Be it a gentle piano interlude or a glorious orchestral fanfare, no element of filmcraft sets a movie’s tone and identity quite like the musical score. Film music has the power to underline a filmmaker’s narrative ideas, forge our bond to a heroic character, and move us to the point of tears. Join us all year long as we showcase cinema’s iconic composers whose musical talents enrich the images we see on screen and have us humming their unforgettable melodies as we exit the auditorium. The series continues with a screening of the first film in the beloved LORD OF THE RINGS Franchise. Catch the original release version on June 26th at 7pm OR the Extended version on Sunday June 19th at 12pm! 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀: princetongardentheatre.org/specials
𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗲: The opening film in a sweeping trilogy, LORD OF THE RINGS is the first true cinematic achievement of the 21st century. A young hobbit named Frodo Baggins inherits a powerful ring which had been thought lost for centuries and he and his friends embark on a daunting journey to destroy the ring before it falls into the wrong hands. This epic adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s high-fantasy novel is brought to life by Peter Jackson, whose wild imagination and dazzling visuals changed blockbuster cinema.
Our THURSDAY screening of FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING will be the Original theatrical version of the film, while the SUNDAY encore will be the Extended version, which runs an additional 30 minutes.
𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲: Peter Jackson’s stated goal for the music of THE LORD OF THE RINGS, from the outset, was to capture the expansiveness of Tolkien’s high-fantasy epic. Composer Howard Shore proved himself more than up to this monumental task, employing full orchestras, globe-spanning musical influences, ethereal artists like Enya, all-boy choirs, and even a team of sixty Wellington footballers, to craft a full musical palette representative of the grand scope of Middle-earth’s peoples and cultures. You more fully understand the physical and cultural distinctions between Hobbits and Dwarves, between Elves and Orcs, because the score informs those differences. Beyond his charge to enrich a worldly and diverse fantasy realm, Shore takes a Wagnerian approach to the story’s core characters and ideas, composing upwards of fifty distinct musical leitmotifs to underscore the temptations of the evil Ring of Power, and the heroism of a Fellowship of beings seeking to rid their world of that evil. As the Fellowship embarks on its solemn journey, Shore welcomes the viewer to join them on their adventure. And as the credits for THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING roll, those unforgettable musical themes ring in your head and stir your imagination, creating anticipation for Part 2 of this great film trilogy.
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