-Doug

PS – My message board time is going to be limited for the next few days, so if you feel the need to spread the Nine Questions invitation to others, please, by all means, feel free to do so.>>>>>>

Hello DOUG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for a fantastic podcast....
I do have a question in the making, but I will e-mail it to you.......soon....

Thanks again for making us all excited, and for uplifting our spirits

Glad you’re enjoying the mini Podcast. More on that later.

>>>I've also been informed numerous times that I was wrong about something. Sometimes I am... clearly. But other times, I think, "well... I think I'm just approaching it differently." or, "Okay, this is how Shore thought of it, but I think this other approach, even though he may not ever have intended it, is also very interesting.">>>

Thanks, Magpie. Though it’s purely a personal call, I’ve always felt that the best works of art allow for an ambiguity of some kind, be it conception, execution, interpretation, whatever. Too often people try to shrink away from these ambiguities, because we’ve had it so hammered into our heads that really what this means is that you’ve got one correct party, and a whole bunch of misguided souls. But humanity is ambiguous, and vice versa, and I think it allows a work of art to live.

>>>Thanks again, for all you contribute. I'm prompted to ask, are you a Tolkien-book fan? If so, were you before the movies or after? And I know that Howard has addressed this some. I know he delved into the books during the movie and I believe became quite absorbed in them. Was this an attachment that served him well during the movies or did it grow into more than that? The answer to those question are personal and can be ignored... and no answer will lessen my opinion of either of you. It's just a shiny Magpie bit of information that fascinates me.>>>

I am a fan of Tolkien’s writing, though admittedly more so now than before this project. My training is as a musician, so I tend to not really get truly absorbed in something until it has a musical attachment… Picasso and Stravinsky, Mallarmé and Debussy, Tolkien and Shore.

Not to speak for Howard, but I think his love for Tolkien’s works extends past his work on these scores. He was very excited after a recent trip to Oxford where he visited rooms Tolkien lectured in.

>>>Thanks for the reminder that (as Gandalf says to Saruman): “…he that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom.” Book II, Chapter 2, “The Council of Elrond”, p. 259>>>

Though I’ve cut it short for space, I hope everyone takes the time to read (or re-read) Timdalf’s post; it brings up some wonderful points.

>>>Doug, since you read this board I have to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your work on this project. In college I never appreciated music more than in classes... it was so enlightening to take, say, a Beethoven class, and have the teacher explain the music, point out the thematic developments and relationships, the common threads, and the growth of styles as we listened. And to have a source like the Annotated Score and soundtrack booklet is like taking the class from a teacher who sat by Beethoven's side! We are truly lucky to have someone so devoted to this project recognize our hunger for depth and for enlightenment.>>>

Thanks so very much!

As for the colors of the Complete Recording packages, as is pointed out below, they’ve been selected to match the leather-bound editions of the respective original soundtrack albums.

As I understand it, yes, the CD packages were selected before the films were color coded. Red was already used for Fellowship when Two Towers became the “red film.” Blue was already used for Two Towers when ROTK became the “blue film,” so they just rotated back to the beginning green and so the CDs were set one project out of rotation with the film marketing.

It wasn’t a slip or anything, it just all stems from the different lead time available to different projects.

>>>WOWEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!! That was exciting! Thank you so much for that Doug. Finally, the Gondor Bros. flashback composition, and the Fellowship theme intertwined with the Isengaurd theme composition! Just....genious. What was that last 30 seconds from. Its ridiculously cool!>>>

Those last 30 seconds… Why, that would make a pretty good question for someone to email into the Podcast, don’t you think? I will tell you, however, no one’s guessed it yet. This is not the music for Treebeard’s appearance, nor is a reference to the Balrog.

So what other Two Towers events might some wild, panicky French horn playing be applied to?

Incidentally, there is yet another clip of unused music hiding in this mini Podcast, for those of you who can spot it.

Anyway, I’m thrilled you guys are enjoying the little preview. Keep those questions coming. – we’ve got some good ones so far. And remember, it’s ok to ask basic questions, no doubt many of the listeners aren’t familiar with this thread, so they’re probably starting at step one.

We’ll do our best to get the full TTT Podcast up as soon as possible, I promise!

Back to work for me,

-Doug

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Those last 30 seconds… Why, that would make a pretty good question for someone to email into the Podcast, don’t you think? I will tell you, however, no one’s guessed it yet. This is not the music for Treebeard’s appearance, nor is a reference to the Balrog.

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Osgiliath?

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Incidentally, there is yet another clip of unused music hiding in this mini Podcast, for those of you who can spot it.

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Ths little bit of slightly goofy woodwind music before the excerpt of Sons of the Steward?

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Originally posted by Doug Adams: Those last 30 seconds… Why, that would make a pretty good question for someone to email into the Podcast, don’t you think? I will tell you, however, no one’s guessed it yet. This is not the music for Treebeard’s appearance, nor is a reference to the Balrog.

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And the last 30 seconds...hmm...could be smth related to Isengard;perhaps during the attack of the ents?However,i know one thing for sure:I'll always remember the infamous 30 seconds.

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For Cavalier:
Hey, don't stress yourself too much, you'll be fine before November 7th Take it easy and you'll definitely be doing great by then.

And may I tell you that your posts are always and somehow highly enthusiastic, maybe because of this ( ) smiley that you use...but it's been amazing (if not amusing) watching your very diligent countdown these past weeks (or was it months?) Take care.

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Originally posted by Green Knight:
Just a question
Doug’s email address is?
I cant hear it very well in the podcast so if anyone can help me…
Thanks in advance

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Originally posted by Doug Adams:
Those last 30 seconds… Why, that would make a pretty good question for someone to email into the Podcast, don’t you think? I will tell you, however, no one’s guessed it yet. This is not the music for Treebeard’s appearance, nor is a reference to the Balrog.

So what other Two Towers events might some wild, panicky French horn playing be applied to?

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Amazing review. I'm even more eager to have it now..

Anyway,i'm looking fwd to hearing the podcast.

Edit: Infact Soundtrack.net gets all original score soundtracks early before their release dates and gives initial reviews for them. They're legit.

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The video can be found on this page in the topic:
New Howard Shore video and article

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My problem is that I just know actually to listen to the LOTR-FOTR CR and the 2nd and 3rd tracks on the first disc have some kind of weird audio distortion on them that sounds like thumps or drumming in the background. My question is did anybody else have this and if so is there anyway to get a replacement.

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It just really stood out to me and didn't quite sound right. In "The Shire" it starts at roughly 1:23 seconds and runs the rest of the track. I also only hear it on the left channel, not the right.

In "Bag End" it starts at 1:10 til about 1:40. It is more prominent on the left than the right. It starts back up again at 2:59 and runs to the end.

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Originally posted by peschi:
Just received notice that my Two Towers CR is shipped! With a little luck I´ll have it at the end of the week.

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Well, here in The Netherlands it´s released the 20th, so I will get it certainly before that date. Can´t wait!

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Is it possible then that the soundtrack is delivered before it is officially released?[/B]

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I pre-ordered from B&N last year and they received the set on the Saturday before the release. They goobers there didn't bother to leave me a voice mail, however, so by the time I checked my call logs it was already Monday! Doh! I still got it a day early at least!

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1 WEEK TO GO!...

Thank you, Earl and vdemona, for your comments! Much appreciated. Doug and Timdalf, I'd like to tell you what I'm thinking right now, but I don't have the time. Soon, perhaps. But, I really like what you had to say and I'm glad I typed up my message (even though I feel sort of "embarrassed"). I think your words have helped others (besides myself) to view this magnificent work in a "better" light.

Well, I'm excited, and I'm doing better, but now I'm busy...grhh. So, I'll talk soon. Buncha tests/essays to be done. *cries*