Lord of the Ring

History Channel Episode on LOTR; J.R.R. Tolkien

As part of its “Clash of the Gods” series, the History Channel is airing an episode on what it calls “The greatest myth of modern times:” J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings. Similar to the other episodes in the series, this episode features an impressive array of experts on Tolkien and mythology, including Michael Drout [...]

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Lord of the Rings Music Rockets to Radio City Music Hall

How do you get to Radio City Music Hall? Practicing isn’t enough. You need to write the score to a film trilogy that gobbles up more Academy Awards than a Gollum eats fish. Howard Shore’s music for Peter Jackson on The Lord of the Rings trilogy won three Academy Awards, four Grammy, three Golden Globes and [...]

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