Howard Shore and the LOTR Symphony - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Gorwingel · 07-19-2004, 11:49 PM

Well, I'm back and I had a very good time

I don't know where to start, but it was very cool. One interesting thing was that we ended up in seats only about 8 feet from the stage! We couldn't really see the choir in the back, but we did have a great view of Howard, I could even read some of the music, and I saw that his coat had pink lining! (which I found to be quite surprising)

The music was wonderful and they did a great job. The Symphony looked like they were having a great time. The entire first half consisted of the music from Fellowship, and then the second half TTT and ROTK. The drawings by Alan Lee were cool (because many of them looked like they had been specifically drawn for the Symphony), but at times I did find it to be overkill. My favorite musical part has to be "Return of the King" from ROTK. It is my absolute favorite part on the soundtrack and it was performed wonderfully during the concert.

The choir was wonderful, the symphony was wonderful, and we gave them an about 5 minute standing ovation. It was a wonderful evening

Well now I'm off to San Diego for Comic-Con. I will be gone for two weeks, but I will write when I come back.
See Ya!

07-19-2004, 11:49 PM	#9
Gorwingel Beholder of the Mists Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Somewhere in the Northwest... for now Posts: 1,419	Well, I'm back and I had a very good time I don't know where to start, but it was very cool. One interesting thing was that we ended up in seats only about 8 feet from the stage! We couldn't really see the choir in the back, but we did have a great view of Howard, I could even read some of the music, and I saw that his coat had pink lining! (which I found to be quite surprising) The music was wonderful and they did a great job. The Symphony looked like they were having a great time. The entire first half consisted of the music from Fellowship, and then the second half TTT and ROTK. The drawings by Alan Lee were cool (because many of them looked like they had been specifically drawn for the Symphony), but at times I did find it to be overkill. My favorite musical part has to be "Return of the King" from ROTK. It is my absolute favorite part on the soundtrack and it was performed wonderfully during the concert. The choir was wonderful, the symphony was wonderful, and we gave them an about 5 minute standing ovation. It was a wonderful evening Well now I'm off to San Diego for Comic-Con. I will be gone for two weeks, but I will write when I come back. See Ya! __________________ Wanted - Wonderfully witty quote that consists of pure brilliance