{"id":580,"date":"2007-05-03T06:41:56","date_gmt":"2007-05-03T14:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/onecatholiclife\/?p=580"},"modified":"2016-10-11T23:43:12","modified_gmt":"2016-10-12T06:43:12","slug":"music-to-listen-to-while-you-read-part-iii-lord-of-the-rings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nicksenger.com\/onecatholiclife\/music-to-listen-to-while-you-read-part-iii-lord-of-the-rings","title":{"rendered":"Music to Listen to While You Read, Part III &#8211; Lord of the Rings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As promised in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/onecatholiclife\/music-to-listen-to-while-you-read-part-ii-don-quixote\">part II<\/a>, here are some CDs I like to listen to while I read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0618640150\/nickslists-20\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Lord of the Rings<\/span><\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4028\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/onecatholiclife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/An_evening_in_rivendell_albumcover.jpg\" alt=\"An Evening in Rivendell\" width=\"200\" height=\"196\" \/>The Tolkien Ensemble has done a beautiful job setting all of the songs in <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Lord of the<\/span><span style=\"font-style: italic;\"> Rings<\/span> to music. Their work is collected in four CDs: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B0000044EJ\/nickslists-20\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">An Evening in Rivendell<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B00004TY82\/nickslists-20\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">A Night in Rivendell<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B000084HA0\/nickslists-20\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">At Dawn in Rivendell<\/span><\/a>and <span style=\"font-style: italic;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B000BLI3UW\/nickslists-20\">Leaving Rivendell<\/a>. <\/span>The sound is more classical than I expected, but it really grew on me.<span style=\"font-style: italic;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Another album I listen to is Broceliande&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B00005U5SG\/nickslists-20\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Starlit Jewel<\/span><\/a>. This is another interpretation of songs from <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Lord of the Rings<\/span>, but with a more ethereal sound. The CD also includes songs from <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Hobbit<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li>Finally, there is Johan de Meij&#8217;s <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Symphony No. 1<\/span>, also known as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B000009Q5Q\/nickslists-20\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Lord of the Rings Symphony<\/span><\/a>. Composed and recorded long before the movies, this symphony is a series of movements inspired by the books and titled Gandalf, Lothlorien, Gollum, Journey in the Dark, and The Hobbits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As promised in part II, here are some CDs I like to listen to while I read The Lord of the Rings: The Tolkien Ensemble has done a beautiful job setting all of the songs in The Lord of the Rings to music. Their work is collected in four CDs: An Evening in Rivendell, A Night in Rivendell, At Dawn in Rivendelland Leaving Rivendell. The sound is more classical than I expected, but it really grew on me. Another album I listen to is Broceliande&#8217;s Starlit Jewel. 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