Jordan R
The Music of Middle-earth
Take a deep dive into Howard Shore's Score for Peter Jackson's adaptation of Lord of The Rings!
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12 - The Shire - Merry the Warrior 17.05.2026 4:34
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11 - The Shire - The Heroic Setting 10.05.2026 5:18
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10 - The Shire - The Playful Setting 03.05.2026 4:42
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09 - The Shire - The Lullaby Setting 26.04.2026 5:55
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08 - The Shire - A Hobbit's Understanding 12.04.2026 6:05
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The Fellowship of the Ring: Score Analysis (Part 2) 05.04.2026 18:40
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07 - The Shire - The Hymn Setting 15.03.2026 5:47
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06 - The Shire - The Rural Setting 01.03.2026 5:04
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05 - The Shire - The Pensive Setting 22.02.2026 7:57
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The Fellowship of the Ring: Score Analysis (Part 1) 14.02.2026 24:36
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04 - The Fate of the Ring 08.02.2026 10:19
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03 - The Seduction of the Ring 01.02.2026 10:19
Terminology: Atonal - Music that avoids a strict tonal center, music that lacks any real sense of “home” to the ear. Canon (semi-canonic) - Overlapping imitative lines in music Appoggiatura - A non-chord based note or ornament to the music that suspends or delays going to the ear’s desired note. Meant to create a sort of yearning sensation.
02 - The Evil of the Ring 25.01.2026 7:59
Terminology: Augmented Second - An interval between the first and second note of a typical Major scale that has the second note raised by one half-step higher than it naturally appears. Double Reed Instrument - An instrument in which two pieces of cane vibrating against each other create the sound/resonance. Doublings - The same notes are played by multiple instruments across the orchestra to i...
01 - The History of the Ring 15.01.2026 11:43
Terminology: Minor-moded - Built on a musical language or distances between notes that naturally sounds somber, reflective, or mournful rather than bright or triumphant. Minor triad - Three notes played together that, because of the ratios of distance between them, form the emotional core of a sad or serious sound. Raised fourth - A raised fourth is a note that sits just outside of the typical “...
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