The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum - View Single Post - Middle-Earth Music, after all these years

mark12_30 · 06-01-2008, 07:07 PM

SO it's been a while-- quite a while-- since the movies came out. There was a huge craze (during those lovely exciting early years) when everything Tolkien on ebay sold at high prices. Everything Tolkien on the store shelves sold out fast.

And some of us were looking, and looking hard, for Good LOTR Music. Good Tolkien Music.

Eight years later, what have you settled on? What are your favorites? Have you found anything new lately?

Do you have any favorite Bath Songs? Walking Songs? Drinking or dancing songs? Forest songs? Dwarf-heckling songs?

What Tolkien songs make you saddest? What Tolkien songs make you laugh the hardest?

Are there any songs of which you would say, "This is THE canonical version of this song?"

And what Tolkien songs are you still unsatisfied about, eight years later, still looking for That Ultimate Tune to fit the unbeatable lyrics?

Most here are familiar with:

Enya
Annie Lennox
Howard Shore

Have you heard these:
The Road Goes Ever On with Donald Swann
Starlit Jewel
The Hobbitons
The Tolkien Ensemble
Stephen Oliver

or lesser known projects such as

Alan Horvath's The Rings Project
Lingalad (Giuseppe Festa)
Andi Grimsditch (From Argentina)

...there are others... what are your favorites and why?

06-01-2008, 07:07 PM	#1
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	Middle-Earth Music, after all these years SO it's been a while-- quite a while-- since the movies came out. There was a huge craze (during those lovely exciting early years) when everything Tolkien on ebay sold at high prices. Everything Tolkien on the store shelves sold out fast. And some of us were looking, and looking hard, for Good LOTR Music. Good Tolkien Music. Eight years later, what have you settled on? What are your favorites? Have you found anything new lately? Do you have any favorite Bath Songs? Walking Songs? Drinking or dancing songs? Forest songs? Dwarf-heckling songs? What Tolkien songs make you saddest? What Tolkien songs make you laugh the hardest? Are there any songs of which you would say, "This is THE canonical version of this song?" And what Tolkien songs are you still unsatisfied about, eight years later, still looking for That Ultimate Tune to fit the unbeatable lyrics? Most here are familiar with: Enya Annie Lennox Howard Shore Have you heard these: The Road Goes Ever On with Donald Swann Starlit Jewel The Hobbitons The Tolkien Ensemble Stephen Oliver or lesser known projects such as Alan Horvath's The Rings Project Lingalad (Giuseppe Festa) Andi Grimsditch (From Argentina) ...there are others... what are your favorites and why? __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve. Last edited by mark12_30; 06-01-2008 at 07:46 PM.