Fantasy epic and world-building

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Genre

Fantasy epic and world-building · Around 2001, big fantasy series acquired musical worlds of their own. For the three Lord of the Rings films (2001–2003), Howard Shore wrote a network of leitmotifs for peoples, places and the Ring itself. The Shire sounds with Irish flute and fiddle, Mordor with heavy brass and a menacing choir. The choirs sing texts in the languages that Tolkien invented. Shore won Oscars for the first and the third film. John Williams gave Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) an enchanting theme on the celesta that returns throughout the series. In How to Train Your Dragon (2010), John Powell used Scottish and Irish colours, such as bagpipes and fiddle. The principle behind this trend: music helps to build a credible world.

Listening

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  Concerning Hobbits · Howard Shore, 2001
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  Hedwig's Theme · John Williams, 2001
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  Test Drive · John Powell, 2010

In School of Rock

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• Film Music Map^NL Map

See also

• Alexandre Desplat
• Patrick Doyle
• Trevor Jones
• Harry Gregson-Williams
• Symphonic revival (Williams era)
• Golden Age: symphonic Hollywood and leitmotif