tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post1770823468353437863..comments2024-03-28T14:05:25.134-07:00Comments on Sacnoth's Scriptorium: Far Over Misty Mountains a capellaJohn D. Rateliffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12324926298336489295noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-50389046460274963582013-01-23T15:53:52.385-08:002013-01-23T15:53:52.385-08:00Hi Luke
I'd heard Mortensen composed the oa...Hi Luke<br /> I'd heard Mortensen composed the oath-song but had forgotten it in the years since. Hadn't known about the others not being by Shore. Shore and Jackson still deserve credit for allowing their actors to contribute creatively, but had I known of Plan 9's work obviously I wd have credited them for the melodies (which are and remain a v. gd piece of work).<br /> Thanks for the information.<br />--John R.John D. Rateliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12324926298336489295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-66834102321869107032013-01-21T13:42:12.323-08:002013-01-21T13:42:12.323-08:00Interesting links; I'll have to check them out...Interesting links; I'll have to check them out.<br /><br />FYI, Shore did not write the "Misty Mountains" melody for the film; it was written by Plan 9, a musical group comprised of New Zealanders who also wrote and performed the Long-expected Party music in FOTR, along with the Elvish singing that Sam and Frodo hear while on their way to Bree in the extended edition of FOTR.<br /><br />Also, Boyd and Mortensen actually composed their own melodies for "The Edge of Night" and "Et Earello," respectively. Mortensen also composed the melody for the brief snippet of the "Lay of Luthien" (as Aragorn calls it in the film) that he sings in the extended edition of FOTR.Luke Hobbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09797768960653257431noreply@blogger.com