THIS IS NOT MY OWN ORIGINAL CREATION! I really like this song from the original Return of the King Rankin-Bass Cartoon. I moved a bit of the music around to try and make a full and cohesive version of this song. Twitter: / theleadhound
The Rankin-Bass adaptations have their issues, but the songs often capture the atmosphere better than the instrumentals of the live actions movies. This is exactly how Sauron feels in all conflicts, even the ones he loses, right until the final moment of realization that the Ring was unmade. Every loss is a win in the overall scheme because even in victory his enemies serve his ends.
I think the main issue is the fact that they went from The Hobbit straight to Return of the King. It really fucks up the pacing. Even the Peter Jackson version of Return of the King couldn't really do it justice and he had the fortune of being able to do The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers to set it up. That's the main issue (imo).
@@Thechezbailey I'm pretty sure you are referring to the rotoscope animated movie released in 1978 called The Lord of the Rings. Different director and everything, and yes, they ran out of money.
@@SirNilzeyRalph Bakshi, and it was doomed from the first, simply from the decision to fold the first two thirds of the book into a single film. The other problems, well, they’ve been discussed extensively elsewhere. I won’t bother retreading that ground.
Where can I find the full film? I've been looking for ages since I've loved LOTR since I was young and been wanting to see this one for what's felt like forever.
I know it is available on the Max streaming service, along with the Hobbit, if you or someone you know has that. I think you can watch it on RU-vid, but that costs money. The only other options would be to buy a physical copy or perhaps use a less reputable source.
Satan says the same thing 🎶Win the battle, lose the war Choice of evils lie before your feet Retreat! Retreat! Retreat!🎶 And there’s this too, 🎶If you win then you will lose Choice of evil’s yours to retreat! Retreat, retreat, retreat!🎶
Especially that they dont, wich shows what humans are capable of, if they fight FOR something, instead of against someone. They arent there to win or to kill orcs, they fight for something greater. Even by facing pure evil itself.
Also remember, that was the point of this. To distract Sauron from Frodo + Sam. It wasn't meant to be a winnable battle. So the lyrics are spot on. This is a suicide mission.
@@TheLeadhound this mostly has to do with licensing because Ralph Bakshi made his LOTR movie that adapted both Fellowship and Two Towers so Rankin Bass at the time couldn't adapt those books and its why their ROTK adaption left out A LOT making it seem like Frodo and Sam journeyed from the shire to Mordor when that wasn't the case, as well as characters like Legolas and Gimli not showing up, etc. which is unfortunate. as it would have been cool to see Bakshi's adaption completed and Rankin Bass adapting the first 2 books
@@ShanaReviews I am not a fan of the Bakshi movie, so I would have preferred to just seen the whole story done by Rankin Bass. But that does explain why these movies kind of link up in this strange way.
@@ShanaReviews It is well done. I simply do not like the Bakshi rotoscope style much. I prefer something more stylized like Rankin Bass. But really, I would just like to see more 2d fantasy animation of any kind right now coming from somewhere other than Japan.
@@kurtbarlow9402 I get it for the hobbit, the entire movie-trilogy looks uncanny valley and the only good part is the first 30 minutes in which they do fuck-all. LOTR movies though looked alright what with it having a lot less CGI and more quality cinematography. Or perhaps is it the grit? That's a complaint I've heard some times, that it looks way too gritty than it should at times.
*Lyrics* Win the battle, lose the war, Choice of evils lie before for your feet Retreat! retreat! retreat! If you win, then you will lose, Choice of evil's yours to choose, retreat! Retreat! retreat! retreat! You are standing in the eye of the storm. Move an inch, and you'll be dead! You are standing underneath the towers of the teeth, And the eye blazes red! Win the battle, lose the war, Choice of evils lie before your feet. Retreat! retreat! retreat! You are standing in the eye of the storm. Move an inch, and you'll be dead! You are standing underneath the towers of the teeth, And the eye blazes red!
@@LordVader1094 The shape, combined with the red glow, gives the vibe of a Biblical accurate fallen angel, which works, because that's literally what Sauron is.
Say whatever you eant about this film but its awesome how Merry was voiced by none other than Shaggy in this cartoon!!! The Mouth of Sauron by Scooby Doo, Samwise by Roddy Mcdowall and stuff is just awesome!!!
Please, someone has to make a clip with the scenes of the LOTR-trilogy to this song! I would like to see THE MOUTH OF SAURON, portrayed by Bruce Spence, and scenes of the Black Gate with this music!
Good lord, I love this song! Was listening to the Audio Drama of LotR and when they came to the part by the Towers of the Teeth my mind instantly started remembering this song, making an epic scene even better. Thank you!
Its a shame jackson never used any of the songs of the animated films. I mean he already borrowed some shots from the bakshi version so why not use this?
More actuate to the books. The Jackson Towers of the Teeth extended scene has a terrible Mouth of Sauron, and Aragorn decapitates him in a childish fit of rage. Rankin Bass did a lot right with their movies.
@@TheLeadhound principally they didn't succumb to a desire for cheap emotional payoffs and visual shock value. also they tried to preserve the poetry of the books. in that regard PJ utterly failed imo, esp. in his hobbit adaptation.
It also adds the depth of showing the orcs aren't really fighting willingly, they're just as much slaves as all of the other servants. Heck in Frodo's dream, even THEY are happy and at peace. Meanwhile, Sam dreams about turning them into dumb animals. I sometimes wonder how Sam managed to resist the ring in this version, as he seems much more violence minded than Frodo (HE'S the one who always assumes Gollum is irredeemable in the book, and basically undoes what little redemption that was going on. If Sam was a little nicer to Gollum, maybe Gollum wouldn't have gotten the idea of leading them into Shelob's lair and letting her take care of them while he waited for her to toss out the remains so he could re-claim the ring (he might not even have needed to wait, Shelob actually LIKED Gollum because he was good at drawing food in, so he probably could have simply gone into the lair to retrieve the ring unmolested).
@@TheLeadhound I think it is just a chorus of baritones for Star Blazers. The best information I found on them was they were nicked named the Royal Guard temporarily. But the voice of the singing orcs and even a lead part of the chorus for The Hobbit and Return of the King is someone that will amaze you I think. It is Thurl Ravenscroft. Aka Tony the Tiger. :)
Rankin Bass' Return of the King makes me wish they could have done all three books of TLOTR Way better than the other one, and even though Peter Jackson's is good it is way too long.
There was an animated movie called "Lord of the Rings," but someone else got the rights and it only covers the trilogy through the siege of Helm's Deep.
East and West must be opposite in Middle Earth. Aragorn says we’ll go North then West, yet his finger traces what should be East on the map. What the hell?
