(I have a ticket for October.) (I got it in April.)
Well, personally, I kind of want to slay the dragon.
Angel ,'Not Fade Away'
LotR - The Return of the King: "We named the *dog* 'Strider'".
Frodo: Please, what does it always mean, this... this "Aragorn"? Elrond: That's his name. Aragorn, son of Arathorn. Aragorn: I like "Strider." Elrond: We named the *dog* "Strider".
A discussion of Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King. If you're a pervy hobbit fancier, this is the place for you.
Nutty - Jun 02, 2004 12:41:03 pm PDT #2717 of 3902
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Dana - Jun 02, 2004 12:47:27 pm PDT #2718 of 3902
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Last night was the first rehearsal for the Lord of the Rings concert thing we're doing.
SO GODDAMN COOL.
It's the creepy music that plays whenever the Black Riders chase people! Oooh, now it's the Shire theme! Hey, we just said "Osgiliath!" (The words are generally written phonetically -- I think we're singing a combination of Elvish and Black Speech. Which is a kind of Elvish? Others more knowledgeable can correct me.) Big long section where the men grunt -- must be Moria. Oh, no, now Gandalf's dead.
Seriously. I spent three hours doing that. The ethereal "we are the elves, and everything sings when we walk by" music? We're singing it. The songs that run over the end credits of FoTR and RoTK? Sung by a soloist, backed up by the chorus. The song that Aragorn sings when he's crowned? Baritone solo from the chorus. The Elvish lament for Gandalf that Legolas can't translate because "for me, the grief is still too near"? We sing it. And I have a translation. And the whole bit ends with a reiteration of the Shire theme, then segues into the Grey Havens and "Into the West."
I am so freaking excited. I'm also going to end up in tears on stage, but I probably won't be the only one, since I spent last night geeking out with my friends in the chorus about just how damn cool this was.
I had the easiest time pinging on the music from FoTR and RoTK, and the recurring themes obviously. I suddenly feel the need to rewatch TTT and familiarize myself with stuff I didn't recognize. And possibly, I should go out and buy the RoTK soundtrack, because I think Howard Shore might be conducting these performances.
How cool is this?
Atropa - Jun 02, 2004 12:51:24 pm PDT #2719 of 3902
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Last night was the first rehearsal for the Lord of the Rings concert thing we're doing.
That is SO cool. We have tickets for the performance here in Seattle that Howard Shore is conducting, and I can't wait.
Beverly - Jun 02, 2004 4:07:13 pm PDT #2720 of 3902
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Dana, will there be a recording? Will there be video?
Damn, I am so jealous I can barely type! How fantastic an opportunity this is. Singing in well-trained, demanding chorus was always a huge ride for me. And this music...well, enjoy the hell out of it twice--once for me!
Snacky - Jun 02, 2004 4:29:59 pm PDT #2721 of 3902
Like I need a hole in my head
(I have a ticket for October.) (I got it in April.)
(Geek.) (But at least we have time to think up costumes.)
DXMachina - Jun 02, 2004 4:59:36 pm PDT #2722 of 3902
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
(I have a ticket for October.) (I got it in April.)
And you decided not to tell anyone else about this until just now?
Susan W. - Jun 02, 2004 5:28:57 pm PDT #2723 of 3902
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
That is SO cool. We have tickets for the performance here in Seattle that Howard Shore is conducting, and I can't wait.
When and where, Jilli?
Liese S. - Jun 02, 2004 5:52:47 pm PDT #2724 of 3902
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
It's So Freaking Cool, Dana! You rock. It rocks. It's a whole lava field of rock.
Astarte - Jun 02, 2004 5:54:21 pm PDT #2725 of 3902
Not having has never been the thing I've regretted most in my life. Not trying is.
Dana, you're in Houston, right?
Where and when is this performance? Dare I hope it's not completely sold out already?
Jeff Mejia - Jun 02, 2004 6:53:56 pm PDT #2726 of 3902
"Don't think of yourself as an organic pain collector racing towards oblivion." Dogbert to Dilbert
Elessar update:
Now that I've tracked down the source (it's in the "History of Galadriel and Celeborn" section of Unfinished Tales), it appears that the story is a little more complicated than I outlined earlier. The Elessar was not created by Feanor; instead, the "original" stone was created in Gondolin in the First Age to capture the clear light of the sun, but it was green to represent leaves of growing trees. One tradition states that it was an Elf named Enerdhil that forged the Elessar, and another claims that Celebrimbor (who later guided the forging of the Rings of Power (save the One)) forged it. This fragment of story mentioned in Tales is the only known mention of Enerdhil. In any case, the stone was said to have healing powers and it passed on to Idril before the fall of Gondolin, and thence to Earendil and passed over the sea.
So how did Galadriel get the stone? Again, 2 stories are told. One has Olorin (Gandalf) giving the original stone to Galadriel when he appeared in Middle Earth around 1100 in the Third Age, so that she could use it to have trees and grass that do not die. Gandalf did say that she only had temporary custody of the stone until one came along to receive it. The second story has Celebrimbor forging a second Elessar in the Third Age, as a token of his affection for Galadriel. Celebrimbor could do this because he was either present at the creation of the first Elessar by Enerdhil, or he himself had created the orginal. In any of the traditions, Galadriel passed the stone to her daughter Celebrian, thence to Arwen, who gave it to Aragorn.
So all in all, no real relation to the Silmarils at all.