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The New Hobbit Hole
Posted on 03/14/2002 5:07:26 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: ksen; Paul Atreides; John Farson
To: HairOfTheDog; John Farson; 2Jedismom; Corin Stormhands; Overtaxed; Bear_in_RoseBear; JenB; ksen; ...
Well I've posted the mp3's of the first three tracks:
Track 1: Foundations of Stone (9 MB)
This opens quietly, then the Aduin/Argonath theme appears. A pounding battle theme is heard, featuring choir and a really cool cascading motif in the orchestra. This section reminds me of the Khazad-dum sequence in FotR in sheer musical power, but is even better.
Track 2: The Taming of Smeagol (6.6 MB)
Opens very quietly with the Hobbit theme. It goes into some quiet choral music, which subsides, and Gollum's music appears. This is very eerie, and features a quiet Dies Irae-like motif played on cimbalom (I think). It's kind of a plucked-string sounding instrument. There is some more violent music for the confrontation between Gollum and the hobbits.
Track 3: The Riders of Rohan (9.6 MB)
This opens rather turbulently, with some rather exciting action music. This subsides momentarily followed by another theme, which subsides as well. Then the noble Rohan theme starts to appear, boldly stated by the brass in a glorious fanfare, and the solo fiddle. Absolutely wonderful!!
Track 4: The Passage of the Marshes (6.5 MB)
This is some scary stuff here, and is some of the best horror-type music I have heard. Lots of screechy scratchy strings, and whispering voices (which just send the shivers up my spine - can't wait to see this on screen!). The track closes with more subdued music and a reappearance of the Gollum theme on cimbalom.
For those that are interested, here is a picture of a cimbalom. It is played by striking the strings with very light metal mallets. It is an eastern european instrument (Romania, etc. and is a close cousin to the dulcimer. (Good thing I paid all that money for a music education, eh?)
To: ksen
Anybody else have problems on FR during the last half-hour or so? Yup, still having them. (I actually had to work...) Missed Rush mentioning FR...
To: ecurbh
Make that "first four tracks."
To: Corin Stormhands
Yup, still having them. (I actually had to work...) I got in 600 words of crap.
To: Corin Stormhands; HairOfTheDog
I'm still having problems too. I thought it was my computer until Hair showed up in Hobbit chat and explained what happened.
Thanks Hair!
To: HairOfTheDog; John Farson
Who's getting terse? I thought we were having a nice conversation about the Middle East. Who's being mean? I didn't think John was being mean to me, and I don't feel that I was mean to John. If I was, than I apologize.
Never mind! John, you stay. I'll go. Since I seem to be the one who has stirred the pot...
To: ecurbh
Where's his little monkey with the tin cup?
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posted on
11/21/2002 11:57:02 AM PST
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ksen
To: carton253; All
Don't you leave us! Remember Sam's promise.
Let's agree to disagree on some things and let it all go. We all love LOTR and that's why we dwell in the Hobbit Hole.
All hatchets buried henceforth.
I love you, Smeags. I know we all do.
To: carton253
Carton! That isn't what I said! We aren't talking about anyone staying or going! Just trying to settle things down, not make anyone mad!
Havodad! For pete's sake, I didn't mean that!
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To: All
Just wanted to clear up my previous post. It sounds like an attack on John, which I didn't mean it to be.
My grandfather enjoys debating. It's his way of having fun with people. That's is what I meant to imply by saying he looks for debates where nobody wants one.
Hope no offense was taken.
To: carton253; HairOfTheDog
I thought we were having a nice conversation about the Middle East. Me too. But Hair is right, this isn't the place for it.
And stop this talk about leaving!
To: ecurbh
Where's his little monkey with the....cup?Oh, here she is:
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posted on
11/21/2002 12:17:27 PM PST
by
ksen
To: carton253; HairOfTheDog
I thought we were having a nice conversation about the Middle East. Me too. But Hair is right, this isn't the place for it.
And stop this talk about leaving!
To: ecurbh
Where's his little monkey with the....cup?Oh, here she is:
43,076
posted on
11/21/2002 12:22:15 PM PST
by
ksen
To: RMDupree
You're right. I'm one of those people. I'll try to take it easy in the Hobbit Hole.
To: rightwingreligiousfanatic
A VERY HAPPY Birthday to you, rwrf!! You're two years younger than I am, so I guess the bi-focals thing is just about the right timing. I don't wear bi-focals; I don't need glasses for anything but reading. I just buy lots of real cheap glasses with magnification and keep them all around my house for whenever I have to read anything!
Yeah, it's awful getting old, but it sure beats the alternative! God is SO good!
To: ksen; John Farson; RMDupree; carton253
To: John Farson
I asked the moderator to remove that post. It did not come out right and I didn't want to offend you.
It's easy to be misunderstood in text only messages. Inflections in voice do not come across and after reading it, I was horrified!!!
Hope there's no hard feelings, John.
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