Bear McCreary, the composer of the background score for ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’, revealed that he spent 50 hours pondering over the composition of the series.
He said: “I was really excited at the possibility of exploring familiar sounds that we associate with the Peter Jackson films and Howard Shore’s writing. I did not want to unpleasantly surprise anybody. I thought ethereal light vocals for the elves, and deep male vocals for the dwarves, and a subtly Celtic influence for the Harfoots who would become our hobbits.
“So those were givens. It was really interesting to work with colors that are new though, in particular Númenor, where there really wasn’t a sound or even associated with Númenor. By using these sounds, I created something that is new to Tolkien fans.”
He added that he was excited at the possibility of exploring familiar sounds that are associated with the Peter Jackson films and Howard Shore’s writing.
“I did not want to unpleasantly surprise anybody. I thought ethereal light vocals for the elves, and deep male vocals for the dwarves, and a subtly Celtic influence for the Harfoots who would become our hobbits. So those were givens.
“It was really interesting to work with colors that are new though, in particular Númenor, where there really wasn’t a sound or even associated with Númenor. By using these sounds, I created something that is new to Tolkien fans,” McCreary said.
The Rings of Power is currently on the fourth episode and airs weekly. The season finale is set for October 14.
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