And to Howard Shore as well, for the music.

ME ..... ME.... and... ME.... GENIAL...

(translation: "Genial"="affable")

Who.... Who... ??

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Originally posted by gkgyver:

Doug said, or implied, that there were a few minor thematic threads left hanging at the end of the trilogy.

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Yes! That is
True.....

According to the website, my CR arrived in Indianapolis (a few hours away from me) at midnight and has been sitting there for 15 hours. Does that make any sense?

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Originally posted by gkgyver:
Just ... let it happen

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Well, that's easy for you to say because you already own it.

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Originally posted by gkgyver:
Of course.

But it won't make the box arrive faster.

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Originally posted by StarlessWinter:
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[b]Of course.

But it won't make the box arrive faster.<HR size=1></BLOCKQUOTE>

Right, but I just don't understand why the box should sit in the same place for 20 hours and not go anywhere. 20 hours?[/B]

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Because they use it as well...

this is really suspect to remain it 20 HOURS LOL !!!

Anyway-it's funny, after listening to the original soundtrack release so much, to now finally hear the tracks play out "the right way." Everything just sounds the way it's supposed to sound.

So it's great, obviously, but I have a curious question that I'm not sure has been asked about before...but maybe it has.

What ever happened to the extended choir backed Rivendell theme in "Anduril" on the OST? I never realized it wasn't in the movie until a few minutes ago, because after listening to "Anduril - The Flame of the West" on the CR I was slightly shocked that the Rivendell theme was cut short and went directly to the Minis Tirith theme, so I checked the movie and sure enough, the movie and CR match, which is fine by me. But I was shocked, (not disappointed mind you), but mostly I'm just curious if it was supposed to be in the film, but maybe that scene was cut a bit, so part of the cue had to go. Or is the OST version just a different take that Shore wanted on the OST album exclusively? Its too bad it had no place in the movie as it's a beautiful, fully fleshed rendition of the Rivendell theme.

In any event, the world seems a little better now that the ROTK CR is finally out, and blasting my eardrums. I take that back...THE WORLD IS A LOT BETTER NOW!!! Thanks Doug for the great liner notes as usual and everybody who worked to make these CR's available, especially the one and only Shore, in whom I trust and love for his musical genius.

P.S. Also a very special thanks to Mr. Kelly with whom I had the pleasure of purchasing this fine set from, (and receiving it a day before the release was certainly a thrill! ) Thanks to everybody here as well for keeping this forum alive and strong for what seems like many years already!

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Originally posted by Chickadee:
I have lurked forever enjoying the discussions, but I am musically illiterate, so back into the shadows I go...

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The idea is to get a system you can build on and replace the original components with better ones as time and budget permit. When it comes time to upgrade, start with speakers since they will have the most impact on the quality of the sound. Electronics are a distant second. And stay away from Bose. You're paying for the name, not sound quality. That's probably out of your budget anyway.

Only 16 more hours, till I fly to Stockholm

@Ralo
I hope, we'll meet each other on sunday. I'll be sitting in the 6th row on the left side and wear my Evenstar-T-Shirt (partnerlook with my friend, it'll be difficult to miss us ), so if you see us, please don't hesitate to say hi!!

I have heard from most audiophiles that Bose is very overrated and more a product of marketing than solid sound quality, so I did plan on buying something else.

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Originally posted by Shire Bagginz:
[B]Guess what I've been listening to for the last four hours!
My new green boxed friend!

So it's great, obviously, but I have a curious question that I'm not sure has been asked about before...but maybe it has.

What ever happened to the extended choir backed Rivendell theme in "Anduril" on the OST? I never realized it wasn't in the movie until a few minutes ago, because after listening to "Anduril - The Flame of the West" on the CR I was slightly shocked that the Rivendell theme was cut short and went directly to the Minis Tirith theme, so I checked the movie and sure enough, the movie and CR match, which is fine by me. But I was shocked, (not disappointed mind you), but mostly I'm just curious if it was supposed to be in the film, but maybe that scene was cut a bit, so part of the cue had to go. Or is the OST version just a different take that Shore wanted on the OST album exclusively? Its too bad it had no place in the movie as it's a beautiful, fully fleshed rendition of the Rivendell theme.

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Yeah I noticed that also, its a real shame because I really liked that taken on the Rivendell theme.

I'm not sure if this was actually recorded to picture, but this should give you a rough idea of intent.

and only ~3H00 remains for The Rotk-CR !!

No Surprise The TTT-CR doesn't want to keep closed....

I have also noticed that the Shelob's events are under-exposed because they are aligned/melted with the events of the battle of the Pelennor fields and thus sometime I am forgeting them more because they have another atmosphere and so they are maybe not compatible between them.

I think I will make some selections of tracks in witch I will put and try to reconstruct the events of the books in their real development.

TTT book(s) stuff and scene providing from the adaptation* :

Journey to the Crossroads 02:17
The Road to Isengard 02:18
The Foot of Orthanc 04:15
Return to Edoras 01:51
The Chalice Passed 01:51
The Green Dragon 00:35
Gollum's Villainy 02:10
Éowyn's Dream 01:24
The Palantir 03:10
Flight from Edoras 02:18
A Coronal of Silver and Gold 08:27
The Stairs of Cirith Ungol 02:41
The Parting of Sam and Frodo* 04:04
Shelob's Lair 08:53
Shelob the Great 05:13

= 51:27

(something more working out is possible too : what I can do with "Roots and Beginnings" ????
If it is not to puts it in the development of the travel of Sam, and Gollum ! I can also made several selections in witch a track is able to figure many times : "Osgiliath invaded" just after "A coronal of silver and gold" and in the selection of the events of Minas Tirith...ect

Someones have noticed we have
THE LORD OF THE RINGS- THE COMPLETE
RECORDINGS !!

now....

Really Thank You Howard Shore !

and all others.

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Originally posted by gkgyver:
@ Jim

Just align the piece with the Shire music for Merry and Pippin later and it should fall into place.

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That made a result very sensual if I remember correctly the alignement I've made. (playing two players in the same time). the inflections of the music in the debut are aligned with Aragorn passing his hand(s) ??? above the chest of Eowyn !!!

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@ Jim

Just align the piece with the Shire music for Merry and Pippin later and it should fall into place.

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I was sure that I had done that but having checked it's apparent that I didn't. There must have been a really good reason for my not doing that but I can't for the life of me remember what it was. It's been a long week. I've revised it and a new link can be found here
Anyway, two pieces and The Destruction of the Ring are up now.

[Message edited by Jim Ware on 11-22-2007]

[Message edited by Jim Ware on 11-22-2007]

I'll stop editing this post now.

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I think you're able to think with the council : so "minasmorgul" is wrong !!! but I've done the mine

the choir end when all the three characters back up !! there is a unused music (a know music but longer than in the Movie) just after the last piece of completly unused music of this sequence!

there is also a little piece of unused music at the end (just before "dangerous pass" : scene edited out) who is following a longer music than in the movie (the same principle than before) for the witch king flying above the Morgul vale.

(there is also a unused music for Pippin remembering Weather Top (and maybe some 10's seconde even before ...) and for the Witch king in Minas Morgul aligned without a silence ... with the Minas Morgul scene proper..)

The unused music at the end of this ('Minas Morgul') piece is for a deleted scene which does not appear in any version of the film so there is very little that I can do with it.

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there are about 44 secondes of silence to place in the balcony scene but if you align " A coronal of silver and Gold" with the beginnings of the scenes/chapter Minas Morgul all go very good* only edidet out the "dangerous pass" music or shortened it for it may be good with the warning of sam music, it's what I've made : because we see Gandalf with the dangerous pass theme (this, remember the misty mountains scenes where Gandalf was in danger too... => Witch king vs gandald/ balrog vs Gandalf (in the book Gandalf doesn't seem to be as weak as he is in the movie but there is even though something of that, in it : "the WK going on to goes ahead at the Minas Tirith gate")

* in fact I align Frodo suffering (having a jolt) with the drum beginnings at 6:43 just after the first serie of two ..[6:43 pom! pom! "jolt"... pom! pom!]