In Association with New York Comic Con
Shore on the Score: The Music of The Lord of the Rings
Thursday, October 1, 2009
6:30 pm ET
New York
In Person
Doug Adams, Author, The Music of The Lord of the Rings Films
Billy Boyd, "Peregrin 'Pippin' Took"
Howard Shore, Composer/Conductor, The Lord of the Rings films
Moderator: MTV's Kurt Loder
Denethor: Can you sing, master hobbit?
Pippin: Well... yes. At least well enough for my own people. But we have no songs for great halls and ...evil times.
The Lord of the Rings Academy Award-winning composer Howard Shore had no trouble conjuring up music for great halls, evil times, or any of the scenes depicted in Peter Jackson’s epic adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien’s three novels about the great war for the “one ring to rule them all.” In anticipation of his much ballyhooed October 9 and 10 live performances of the full score of The Fellowship of the Ring as the film is screened at Radio City Music Hall, Shore visits the Paley Center to share his insights into his craft, and the many creative challenges posed by scoring The Lord of the Rings films.
This event is in conjunction with The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: Howard Shore's Score Performed by 300 Musicians Live to Film, Friday and Saturday, October 9 and 10, 7:30 pm, Radio City Music Hall.
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Tolkien on TV
Watch animated versions of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Return of the King, screening at the Paley Center in New York Wednesdays to Sundays, Sept. 30 to Nov. 1, at 2:00 pm.
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DejesusAlyson25, February 24, 2010 at 11:06 pm
What inspired you to become a film music composer and how did you break into the film industry? In your opinion what is the most important skill that a film music composer must possess in order to be successful?
JI, October 01, 2009 at 12:10 am
Mr. Shore,
What is your favorite part, overall, of the score for the Fellowship of the Ring?
Which part was most difficult to write?
What are your favorite details about the orchestration? e.g., was anything unusual used during the scenes showing the great forge at Isengard (it has a sound reminiscent of Carmina Burana), or were some of the metallic sounds added over the musical score?
And, what in particular has captured your attention in the live performance moreso than when you worked with the music in the recording stages? Can you elaborate on "seeing the music with more clarity and hearing the image in an entirely new way?"
Grateful for your work,
Kelly R
Wolfie, September 30, 2009 at 9:04 pm
Hi Billy,
The ROTK audiences ears were so delighted when you sang in the film.
Seeing that you are in a band, music obviously plays an important role in your life. Were/are you influenced by Shore's score in any way? If so, how has your musical life differed from pre LOTR to post LOTR (if at all)?
Keri, September 30, 2009 at 7:46 pm
Hi Doug,
Please describe the thoughts running through your mind as you initially had the idea to write a book on Shore's score.
Were you prepared for the projects depth and magnitude?
Keri, September 30, 2009 at 7:34 pm
Hi Howard,
I am truly a huge fan of your work, specifically the LOTR score. It has been such a big inspiration to me in my own musical career and composing. I admire your brilliance and creativity as it has deeply moved not only myself, but so many. For this, my most sincere thanks.
I understand that both Paris and Los Angeles opera houses performed The Fly The Opera. Will New Yorkers be so lucky to see this staged?
Keri, September 30, 2009 at 7:25 pm
I am writing my undergraduate thesis comparing The Lord of the Rings score with Wagner as an interprative lens for conductors of The Lord of the Rings music. I have three questions:
1. Were you inspired in any way by Wagner when writing the score?
2. In what specific ways could The Lord of the Rings score be compared with Wagner?
***3. How could knowledge of these similarities aid a conductor of the score, The Lord of the Rings Symphony, or any school-level band or orchestra arrangements of the score?
JohnYankees77, September 29, 2009 at 8:18 pm