As Adar’s legions of Orcs encroach upon the peaceful city of Eregion, it was time amp up the sound of our Orc vocal chants. I was thrilled to collaborate with Mieskuoro Huutajat—a screaming men’s choir, located in Finland. Yes. This is a choir that only screams!🤘🏼 bearmccreary.com/the-lord-of-...
We captured the orchestra tuning up at the start of each session and layered them together for the moment when Sauron raises his arms, beholding his mayhem. I might borrow Sauron’s “Evil Conductor” style the next time I step up on the podium! bearmccreary.com/the-lord-of-...
Episode director Sanaa Hamri and I discuss our collaboration on this episode. bearmccreary.com/the-lord-of-...
This scene marks one of the few occurrences of the complete “Where the Shadows Lie” melody in the instrumental score. I wrote the tune set to Tolkien’s iconic Ring Poem, so his words echo in my mind in this moment like a phantom limb, lining up with Sauron’s seductive dialog.
The scene where Elendil points in defiance at Pharazôn was one that I played too subtly in my first draft. Showrunners dared me to go even bigger, and I’m very happy they did. The result is one of my favorite statements of the Faithful theme I’ve yet written. Epic!🤘🏼 bearmccreary.com/the-lord-of-...
As massive as episode 206 was, it was arguably a breeze compared to the next two episodes. I braced myself for what would become one of the biggest challenges of my career. Blog entries about these are on the horizon. Thanks for reading! 🤘🏼🐻 bearmccreary.com/the-lord-of-...
