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Lord of the Rings Vol. 2
A musical interpretation by John Sangster
Here is the second volume of jazz composer John Sangster's classic epic musical interpretation of The Lord of the Rings. Originally a double-LP set issued by EMI over 25 years ago it has never been available on CD until now. Musical styles range from Sangster's distinctive form of jazz, to film-like music interpreting characters and events from Tolkein's trilogy. This 2-CD set for the price of 1 CD includes 55 minutes of bonus interviews with John Sangster, Tony Gould, Graeme Lyall and Len Barnard.
Not to be confused with Howard Shore's music to the award-winning films, this trilogy is wholly Australian and was released on three double-LP sets by EMI over 25 years ago, later deleted and remaining unavailable for many years. Written by the noted Australian jazz and film composer John Sangster, the series remains a highly ambitious and epic production. From trad jazz to film-like music, there's something on this special double CD for everyone. Plus there's extras galore for collectors including the original LP artwork (computer PDF files) and rare video footage of John Sangster in action. So ... having read the book, visited the Ring website, and seen the film trilogy, you can now hear the jazz music: an essential album for any Australian jazz or indeed Tolkien fan. Press quotes:
“considered milestones of Australian jazz, these award-winning, long out-of-print recordings are at last being re-issued.”
— Gerry Kosta, Music Australia Guide “[This volume has] a more percussive element to it, which renders the magic of the fantasy even more palpable. The music encompasses many jazz styles, with swing and blues very much to the fore, but some of the more esoteric or experimental moments contain harmonies not entirely dissimilar from the classical music utterances of Debussy, Ives or Antheil. Move's remastering ... is superb, replete with vivid and beautifully-balanced sound.”— John Barnes, Libretto Track Listing:
CD1
the o'goblin tattoo the misty mountains beware the barrow-wight goldberry tom bombadil the mirror of galadriel blues for denethor encore gandalf! longbottom leaf phantasmagoria for moria farewell lothlorien CD2 the glittering caves fair eowyn shelob's lair thank you perfessor . . . . . . goodnight! EXTRAS BONUS INTERVIEWS in mp3 format with and about John Sangster discussing his life, and The Lord of the Rings recording sessions John Sangster 12 March 1979 Tony Gould and Graeme Lyall 19 January 2003 Len Barnard 17 August 2003 COMPLETE ORIGINAL LP COVERS AND ARTWORK for all four Lord of the Rings albums reproduced in PDF format from the double-LP sets. Catalogue Number: MD3252
Price: AU$26.00
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John Sangster was one of the most talented of all Australian jazz musicians, a technician and creator who embraced and understood more styles of the music than any other. He was an expert drummer and vibraphone player, a soulful trumpeter and, in arranging and composing, he always took into account the personality of the exponent.
Forceful though his playing is in the more extrovert traditional jazz setting of much of his work, Barnard's discreet and propulsive swing, and his able use of brushes, show him to be an accomplished mainstream drummer.
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