The Hobbit Movie Forum

[Eldorion]

No, Enya's not really my style. I like Howard Shore's score to the LOTR movies, but in general I'm a fan more of rock 'n' roll and heavy metal music. Not quite LOTR-related.

[Gandalfs Beard]

Au Contraire Mon Frere, Heavy Metal is intricately linked to LotR. Led Zeppelin did the Misty Mountain Hop, and I think some other Tolkien inspired tunes. A lot of Prog Rock is inspired by LotR, and numerous Heavy metal albums from the 70s are adorned with Tolkien cover art, Usually Black Riders .

I can't remember the names of the bands for certain, but I think some of them included Molly Hatchet, Uriah Heep, and possibly Black Sabbath. I'd have to double check my friends vinyl collection though, the next time I see him.

GB

[Durin]

On the topic of Enya and Howard Shore, I thoroughly enjoy "May It Be" by Enya on the Lord of the Rings Soundtrack... great song! However, I have all of Howard Shore's soundtracks which sometimes send me chills, especially "The Breaking of The Fellowship". Howard Shore incorporates flutes and pipes great, giving off a sort of 'Hobbit" tone, which is what you would think. He also knows how to bring in strong brass and drums for Mordor and Isengard, giving a sense of power and darkness .

I have listened to more Enya besides this and it's not nearly as relaxing and enjoyable as "May It Be". I agree with Eldorion, mostly .

[B'arelyn Dwarf]

Is anyone a fan of John Martyn, died recently but great artist, not music of my time though.

[Eldorion]

Thanks for reminding me about the connection between Tolkien and Heavy Metal GB . Speaking of which, supposedly the Black Sabbath song The Wizard is based on Gandalf, do you know if that's true?

I can definitely see the Black Riders connection. Also have you ever heard of Cirith Ungol or Amon Amarth? I have a few songs by the former and they're not bad in my opinion. This also reminded me of Burzum. Links about them to follow (since I already used my allotment for this post).

EDIT: Can't say I've heard of him, B'arelyn.

[Eldorion]

Cirith Ungol, the band.

[Eldorion]

Some information about Burzum. I can't say I've actually listened to their music though, mainly because of the crimes they're associated with. You can also Wikipedia them, they have an entry there.

[Gandalfs Beard]

Holy Cow, Burzum sounds extremely outrageous Eldorion. I gotta love the Tolkien quote the critic of Burzum finished up with . I vaguely remember hearing some Cirith Ungol.

I'm not certain about the Sabbath Song, The Wizard. It could be Gandalf, but without reading the lyrics I can't be sure. It could be about Aleister Crowley, a favoured topic of Ozzy and Sabbath.

And sorry B'arelyn, I haven't heard of that last artist you mentioned either .

GB

[Eldorion]

They are pretty outrageous as far as I can tell on quite a few levels. Their lack of understanding of Tolkien is probably the least of them. I think of them as the dark side of Tolkien-influenced music but I prefer some good Zeppelin any day.

I hadn't actually thought of The Wizard being about Aleister Crowley, but that's a very good point. I shall have to Google this.

[B'arelyn Dwarf]

I am quite surprised you haven't heard of him GB, (no offence Eldo but I don't think your english ) he was a prominant figure in rythm and Blues, did most of his stuff in the 70s and 80s. He was famous for having a guitar, of which he played with live, that had a pick up stuck with duct tape over the sound hole on an acoustic guitar (I beleive he was one of the first people ever to do that in a live performance, using the sounds created from acoustic and being able to project the sound further). His improvisation skills were really something. I could amagine his earliar stuff in an LotR film shot in a different style. Hers a link to a last.fm page on him.

http://www.last.fm/music/John+Martyn