The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films

Doug Adams

ISBN 10: 0739071572 / ISBN 13: 9780739071571

Published by Alfred Music Publishing G Okt 2010, 2010

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Neuware -Howard Shore's Academy Award-winning score for The Lord of the Rings has been hailed as some of the greatest film music ever written. Sweeping in scope, it is an interpretation of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth as music---an operatic tapestry of cultures, histories, languages, and peoples. The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films takes the reader on an unprecedented journey into the heart of this history-making opus with extensive music examples, original manuscript scores, a rarities CD, and fascinating glimpses into the creative process from the composer himself. Also included are a foreword by Howard Shore, an introduction by Fran Walsh, and sketches by John Howe and Alan Lee.; Howard Shores Filmmusik zur DER HERR DER RINGE-Trilogie erhielt vielfache Auszeichnungen wie den Oscar, Golden Globe sowie den Grammy Award. Seine einzigartige musikalische Interpretation von J.R.R. Tolkiens Fantasy-Welt Mittelerde wird als die größte Filmmusik, die jemals geschrieben wurde, gefeiert. Das Buch The Music of the LORD OF THE RINGS Films nimmt den Leser mit auf eine fantastische Reise durch die musikalischen Leitmotive dieses opernhaften Musikwerks. Umfangreiche Auszüge aus Howard Shores Originalmanuskript, eine beiliegende exklusive CD mit bislang unveröffentlichter Musik zur DER HERR DER RINGE TRILOGIE, SW-Illustrationen von John Howe und Alan Lee sowie attraktive, vierfarbige Abbildungen originaler Filmszenen gestatten einen faszinierenden Einblick in den kreativen Schaffensprozess des Komponisten. 2001 lud Howard Shore den in Chicago lebenden Autor und Musikwissenschaftler, Doug Adams, ein, ihn bei der Arbeit zur DER HERR DER RINGE-Trilogie zu begleiten. Dieses Buch stellt den Höhepunkt dieser langjährigen Dokumentation dar, in der Doug Adams Howard Shore beobachtet und begleitet sowie Einsicht in seine Originalmanuskripte und Zugang zu Shores Privatarchiven erhalten hat. Originalausgabe in englischer Sprache! Mit einem Vorwort von Howard Shore und einer Einleitung von Fran Walsh. 416 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films
• Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing G Okt 2010
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0739071572
• ISBN 13: 9780739071571
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Illustrator: John Howe; Alan Lee
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 258W x 210H x 35D millimeters 258 millimeters width by 210 millimeters height by 35 millimeters depth
• Weight: 1577 grams

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Synopsis

Howard Shore's Academy Award-winning score for The Lord of the Rings has been hailed as some of the greatest film music ever written. Sweeping in scope, it is an interpretation of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth as music---an operatic tapestry of cultures, histories, languages, and peoples. The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films takes the reader on an unprecedented journey into the heart of this history-making opus with extensive music examples, original manuscript scores, a rarities CD, and fascinating glimpses into the creative process from the composer himself. Also included are a foreword by Howard Shore, an introduction by Fran Walsh, and sketches by John Howe and Alan Lee.

About the Author

Doug Adams is a Chicago-based author and musicologist. In 2001, Adams was invited by Howard Shore to observe and document his work on Peter Jackson's motion picture trilogy of The Lord of the Rings. This book is the culmination of almost a decade of writing and research, during which time Adams attended recording sessions, examined the original scores, and was given total access to the composer's archives.