Merry X-mas to you too.

DOUG ADAMS IS COMING TO LUCERNE FOR THE "FELLOWSHIP"-CONCERT.

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Originally posted by Horner:
Some exciting news for christmas:

DOUG ADAMS IS COMING TO LUCERNE FOR THE "FELLOWSHIP"-CONCERT.

Cheers from Switzerland

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Thanks, Basil! I'm extremely excited to be attending! I hope I'm able to meet a number of people from the boards.

-Doug Adams http://themusicofthelordoftheringsfilms.blogspot.com/

To be fair, this was aired in the afternoon, and the uncut version was on last night (at least that's what I assume, I had it running while I was on my computer), but either play it as it is or don't play it at all!

Two Towers and ROTK will be on the next week and the week after, and I'm planning to boycott this hackslaying.

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Originally posted by mathew:
Yeah, the first x-mas in years without a Lord of the Rings-set under my "white tree". That sucks.

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Well, some people seem to be benefiting. There's some guy on Amazon UK Marketplace selling this set for over £114 ! Claiming it to be very rare.

Oh and Amazon themselves have now told me that they doubt they will ever get the sets in.

In any case, I listened to my ROTK:CR while organizing the kitchen pantry and laundry room closet today. It's the first time I've had a chance to listen to it all the way through since well before Christmas (I had to set everything else aside to listen to Christmas music, of course). What an experience it is! It has so much power and emotion, perfectly capped by the gentle benediction of "Bilbo's Song" to send you on your way at the end.

I'm very excited that so much of you guys here are coming to the concert in Lucerne. Gives 'em an international touch!;-)

I hope to come up with further details on the exclusive "pre-concert"-lecture with Doug Adams and Howard Shore (that is planned) very soon.

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Originally posted by Horner:
I hope to come up with further details on the exclusive "pre-concert"-lecture with Doug Adams and Howard Shore (that is planned) very soon.

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Would puppy dog eyes help?

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How about this?

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Ha, good one! Who was the artist and what is the painting called?

I was lucky enough to get the CR for Christmas. I've just managed to listen to the whole thing once and am now going through it again slowly. I'm glad I stuck to my so-called RotK-diet as I hadn't heard some of the sequences in years and was pleasantly suprised by them.

One of the most interesting things for me at this early stage of listening is the use of really dark textures in the orchestration (e.g. in tracks like The Foot of Orthanc and Osgiliath Invaded). I don't even have a surround setup and I was amazed by the level of variety and detail that give each track a special quality.

I know it's all been said before but Howard Shore's work on these soundtracks has been remarkable, with each having a unique tone and texture that keep you going back for another listen.

The only problem I've found is the short pause in the Grond stereo track on the DVD. I know it was mentioned on Doug's blog but I was wondering if anyone here has got any responses from Reprise on this?

I hope people don't have to wait much longer for their copies.

Thanks once again to Mr. Shore and Mr. Adams and all involved in another great soundtrack release.

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Originally posted by kindle:
I just checked Amazon.com and they have Return of the King Complete Recordings in stock. Just thought you'd like to know. I suggest you pounce now.

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EDIT: Never mind. I think you're probably referring to Doug's latest postings from New York... which I just now caught up on.

There will be another "Fellowship of the Ring"-Live Performance-Concert in Munich, Germany, on March 26th 2008. Link: http://www.muenchenticket.de/vorstellung.jsp;jsessionid=A1E654F50B62489CB25F 2761015395BC?id=130844

Because of all the the rumores going on about faked and illegal LotR-Symphony/-Concerts: the one in Munich is going to be an originall one. They will use the scoresheets be Howard Shore. But, please abologize Munich , the accusitics in the Munich Concert Hall are not quite uf the standards of the KKL! *evilgrinning*

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Originally posted by gkgyver:
Is there still interest in sheet music? Because I'm planning to do some more transcriptions, and since there are dozens of cues and tracks, your preferences are affecting my choices (most likely ).

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I don't quite understand... sheet music for what purpose, G.K.?

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Well, for pleasure? Personal fulfillment perhaps?
Or doesn't that count as a "purpose"?

If there's choir, it's on two separate staves, like in The Crack Of Doom for instance.

At least that's what I'm doing from now on. From FOTR I have transcribed "The Shire", "Very Old Friends", "Keep It Secret, Keep It Safe", "The Great River" and "The Breaking Of The Fellowship".
From ROTK I have "Bilbo's Song", "The Grey Havens", "Dwimorberg - The Haunted Mountain", "The Crack Of Doom" and "The Eagles", and, in due time, "The Lighting Of The Beacons".

Actually, I have far more self-made sheet music, mainly from ROTK, just not in "presentable" (aka print-worthy) form.
For instance, I've transcibed the choir from "For Frodo", I just never got around to add the counterpoint.

"Prologue: One Ring To Rule Them All", "The Fields Of The Pelennor", "Shieldmaiden Of Rohan", "The Passing Of Theoden", "Anduril", "The Last Debate", "The Pyre Of Denethor", "Journey To The Cross-Roads", "The Road To Isengard" ... they all exist in some form or another on my PC, they just need some minor additions and new make-up.

PS: I've also re-scored the Grey Havens sequence with Bilbo's Song, to see if it could work orchestrally. If you want to hear it, be my guest.

All I can say is (1) WOW.