The One Ring ¼: The History of The Ring. Welcome to the first episode of The Music of Middle-Earth! In today’s episode, we explore Howard Shore’s first of four themes for The One Ring: The History of…