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Overview of Themes for Rohan |
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In
The Music of the LOTR
Films, Doug Adams
identifies five themes associated with Rohan, three of them for
Éowyn.
ROHAN
FANFARE - This theme,
of course, represents the kingdom of Rohan and it's
probably the most predominant theme in the TT. Although
it manifests in various sorts of orchestrations, it's
most distinctive when played on the
Hardanger Fiddle.
On this site, I refer
to it simply as the
Rohan Theme.
RIDERS OF ROHAN
- This theme appears twice (in TTT) in connection with
Éomer and his men. For more information, see
The Music of the LOTR
Films.
ÉOWYN
SHIELDMAIDEN OF THE ROHIRRIM
- This triple time music represents Éowyn
as an independent entity.
ÉOWYN AND THÉODEN
- This triple time music represents Éowyn
relationship with Théoden. It keeps the same harmonics as the
previous theme but is more developed. DA describes it as having a
'delayed upwards arc' (CR-TTT Liner Notes
pg 18). The cadence makes me
think of walking with a step-together-pause walk like you see brides
or graduates using. But at least one instance of the Éowyn
Shieldmaiden theme seems to have this cadence (the stew scene) so
perhaps I'm missing a more important difference.
ÉOWYN AND ARAGORN - This music starts out similarly to the
previous two but quickly veers off into a more emotional 4/4 melody.
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