Lord of the Rings: The Musical (No Joke!) - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Bêthberry · 11-17-2005, 07:23 AM

Three songs from the stage production of The Lord of the Rings were performed recently at the World Travel Market in London. It's a bit of global theatre marketing, but here's a review which gives a bit of info about some of the production:

Selling a Ticket to Middle-earth

As a teaser, we are told that the Black Riders arrive by charging through the audience (on stilts) to reach the Shire on stage. Apparently there are CDs with samples of the music from the show. The score has been composed by the Finnish group Varttina and A.H. Rahman and arranged by Christopher Nightingale.

And the marketing wizards are no longer calling this a musical but "a stage adaptation" using music, drama and lavish spectacle.

11-17-2005, 07:23 AM	#31
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	Three songs from the stage production of The Lord of the Rings were performed recently at the World Travel Market in London. It's a bit of global theatre marketing, but here's a review which gives a bit of info about some of the production: Selling a Ticket to Middle-earth As a teaser, we are told that the Black Riders arrive by charging through the audience (on stilts) to reach the Shire on stage. Apparently there are CDs with samples of the music from the show. The score has been composed by the Finnish group Varttina and A.H. Rahman and arranged by Christopher Nightingale. And the marketing wizards are no longer calling this a musical but "a stage adaptation" using music, drama and lavish spectacle.