Hi everyone! Over the past two and a half years, I've been writing my first novel, called 'The Quiet'. It's coming out in May next year, published by Macmillan. Pre-order in the UK: shorturl.at/enn27 or the US: shorturl.at/4LIAP More info here: www.barnabymartin.com/the-quiet
That’s great! Absolutely will grab a copy, especially after the Ernest Cline endorsement. If your videos are anything to judge by I’m sure it’s top quality.
I’ve heard rumors and whispers of what it would take for a remake of these movies. And most people mention how hard it would be to recast the actors, but I think the music is the hardest part of the equation. Any attempt to rewrite the music of The Lord of the Rings would be a crime. This is so could and could never be replaced.
I see no reason for a remake, these films are as close to perfection as I believe can be manage. They recently spent like $40 million IIRC on a 4k update in which they redid all the CGI, but the films were recorded in 6k so there may be another update to come in the future as well (not sure if it's possible because IDK how much of the native resolution is being sacrificed for framing).
My two older kids (16 and 14) watched it for the first time with me this year. I can't even describe how it felt to experience the movies for the first time again through them. They love it now, too.
My parents had all me and all of my four siblings watch this trilogy before the age of three. I am so glad they did… it will always be my favourite film series ever. A lot of things that I got to experience before I probably should have now carry most of my early memories from when I was three or four. Things like playing halo 3 and reach with my family when I was four and watching the Lott when I was three. Even though I can’t remember a single moment from anything before the age of five besides ones like these. The emotions that the Lott has is just so powerful that it’s all I can remember from my early life. I’m really grateful that I was able to experience this early because most of the people it age only watched it when they were older like ten or eleven and they just don’t understand it. A lot of the people my age like most of the new movies coming out from Disney and marvel and stuff and they like the hobbit more than the Lotr and I think it is because they don’t have the emotional tie that I have to these things. Too bad I wont get the same feeling again because I won’t be three again and I really don’t think that there will be another masterpiece like this ever again because companies just want money. They don’t care about the final project or if it really is good. They just want to do the least amount of work for the most amount of money. Tolkien cared about his work, Jackson cared about keeping the emotions and awesomeness of it and Shore cared about having the most emotional music ever. I’m going to cry myself to sleep now…
It's actually all rather mind-boggling. These scores are for me, the greatest. They turn an already staggering film (I count all three as one film) in to, in my opinion, the best film of all time. The sad realisation dawned on me in the years that followed, that we'll never see its like again. And I truly believe that. They are perfection, never to be equalled.
I've got tears running down my face. Understanding how the music brings a deeper layer of emotion to an already powerful story is eye opening. THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO!
This has been a thoroughly enjoyable series to follow. I'm staggered by the artistry, little touches like removing the slightly "automatic" playback cursor and letting the last notes fade in just elevate the whole experience. It inspires me to put in that extra effort into my work as well. Out of curiosity, have you heard about the neat detail that the last chord of each movie in order becomes C-D-E? Might be a bit of a stretch, since it requires you discount Bilbo's Song, which was made for the Fan Credits.
I did not know that! That is really interesting. [if you exclude Bilbo's Song, which also happens to be one of my favourite pieces in the score]. Has Howard Shore talked about this? Thank you for your kind comments - I'm really glad they have inspired you.
@@ListeningIn I don't think Shore's said it, I'm pretty sure I found it on a thread on John Williams Fan Network. Check it out, I found your channel thanks to them! You're the one making A+ content, you deserve it!
Now that I've watched the whole video, this video itself - not even talking of the obviously masterful score - is art. This was such an experience to watch and you've brought even MORE depth to the film for me. Thanks, I'll go check out your other stuff.
That scene you have chosen to start your video has been largely ignored by the RU-vid community when it comes to listing the most emotional scenes from all of the LOTR films. And yet it lets us the audience know that Sam is willing to sacrifice his life for Frodo, and that he shares an unbreakable bond with him. It is one of my favorites, it is a short and powerful scene. However, it is overlooked as it is right before Borimir is killed. Your analysis of the music is incredible, I look forward to your other videos.
The music at 9:06 is the most beautiful and comforting I've ever heard. It's the first half of "the eagles" piece in the soundtrack and imo the most underrated
God damnit watching this makes me cry but I never was able to watch theses movies fullly back in my day because all we had was tv and vhs but now that we have technology I’m 22 I watched the trilogy and my god it is now one of my favorite series behind Star Wars but god damn I’ve never cried twice in a movie and the 3rd movie made me do that I don’t cry in movies but I’ve cried in the logan movie but I really cried when iron made died but when the funeral music hit I cried so bad. It’s amazing how music can make you feel this.
Ive search high & low and there is no better soundtrack than the Triology & Hobbts... Jihn William is the Master & Hans Zimmer is one of the greats...etc...Howard has secured his place on Mt Rushmore...quality,quantity, value, meaning and inspirational A+
After being on YT from the beginning and experiencing everything "online" from the first websites - this video blew me away in a way I haven't felt in a long time. Thank you so much for that. I recently bought spitfire's BBCSO and wanted to get into scoring more (after producing other genres before). Your video now gave me the final kick in the butt. I'm gonna score. Thank you for deciphering Shore's score and him for composing it.
The lord of the rings is the only movies that leave me in tears no matter how many times I have seen them. I even cry from seeing an analytical youtube video of them..
JRR Tolkein cared. Peter Jackson Cared. Howard Shore Cared. Now, we all care. To the point that the generations to come will care through us. This film makes me believe in what sam said, "There's some good in the world, and it's worth fighting for." LOTR is one of them.
There is a reason I put that quote as my senior quote from my high school yearbook nearly 20 years ago. These stories resonate deeply with me. They speak to honor, dignity, love, sacrifice, and ultimately, purpose and meaning. The kinds of emotions that build within me when I hear Howard Shores' score are indescribable and completely consume me. The books were the beginning, and Peter Jackson's movies, accompanied by Howard Shores' score at the climax.
@@shashwat3564 Thank you for your kind words, they mean a lot. It has been a tough year for all of us on this planet, but hope and kindness are the two things that will see us through to the other side.
"Come on, Mr. Frodo. I can't carry it for you. But I can carry you" tears every single time I watch it and hear it. Such a perfect score for a perfect moment in a near perfect story.
Truth. I feel so grateful to have been among those who were able to experience this in theaters. At the time, there was no experience in cinema like this anywhere. It was truly groundbreaking; from a storytelling standpoint, to the acting and certainly the special effects, we’d just never seen anything like this. I don’t think future generations will ever truly understand what an impact these films had on all of us.
The only scene in any movie that consistently makes me cry is the boat scene right at the end of Fellowship, I can't explain why, it's just such a perfect moment with such a perfect score behind it.
@@gandalfthewhite.5245 that's a close second for me. When Frodo and Sam have the final hug and the music swells up; Shore is such a master of translating and pairing emotion to music
That's quite a visual 😂 (In all seriousness, there's nothing unmanly about a man crying over LotR. Just shows that you understand and appreciate the themes and truths that the story touches on).
They realized he was going to a place that they couldn't follow. Only Sam could. He wanted Rosie Cotton but wanted to help his bff more than his own interests. Samwise Gamgee is one of, if not, my most favorite character.
Sam, Legolas, and Gimli all end up going Valinor. Merry and Pippin go to Minas Tirith to be with Aragorn, and Pippin's son and Faramir's grandson end up finishing the book.
@@theninkyn0nk463 exactly. It's all what , I feel, we should strive to be. It would make our world better if everyone was selfless. P.S. my other scenes that make me tear up or cry are boromirs death and my friends, you bow to no one.
The version of "Grey Havens" behind Gandalf and Pippin's conversation about death never fails to make me cry. The actual dialogue, the slowness of it in the chaos of the Battle of Minas Tirith, and the music is absolutely perfect.
Literally just watched it yesterday and absolutely love the whole scene. Sir Ian's acting is on point there. The true kindness and love in his smile as he turns his head to share how death isn't the end but the beginning of the next journey
@Jared Cooper As a kid I laughed at this scene. Pippin seems like he's expecting a secret way out of there only to hear "Death is just another path..." But as Gandalf describes what it's like over that warm embrace of a score, I was welling up before I knew what was happening.
8:22 still gives me the chills. The acting and that music! Sean Astin should have won a best supporting actor Oscar. No other character in the three films made the audience as emotional as Samwise did.
Absolutely incredible. Was tearing up in the beginning just hearing “the Breaking of the Fellowship”. This series you’ve done is so amazing and I so appreciate you putting the time and effort and talent into them!
I'm a very casual fan of LOTR and a massive SW fan. but aside from Empire Strikes Back's romance theme, nothing else Williams has done even comes close
Unbelievable. Barnaby, you have created an incredible collection here. I am so moved, I think I cried through the entire last half. I cannot tell you how much I appreciate the work you do. Not only is it of incredible production quality- but the just how beautifully and thoughtfully they are put together puts them on the grounds of high art. As a creator myself, I recognize the uncountable amount of hours this must have took. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I wish I had the money to be able to pay you a salary so you could do this full time.
Cullen. This has made my day. It means a huge amount to me to have the support of such a lovely and dedicated little community of followers. In all honesty, I think I might have to take a small break after these because they were weeks and weeks of work, but it's made all worth it to receive comments like this. I hope you are keeping well in these difficult times. Thank you.
Excellent analysis. “But this music is also comforting, existing at the place between joy and sorrow.” Beautifully put. The term I would use for this is nostalgic.
Easily the greatest score of any movies in history and will be forever. Goddamn it literally makes me cry at so many point purely from the music, let alone the context
Thing is, you had a lot of producers actually care about the good story on which this movie was based. They were willing to spend the money to make a great film, not a senseless cash grab with cheap cgi, poor plot and character development.
@@Butterball3588 And that is why all three movies received so many oscars..especially the last one. It was an unimaginable experience for me when i saw every one of the movies at cinema. In 2001 i tried with a friend to find tickets and we only found first row for the Fellowship.. the whole scene in Moria, having only 5-10 meters away from our face the bridge confrontation of Blarog with Gandalf and imagining scenes like this only while we were playing D&D and Hero Quest, was something words cant describe.
@@Butterball3588 I have seen countless movies since then but the Lotr, Hobbit and Blade Runner where the only ones that gave me chills and goosebumps...they became unforgetable for me through the years. i am waiting to see if Dune will deliver that level of experience. Everyone says it will.
The whole process of making these movies is really just wild if you sit back and think about it. I don't think it would happen today unless they had a whooooooole bunch of very dedicated people.
@@nicholasvredenburg6154 A lot of things came together at the right time to create a piece of utter perfection. Some might call it luck, others destiny.
@@nicholasvredenburg6154 before LOTR, I don’t think it happened since Star Wars where every aspect of the movie was created by one-in-a-million genius visionaries. In both Star Wars and LOTR, every aspect is breathtaking and incredible. But LOTR is the greatest trilogy ever made, for me
I honestly believe there will never be a film as meaningful, pure and as important and timeless as the Lord of the rings. They are the greatest films ever made and may ever be made. I love movies.. but these have always and will always be may favourite films.
I've done a lot of searching and watching, and I think I now consider this series as the peak of LotR/Tolkien video essays. Nothing else I've found so encapsulates and dignifies categorically the masterful craftsmanship that went into this world, this series, this music, or puts you in such awe of the works of Tolkien and Jackson and Shore. You've done an incredible job!
So true. Jackson's LOTR took us on an unforgettable journey that you, Listening In, have so beautifully and triumphantly reminded us. I can watch you, everyday, for the rest of my life, take us through the magic that Shore has blessed us with. Thank you, most sincerely.
I'm sure someone already said this, but the "The Grey Havens" theme is used for "Into the West", the song on the end credits of The Return of the King. It's so beautiful and melancholy.
That moment Frodo collapsed, he had given everything, Sam picks him up, giving everything for Frodo, followed by "For Frodo" by Aragorn in the next scene, as he and all the free peoples of Middle Earth, give everything for Frodo... such a beautiful moment with such phenomenal music
Just me casually crying in my room at the moment when Frodo and Sam drop from exhaustion and Frodo keeps crawling as we hear the Shire and Grey Havens themed mix to make pure perfection from our world and theirs.
No matter what happens in my life… what an absolute blessing to be alive when this masterpiece was created. All parties cared. It shows. To experience beauty this profound is worth living for. Perfection in my opinion. All aspects of these films.
So funny you say this. I had stage 3+ cancer during the time of the first movie, and now I remember praying that I would still be alive for the third! As God is my witness. I am still waiting for an equal treatment of the Hobbit! Will never be as profound, but maybe not a cartoon or stretched into a trilogy loaded with cgi. Sigh. Might need to live another 20 years.
This is the most brilliant RU-vid video I’ve ever seen. I’m using these films for a course I’m teaching to high school seniors. A key component of that course is the transcendental of beauty and what it can teach us. I plan on showing this video in my course. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. This captures everything I want to convey to my students, but can’t, since I’m not trained as a musician.
@@lightningmonky7674 it went ok. I don’t think I conveyed the idea I wanted to as well as I probably could have. It was a theology class to high school seniors at a Catholic high school. Tolkien was a Catholic and was telling the story of salvation history through the LOTR. There are a number of parallels between salvation history and the plot of the LOTR. But I wanted to use this video to demonstrate the transcendental of beauty as portrayed through music and that there is an objective criterium that defines beauty. This music communicates a message beyond simply the melodic structure and that message is meant to move the listener. As the listener is moved to a deeper appreciation of beauty, he or she is in turn moved to contemplation of God, who is Truth, Goodness, and Beauty itself. That’s it in a nutshell.
@@fr.patrickbehm6474 oh wow that's beautiful! I myself am an atheist but Lord of the rings happens to be my favorite story as I find his portrayal of his beliefs to be so touching, I'd be happy to take your class even if I don't believe it!
Sometimes you don't know why you care about the music of some film, the creation of a fantasy that only exists in our imaginations, but after all they become a part of you, because you found something personal that reflects your emotions in that art. It's beatufiul. And Howard Shore, Peter Jackson and his team, and absoultely J.R.R. Tolkien, they had a reason to spend their lifes in this journey, I don't know what's that reason, but as you say they make us care about it, because of the journey itself, the characters and their feelings during this journey. Again, thank you for spending you time remembering us about Middle Earth and the brilliant music of Howard Shore. Your videos will be remembered.
My beloved dog Popcorn died 3 years ago now. During his dying moments the track The Shire, Concerning Hobbits playing in the room when he closed his eyes for the last time. I had the whole soundtrack on repeat then because I knew orchestra music calms him down being used to hearing such music whenever we're winding down to sleep at night. LoTR the Fellowship ost is my favorite in my collection. I was crying then but I also felt a certain peace was present in that moment. From then on I remember him whenever I hear that track.. but not like the frail 14year old poodle on his last moments but him during his puppy days as lively & jovial & curly as the Hobbits in Bilbo's bday party.. I smile now when I remember him. The book, the movies, the OSTs... all of them are special to me.
This is sublime. A simply perfect video. If there arent TV stations or production companies banging down your door to create more of these, then the world truly has gone insane.
I hope you've listened to "Into the West" the song at the end of ROTK performed by Annie Lennox which the theme is based on. If you haven't, prepare for waterfall tears... (even after 10yrs+ it still gives it to me)
@@12345maxtor I've heard it bro, but I must say although it's pretty amazing, I prefer the Version in the films because the melody without the lyrics felt a lot more personal to me in my opinion😁. I also have a very personal story with the grey havens: Normaly, I don't cry in films. Actually, I've never cried in films. The maximum of emotions when I watch films are heavy goosepums everywhere, EXCEPT for when Frodo goes on the boat to the undying lands... and smiles. And the real tearbreaker for me was the music and that little, but so simple D major line. THAT is and was by now the only scene in all of the films that I've watched, where I cried😅😄 Greetings Moritz
That look where Frodo looks back at his friends with a big smile - the first time he's smiled in years. The first time he's properly smiled since the first film. It cuts so deep. The trauma of the ring, and of his journey, has broken him and leaving Middle Earth is the only way he can end his pain. It's so deeply painful, profound and tragic. Tolkein famously hated allegory, but I think it's impossible to detach Frodo's clear PTSD from Tolkein's own experiences in the first world war. To go abroad for years and to see and do terrible things, only to come home and find you will never be allowed to rest and be forever haunted surely played into his imagining of Frodo. Despite his hatred of allegory, I think reading Frodo as a stand in for Tolkein's mental trauma, and how he wishes he could be washed clean of it and leave the world behind, is particualrly touching. It's like he wrote the happy ending for Frodo that he himself so desired.
I think Tolkien wrote the ending he believed he would have, leaving this life and being reunited fully with God in peace and harmony and finally at rest. I look forward to this ending myself. This world leaves deep dark marks on each of us, only the redemption and rectification from god will free us
There are many unbelievably great scores, and I have listened to so many of them. But the score of the Lord of the Rings has always been the one for me. THE best out of them all. The complexity, emotion and plain world shaping music that came out of these three masterpieces I think will forever be my absolute favorite music albums of all time. Beyond epic.
There was so much passion behind every aspect of LOTR, and it paid off. But that same passion isn't there for Rings of Power, just a big number for the budget, and I think that's really where it failed.
I think in these 15 minutes, you have so eloquently demystified the scenes wherein some ways, the Shire is mentioned during the Trilogy. It is the music that so powerfully moves us as we deeply care about the purity and simplicity of Shire. I think, all of us, LOTR fans, in some ways, have a longing for a place like the Shire, through our own unique life experiences. Thank you. (1000+ likes). You have encouraged me to watch the movies one more time to simply relish the background score of Howard Shore...
The Lord of The Rings score by Howard Shore is one of the most beautiful, emotional soundtracks of all time. The LOTR trilogy music is timeless and will live on for generations to come. I found this analysis fascinating. Thank you for this video! Howard Shore is truly a genius. Also, Into The West is one of my favorite songs of all time.
I was crying at the end...Lord of the Rings has always made me emotional and now I know why. I learned a lot looking at the 3 part series for the trilogy. It's beautiful.
Sam’s ‘Rosie Cotton. If ever I was to marry someone, it would’ve been her. It would’ve been her,’ while the strings do their stuff in the background, is the bit that properly gets me.
I'm a grown man and I started bawling my eyes out watching this video. Crying with amazement, and memory of these movies. The soundtrack is so amazing, so fitting. So well put together. I doubt there will be another trilogy as good as this before a long time.
It's really time to leave behind the idea that a grown man shedding tears is surprising or shocking. Aragorn cried when Boromir died. Having emotions does not make you less of a man. It makes you human.
@@tiph3802 People are focused on making themselves less than human all the time by trying to align as much as possible with an additional identity "man" is just one of these usually just the most insecure and desperate but not the only identity which makes us less human, they pretty much all do, it's a psychological disorder really.
I don't think we will see another film project like this in our lifetimes. It was a once-in-a-generation confluence of events which brought us it that I doubt will be replicated in a hot minute.
The Grey Havens theme is a perfect example of simplicity in music being more powerful than complexity. It is truly an incredibly simple tune, both harmonically and melodically, and yet, it pulls my heart and soul. Music is awesome
I absolutely love the music score for the whole trilogy. I can listen to it and picture the story in my head to feel the emotions the scores generated. This is the power of music and various instruments to transcend what’s inside the human mind and life experiences. Thank you for this analysis.
To this day I can't get through the trilogy without unapologetically sobbing, and it seems like the more time goes by, the more it breaks me hahaha! Simply watching this video left tears in my eyes. Shore is one of the main reasons I decided to become a composer. Such delicate care and craftsmanship was woven into every fiber of the soundtrack.
My wife bought me the soundtrack for Christmas the year Fellowship was released--a week or so before we saw the film. I was 31, she was pregnant with our son, and I'd read the trilogy multiple times. I hadn't yet seen the film, but I knew the story well--and that first listen to the music allowed it to settle in to my mind, my imagination, and meld with the narrative as I'd known it for years. Then, when I went to see the film, and heard the music again, but in it's place as the soundtrack of the movie, it only heightened the enjoyment for me, as I saw the tale I loved so much come to life on screen.
The Grey Haven theme always makes me cry, now - “Into the West” was my childhood lullaby, and it brings such an intense feeling of comfort even when you’re surrounded by pain and hardship that I can’t help but weep with the sheer relief.
I actually almost started crying when Sam began to carry Frodo. The music perfectly complements that scene and Sam's raw willpower to carry forward. Both Frodo and Sam were incredibly brave. This video was amazing. Thank you.
This is lovely and moving analysis of this beautiful and timeless music. It is always so validating to see or hear someone else articulating why a piece of art has imprinted itself on one's heart. Thank you for this! Well done!
This wasn't fair. The Grey Havens theme is my single favourite composition, ever, bar none. I've actually made the request to a lot of people that I want "Into the West" played at my funeral (which hopefully won't happen any time soon). My point is, you just made the most succinct video I've ever seen which perfectly explains why it's so important to me, and in the process you've made me bawl my eyes out. Bravo.
4:07 This is my personal opinion. But in the transition theme from shire reuniting to the fellowship theme isn't a decline of the shire music. It's a marriage of the Shire coming to its pinnacle as it allies with the rest of the races in the sole purpose; for the first time in history. Otherwise bravo on your interpretation. The music shudders the foundations of my soul. Always has.
Every single time I listen to the Lord of the rings and Harry Potter soundtracks I feel so nostalgic and I feel like crying of gratefulness. How lucky are we, to live on a planet where there are people able to create such masterpieces?
I don’t think I’ve ever drawn a tear to an explanation of anything. But this transcends the traditional term of explanation. This. This is what art inspires and aspires to be. A touch both close to home and far from reality. Something we know and nothing we’ve ever seen. Stranger to stranger. A glimpse of a generation in a handshake.
6:52 Oh my good Lord.... I can't even explain the feeling of wholeness and hope that steals over my heart when I hear that theme. This moment is like another universe - another world filled with light and patience and goodness and it feels like soaring past the breakers of the clouds and floating in the light.
Perfectly, beautifully put. I've never been able to explain the feeling of openness that fills my chest, the unexplainable warmth that surrounds me whenever I hear it
This made me bawl man. I've haven't cried so hard since I was a kid. This is way to many memories. I want to thank you and be mad at the same time. Thank you for bringing it back.
I was completely unprepared for this video. The emotional rollercoaster of the beautiful music and the memories that accompany it, and then narrated so vividly... thank you for this masterpiece of a video.
Grew up with these films, the shire theme is the only song than brings tears to my eyes every time, reminds me of the good old days where I didn't have a care in the world
