Overview

This is a piece of cinematically inspired music that grew out of a 30 seconds Composer Club (Facebook) Group challenge. Our remit was to create a Leitmotif based on 'The One Ring', from The Lord of The Rings trilogy.

Being a bit of a Tolkien fan I decided to create a piece based on the actual forging of the ring of power, to try and get the sense of power, malice and a desire to dominate condensed into this small object and the overriding sorrow of the Elves when they realised just what had been created.

The Shevvanai 'Voice of the Elves' vocal library certainly came in handy  :-)

After doing the initial 30 seconds I thought there was a bit more I could do with the idea so I went back to setting up the story. This involved trying to give a feeling of the Elves in Middle Earth and then I thought ... what I need is some of the Black Speech of Mordor, part of the ring rhyme to lead into the forging section. So I did my very best Dark Lord impression to utter the lines in the Black Speech of Mordor. 

Ash nazg durbatulûk, 
ash nazg gimbatul,
Ash nazg thrakatulûk 
agh burzum-ishi krimpatul.

One Ring to to Rule Them All
One Ring to Find Them
One Ring to Bring Them All
And in the Darkness Bind Them

I must admit is the most weird thing I've ever tracked vocally ;-)

Instrumentation

Shevannai vocal library (Eduardo Tarilonte)
Strings (8ve Long, Spiccato Shorts, CS Strings ,Nasty Brass (Albion One - Spitfire)
Harp (Garritan GP05)
St Peter's Choir Patch(Halion Sonic)
Alto Flute (Chris Hein Winds) 
Oboe (Chris Hein Winds)

The sound of working on a Blacksmiths Forge and Explosion sound FX that is classed as Public Domain is used to add colour to the track from www.freesound.org

The Ring Is Forged - The Elves Lament

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L'un a reçu une formation musicale (Albert), l'autre est autodidacte (Chartrand Saint-Louis), tout en ayant recours aux conseils d'Albert.

L'un a joué dans sa jeunesse (Albert) et renoué plus tard avec la musique, l'autre a découvert le jeu musical à l’âge adulte (Chartrand Saint-Louis). 

L'un et l'autre – compagnon et compagne dans la vie – cheminent dans le monde de l'improvisation et de la composition musicale en parcourant leurs intuitions, impressions, sentiments et observations de la vie.

Ensemble, ils créent un espace où leurs talents musicaux se fusionnent et se complètent.

Leur musique est empreinte d’une atmosphère introspective et paisible. Leurs compositions, principalement au piano, évoquent des émotions subtiles et invitent à la réflexion.

Leurs thèmes musicaux sont étroitement liés à leur amour de la nature.

« Il faut composer tout de suite, se mettre dans le bain et s'instruire en créant. »
– Balakirev

«De la simplicité, de la sincérité, il n'y a rien de tel...»
– Moussorgsky

« Il n'y a pas de théorie : suffit d'entendre. Le plaisir est la règle. »
– Debussy

Réf. : Marcel Marnat, Moussorgsky, Paris : Éditions du Seuil, coll. "Solfèges", 1962, p. 11 et 75; Edward Lockspeiser, Debussy, App. 1 : Conversations avec Ernest Guiraud, Fayard, 1980, p. 754

Présentation :

Albert :
https://petitportailalbert.blogspot.com/2005/08/albert.html

Chartrand Saint-Louis : 
https://petitportailalbert.blogspot.com/2005/07/chartrand-saint-louis.html

Merci pour votre écoute et vos commentaires. 

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[English]

One received musical training (Albert), the other is self-taught (Chartrand Saint-Louis), while resorting to Albert's advice.

One played in his youth (Albert) and later returned to music, the other discovered musical playing as an adult (Chartrand Saint-Louis).

Both – companions and companions in life – journey through the world of improvisation and musical composition, exploring their intuitions, impressions, feelings and observations of life.

Together, they create a space where their musical talents merge and complement each other.

Their music is imbued with an introspective and peaceful atmosphere. Their compositions, mainly on the piano, evoke subtle emotions and invite reflection.

Their musical themes are closely linked to their love of nature.

« You have to compose straight away, get into the swing of things and learn by creating. »
– Balakirev

« Simplicity, sincerity, there is nothing like it... »
– Moussorgsky

« There is no theory : just hear. Pleasure is the rule.»
– Debussy

Ref. : Marcel Marnat, Moussorgsky, Paris : Éditions du Seuil, coll. "Solfèges", 1962, p. 11 and 75; Edward Lockspeiser, Debussy, App. 1 : Conversations with Ernest Guiraud, Fayard, 1980, p. 754

Presentation :

Albert :
https://petitportailalbert.blogspot.com/2005/08/albert-biographical-note-in-english.html

Chartrand Saint-Louis : 
https://petitportailalbert.blogspot.com/2005/08/chartrand-saint-louis-biographical-note.html

Thank you for listening and commenting.

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The Ring Is Forged - The Elves Lament

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