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Sauron the White · 01-18-2008, 09:39 AM

In the first chapter there are two songs - the crack the plates tune which is light and whimsical and then the Dwarves all play their instruments and play the song which starts "Far over the misty Mountains cold......"

In the book, they are very close together. Would two songs so early be too much here? Would the crack the plates tune be better just reduced to a couple of dwarves joking with Bilbo and it only lasts a few lines to get the point across?

And what about musical instruments. Most appear to be fine although I do notice the disturbing appearance of a clarinet. Disturbing because the clarinet was not invented until the 18th century. Would a recorder be a sutiable substitute?

When the Dwarves sing their longer song, how much of it would you retain? And would we see them singing the whole thing or would the music lead into flahbacks illustrating the events of which the Dwarves are singing about.

01-18-2008, 09:39 AM	#19
Sauron the White Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 903	In the first chapter there are two songs - the crack the plates tune which is light and whimsical and then the Dwarves all play their instruments and play the song which starts "Far over the misty Mountains cold......" In the book, they are very close together. Would two songs so early be too much here? Would the crack the plates tune be better just reduced to a couple of dwarves joking with Bilbo and it only lasts a few lines to get the point across? And what about musical instruments. Most appear to be fine although I do notice the disturbing appearance of a clarinet. Disturbing because the clarinet was not invented until the 18th century. Would a recorder be a sutiable substitute? When the Dwarves sing their longer song, how much of it would you retain? And would we see them singing the whole thing or would the music lead into flahbacks illustrating the events of which the Dwarves are singing about.