Favourite song sung in the movies - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Eruanna · 02-01-2005, 03:16 PM

The first time that I saw FotR at the cinema I had tears in my eyes as we saw the Elves travelling through the Shire. The song was hauntingly beautiful and so right. It summed up everything that I had ever felt when reading about the Elves. Wonderful!

It's hard to choose a favourite song but having seen RotK most recently I would have to say 'Into The West'. However, when I watch TT I then decide on 'Gollum's Song' and then 'May It Be', seeing a pattern here?

Linnahiril Tinnufinwen · 02-02-2005, 01:29 PM

There are such a variety of good songs in LOTRs, that it is really hard to choose just one. Some of my favorite songs would have to be:

-"The Edge of Night", sung by Pippen in Gondor
-"Lothlorien" and "Gandalf's Lament" sung by a choir, though I don't know which
-"Aniron", sung by Enya as the romantic theme for Arwen and Aragorn.

I think all of these song are quite pretty with a touch of melancholy, and help to set the mood of the scenes that they are in.

Thinlómien · 02-18-2005, 09:06 AM

Clearly the one Pippin sings in Minas Tirith. I don't understand how they can take a piece from a happy walking song and make it sound it so sad and well - fatal.

03-08-2005, 09:10 PM

The song "evenstar" and "aniron" by enya in The Two Towers makes me shaking inside of me. I loved the sequence with Aragorn and Arwen with "aniron" on background during the flashback of Aragorn during their walk to the Helm's deep. Who's singing "evenstar"? Renee Flemming?

P.S. Sorry for my grammar, i'm a french canadian!

Lathriel · 03-09-2005, 06:01 PM

Actually Evenstar is sung by Isabel Bayrakdarian. Renee Flemming sings all the songs for ROTK.
Evenstar is one of my favourites though.

Carrûn · 03-12-2005, 07:09 PM

There isn't a song that I don't like in the films.

Pippin's song at Minis Tirith is definately one of my favorites. I never would have imagined that song sung in that setting. Perhaps that was a way of reinforcing Pippin's "we have no songs for halls such as these." Still, I thought it fit perfectly.

As for the Aragorn's song @ the coronation, wasn't there something about Viggo coming up with the tune himself?

02-01-2005, 03:16 PM	#1
Eruanna Memento Mori Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Past The Point Of No Return Posts: 1,117	The first time that I saw FotR at the cinema I had tears in my eyes as we saw the Elves travelling through the Shire. The song was hauntingly beautiful and so right. It summed up everything that I had ever felt when reading about the Elves. Wonderful! It's hard to choose a favourite song but having seen RotK most recently I would have to say 'Into The West'. However, when I watch TT I then decide on 'Gollum's Song' and then 'May It Be', seeing a pattern here? __________________ "Remember, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies."

02-02-2005, 01:29 PM	#2
Linnahiril Tinnufinwen Haunting Spirit Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: California Posts: 77	There are such a variety of good songs in LOTRs, that it is really hard to choose just one. Some of my favorite songs would have to be: -"The Edge of Night", sung by Pippen in Gondor -"Lothlorien" and "Gandalf's Lament" sung by a choir, though I don't know which -"Aniron", sung by Enya as the romantic theme for Arwen and Aragorn. I think all of these song are quite pretty with a touch of melancholy, and help to set the mood of the scenes that they are in. __________________ The world is a great book, of which they who never stir from home read only a page

03-09-2005, 06:01 PM	#5
Lathriel Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Wandering through Middle-Earth (Sadly in Alberta and not ME) Posts: 612	Actually Evenstar is sung by Isabel Bayrakdarian. Renee Flemming sings all the songs for ROTK. Evenstar is one of my favourites though. __________________ Back again

03-12-2005, 07:09 PM	#6
Carrûn Wight Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Behind you, counting to 3 Posts: 234	There isn't a song that I don't like in the films. Pippin's song at Minis Tirith is definately one of my favorites. I never would have imagined that song sung in that setting. Perhaps that was a way of reinforcing Pippin's "we have no songs for halls such as these." Still, I thought it fit perfectly. As for the Aragorn's song @ the coronation, wasn't there something about Viggo coming up with the tune himself? __________________ "Dic, hospes, Spartae, nos te hic vidisse iacentes dum sanctis patriae legibus obsequimur."

02-18-2005, 09:06 AM	#3
Thinlómien Shady She-Penguin Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In a far land beyond the Sea Posts: 8,093	Clearly the one Pippin sings in Minas Tirith. I don't understand how they can take a piece from a happy walking song and make it sound it so sad and well - fatal.

03-08-2005, 09:10 PM	#4
Olivier Guest Posts: n/a	The song "evenstar" and "aniron" by enya in The Two Towers makes me shaking inside of me. I loved the sequence with Aragorn and Arwen with "aniron" on background during the flashback of Aragorn during their walk to the Helm's deep. Who's singing "evenstar"? Renee Flemming? P.S. Sorry for my grammar, i'm a french canadian!