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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 day ago (5 children)

What melodies can the songs be sung well to?

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[–] Visstix 34 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I listened to the audiobook read by Rob Inglis and he sang all the songs. They made melodies for all of them.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I have epubs of the whole series, there are audio attachments titled "jrr Tolkien sings <poem / song>", but sadly I've never been able to get them to play... :(

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

.....no? its an epub, its embedded in the text of the book... I have tried MPV though, and it just spits out garbage.

[–] gofsckyourself 2 points 1 day ago

Andy Serkis also narrated some audiobooks, but I have not listened to them. I hope he also sings.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] jaybone 4 points 1 day ago

The House of Bamboo.

Ok now I totally want to see a lounge / cocktail version of LOTR. Bilbo would be like an Austin Powers style 1970s spy swinger. Ya baby.

[–] Apeman42 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Legolas' song about Nimrodel is in the common meter, and thus can be sung to the tune of Gilligan's Island.

Edit: Or House of the Rising Sun, if you prefer.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago

Not knowing this always annoys me