The Soundtrack...

[Tinwë]

Does anyone know when the soundtrack is going to be out? Is Enya going to be on it?


-Tinwe :elfqueen:

[A! Elbereth]

I pretty sure it comes out late august.... unless I'm mistaken

[Lady Galadriel]

Do you suppose they'll have a special edition again?

[Aniron]

i hope they do!

[Catz]

theres actually been very little said about the soundtrack for TTT....i imagine that there will be a special edition tho.....makes more money, so....;) lol
Aniron...please check your PMs :cool:
:catz:

[Aniron]

alread hav Catz-thanx 4 telling me!:grin: :embarras:

[Catz]

and thank you for the prompt response Aniron :grin: :thumbs:
Mmmmm so does anyone know anything definite about the soundtrack for TTT? theres a few rumurs about, but not much really......be interested to hear any info.....
:catz:

[Tinwë]

I haven't heard a thing about it so far... I hope it is as good as the first! The first one was awsome!



-Tinwe :elfqueen:

[Ronin]

just checking on the soundtrack itself, heard that the Australian release date is November 4th....nothing for the US tho.

[Orkybash]

I think there was an article on TORN about this. I think the soundtrack will be out December 10th. Yes, there will be a special edition that will supposedly have a second disk with the new music recorded for the extended FotR!

[Tar-Ancalimë]

really?? wow I sooo hope that's true. I mean, I'll buy it in a second! Less than!! I really really hope they will!!! :wiggle: thanks for making my day, orky!!! :):)lol

[Ronin]

aye, thanks mate! somewhat abscounds my post...but, always did know i got filtered incorectly ;) lol :grin:

[SteffBaGGins]

:grin: Hey There! Like You Could See, I'm New Here....So I Hope To Meet Some Wonderful Hobbits In Here! :rolleyes:
I've a question to ask......:blush:

When The Two TOwers's Soudtrack will be in store??? :knight: :elfqueen:

I just can't wait to buy it...!!! I just look at the titles....and i know that it will be excellent! veryhappy veryhappy :drool: :king: :battle:
Thx and I Luv Ya All

SteffBaGGins xxx

[Nessa]

Hi Steff! Great to meet you! :wave: A hobbit enthusiast? Great! (Me, too!)

I'm not sure of the answer to your question, but I'm going to go ahead and merge this thread, combine it with one that already exists. ;) I'm sure someone will be sure and answer. :)


Well, I've done it, and from reading through the thread it is apparent that no one is sure. One poster replied that it might come out Nov. 4 in Australia, but thats all that seems to be known.

If you're very interested, there is another soundtrack thread (with 'more details') in this forum.

:)

[Pil]

I've now changed my mind...and i will not be listening to the soundtrack until christmas day when i recieve it from whoever is nice enough in my family...i must keep someting to have for christmas... lol

[Ronin]

u're mad pil...even i don't have that kind of willpower!!! lol :rolleyes:

oh, and TTT soundtrack comes out on December 10th...available in either normal or a limited edition...i know i'll be picking it up :grin:

[A! Elbereth]

I think I will buy it and see how long I can go without listening to it, and try to make it to the night of December 18th, after I see TTT :grin: .....I think I could hold out. I mean, I've been so tempted ever since september to watch FOTR again - but look at me! Haven't even touched it!

Ok.... maybe I hugged the DVD cover a few times... roflmao

[Ronin]

lol...see, u needed the physical contact even if u didn't see it!!! :rolleyes: lol

[Ilmarë]

:elfeek: Pil... wow... i couldn't wait that long.. just couldn't. Will be playing it as soon as i get it.:grin: Is it released worldwide on Dec 10th Ronin?

[Ronin]

sorry for the delay Ilm, but yeah...i think it's worldwide...but not completely sure of it

[TheRingBearer]

I wonder how many of the melodies from the fellowship will be incorporated into this soundtrack. They'll probably keep the same hobbits tune at least.

[Ronin]

yeah, at least...from the title tracks...doesn't look like anything is "lifted" from the Fellowship soundtrack...so we'll probably just get some hints.

[Orkybash]

I have a feeling a lot of the same themes are gonna be there. And some of the same passages that were repeated note-for--note in Fellowship (like the theme it plays when someone's tempted by the ring) will probably pop up in this one. But there shouldn't be any really long section that's the exact same as Fellowship's soundtrack!

[Ithielnor]

what do you guys think, will they write new music for the Uruk-hai in helms deep, or will they use the same theme from the shores of Anduin??

[Gowpon]

I think the "LOTR" theme wil be repeatitive, but when I listened to the two tunes TorN put up, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THEM!!!!:thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs:

[Ronin]

Ithielnor, i think entirely new music will be created...and Orky, agree there....some repetitive sequences, but over all..new material.

thanks gowpon, have yet to listen...will now tho! :grin:

[Kalimac]

Just in case you havn't checked this out . . . you can listen to snippets from all 19 tracks from TT:

Two Towers Soundtrack Snips (http://www.soundtrack.net/features/article/?id=100)

Be aware that the above review contains SPOILERS.

[Ronin]

thats right...thanks so much Kalimac! :grin: :thumbs:

[Gowpon]

OMG i just listened to "riders of Rohan" and "Forth Erolingas" again yesterday and I couldn't suppress my "wow"!!!

:thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs:

I consider TTT's score better than FOTR's, but since FOTR is already great, TTT is AWESOME!!!lol lol lol

[Ronin]

don't they sound awesome!!! :grin:

cannot wait to pick up the disc and listen to all of it :thumbs: :)

[Pil]

OMG! I just listened to all those snippets and i have SO changed my mind again! I wil have to buy it when it comes out....god it sounds good!

:hooray: veryhappy :hooray:

[Kalimac]

Here are the lyrics to Gollum's Song . . it sounds interesting.

Where once was light
Now darkness falls
Where once was love
Love is no more
Don't say goodbye
Don't say I didn't try

There tears we cry
Are falling rain
For all the lies you told us
The hurt the blame
And we will weep to be so alone
We are lost we can never go home

So in the end
I'll be what I will be
No loyal friend...
was ever there for me
Now we say goodbye
We says "you didn't try"

These tears you cry
Have come too late
Take back the lies
The hurt the blame
And you will weep...
when you face the end alone
You are lost you can never go home
You are lost you can never go home

[Kalimac]

You can download and listen to Gollum's Song by Emiliana Torrini. Site will give you a 30 day license to listen. Kewl sound.


Gollum's Song by Emiliana Torrini (http://gohastings.neuroticmedia.net/)

Enjoy. ;)

[Pilgrim Grey]

Wow, cool, thanks Kalimac :)

[Ronin]

excellent Pil :thumbs: :grin:

and wow...thanks so much Kalimac...loving those lyrics :elfeek: ;) :grin:

[Nessa]

Has everyone seen Fatty's review? It sounds pretty excellent. I must admit I never bought the first one, but I'm definately planning on buying it this time around.

Those lyrics are lovely, thank you Kalimac. The link too, except for my comp wouldn't play it. :rolleyes: Figures.

[Ronin]

yeah, just read it...loving the great reviews i'm seeing all over the place :grin:

[Kalimac]

Look carefully (http://forums.shoresofvalinor.com/forumdisplay.php?forumid=5)

:naughty:

[Darth Saruman]

bonus.

[Kalimac]

The Two Towers now has an official soundtrack site where you can order special editions (standard jewel case package and a limited edition version) of the ST. You may download Gollum's Song from here too. Also a nifty picture of Gollum's eyes. ;)

Official TT Soundtrack Site (http://www.lordoftherings-soundtrack.com/)

[CIH]

do you know some place where download the song of gollum in mp3 format??

[Singe]

Nope.. but I copied mine illegally as a wav file and burned it onto a CD and forced many a person to listen to it... mwa ha ha ha ha.

Officially, there's no place where you can find an mp3 but I'm sure they'll pop up on Kazaa and morpheus and winmx before too terribly long

[Ronin]

hey, was wondering about this. those of u who have gotten the soundtrack off the net...still planning to buy it?

[Ithielnor]

definitely!! my bro downloaded the FotR soundtrack somewhere but it was very good and I still intend to buy it. I didn't get the TTT one but I might do a couple to firgure out if it's worth it, I'm sure it will be.

[Singe]

Oh, WHO found the whole CD online! WHAT! WHAT!!

http://www.kulichki.com/tolkien/henneth-annun/clips/TTTsound/

This is the whole CD, in MP3 I believe, so thank me. THANK ME! MUA HA HA HA HA HA

I see detracters from Gollums Song, especially on AICN (What is WITH these AICN trolls?) I love it! I think it's wonderfully appropriate for Gollum!

[A! Elbereth]

I downloaded the enitre TTT Soundtrack a long time ago - 2 weeks I think. Put it on a CD and listened to it over and over. Gollum's Song is my favorite. Its so sad.... I'm a sucker for the strings in the song.

I downloaded all the music from Kazaa. The person who put it up gave the songs in excellent condition - you should try it. :grin:

[Polly Sandybanks]

I found the soundtrack in a record shop today. I was really surprised to find it there already. I didn't have any money to buy it, and I didn't have time to listen to it, unfortunately, but I did look at the names of the songs etc. Seems promising. :)

[TheRingBearer]

Grr I'm so angry with myself. I saw it in the shops today (I thought it wasn't out till tuesday?) and thought I'll buy it later once i take some money out. Upon getting the money I went along to woolworths (I had originally seen it in borders in bournemouth but now i could only go to the local shops) and they DIDN'T HAVE IT.

Now i'll have to wait at least a whole ONE day lol ;)

[TheRingBearer]

Yay I got it today.
I had the gandalf/eowyn collecters cards with mine. Just listening to it now :thumbs:

[Scarpinato]

I already have a copy I downloaded from the 'net, but I'll be buying the REAL version tomorrow.

[Frodo4life]

The soundtrack definitely came out today!!! (December 10) he he...

[Tar-Ancalimë]

ah i got it today. its pretty good. i thought that Torrini song was pretty bad. awful compared to enya, and not so great anyway. well i can say more after ive seen the movie i suppose. my first impression is that its nowhere near as good as fotr soundtrack.

not that its bad or anything! i like it... i just happen to love the fotr track :grin:

my cards are theoden and frodo with sam. the frodo in this pic looks like hes having evil thoughts. too bad. i put the theoden one facing up lol

[Ronin]

*sighs*...once again, another lovely report from our dear Tar. ;) lol

personally, this is more of a musically sound ...soundtrack than TTT. there's a greater depth to everything.

and love Gollum's Song...more resonance than May it Be, which was nice, (and i like Enya) but way too poppy for me.

hopefully the closing credits will be just as fulfilling as FOTRs...but more so.

[TheRingBearer]

I dont mind Gollum's song, it does grow on you and when you actually imagine gollum when listening to it, you can see the connections. I agree with Tar that it isn't as good a fotr's soundtrack but that does not mean its bad in a long shot. Once i've seen the film and know what's happening whilst the music is playing then i should be able to connect with it more.

p.s. you can vote for your fav song in the music forum.

[Tar-Ancalimë]

Originally posted by Ronin
*sighs*...once again, another lovely report from our dear Tar. so glad to know my efforts are appreciated


as for 'musically sound' i agree that its more ... how can i say, classic than fotr... but my tastes dont always agree with the rest of the world... i think ttt soundtrack is less enjoyable...


well i dont have that much against gollums song itself, i just cant stand the way that woman sings. *shakes herself* ok its better than britney spears


poppy? poppy?! erm interesting word choice. poppy is the thing farthest from my mind when i listen to enya....


eh i never said its bad. i just dont like it as much.

[Bess the Bard]

I got my limited edition soundtrack yesterday. There isn't as much variety on this score as there was in FOTR. TTT's score is darker, more unified. I love "Forth Eorlingas" and "Evenstar". I finally got the special online features of the CD to work today. The "Behind the Scenes Making of the Score" video and "Score Music Video" are not even working yet--the site says they are "coming soon."

I, too, want to see the movie to understand how the film and music interact. Then some of the pieces that just sound all base and drums and cymbals will have more meaning for me.

[Ronin]

well, of course...*coughs*...they're appreciated

tho as for not enjoying...classics...well...too each their own ;) lol

now for enjoyment, i did enjoy the fotr soundtrack much more than ttt's on intial listening without having the movie for visual's sake. however...the amount of time that i've listened to it has increased my expectation much more so than fotr...the depth and violence of the score is so resonant..."musically sound" as we both agree...a greater whole than fotr's disjointed parts.

let me define poppy - i.e. light and very popular. enya is lovely, i'm a great fan...but for me, very light...background music. Gollum's Song...well, lets just free flow....

.....so sonorous...haunting, whisps of mists...Mordor...strings are so haunting, teasing of past hope...lost fortune and innocense...i love the use of English...so jarring...but the lyrics...simple...but gives voice to Tolkien's greatest figure...."can never go home"...Smeagol truly is gone...then the Fellowship theme once again...so resonant, regal...trumpets so powerful and majestic...hope even when there is none...when there should be none.

hehehehe...no accounting for taste ;) lol

[Gowpon]

Originally posted by Tar-Ancalimë
so glad to know my efforts are appreciated

well i dont have that much against gollums song itself, i just cant stand the way that woman sings. *shakes herself* ok its better than britney spears




Well Tar, I didn't like the singing either when I heard it the first couple of times. But after that, I really think that it's awesome. You just need to listen to it many times to really get the feelings...at least that's what works for me! :naughty:

[Ronin]

hehehe...see, now there we go ;)

[Tar-Ancalimë]

ah no. i just dont like it at all. and trust me, ive listened to the track far oftener than is necessary. my time could be much better spent listening to, oh, the fotr track perhaps...

[Gowpon]

Oh but how i loved Evenstar!! The only regrets was that the singing part WAS WAY TOO SHORT!!! :angry: :angry:

[Blind-Guard]

I like Gollum's song. It has a really wierd feel to it. And Gollum is split personality batteling each other so.....

[Tar-Ancalimë]

oh well, you all were right. i love the soundtrack now, after seeing the movie twice... im listening to it now... magnificent! :thumbs:

[Windwater Elf]

I like the Rohan theme. Sounds so sad and distant.

[Iarfirithwen]

I really like the soundtrack. Its hard to compare to the FOTR soundtrack. Like the movie its different. I don't really have a favourite track yet. I really like Evenstar and Breath of Life.
Loved the hardinger used for the Rohan music - perfect choice. Really liked Foundations of Stone in particular in the film when you see the Balrog and Gandalf falling into the underground cavern from a distance. Loved that scene and the music to go with it.

Question. In the booklet there's three passages: The Ents, Gollum's Song, and The Missing.
Can someone tell me where The Missing is in the soundtrack? From the words and the fact its in Old English (not Sindarin or Quenya) I assume its about Eowyn (though I could be mistaken) but I haven't worked out where it is yet. I've had the soundtrack for less than a day ;)

[Bess the Bard]

I've been wondering this, too. I wondered if it is a missing (no pun intended) scene we will see in TTT SE.

[Iarfirithwen]

Actually theres a choral line at the end of Helms Deep, I think its the bit that coincides with Gimli telling Eowyn that Aragorn fell.. I wonder if thats a line from it? (Its gorgeous - a wonderful moment, though unfortunately only a moment) It would only be a line from it mind you.

lol Bess. You might be right. I was just thinking though (*gasp*) that surely the verse has to be in there somewhere because on the same piece of paper is the track listing. Surely if that scene and piece of music was cut from the list they would've cut the corresponding verse +translation??? Though you never know. :huh: maybe a bit of its there....maybe that one line in Helms Deep is it :huh:

==
Nop. I got that wrong. According to the Soundtrack.net (http://soundtrack.net/features/article/?id=100)article:
"After that, the cue rounds out with another solo from Elisabeth Fraser (veteran of the first score), correlating to what the liner notes call a "tragic elvish moment at the Battle of Helm's Deep". Hmm."

[Iarfirithwen]

Okay I just saw it again (purely for research purposes of course ;) )and I made sure I was familiar with the relevant tracks beforehand. Anyway it turns out my original hunch was right.
That choral piece at the end of Helms Deep (12) is the bit where Gimli has just told Eowyn that Aragorn fell. The piece that represents Haldir's Death (if that's what Soundtrack.net meant by 'a tragic Elvish moment') Is actually the very first bit of Isengard Unleashed (17), which is followed by Aragorn going troppo and jumping into the Urak Hai before you get to the Ent march etc. So now I can go back to wondering if that choral end to helms Deep is a line from "The Missing"??? If you have no idea what I'm talking about (that's okay, sometimes I don't either ;)) just go back up a couple of posts.

[Arwen, Elven Princes]

Ohh, I was so beautiful. I was listing to 'Breath of Life' and at the end when it plays the music while Aragorn is riding Helm's deep and it made me cry a little. When is 'The missing' played in the soundtrack?

[Yar]

I have to say, that i think that TT soundtrack is better than FOTRs. My faivorites are Gollum's song (really nice) and Isengard Unleashed and Breath to life but they all are very beuatiful and I say sad too.. I just like that soundtrack but I can't listen it very offen because I just start crying.. :'(

[Arwen Undomiel]

has anyone got the special edition? 'cos gollum's 'fish song' is supposed to be on there - the one he sings when he's in the forbidden pool. plus the additional music from fotr extended edition is definitely featured.

my favourite tracks from ttt normal soundtrack are 'evenstar', 'breath of life', 'helm's deep', and 'forth eorlingas' - the latter is just simply stunning and makes me want to cry everytime i listen to it. howard shore has surpassed himself and he can only go on to do even better with the rotk score.

[TheRingBearer]

I like anything with the rohan theme in and also the singing ones as well. And Isengard unleashed is cool as well cause it has the great music for the march of the ents.

[Arwen Undomiel]

yeh that's gr8 too! 'the golden hall' is brilliant too.

[Galadriel]

My favorite songs on the soudtrack are Evenstar, The Leave taking, and Samwise the Brave. I aslo really like Gollums song. Samwise the Brave would have to be my favorite though. It makes me kind of sad in a way though when I listened to it. I really don't know what it is but every time I hear I have the same feeling.

[Anoron]

I was impressed enough with Howard Shore's contribution to the movie (the soundtrack) that I bought it. The music is great! Beyond "Gullum's Song" (which rund durring the credits) there are two other songs that are trandlated out of Sindarin and Old English. The snag is that it doesn't say which tracks they are part of. Does anyone know where in the soundtrack "The Ents" and "The Missing" are? :huh:

[Orkybash]

"The Ents" occurs in Isengard Unleashed, I think around the two-minute mark. "The Missing" is from Helm's Deep, but I'm sot sure exactly when.

If you want more info on the soundtrack lyrics, I'd go to http://www.elvish.org/gwaith/movie.htm and click on "Soundtrack: a linguistic survey"

[Nessa]

There are several threads on this subject already, so if you don't mind, Anoron, I'll just add this to the end of one......

and here it is! :)

[Gowpon]

Oh that violin-instrument is just sooo fabulous!!! I always feel happy when I listen to good music, and it give the exact happiness!!! Can't turn it off!!:thumbs: :thumbs:

Note: vocal is also my fav!:blush:

[TheRingBearer]

Originally posted by Orkybash
"The Ents" occurs in Isengard Unleashed, I think around the two-minute mark

If anyone wants to know what scene from the film accompanies which part of the soundtrack, look in the music forum at the movie to soundtrack guide thread.

[Iarfirithwen]

Orkybash, YOU are an absolute treasure. :thumbs: :cuddles:

Turns out my guess was right then :grin: :whoohoo: (It just seemed to fit because the words seemed to about Eowyn and it was Old English which also fitted). It was the only part that had a decent vocal bit over Eowyn.

Its just two lines of "the Missing" overshadowing the part where Gimli has just told Eowyn that Aragorn fell

Héo dréag ðá losinga [3.26]
Earla ðinga ðe héo forléas. [3.35]

Which translates into:
"She felt the loss
Of everything that had been missed."

Its taken me a while to match it even while reading it while listening to that soundtrack. Oh I'd love to hear the whole verse sung. Its so beautiful, both the words and way those two lines are sung and its about Eowyn one of my favourites (if anyone hadn't guessed by now).

[Arwen Undomiel]

it IS incredibly beautiful and moving - just listening to it makes me want to mecry!

[Ronin]

ah yes, lovely sentimentality ;)