So who of you GEEKS stayed up half the night to listen to this?

Oh yeah, I lost count...who needs Kleenex?

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Doug, It's you ???

BIG KISS DOUG IF IT'S YOU LOL

The Fellowship Reunited (Featuring Sir James Galway & Viggo Mortensen)

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Last Debate is up next. I'm curious how Sissel is involved in this.

I do not appreciate being referred to as a lunatic.

Edit: And now it's queued.

So, everybody, please get a grip!

Anyway, Thorf, that was meant to be funny, I didn't mean it in a hurtful way, sorry.
But I really don't get the request system; I visit the ROTK page, and all tracks are already requested, and yet, when someone asks for a certain track in the chat, it's isntantly queued; I find that a little bizarre.

To make things a little more complicated, you can't do it immediately when the Return of the King track has started playing, probably because the queue takes a moment to update. But within about 30 seconds you can usually queue up a song.

I hope that helps you. The key time to be at the computer is just before the Return of the King track starts playing. Obviously if you want to make a request you have to sacrifice some of your attention to the music.

I can't believe that after waiting so long for ROTK:CR, you guys would do this. Maybe it's just me, but I feel its disrespectful to Shore and Doug that ROTK:CR be received this way. It's a work of art that should be appreciated in its entirety and the way it is intended for the audience by the artists.

Doug (and maybe Shore as well) take a lot of pain to release bits and pieces of interesting (and sometimes unused) music on the podcasts, Doug aligns his voice perfectly with those bits of music and enjoys teasing us fans like that. The FOTR and TTT podcasts were meant to be "teasers" while answering questions about these releases. I believe the same about ROTK's podcasts. They're meant to tide us over till the release, at least I thought so.

I guess this post would make me pretty unpopular here, but in my opinion, I don't think anyone intended for ROTK:CR to be released like this. Some might find justification in the fact that indulging in just a little bit of ROTK's music (as compared to a whopping 3 hrs. 50 mins) is not wrong, but then all are entitled to their own beliefs.

it can be shorter than about one hour

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Originally posted by Earl:
I guess this post would make me pretty unpopular here, but in my opinion, I don't think anyone intended for ROTK:CR to be released like this. Some might find justification in the fact that indulging in just a little bit of ROTK's music (as compared to a whopping 3 hrs. 50 mins) is not wrong, but then all are entitled to their own beliefs.

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I hear ya! The first time I will listen to this music will be when I have the set. Which will be on Christmas Day. With hot tea, a good book and my mother's cookies.

I respect this music too much to listen to it in inferior quality and out-of-sequence.

I caught about 90 seconds on SST.com, simply because I didn't tune out quickly enough.

I don't see how it could probably insult Howard Shore to listen to a legitimate copy of the set through a legitimate radio station, and having goosebumps every 30 seconds.

If I wait for the release to arrive at my doorstep do I have to listen to it a certain way to be respectful? Do I have to read the liner notes while I listen? Or the annotated score? Do I have to listen the tracks in order? Do I have to listen on a top notch sound system or can I listen from my walkman? You might decide that there are parameters on how you want to listen but when did that become a matter of respect to the composer?

If this were illegal, I'd have a completely different attitude. And even that is personal. I am uncomfortable with discussing illegal activities in public forums because it taints everyone in association with that forum. I can live with people making their choices but keeping illicit stuff private and personal.

But, if there's nothing illegal about broadcasting this music then I say that we all get our choice on what to do and we get to talk about it if we wish. (although, even though I enjoy this music and it makes me very happy... it is just music and there's a lot of drama floating around right now.)

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For Frodo... doh, I missed the first few seconds. Was the big choral rendition of the Fellowship Theme at the very beginning of the track?

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Yes. The choral overdub starts a bar earlier
than it does in the film.

I can't comprehend the negativity either. No one's forcing anyone to listen to it, and if we can't discuss this music in the official thread for the score, where can we?

If some people don't want to read about the music before they hear it, then don't read the thread.

Reprise records are thanked on the homepage for providing the CDs, so if the record company is happy for it to be streamed online, then I'm more than happy to listen to it.

I can't for the life of me see how Doug or Howard would be annoyed. Surely no one could be that annal?

That said, the reason I posted what I did was because I feel that at least as far as the LOTR:CR releases go, they aren't just about "the music". They're about Shore, Doug and all the guys behind the scenes working hard over this past year to come up with the beautifu artwork, the package, the liners and everything else that upholds the music.

This streaming music might be a totally legal thing happening, but it reminds me of someone standing outside a restaurant and serving free samples at the corner - like, here's a taste of what you'll get if you go in.

I'm not saying this streaming thing will affect sales, because it won't. I'm just saying that an artist should be respected by way of respecting his/her art the way the artist presents it. The CRs were presented as an accompaniment to the movies and maybe I'm just naive, but I thought that everyone was waiting to listen to the music recreate that storytelling magic. But does that include the way one listens to the music? I think not. For I myself have only a CD-discman that I can listen to, but I feel that as long as I have the original art of an artist, it's in my capacity to enjoy it with the means I have, however poor and inferior they may be to the art itself. (No one said a colourblind person would not appreciate the Mona Lisa.)

That brings me to wonder, if it's cool to hear random bits of music, why did anyone care how Gandalf's arrival would be presented? I mean, as long as you get the music right?

Edit: And just to reiterate, this is just a personal opinion and I'm not trying to look down at anyone or point fingers. Just as we each of us appreciate LOTR's music and share our experiences here, I thought I'd put in my bit. My pre-experience so to speak.

But with regards to listening to the whole thing in order upon receiving it, I was never going to do that anyway. I always go straight to specific tracks I want to listen to first and then get to know the whole thing later. And personally, at the moment I couldn't find 4 quiet hours to relax and focus on the music, as much as I like the idea.

I don't see it being in any way disrespectful towards Doug or Howard to listen to a track on Disc 3 before listening to the first track of disc 1. I find the idea that that is in any way disrespectful absolutely absurd.

And I could get hit by a bus tomorrow, so I for one will be all over that site for the next week or so.

Regarding people not listening getting annoyed at people discussing the music, while I think it ridiculous to complain about the ROTK score being discussed on the official ROTK thread, splitting this thread into two would solve that little problem.

A thread for those listening and those not. And then further divide the thread for those who receive the set the first day of release because those in other countries still awaiting the set may also get annoyed at people discussing the music before they can listen to it.

Argh I'm just being silly... prochrastinating because I have lots of other things I should be doing.

For those yet to hear some of the new set, rest assured you're in for some amazing stuff.

Sorry I have not the habit to be called "Rom" in france they say Romu (romü)but in english that is no sound maybe right...

I have only slept 6 hours (a little less) enough to miss "the pelenor field" !!

but I am right with the discovering of the ROTK CR ! again (as u know) !!!
And you (U) I don't think you have try to strike your best longer night . lol

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IT seem to me that aragorn leaving gondor has a dream like in TTT and this is Sissel's song....

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This streaming music might be a totally legal thing happening, but it reminds me of someone standing outside a restaurant and serving free samples at the corner - like, here's a taste of what you'll get if you go in.

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Of course it's that. What else? Do you think this radio stream may be a potential substitute for the real thing?
These previews happen all the time.

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That brings me to wonder, if it's cool to hear random bits of music, why did anyone care how Gandalf's arrival would be presented? I mean, as long as you get the music right?

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What has one thing to do with the other? And yes, I really don't care whether the alternate arrival of Gandalf moves one or two spots up or down the track list.

Maybe my thoughts are too simple here, maybe I don't "get it", but I don't see how it could stir bickering if we are all surprisingly allowed to listen to Return Of The King a month earlier perfectly legally.
I mean, come on, how picky can you get?

If you don't want to, sure, why not? But assuming taking advantage of that would insult anyone is really absurd.