May 15, 2019

    Singing of “Crash and Burn” One of the most beautiful and tragic stories in the Silmarillion is the rise and fall of Gondolin, the Hidden City established by Turgon. The betrayal of Gondolin to Melkor by Turgon’s own nephew, and the consequent city’s destruction, are narrated in fine epic style: it is with nail-biting intensity...

Apr 15, 2019

The Flight of the Noldor The inspiration for this song comes, in part, from the beautifully worded plaint of Galadriel (Galadriel’s Song of Eldamar) in the LOTR: I sang of leaves, of leaves of gold, and leaves of gold there grew, Of wind I sang, a wind there came and in the branches blew. … But if of ships I now should sing, what ship would come to...

Mar 23, 2019

Elves and Dwarves By Cyndars March 23, 2019 This month, Cantarlina finished her sojourn in Falathlorn for now, and moved into the dwarven areas of Haudh Lin in pursuit of new musical experiences, and to aid her friends along the way. As she ran towards Gondamon, the mournful sounds of the string family were replaced by the deep resonance of the brass family....

Feb 20, 2019

Hobbits to Elves By Cyndars February 20, 2019 After completing her walk through the Shire, I chose to take Cantarlina from Needlehole to Duillond, one of the homes of the elves. I encountered an unexpected problem with my theory that the music would transition smoothly between zones. Transitioning between Needlehole and Duillond requires passing through a...

Jan 21, 2019

  So It Begins By Cyndars January 20, 2019 On January 19th’s LOTRO Players News (LPN) podcast, Teriadwyn gave me a homework assignment to listen to the Update 23 soundtrack as they all had just discovered that I play without the in-game sound. For me, personally, music has a visceral pull on my emotions. In-game sounds, especially combat sounds and the...

Jan 4, 2018

  Yesterday January 3rd would have been Tolkien’s 126th birthday, to mark this Deseret News had a wonderful interview with Chance Thomas about all his work making the wonderful music of LOTRO.     “Everybody is familiar with the Peter Jackson films and the music from those films, I’m the other Lord of the Rings composer.” They talked about...

Nov 2, 2017

  You might recall that we told you that, the Mordor soundtrack was coming, and the time is neigh, you can download it enjoy the dark and brooding music anytime you wish, not just when you’re battling the forces of the dark lord.     You can watch a great interview with Chance Thomas and two of the musicians that play  on the soundtrack...

Oct 27, 2017

  HUGEsound Records will release LOTRO Mordor original video game soundtrack through all major digital music outlets worldwide on November 1, 2017. The soundtrack album features the game’s new original score, composed and produced by Chance Thomas, an avid lifelong fan of The Lord of the Rings. Each music track can be previewed for free at the HUGEsound...

Oct 5, 2017

  Over on Chance Thomas facebook page, he announced that the soundtrack to Mordor will soon be releasing, we don’t have many details yet, other than the release date will be Nov 1st   In a comment, he was asked if there would be a physical cd release, ala the 10th-anniversary soundtrack and he replied with   Not sure about a CD package yet....

Jul 28, 2017

Community Calendar: The Department of Harmony and Song celebrates their 3rd anniversary by taking the hobbits to Isengard featuring the hobbit who started it all, former Community Manager Rick Heaton (once known as Sapience).  Speaking of famed quotes/memes, the Rangers of the West will simply walk into Mordor on *the day after the new release day, August 3rd,...

Jul 21, 2017

Weatherstock IX: The time has finally come for the biggest event in LOTRO.  Weatherstock is a spectacle like no other, with hundreds of people gathered together on the summit of Weathertop.  Landroval’s the Lonely Mountain Band plays host to this enormous event and 18 performers will be there to entertain the crowd, as well as a super band formed from the...

Jul 14, 2017

Community Calendar: We have a relatively quiet week between the mass of events of last week and next Saturday’s Weatherstock, but there are still many weekly concerts, RP gatherings, and other group activities throughout the game.  There will be one very special concert Sunday on Belegaer with Die Fäuste Durins. Breemarsch der Durins Faust der Gerechten...

Jul 7, 2017

Community Calendar: This is going to be a great weekend in LOTRO: we’ve got the Weatherstock Concert Series and the Festival of the White Lady on Landroval while the Summer of Love Festival comes to Belegaer.   We posted a preview of the WCS yesterday with information on all performers, but the lineup for the Summer of Love is also very impressive....

Jul 6, 2017

The Weatherstock Concert Series will be held this weekend on the Landroval server.  Unlike in the past when the series would take place over a month in a variety of locations, this year’s series will include 19 half hour concerts over the single weekend at the Bree Festival Grounds stage. Performers come from around the world, including musicians from...

Jun 30, 2017

Community Calendar: Next weekend will be huge.  We’ve got the Weatherstock Concert Series, the Festival of the White Lady, and the Summer of Love Festival.  We have more information on each of these events in the coming soon section.  But there’s still plenty to see this week, from the regular weekly concerts and gatherings to several special events...

Jun 23, 2017

Community Calendar: We have several great special concerts to start this week.  This year’s Festival of the White Lady, always a much-anticipated day on the LOTRO calendar, will be taking place on July 8th.  The Weatherstock Concert Series, as well as Weatherstock itself, is also coming up in July.  Find out more about these events below! This listing of...

Jun 16, 2017

Community Calendar: Let me start with an apology–this post will revolve around one event in particular this week, and that event is my baby.  This will be the 4th Shirefest hosted by Second Breakfast and our longtime members are amazed to see the growth of the music community on Crickhollow and indeed throughout the game.  Some scoff at LOTRO’s...

Jun 9, 2017

Community Calendar: And we’re back!  Thank you for stopping back by after our week off. Festival season has officially begun.  Brandywine’s Summer Music Fest starts on Saturday at 2pm EDT at the Bree Festival Stage.  Shirefest hits Crickhollow next weekend.  And we now have a date and open signups for Weatherstock on Landroval: band registration...

May 26, 2017

Community Calendar: There will be two concerts on Sirannon Friday: Les Daft Pigs perform French songs and Les Troubadours du Crépuscule play their debut concert.  Start off your summer the right way on Saturday with a pool party on Belegaer featuring music from Frische Brise, Hopfenfees and Friends, the Michel Delving Bunny Watch, Mondbarden, Ohrwurm, Struck by...

May 19, 2017

Community Calendar: Green Dragon Friday celebrates 9 years on Laurelin.  There will also be a two-day horse-racing event in the Shire on Belegaer featuring music from popular musicians like Die Bunten Voegel, Frischen Brise, Grünfinken, Fäust Durins, and Ziehenden Muskanten. This listing of featured events is only published on Fridays, but our Google...