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Post by themoment on Nov 26, 2007 7:18:55 GMT -5
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Post by tamitha on Nov 26, 2007 8:56:26 GMT -5
Welcome aboard! We are so happy to have you! We are in dire need of musicians and artists! I'm kind of on the fly this morning because I have to go to work today, but I did take a listen. I am no musician, by any means of the word, but personally I like it. Can you send over the words. I couldn't quite catch all of them due to computer glitches. When I have more time I will come back and listen to more of your music. Please do stay and help us. You are very talented!
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Post by derleu on Nov 26, 2007 13:54:45 GMT -5
Seems like we have the first song for the second movie.  Themoment, maybe you can write the music for a song in Quenya called Yavanna's Song that's in the current script ? Only if you want of course. My own songwriting skills are not so good, I'm more into instrumental music. |
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Post by derleu on Nov 30, 2007 11:21:23 GMT -5
Did I scare him away?  |
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Post by tamitha on Nov 30, 2007 22:56:43 GMT -5
Maybe I scared him away! Maybe he will wander back our way soon. I checked out some of his music on the site link, he's really good. He would be a great asset. |
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Post by lennaire on Jan 30, 2008 22:30:26 GMT -5
I like the song too, but I feel that it would be best sung by a woman, perhaps a mezzo soprano? High sopranos tend to get a little to screechy for something so beautiful/tragic as the tale of Beren and Luthien.
Though perhaps if it stays in English it is best sung by an tenor or higher baritone.
I wish that I had full command of the Tolkien languages. I would definitely try my hand at writing a couple of Elvish songs.
Though I do volunteer myself if anyone needs a singer to work through songs.
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Post by tamitha on Feb 23, 2008 0:25:19 GMT -5
I think that as we move deeper into this project and eventually begin to put some things together and see how they are going to look and sound that this is a very real possibility. I'm sure there will be songs and we will need your talent at working through them.
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Post by hiddenvalor on May 7, 2008 23:00:23 GMT -5
A website to consider when we start putting the music together: www.elvenminstrel.com/tolkien/p6.htmHere's an excerpt: So, what instruments are valid for use with the music of Middle-earth?
Voice is by far the most common musical instrument mentioned in the stories.
Harp takes a distant second.
In "The Hobbit" the Dwarves at Bilbo's house played, in addition to those,
trumpets
flutes
reed woodwinds[*2]
bowed stringed instruments in two sizes and
a drum
Bells are mentioned a few times in LOTR; unfortunately, the contexts don't specify whether they merely sounded a signal for a time/event, or were actually used to play melodies.
Most of these instruments are also found throughout Tolkien's stories. In any case, all of them are known to have been in use in medieval Europe. In my opinion it would not necessarily be stretching things to use an instrument of Middle-earth in ways Tolkien did not mention. But it might be presumptious to use instruments that he did not mention, especially ones that are not known to have existed in Gothic Europe. |
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