The story moves forward to the waning years of the Third Age of Middle-eart… Read Full Bio ↴The story moves forward to the waning years of the Third Age of Middle-earth as we are introduced to the Shire. The short piece of music that ushers us into the hobbits’ homeland was originally written for the theatrical cut of the film, but the early Shire scenes were shortened when the Prologue was lengthened, so Shore’s introductory music went unheard until the DVD edit. “We had the piece and I’d almost finished orchestrating it”, the composer recalls. “It didn’t have much of the full Shire theme in it yet, because it was just showing the history of the Shire in a montage. Now, you actually hear the Rural fiddle theme first, then the Pensive setting theme developing from it.” Here too, Shore begins to utilize his Celtic assortment of instruments, including bodhrán, dulcimer, Celtic harp, musette, mandolin and guitar.
Also introduced are the Two-Step Figure, the End Cap, the Hobbit Skip Beat and a more developed statement of the Fellowship theme used under the film’s title graphic.
INSTRUMENTS
HOBBITON
The Hobbit/Shire theme’s Rural Setting is most closely connected to these signature hobbit instruments. But as the hobbits depart the Shire and adventure their way through Middle-earth, these Celtic sounds continually make their way into the edges of the orchestra as a reminder of what the Shire folk have left behind.
FIDDLE
Listening Example: Disc One | Track Two | 1:18 [Melody Line]
The fiddle itself is not unlike the classical violin of the orchestra (though occasionally performers will adapt the instruments’ bridges), but the playing techniques differ slightly allowing for greater latitude in bowing and ornamentations.
BODHRÁN
Listening Example: Disc One | Track Two | 1:34 [Percussion Accompaniment]
The bodhrán (Bough-rawn) is just one of an ancient family of frame drums that consist of a stretched hide over a wooden shell. Bodhrán drums are believed to have originated in Ireland (or possibly emigrated there via the Roman Empire or Arabic trade routes), and derived their name from a Gaelic description of the sound, roughly translated as “thundered.”
DULCIMER
Listening Example: Disc One | Track Two | 1:18 [Steady Accompanying Figures Behind Melody]
Hammered dulcimers consist of a series of wires stretched tightly over a wooded resonating frame and struck with small hammers. The name comes from the Latin and Greek hybrid of the words dulce (sweet) and melos (tone).
CELTIC HARP
Listening Example: Disc One | Track Four| 1:55 [On the Hobbit Skip Beat figure (following the third Mandolin Strummed Chord)]
Also known as Irish harp, lever harp or simply, folk harp, the Celtic harp is a smaller, more portable version of the orchestral harp, well suited to diatonic music.
MUSETTE
Listening Example: Disc One | Track Three | 1:11 [Short Sustained Chord Drones Behind Melody]
The musette is a small, diatonic, accordion-like instrument consisting of a keyboard affixed to bellows. Howard Shore wrote a handful of musette lines to provide harmonic accompaniment to the Shire theme’s Rural Setting.
MANDOLIN
Listening Example: Disc One | Track Four| 1:48 [Strummed Chords]
A smaller relative of the guitar, the mandolin is a short-necked, eight-stringed lute that is plucked with the fingers. Mandolin does not appear regularly in the Shire music, but a few gently strummed chords back the Bag End scenes.
GUITAR
Listening Example: Disc One | Track Three | 2:58 [Steady Accompanying Figure]
Guitar plays the same role in the Shire music as the mandolin, but it enters in more sprightly passages, using a highstring tuning. The high strings of a 12-string set are strung on a 6-string guitar resulting in a bright sound.
CELESTA
Listening Example: Disc One | Track Two| 2:21 [Doubling the Fiddle “Fanfare”]
The celesta is a small keyboard instrument like the piano. Yet, where the piano’s hammers strike taught wires inside the frame, the celesta strikes small metal bars to produce a shimmering silvery tone.
(c) The Annotated Score (The Music of The Lord of the Rings Films)
Also introduced are the Two-Step Figure, the End Cap, the Hobbit Skip Beat and a more developed statement of the Fellowship theme used under the film’s title graphic.
INSTRUMENTS
HOBBITON
The Hobbit/Shire theme’s Rural Setting is most closely connected to these signature hobbit instruments. But as the hobbits depart the Shire and adventure their way through Middle-earth, these Celtic sounds continually make their way into the edges of the orchestra as a reminder of what the Shire folk have left behind.
FIDDLE
Listening Example: Disc One | Track Two | 1:18 [Melody Line]
The fiddle itself is not unlike the classical violin of the orchestra (though occasionally performers will adapt the instruments’ bridges), but the playing techniques differ slightly allowing for greater latitude in bowing and ornamentations.
BODHRÁN
Listening Example: Disc One | Track Two | 1:34 [Percussion Accompaniment]
The bodhrán (Bough-rawn) is just one of an ancient family of frame drums that consist of a stretched hide over a wooden shell. Bodhrán drums are believed to have originated in Ireland (or possibly emigrated there via the Roman Empire or Arabic trade routes), and derived their name from a Gaelic description of the sound, roughly translated as “thundered.”
DULCIMER
Listening Example: Disc One | Track Two | 1:18 [Steady Accompanying Figures Behind Melody]
Hammered dulcimers consist of a series of wires stretched tightly over a wooded resonating frame and struck with small hammers. The name comes from the Latin and Greek hybrid of the words dulce (sweet) and melos (tone).
CELTIC HARP
Listening Example: Disc One | Track Four| 1:55 [On the Hobbit Skip Beat figure (following the third Mandolin Strummed Chord)]
Also known as Irish harp, lever harp or simply, folk harp, the Celtic harp is a smaller, more portable version of the orchestral harp, well suited to diatonic music.
MUSETTE
Listening Example: Disc One | Track Three | 1:11 [Short Sustained Chord Drones Behind Melody]
The musette is a small, diatonic, accordion-like instrument consisting of a keyboard affixed to bellows. Howard Shore wrote a handful of musette lines to provide harmonic accompaniment to the Shire theme’s Rural Setting.
MANDOLIN
Listening Example: Disc One | Track Four| 1:48 [Strummed Chords]
A smaller relative of the guitar, the mandolin is a short-necked, eight-stringed lute that is plucked with the fingers. Mandolin does not appear regularly in the Shire music, but a few gently strummed chords back the Bag End scenes.
GUITAR
Listening Example: Disc One | Track Three | 2:58 [Steady Accompanying Figure]
Guitar plays the same role in the Shire music as the mandolin, but it enters in more sprightly passages, using a highstring tuning. The high strings of a 12-string set are strung on a 6-string guitar resulting in a bright sound.
CELESTA
Listening Example: Disc One | Track Two| 2:21 [Doubling the Fiddle “Fanfare”]
The celesta is a small keyboard instrument like the piano. Yet, where the piano’s hammers strike taught wires inside the frame, the celesta strikes small metal bars to produce a shimmering silvery tone.
(c) The Annotated Score (The Music of The Lord of the Rings Films)
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@ursomrano542
Frodo : “I can't do this, Sam.”
Sam : “I know.
It's all wrong
By rights we shouldn't even be here.
But we are.
It's like in the great stories Mr. Frodo.
The ones that really mattered.
Full of darkness and danger they were,
and sometimes you didn't want to know the end.
Because how could the end be happy.
How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad happened.
But in the end, it's only a passing thing, this shadow.
Even darkness must pass.
A new day will come.
And when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer.
Those were the stories that stayed with you.
That meant something.
Even if you were too small to understand why.
But I think, Mr. Frodo, I do understand.
I know now.
Folk in those stories had lots of chances of turning back only they didn’t.
Because they were holding on to something.”
Frodo : “What are we holding on to, Sam?”
Sam : “That there’s some good in this world, Mr. Frodo. And it’s worth fighting for.”
@diogopereira7246
" When the cold of winter comes
starless nights will cover days
In the veiling of the sun
We will walk in bitter rain ..
But in dreams..
I can hear your name
And in dreams ...
We will meet again
When the seas and mountains fall
And we come to the end of days
In the dark I hear a call...
Calling me there .. I will go there
And back again "
@krishnakamal1495
Hullo there,
To the people's of middle earth.
Greetings from your fellow folk. I just recently finished reading the book named as 'Downfall of The Lord of the Rings and the Return of the King' by Bilbo and frodo baggins. It contains 80 chapters as you knew it. And it is covered in red leathers. I would like to remind this beautiful journey, whenever i feel low. So help me to keep remember this beautiful comment section (worthy to be praised by minstrel's )
To all fellow Middle-Earth folks. I was once here and listened to this great soul-soothing ost and heard the tales of great men, elves, hobbits, dwarves, wizard. Again i want to be here someday, i request all of you to be safe out there. until i came back from the undying lands.
(P.S) Try to reach out Treebeard and tell him I'm on a adventure here in far western country. He's one of my dearest friend.
Thank you,
KK
@tommyjordan1988
If I could share a story with all of you, my friends?
I'm going to naturally assume that everyone listening to this would jump at the opportunity to visit Hobbiton. I was one of those lucky few. And, my word, did I jump..
I grew up with a wonderful granddad who gave me my first book - The Hobbit, and further instilled in me an all consuming love for The Lord of the Rings. When they released the movies, we took him to see every single one.
I would visit my Granddad and find him watching the LOTR movies, and he, like me and you all, knew each and every movie, word for word.
My Granddad died 2 years ago.
I went to Hobbiton.
On the bus to the Hobbiton movie set, they played this soundtrack. I wept; I wept as a 32 year old man would weep for his granddad who would have loved to have experienced this. My Granddad was with me that day.
I had 3 pints at the Green Dragon. 2 for me and 1 for my granddad.
I love you and miss you always, Granddad.
@CrazzedKor
Never remake these movies. Treasure that must never be touched
@lunaelumen6622
Amazon is gonna make a serie on LotR. I hope they won't destroy it like Disney did for Star Wars..
@BunnaySango
@@lunaelumen6622 that series doesn't exist it could never dream of holding a candle to either the movie or the books.
@lunaelumen6622
@@BunnaySango For me, this serie will never be LotR, never be part of the history of Middle Earth. I just hope they won't make too much damages. How dare they touching to the best movie ever, destroying it.. It's a shame.
@lunaelumen6622
@@BunnaySango In 2021.. they will destroy the best movie ever.
@drewgunner14
Amazon lotr is about the 2nd age. Chillax guys
@iNabber
why does this remind me of home
@Mitchisable
Because you're actually a hobbit from New Zealand
@hulade4206
because it is!
@Mnxeu
Fancy seeing you here. 👋🏻