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Scene: Osgiliath is overrun
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CR-ROTK Track: Osgiliath
Invaded; 2-1
Source Text:
The Retreat from Osgiliath
[4:51] o
[4:52] red
[4:53] Gwan
[4:54] wen
[4:55] ost
[4:56] in
[4:58] gi
[4:59] li
[5:00] ath
[5:03] Dan
[5:05] nen
[5:06] Os
[5:09] gi
[5:10] li
[5:11] ath
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Scene: The White Rider repeals the Nazgul
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CR-ROTK Track: Osgiliath
Invaded; 2-1
Source Text:
White Rider
Solo:
[7:50] Sí
[7:52] lant
[7:53] ca
[7:54] lad
[7:56] Dûn
[7:59] Tollen
[7:59] Ro
[8:00] chon
[8:02] 'Lân
chorus:
[8:04] Men
[8:05] nen
[8:06] no
[8:07] red
[8:09] dîn
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Scene: Faramir & Co set
out to retake Osgiliath
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CR-ROTK Track: The Sacrifice
of Faramir; 2-4
Source Text:
The Last Son
[0:00] Boe
[0:03] le
[0:07] he
[0:10] ni
[0:14] o
[0:21] E
[0:25] sí
[0:28] câr
[0:32] a
[0:35] thad
[0:39] iyn
[0:43] A
[0:46] ne
[0:50] ah
[0:53] a
[0:57] phen
[1:01] I
[1:04] ú
[1:08] a
[1:11] the
[1:15] li
[1:18] tha
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Scene: Pippin sings for
Denethor
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CR-ROTK Track: The Sacrifice
of Faramir; 2-4
Source Text:
The Edge of Night
[2:35 - 3:38]
Home is behind. The world ahead.
And there are many paths to
tread.
Thru shadow to the edge of
night.
Until the stars are all alight.
Mist and shadows, cloud and
shade.
All shall fade. All shall fade.
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Scene: That mountain is evil
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CR-ROTK Track: Marshalling
at Dunharrow; 2-6
Source Text:
The Dimholt Road
This singing can be heard as
the Rohirrim are making camp at Dunharrow just after
Éomer says of the mountain, "None who venture there ever
return. That mountain is evil." As Aragorn looks down
the path into the mountain, an apparition of the King of
the Dead appears.
[1:55] Go
[1:58] ve-
[2:01] gil
[2:03] to-
[2:06] lo
[2:08] hi
[2:11] 'Ni
[2:14] men
[2:17] 'war
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Scene: Aragorn is summoned to Théoden's tent - not in
movie
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CR-ROTK Track: Marshalling
at Dunharrow; 2-6
Source Text:
The Dimholt Road /
The Blade That Was Broken ??
The music from about 3:30 -
end was scored for Aragorn's dream (and awakening) as he
slept in tent at Dunharrow. The singing portion (4:12 -
4:55) starts as the Evenstar shatters and continues as
Aragorn, startled from sleep, makes his way to Théoden's
tent. Théoden takes his leave and the singing and track
end in a crescendo as Aragorn turns to look at the
hooded and cloaked figure.
Regarding source text:
The source text,
The Blade That Was Broken, is listed in the
AS-ROTK as being
first heard in the CR-ROTK, Disc 2, Track 6. There were two pieces
of singing in B06. We know the first one uses text from the source
song, The Dimholt Road. This
is the
second one. The 'blade that was
broken' is awaiting Aragorn in that tent. So the context of the
lyrics could fit. But the music utilizes the Army of the Dead theme. It seems a bit odd that these would be combined
with the Army of the Dead theme but perhaps the whole idea of
'stepping up' to his destiny is meant to be foreboding to Aragorn
until he is convinced otherwise. In fact, Doug Adams says in the
AS-ROTK:
The Army of the Dead theme
playing under Aragorn’s nightmare was not used in
the film. On disc, it ties Aragorn’s fears and his
understanding of his responsibilities—a telling
psychological portrait of a leader pushed to serve
by his concern for others.
So, this could contain lyrics from
The Blade That Was Broken.
It's also possible that the singing uses text from "The
Dimholt Road" (heard earlier on that track) or from both source
texts.
No lyrics determined yet.
Comments and suggestions can be found/made
at my soundtrack forum.
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Scene: Andúril revealed at
Dunharrow
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CR-ROTK Track: Andúril; 2-7
Source Text:
Andúril
[01:59] Elo!
[02:00] An
[02:01] dú
[02:03] ril
The
ROTK-OST has
more singing but that singing is not in the movie.
[2:48] An(dú)
[2:50] ril
This last part is shown in
the ROTK Live Symphony lyrics. I can't tell if it's sung
on the CR-ROTK. The
ROTK-OST
has the complete word 'Andúril' (at 1:56) but the phrase
apparently has been shortened for these later versions.
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Scene: Traveling on the Dimholt Road
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CR-ROTK Track: Dwimorberg –
The Haunted Mountain, 2-9
Source Text:
The Way is Shut
This singing is heard when
the three travel along the Dimholt Road on their way to
the Paths of the Dead.
The music is in 3/4 (except
for last measure) but the timing is quite fluid.
A series of three dots
indicate one beat of a sustained note.
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Tenors |
Bass |
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[0:00] |
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hol-
... ... |
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[0:03] |
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len
... ... |
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[0:06] |
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i
... ... |
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[0:09] |
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ven
... ... |
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[0:12] |
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in
... gyrth |
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[0:15] |
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gyrth ... ...
(second line comes in a beat after first line) |
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[0:18] |
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han
... a |
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[0:21] |
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go
... ... |
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[0:24] |
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rer
... ... |
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[0:27] |
A ... ... |
... ... ... |
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[0:30] |
han ... ... |
... ... ... |
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[0:33] |
... ... ... |
... ... ... |
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[0:36] |
be-ri ... |
be-ri ... |
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[0:39] |
-ar in ... |
-ar ... gyrth |
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[0:42] |
hol ... ... |
... ... ... |
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[0:45] |
len ... ...
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len ... ...
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[0:48] |
... ...
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... ... |
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[0:51] |
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i ... ... |
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[0:54] |
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ven ... ... |
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[0:57] |
hol ... ... |
hol ... ... |
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[0:59] |
ven ... ... ...
... |
ven ... ... ... |
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Scene: The Paths of the Dead - Do not look down
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CR-ROTK Track: The Paths of
the Dead; 2:11
Source Text: ??
Once in the mountain, the
three encounter wispy, wraith like apparitions. Aragorn
says, 'Do not look down' and they realize they're
walking on skulls. (This is all before encountering the
King of the Dead). No mention is made in the
AS-ROTK as
to what source text is used and it could be any number
of ones previously used for the Army of the Dead theme.
1:25 - 2:04
No lyrics determined yet.
Comments and suggestions can be found/made
at my soundtrack forum.
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Scene: The Nazgul attack Minas Tirith
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CR-ROTK Track: The Siege of
Gondor; 2-12
Source Text:
The Nazgûl
[4:12] Ris
[4:15] tais - dú
[4:18] ath
[4:20] Tellin
[4:23] i
[4:26] Neder
[4:29] Gurth
[4:32] reni
[4:35] a
[4:38] me-
[4:40] di-
[4:43] tha han
[4:46] phan
[4:49] Medi
[4:52] tha
[4:55] ar
[4:58] dhon
[5:03] ner
[5:04] chen
[5:05] nin
[5:06] o chuil
[5:07] Coll
[5:08] am na
[5:09] wae
[5:10] wath
[5:10] goe
[5:11] yl
[5:12] Tel
[5:13] lin i
[5:14] Ne
[5:15] der
[5:15] Gurth
[5:16] ren
[5:17] i
[5:18] a
This is longer on the CR
than on the OST. (4:38 & 4:40 = additional syllables)
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These time stamps work with the
Complete Recordings of the ROTK. If the song is on the
regular or special edition CDs, you could find those
timestamps on that track's cue by cue. To determine which
track any song is on, you could consult the
Master Lyrics List for the
ROTK.
Numbers after the scene indicate
Disc and Track.
Sources for these lyrics as
sung and their timestamps were developed over time, from
many resources, and by many people.
The most current source we
have are the phonetic lyrics given to the choir for the
ROTK Live to Projection Symphony. The work of figuring
how to match source material with the phonetic lyrics
and how to set them with timestamps has been done
primarily by Sabsi with proofing and additional
contributions me
Not all singing that's heard
in the movies or on CDs is included in the ROTK Live
Symphony. Some are from extended scenes (and the Live to
Projection series involves the theatrical editions of
the movies) or from Fan Club scrolls. Or maybe they're
an alternate version of score found on one of the CDs.
For those pieces, we are left utilizing a variety of
resources---all limited in their own way. These include:
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The
ROTK
Annotated Score : This provides
only the sketchiest of information about the lyrics. We
are only told in which track each source song is used
first. Successive uses aren't indicated and neither are
we told which lines are sung.
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Musical notation : These
sources include primarily MusicNotes sheet music and
notation found in the CR Liner notes.
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Our own ears : This is
the resource we started with that we relied upon
greatly. Sometimes is served us well. Sometimes not.
I once said, "Although we all are exacting in our
labors, our ears are human, not Elven. We are making
our best guesses sometimes. One of us hears 'ah' and
the other hears 'nah'. I also am beginning to
suspect that there's quite a bit of counterpoint
singing going one, either between a choir and a
soloist, or between different sections of the choir.
We may never know what some of these lyrics are for
sure."
For those songs that are
not in the ROTK Live Symphony, we may-in fact-never know what's sung
for sure. There has never been any eagerness to
provide this information in any official way.
Whether the lyrics as sung followed the source text
in a comprehensible way or not, Shore's intention
was: "It’s more about sound than about meaning." (comment
by Doug Adams) So, if it's not supposed to 'make
sense' (the thinking goes), there's no reason for us
to know what is being sung. My point is, I don't
care if it makes sense either. I just want to sing
along. So far, my point hasn't been proven
persuasive.
Thanks: as I said before,
all of the most recent work involving the ROTK Live
Symphony has been done by Sabsi with some help from
Danijel and myself. Whether that information confirmed
what we had before or completely replaced what we
thought before or filled in what we had no clue
before... lots of people contributed to what we 'had
before'. Those people include:
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Ainu Laire
Angela "Aty"
Ferreira
Danijel Legin
(Bârîn_Katharâd)
Elvenscribe07 |
Gwen Lloyd
Imladir
Incanus (Mikko Ojala)
Kurt Milano
(Ridan) |
Lisa Graves
MinasMorgul
Sabsi Fronek
TheTennisBallKid |
Turesse
Tyrhael
Zigur
and the ones who started it all:
Ryszard Derdzinski and the folks at
Gwaith-I-Phethdain
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