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The Tennis Ball Kid · 05-04-2005, 04:39 PM

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What do you mean? A lsit of corresponding tracks of music in the DVDs?

Yeah, basically; it's my guess at a track list for the first CD of the box-set....

The Riders Of Rohan:
This track has three pieces of music, the first is the pounding, rhythmic bit as Eomer and co. surrond the Three Hunters.

This reminds me of something out of The Magnifcent Seven (which I was listening to today), something about the driving rhythms...I like it, especially the way it ends by seemingly circling itself around the Hunters same as Eomer does then suddenly halts.

The second, and shortest, underscores Gandalf riding from Edoras, the main thing of note is the "White Rider" theme making it's first appearance on the album.

The third, is simply splendid, the lead in with Eowyn's theme on strings, and the build-up to the fiddle solo of the Rohan theme, I find this piece quite moving.

ttbk

Kitanna · 05-04-2005, 07:32 PM

For some reason the very beginning of this reminds me of horses galloping. I think it has to do with the percussion in the opening bars. Very suspenseful music, like music played during a hunting scene.

Then the French horns and trumpets (I believe it's trumpets and horns...) come in with the Rohan theme and then the strings and finally the Hardinger. It's a very pretty and calming theme. One of my favorites on the TTT soundtrack.

Encaitare · 05-05-2005, 08:40 PM

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Yeah, basically; it's my guess at a track list for the first CD of the box-set....

Go for it.

The Tennis Ball Kid · 05-06-2005, 11:10 AM

Proposed (by me) tracklist for disc one:
#1: "Prologue" (7:10)**
#2: "The Shire, Middle Earth"(:58)
#3: "Concerning Hobbits"(1:31)
#4: "The Road Goes Ever On...."(:39)
#5: "A Wizard is Never Late"(4:05)**
#6: "Very Old Friends"(1:39)
#7: "A Night To Remember"(1:26)
#8 "Party#1"(:45)
#9 "Party#2"(:57)
#10: "The Sackville-Bagginses!"(1:43)
#11: "Goodbye"(1:00)
#12: "It's In My Pocket"(1:43)
#13: "The End of My Book"(1:09)
#14: "Riddles in The Dark"(1:18)
#15: "Neither Secret, or Safe..."(3:14)**
#16: "The Green Dragon" (:20)
#17: "Rosie" (:17)
#18: "It Is The One Ring" (1:48)
#19: "Bilbo Found It" (:23)
#20: "Sauron endured" (:44)
#21: "Remarkable Hobbits" (3:53)**
#22 "The Journey Begins" (1:47)**
#23: "Wood Elves" (:49)
#24: "To Isengard!" (:40)**
#25: "Reason Exchanged for Madness" (2:27)**
#26: "The Treason of Isengard" (:55)**
#27: "Shortcut To Mushrooms" (:49)**
#28: "Brandybucks and Tooks" (:14)
#29: "Get off the road!" (:13)*
#30: "The Black Rider" (2:36)**
#31: "At The Sign of The Prancing Pony" (:27)**
#32: "No Gandalf" (:21)
#33 "Strider" (:38)**
#34 "Frodo Baggins" (:23)
#35 "Nazgul In The Night" (1:12)**
#36 "Journey To Rivendell" (2:07)
#37: "Second Breakfast" (1:08)
#38: "Desecration of Isengard" (:39)
#39: "A Knife In The Dark" (1:40)**
#40: "Even the Smallest Creature..." (4:02)**
#41: "Weed" (:48)
#42: "AATF" (5:23)**
#43: "Short Cuts Make For Long Delays" (1:01)
#44: "Many Meetings" (3:18)**
#45: "Aniron" (2:02)*
#46: "Men? Bah!" (2:23)
#47: "Broken Heirloom" (1:06)
#48: "Isildur's Bane" (1:12)
#49: "Gondor Needs The Ring, Not A King" (2:08)
#50: "The Fellowship is Formed" (3:10)**
79:41 of music, 35:07 released
*=released, **=partially unreleased
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
My estimated times aren't perfect, obviously, but I'm pretty sure they're close enough that this will all fit onto one CD.

The major unreleased music:

"Prologue": Unreleased except for the part in Gollum's cave

The Fellowship theme playing over the title card

A lot of the Shire and Hobbit themes leading up to the party

Tons of the Ring theme, which is almost non-existent on the album

The Passing of the Elves

"Journey To Rivendell" which develops the Fellowship theme a bit

And then quite a bit from after they arrive at Rivendell, especially the use of the Gondor theme at the council.

ttbk

Lathriel · 05-06-2005, 09:26 PM

Looks like you got it all figured out!
If that big CD set comes out I am definitly going to buy it. The rest of my family rolls their eyes but I don't care. There are so many little pieces of music that I hear while watching the movies that aren't on the soundtrack. Plus it would be nice if they added some of Merry and Pippin's songs.

Encaitare · 05-07-2005, 01:32 PM

Whoops! With my AP test yesterday I completely forgot to post. Shan't happen again (if I can help it).

Low brass and timid strings set the scene for the atmosphere of the Marshes. They provide an extremely eerie feel. When the music gets more forceful around 1:04, there are voices added, although I can't find any lyrics or translation.

The voices around 1:20 make me shiver.

Afterwards, things calm down a bit as the continue through the Marshes. At 1:53 and continuing, there is a variation of the Ring theme. Then at 2:26, we hear those creeping footfall noises previously attributed to Gollum. I'm not sure what instrument that is -- I originally thought it was a xylophone of some sort, although it now sounds to me like a plucked string being played very quickly. Any ideas?

Lathriel · 05-07-2005, 05:05 PM

Sometimes I skip this track cause it scares me. In general music has a big affect on me and if music is somewhat eerie it can really scare me. (Like Shelob's lair in ROTK)
Every time I hear the track I can see the ghosts (from the movie)that try to reach out to Frodo and that freaks me out.

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05-04-2005, 07:32 PM	#2
Kitanna Child of the West Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Watching President Fillmore ride a unicorn Posts: 2,132	Riders of Rohan For some reason the very beginning of this reminds me of horses galloping. I think it has to do with the percussion in the opening bars. Very suspenseful music, like music played during a hunting scene. Then the French horns and trumpets (I believe it's trumpets and horns...) come in with the Rohan theme and then the strings and finally the Hardinger. It's a very pretty and calming theme. One of my favorites on the TTT soundtrack. __________________ "Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." - Mark Twain

05-06-2005, 11:10 AM	#4
The Tennis Ball Kid Animated Skeleton Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 38	Proposed (by me) tracklist for disc one: #1: "Prologue" (7:10) #2: "The Shire, Middle Earth"(:58) #3: "Concerning Hobbits"(1:31) #4: "The Road Goes Ever On...."(:39) #5: "A Wizard is Never Late"(4:05) #6: "Very Old Friends"(1:39) #7: "A Night To Remember"(1:26) #8 "Party#1"(:45) #9 "Party#2"(:57) #10: "The Sackville-Bagginses!"(1:43) #11: "Goodbye"(1:00) #12: "It's In My Pocket"(1:43) #13: "The End of My Book"(1:09) #14: "Riddles in The Dark"(1:18) #15: "Neither Secret, or Safe..."(3:14) #16: "The Green Dragon" (:20) #17: "Rosie" (:17) #18: "It Is The One Ring" (1:48) #19: "Bilbo Found It" (:23) #20: "Sauron endured" (:44) #21: "Remarkable Hobbits" (3:53) #22 "The Journey Begins" (1:47) #23: "Wood Elves" (:49) #24: "To Isengard!" (:40) #25: "Reason Exchanged for Madness" (2:27) #26: "The Treason of Isengard" (:55) #27: "Shortcut To Mushrooms" (:49)** #28: "Brandybucks and Tooks" (:14) #29: "Get off the road!" (:13)* #30: "The Black Rider" (2:36) #31: "At The Sign of The Prancing Pony" (:27) #32: "No Gandalf" (:21) #33 "Strider" (:38) #34 "Frodo Baggins" (:23) #35 "Nazgul In The Night" (1:12) #36 "Journey To Rivendell" (2:07) #37: "Second Breakfast" (1:08) #38: "Desecration of Isengard" (:39) #39: "A Knife In The Dark" (1:40) #40: "Even the Smallest Creature..." (4:02) #41: "Weed" (:48) #42: "AATF" (5:23) #43: "Short Cuts Make For Long Delays" (1:01) #44: "Many Meetings" (3:18) #45: "Aniron" (2:02)* #46: "Men? Bah!" (2:23) #47: "Broken Heirloom" (1:06) #48: "Isildur's Bane" (1:12) #49: "Gondor Needs The Ring, Not A King" (2:08) #50: "The Fellowship is Formed" (3:10)** 79:41 of music, 35:07 released =released, =partially unreleased ----------------------------------------------------------------------- My estimated times aren't perfect, obviously, but I'm pretty sure they're close enough that this will all fit onto one CD. The major unreleased music: "Prologue": Unreleased except for the part in Gollum's cave The Fellowship theme playing over the title card A lot of the Shire and Hobbit themes leading up to the party Tons of the Ring theme, which is almost non-existent on the album The Passing of the Elves "Journey To Rivendell" which develops the Fellowship theme a bit And then quite a bit from after they arrive at Rivendell, especially the use of the Gondor theme at the council. ttbk Last edited by The Tennis Ball Kid; 05-06-2005 at 03:43 PM.*

05-06-2005, 09:26 PM	#5
Lathriel Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Wandering through Middle-Earth (Sadly in Alberta and not ME) Posts: 612	Looks like you got it all figured out! If that big CD set comes out I am definitly going to buy it. The rest of my family rolls their eyes but I don't care. There are so many little pieces of music that I hear while watching the movies that aren't on the soundtrack. Plus it would be nice if they added some of Merry and Pippin's songs. __________________ Back again

05-07-2005, 01:32 PM	#6
Encaitare Bittersweet Symphony Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: On the jolly starship Enterprise Posts: 1,814	Track 4: the Passage of the Marshes Whoops! With my AP test yesterday I completely forgot to post. Shan't happen again (if I can help it). Low brass and timid strings set the scene for the atmosphere of the Marshes. They provide an extremely eerie feel. When the music gets more forceful around 1:04, there are voices added, although I can't find any lyrics or translation. The voices around 1:20 make me shiver. Afterwards, things calm down a bit as the continue through the Marshes. At 1:53 and continuing, there is a variation of the Ring theme. Then at 2:26, we hear those creeping footfall noises previously attributed to Gollum. I'm not sure what instrument that is -- I originally thought it was a xylophone of some sort, although it now sounds to me like a plucked string being played very quickly. Any ideas?

05-07-2005, 05:05 PM	#7
Lathriel Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Wandering through Middle-Earth (Sadly in Alberta and not ME) Posts: 612	Sometimes I skip this track cause it scares me. In general music has a big affect on me and if music is somewhat eerie it can really scare me. (Like Shelob's lair in ROTK) Every time I hear the track I can see the ghosts (from the movie)that try to reach out to Frodo and that freaks me out. __________________ Back again