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Orominuialwen · 04-01-2005, 07:07 PM

Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, by Vaughan Williams, always reminds me of Boromir's death. I probably associate this piece with death and sadness because I first heard it in the movie Master and Commander, where it is only played when characters die. It's the first of the samples.

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The battle of Helm's Deep, given its 'Nordic' character: 'Finlandia' by Sibelius would be perfect, with its triumphant finale.

I've always loved that piece. It's great!

04-02-2005, 03:48 AM

I was listening tp the radio last night and found another classical piece to match a scene from 'ROTK'

The appearance of the Rohirrim at dawn and the subsequent cavalry charge could again have been orchestratd by Sibelius, this time by the powerful Intermezzo from the 'Karelia Suite'.

At a risk of sounding hackneyed, the coronation of Aragorn could have 'Zadok the Priest' (Handel) as background music.

And finally, if another film theme had to be used, the Ents' breaching of the Isengard dams and the flooding of Saruman's workshops would have just had to have used Eric Coates' Dambusters March.

Orominuialwen · 04-05-2005, 05:03 PM

Quando Corpus, from Rossini's Stabat Mater has always reminded me of Gondor. None of the versions I can find online are quite the way I like it, I prefer it sung faster, the way my choir sings it. I suppose it's rather appropriate that we sang it last Sunday, for the Pope's death, since Tolkien once likened Italy to Gondor. Sample 9.What would you know, when I was looking for the clip on Amazon, I got a little ad on the side for RotK on DVD!

Holst's Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence reminds me of the Elves having to leave Middle-Earth. None of the versions on Amazon sounded very good, so MIDI will have to do.

04-02-2005, 03:48 AM	#2
Mark K Guest Posts: n/a	Sibelius at the Pelennor I was listening tp the radio last night and found another classical piece to match a scene from 'ROTK' The appearance of the Rohirrim at dawn and the subsequent cavalry charge could again have been orchestratd by Sibelius, this time by the powerful Intermezzo from the 'Karelia Suite'. At a risk of sounding hackneyed, the coronation of Aragorn could have 'Zadok the Priest' (Handel) as background music. And finally, if another film theme had to be used, the Ents' breaching of the Isengard dams and the flooding of Saruman's workshops would have just had to have used Eric Coates' Dambusters March.

04-05-2005, 05:03 PM	#3
Orominuialwen Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2003 Location: Umbar, but before the corsairs took over. (Ave Maria University, FL, USA) Posts: 632	More music Quando Corpus, from Rossini's Stabat Mater has always reminded me of Gondor. None of the versions I can find online are quite the way I like it, I prefer it sung faster, the way my choir sings it. I suppose it's rather appropriate that we sang it last Sunday, for the Pope's death, since Tolkien once likened Italy to Gondor. Sample 9.What would you know, when I was looking for the clip on Amazon, I got a little ad on the side for RotK on DVD! Holst's Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence reminds me of the Elves having to leave Middle-Earth. None of the versions on Amazon sounded very good, so MIDI will have to do. __________________ Gone for lentSeeyou at Easter! (And on Sundays too, maybe.) Last edited by Orominuialwen; 05-14-2005 at 08:40 AM. Reason: Typos