Lord Of The Rings Musical Spring 2005 - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Aethelwine · 04-04-2004, 06:09 AM

Doesn’t anybody else have a opinion on this?

One would think that there would be more replies to a thread like this!

Anyway, when I first read the news that there was going to be a LOTR - musical, the first thing that popped into my head was the image of a singing Sauron ( see above )...

That kinda ruined it for me...

I wish those producers all the luck in the world. They’ll need it...

Cheers!

Aethelwine.

Lalwendë · 04-04-2004, 07:26 AM

Aethelwine, I have an opinion, and it's simply that I think a 'musical' version of LOTR would be awful!

I'm not a big fan of musicals as I find them ever so slightly cheesy, I am already thinking of all that dreadful soft rock/Cliff Richard/Andrew Lloyd Webber rubbish with people in leg warmers throwing themselves around on a stage. They did a musical a few years ago of one of the finest British films made, Whistle Down The Wind, and it was completely embarrassing, so I've had this thing about hating musicals created from pre-exisiting works ever since.

I could bet on it that they won't use the Donald Swann/JRR Tolkien song cycle already written. I have visions now of Aragorn in a mullet singing soft rock love songs in the mode of Bon Jovi to Arwen, who would be one of the British 'singing TV stars', like Claire Sweeney or Denise Van Outen or something. And the hobbits would be little stage school kids with Home Counties accents and perfect enunciation. No. Take it away!

It might just be my deep dislike of musicals but in my humble opinion, I shall approach with extreme caution if not run the other way.

Iaurhirwen · 04-04-2004, 10:10 AM

In honor of the new muscial coming out - I have started the process of writing my own . . . . . full of the corniest songs and dance numbers you can imagine. It is going to be a representation of what every Tolkien fan fears will happen to this musical. Let me know if you want me to post any of my songs - once I have them written of course.

Aethelwine · 04-04-2004, 01:10 PM

My first reaction exactly Lalwendë!!! But I’ll give it a try...

Well, I’d like to see that, Iaurhirwen, as long as it’s not as horrible as my Sauron song…
Or should it be?

Cheers, mates!

Aethelwine.

Iaurhirwen · 04-04-2004, 02:05 PM

Let's just say having The Lion King songs running through your head leads to some interesting results - along with people staring at you in the middle of the street.

Aethelwine · 04-06-2004, 11:17 AM

Now I'm interested Iaurhirwen...

Iaurhirwen · 04-06-2004, 04:45 PM

Here's a list of songs that I have come up with - there in no special order, just how they popped into my head.

1. From The Lion King "I Just can't wait to be King" - Aragorn and Elrond

2. From Beauty and the Beast "It's my ring" (tune of Be Our Guest) - Sauron, Smeagol, Bilbo and Frodo

3. From Titanic "My Heart Will Go On" - Arwen (Aragorn?)

4. From Aladdin "Imrahil" (tune of Prince Ali)

5. From Once Upon a Mattress (the musical I am in right now) "We have an opening for a new king"

6. From The Lion King (Broadway - not movie) "Be Prepared" - Sauron & random orcs

7. From Once Upon a Mattress "Holes of Home" - Frodo & Sam

8. From Aida "Not Me" (about a love triangle) - Eowyn, Aragorn, Arwen

9. From Moulin Rouge "Healing Love Melody" - Eowyn & Faramir

10. From Aladdin "A Whole New World" - Legolas & Gimli

11. "It's a Small World" - The Hobbits

12. "We are the Champions" - People of M-E

13. The Barney Song - Frodo & Sam

14. From Ricki Martin "She Fights" - About Eowyn by Faramir

15. From The Sound of Music "So long, farewell" - Elves of Rivendell

16. From Pirates of the Caribbean "Drink up me Hearties" - Merry & Pippin

17. The song Physical - Legolas's Work-Out Video

18. From Gilligan's Island "The Balad of Middle Earth"

I still need more though!!! Saruman has nothing to sing!!!

04-04-2004, 06:09 AM	#1
Aethelwine Wight Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: In Anórien, just outside Edoras, on a horse I "borrowed"... Posts: 150	Well? Doesn’t anybody else have a opinion on this? One would think that there would be more replies to a thread like this! Anyway, when I first read the news that there was going to be a LOTR - musical, the first thing that popped into my head was the image of a singing Sauron ( see above )... That kinda ruined it for me... I wish those producers all the luck in the world. They’ll need it... Cheers! Aethelwine. __________________ Nelly, I am Heathcliff! He's always, always in my mind--not as a pleasure, any more than I am always a pleasure to myself, but as my own being. - Catherine to Nelly, Wuthering Heights Last edited by Aethelwine; 04-04-2004 at 06:58 AM.

04-04-2004, 10:10 AM	#3
Iaurhirwen Wight Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: In the theatre!!SHOWTIME!!!! Posts: 217	In honor of the new muscial coming out - I have started the process of writing my own . . . . . full of the corniest songs and dance numbers you can imagine. It is going to be a representation of what every Tolkien fan fears will happen to this musical. Let me know if you want me to post any of my songs - once I have them written of course. __________________ "Will somebody find my pants?" - "What do you do with a drunkin sailor?" - "You have a giant mole!!!!" - "Tom!! Get out of the Girls's dressing room!" "But she asked me to help find her pants!!" - - - opening night chaos

04-04-2004, 01:10 PM	#4
Aethelwine Wight Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: In Anórien, just outside Edoras, on a horse I "borrowed"... Posts: 150	Well... My first reaction exactly Lalwendë!!! But I’ll give it a try... Well, I’d like to see that, Iaurhirwen, as long as it’s not as horrible as my Sauron song… Or should it be? Cheers, mates! Aethelwine. __________________ Nelly, I am Heathcliff! He's always, always in my mind--not as a pleasure, any more than I am always a pleasure to myself, but as my own being. - Catherine to Nelly, Wuthering Heights

04-04-2004, 02:05 PM	#5
Iaurhirwen Wight Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: In the theatre!!SHOWTIME!!!! Posts: 217	Let's just say having The Lion King songs running through your head leads to some interesting results - along with people staring at you in the middle of the street. __________________ "Will somebody find my pants?" - "What do you do with a drunkin sailor?" - "You have a giant mole!!!!" - "Tom!! Get out of the Girls's dressing room!" "But she asked me to help find her pants!!" - - - opening night chaos

04-06-2004, 11:17 AM	#6
Aethelwine Wight Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: In Anórien, just outside Edoras, on a horse I "borrowed"... Posts: 150	Ooh... Now I'm interested Iaurhirwen... __________________ Nelly, I am Heathcliff! He's always, always in my mind--not as a pleasure, any more than I am always a pleasure to myself, but as my own being. - Catherine to Nelly, Wuthering Heights

04-04-2004, 07:26 AM	#2
Lalwendë A Mere Boggart Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: under the bed Posts: 4,737	Aethelwine, I have an opinion, and it's simply that I think a 'musical' version of LOTR would be awful! I'm not a big fan of musicals as I find them ever so slightly cheesy, I am already thinking of all that dreadful soft rock/Cliff Richard/Andrew Lloyd Webber rubbish with people in leg warmers throwing themselves around on a stage. They did a musical a few years ago of one of the finest British films made, Whistle Down The Wind, and it was completely embarrassing, so I've had this thing about hating musicals created from pre-exisiting works ever since. I could bet on it that they won't use the Donald Swann/JRR Tolkien song cycle already written. I have visions now of Aragorn in a mullet singing soft rock love songs in the mode of Bon Jovi to Arwen, who would be one of the British 'singing TV stars', like Claire Sweeney or Denise Van Outen or something. And the hobbits would be little stage school kids with Home Counties accents and perfect enunciation. No. Take it away! It might just be my deep dislike of musicals but in my humble opinion, I shall approach with extreme caution if not run the other way.

04-06-2004, 04:45 PM	#7
Iaurhirwen Wight Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: In the theatre!!SHOWTIME!!!! Posts: 217	Here's a list of songs that I have come up with - there in no special order, just how they popped into my head. 1. From The Lion King "I Just can't wait to be King" - Aragorn and Elrond 2. From Beauty and the Beast "It's my ring" (tune of Be Our Guest) - Sauron, Smeagol, Bilbo and Frodo 3. From Titanic "My Heart Will Go On" - Arwen (Aragorn?) 4. From Aladdin "Imrahil" (tune of Prince Ali) 5. From Once Upon a Mattress (the musical I am in right now) "We have an opening for a new king" 6. From The Lion King (Broadway - not movie) "Be Prepared" - Sauron & random orcs 7. From Once Upon a Mattress "Holes of Home" - Frodo & Sam 8. From Aida "Not Me" (about a love triangle) - Eowyn, Aragorn, Arwen 9. From Moulin Rouge "Healing Love Melody" - Eowyn & Faramir 10. From Aladdin "A Whole New World" - Legolas & Gimli 11. "It's a Small World" - The Hobbits 12. "We are the Champions" - People of M-E 13. The Barney Song - Frodo & Sam 14. From Ricki Martin "She Fights" - About Eowyn by Faramir 15. From The Sound of Music "So long, farewell" - Elves of Rivendell 16. From Pirates of the Caribbean "Drink up me Hearties" - Merry & Pippin 17. The song Physical - Legolas's Work-Out Video 18. From Gilligan's Island "The Balad of Middle Earth" I still need more though!!! Saruman has nothing to sing!!! __________________ "Will somebody find my pants?" - "What do you do with a drunkin sailor?" - "You have a giant mole!!!!" - "Tom!! Get out of the Girls's dressing room!" "But she asked me to help find her pants!!" - - - opening night chaos