Silmarillion Music

Belwen_of_nargothrond · 07-06-2008, 02:11 PM

I highly recommend the CD "Nightfall in Middle Earth" by Blind Guardian. I have only just discovered this and it's fantastic. Most of the songs have to deal with things from The Silmarillion. My favorite song is "The Curse of Feanor". It came out in 1998.

hectorberlioz · 12-20-2008, 12:06 PM

Isn't Blind Guardian a rock or heavy metal group? It's interesting to think what Tolkine would have made of their take on his work

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DARKastheRAIN · 02-16-2009, 06:47 PM

Have it and love it

Harvest of Sorrow is my favorite just cause it's so pretty.

I think it'd be Tolkien's favorite too.

if he had to pick

Lefty Scaevola · 02-12-2010, 05:12 PM

Harvest of Sorrow is from a diferrent ablum is is not?

Hirulin · 06-15-2010, 09:45 PM

It's not really my kind of music (but it's Tolkien related so I have it!

) But I'd have to say Blood Tears! For the melodic moments! Pure tear worthy! ( but not blood ones hopefully! )

brownjenkins · 06-15-2010, 09:54 PM

Sounds cool!

I'll have to look it up.

Morwen · 06-21-2010, 02:10 PM

Tolkien metal. I love it

Onnedhiel · 01-19-2011, 10:50 AM

Absolutely LOVE that album! "A Dark Passage" (sung from Melkor's point of view) is my personal favourite song on it, followed, probably, by "Time Stands Still". But the true gems of that particular album, for me personally, were those little bits of non-musical dialogue in between the tracks ("Captured", "The Steadfast", "War of Wrath" etc). If there was a audiobook/recording of the entire Silmarillion in that style, and with those voice actors playing Melkor and Sauron, I'd be a very happy girl.

Lefty Scaevola · 01-19-2011, 01:27 PM

A lot of the somgs thereon has lyrics from multiple POVs. I believe a dark passage has a couple of verses from Hurin, and some from Morgoth's minions, as well as those from Morgoth.

Onnedhiel · 01-19-2011, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Lefty Scaevola

A lot of the somgs thereon has lyrics from multiple POVs. I believe a dark passage has a couple of verses from Hurin, and some from Morgoth's minions, as well as those from Morgoth.

Oh, you're totally right that his is not the only PoV in that particular track, Lefty. But over half of the lyrics, including the chorus, are sung as if by him, and the track is, after all, alternatively known as/subtitled "Melkors Song".

07-06-2008, 02:11 PM	#1
Belwen_of_nargothrond Enting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Nargothrond Posts: 71	Silmarillion Music I highly recommend the CD "Nightfall in Middle Earth" by Blind Guardian. I have only just discovered this and it's fantastic. Most of the songs have to deal with things from The Silmarillion. My favorite song is "The Curse of Feanor". It came out in 1998. __________________ Lady Belwen of Nargothrond

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Lefty Scaevola AngAdan Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Boerne, Texas Posts: 856	Harvest of Sorrow is from a diferrent ablum is is not? __________________ Gaius Mucius Scaevola Older, richer, and wiser than you "Mighty are the Ainur, and mightiest among them is Melkor, but that he may know, and all the Ainur, that I am Iluvatar, those things that ye have sung, I will show them forth, ... And thou, Melkor, shalt see that no theme may be played that hath not its uttermost source in me,"

06-15-2010, 09:45 PM	#5
Hirulin Hobbit Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Sheffield UK Posts: 40	It's not really my kind of music (but it's Tolkien related so I have it! ) But I'd have to say Blood Tears! For the melodic moments! Pure tear worthy! ( but not blood ones hopefully! ) __________________ Ash Nazg Durbatuluk, Ash Nazg Gimbatul, Ash Nazg Thrakatuluk, Ag Burzum-ishi Krimpatul.

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02-16-2009, 06:47 PM	#3
DARKastheRAIN Hobbit Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 22	Have it and love it Harvest of Sorrow is my favorite just cause it's so pretty. I think it'd be Tolkien's favorite too. if he had to pick

06-21-2010, 02:10 PM	#7
Morwen Hobbit Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Beneath the waves. Posts: 27	Tolkien metal. I love it

01-19-2011, 10:50 AM	#8
Onnedhiel Sapling Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 8	Absolutely LOVE that album! "A Dark Passage" (sung from Melkor's point of view) is my personal favourite song on it, followed, probably, by "Time Stands Still". But the true gems of that particular album, for me personally, were those little bits of non-musical dialogue in between the tracks ("Captured", "The Steadfast", "War of Wrath" etc). If there was a audiobook/recording of the entire Silmarillion in that style, and with those voice actors playing Melkor and Sauron, I'd be a very happy girl.

01-19-2011, 01:27 PM	#9
Lefty Scaevola AngAdan Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Boerne, Texas Posts: 856	A lot of the somgs thereon has lyrics from multiple POVs. I believe a dark passage has a couple of verses from Hurin, and some from Morgoth's minions, as well as those from Morgoth. __________________ Gaius Mucius Scaevola Older, richer, and wiser than you "Mighty are the Ainur, and mightiest among them is Melkor, but that he may know, and all the Ainur, that I am Iluvatar, those things that ye have sung, I will show them forth, ... And thou, Melkor, shalt see that no theme may be played that hath not its uttermost source in me,"

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