The soundtrack for these epic films was composed by Howard Shore.
This is a great piece and very well-performed by these very talented and dedicated musicians.
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This video was all filmed at
outdoor locations located within a 20-mile radius in Southern Utah. No green
screens were used in the making of this music video.
Story behind the song:
Since the beginning of The Piano Guys, "Lord of the Rings" has been our most requested work.
Story behind the song:
Since the beginning of The Piano Guys, "Lord of the Rings" has been our most requested work.
As we reach one million subscribers we wanted to
dedicate this arrangement to our "subs."
This was an intimidating project --
encompassing the power and the beauty of the many musical themes throughout the
movies; capturing the emotion and the "epic" nature of the story; and all with a
few cellos, a piano, and a couple Canon 5D Mark IIs. We normally write our tunes
during intense compositional binges -- the bulk of our songs have been written
within the period of a few days.
This one was different. It was a drawn-out
process during which we studied the music of The Lord of Rings, contemplated
what themes to incorporate, how they could tell the story by flowing from one to
the other.
We also spent a lot of time finding new ways to imitate instruments from various sections of the orchestra using Steve's cellos -- from the brass section through the woodwind section to the percussion section.
We love the story of The Lord of the Rings.
We also spent a lot of time finding new ways to imitate instruments from various sections of the orchestra using Steve's cellos -- from the brass section through the woodwind section to the percussion section.
We love the story of The Lord of the Rings.
It is a tale that has spiritual meaning for
us. We love its messages -- that "even the smallest person can change the course
of the future," that "there's good in this world and it's worth fighting for,"
"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us" ... and
that everyone should have a "second breakfast." =)
We love the poignant
depiction of loyalty between the Fellowship of the Ring (we even included the
"Fellowship" theme three times - at 0:18, 3:58 and at the end
of the arrangement - to feel like a common thread in the music as it is in the
story.) We wanted to paint these messages musically as vividly as possible.
Like so many things in the creative realm, and
to paraphrase Mr. Bilbo Baggins, the hardest part was the first step.
After a
brief introduction of the Hobbit Theme and Fellowship Theme (arguably the most
relevant musical moments) we felt strongly that we needed to begin with the
deeply touching melody that serves as the soundtrack to Arwen's vision of her
future son (in the extended version of Return of the King). That gave way to a
Divinely-led journey from the Shire and Rivendell through Isengard and Rohan to
Gondor's victory over Mordor. We endeavored to represent each of the major
allies and opposing forces in the story...
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The Piano Guys: Mission Impossible - Featuring Lindsey Stirling
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