Your reaction was the same as mine! xD I first heard it in the credits of the 4th episode, and was like "😱😱😱" I immediately looked it up, and then binge-heard it ... the whole day. It feels Tolkien. This song finally has the Tolkien magic again. It feels like the "Misty Mountains" in the Hobbits. It feels like a safespace and complete peace, but at the same time mystical and if there`s something bigger behind (the people it`s about/ Tom + Goldberry). And what makes it especially perfect, is that those are completely Tolkiens lyrics from the book, aka Tom`s song "O Dol, Merry Dol!" So, super extra nostalgia for the book readers (as me) 🥰 And I think this is the most perfect melody for these lyrics. I first did not recognize the lyrics, since I´m german and so read the books in german (the songs + poems were translated, too). So I can just imagine how amazing that must have been for the people who read the books in english, and then heard the song and immediately recognized the lyrics.
There's a reason sea shanties and folk songs, even after all this time, are still popular. They have a timeless sound to them, almost primordial, which never leaves you. That's what this song does perfectly
So the words to the song are pulled directly from the unabridged version of the Fellowship of the Ring. The way it's sung and arranged is new though. I like it, but suggest you listen to the Robert Inglis version too.😁
Have you heard the track Golden Leaves from the Season 2 soundtrack?! You should react to the whole thing. We only got a snipet in the first episode of High Kink Gil-Galad singing it as the Elves were preparing to depart Middle Earth before they put on the Three Elvin rings. Absolutely LOVE the first and second season soundtracks. Bear McCreary is COOKING!
I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this but I don't have a patron sub, so I thought I'd ask. With the release of Space Marine 2 on all Platforms could I suggest, taking a deep dive into the Warhammer 40,000 lore, it's a very fun franchise that has deep lore going back 30 + years. I only suggest this as Space Marine 2 is a massive Game that a lot of RUclipsrs have played. If you do I would suggest Bricky Every Faction Parts 1&2, as well as his Every Space Marine Legion, explained.
Nice song, but way too modern an interpretation to actually fit with a show set in the 2nd age of Middle Earth. It feels like it should be in a stage play with its instrumentation. Compared to Into the West which captured the mythical element of Middle Earth. Again, good song but why use a Tom Bombadil tune as the subject and use it in a show set in the 2nd age of Middle Earth. Another curious decision by Amazon. Amazon’s production team just can’t help themselves as they continue to try and modernize a story, whose whole point was it was written in the mythical traditions of Western Europe and the development of the English language. I have said this many times before they are not adapting Tolkien, they are appropriating his places and character names, and writing their own story with deliberate references to the mostly Jackson’s movies contextualized to fit their own narrative. It is kind of condescending (though I will give them the benefit of doubt that they actually are trying to appease readers of Tolkien) to almost repeat scenes from the movies but with different characters and scenes. I find it fascinating they chose this strategy of telling the same story of the movies in the 2nd Age changing almost all parts of the actual history Tolkien wrote versus using Tolkiens brief historic synopsis of the 2nd age as a starting point and filling in the story with drama. Why would you spend so much money on IP to essentially change 90% of it? Why would you think Tolkien fans would respond to this? I don’t really have a problem with the ideas of the changes made, I.e. more diversity, more room for female characters etc. but I have a real problem when you say you are adapting Tolkien only to change almost everything. With adaptation to another medium you certainly sometimes have to omit and/or combine characters in keeping narrative momentum, and adjust the plot fit these changes since different mediums require a different approach to storytelling but you are still trying to tell the essence of the same story. It is not adaptation to change completely the nature of main characters, Galadriel, or completely change the narrative to tell a different drama, order of ring production, oversimplification of the downfall of Numenor, write a whole new plot of the development of the main antagonist, Sauron , because it is the story you want to tell. That is not an adaption, it is pretty close to intellectual theft though Simon allowed it so in the end I guess they have the right to do this. Just feels like such an easy home run since the history of the 2nd age is literally 40 or so plot points so you stick to those and have so much freedom to write compelling stories while being faithful to Tolkien’s works. Talk about such a weird business decision to essentially risk fan blowback when it could so easily be avoided. The showrunners for instance have stated they were big fans of the show Breaking Bad, I mean the downfall of Numenor is so ripe with opportunity to write a similarly themed narrative all without changing the actual key points from the Appendices. “the elves are going to steal our jobs?”, good grief, that is more compelling than the actual story of powerful men rising to such great heights they start to thirst for the greed of complete power over the gods is not a good enough story arc? So shocking that they actually thought this mess would be a success, what a waste of resources.
You make a good point, but I think because it was played during the credits I can look past any of that. Now if they played it over a scene during the episode then yeah that would have been jarring and would have taken me out of it. I feel like the show overall has been pretty good with its use of diegetic music (music that originates from within the world and exists in a way that the characters theoretically hear it)
Same. This song is exactly my vibe. Amazingly, the Old Tom Bombadil Reprise track (sung by the Bombadil and Stranger actors) might be even better.
"Spotify will either push me Weird Al or sea shanties."
Same, girl. Same.
Your reaction was the same as mine! xD I first heard it in the credits of the 4th episode, and was like "😱😱😱"
I immediately looked it up, and then binge-heard it ... the whole day.
It feels Tolkien. This song finally has the Tolkien magic again. It feels like the "Misty Mountains" in the Hobbits.
It feels like a safespace and complete peace, but at the same time mystical and if there`s something bigger behind (the people it`s about/ Tom + Goldberry).
And what makes it especially perfect, is that those are completely Tolkiens lyrics from the book, aka Tom`s song "O Dol, Merry Dol!"
So, super extra nostalgia for the book readers (as me) 🥰
And I think this is the most perfect melody for these lyrics.
I first did not recognize the lyrics, since I´m german and so read the books in german (the songs + poems were translated, too). So I can just imagine how amazing that must have been for the people who read the books in english, and then heard the song and immediately recognized the lyrics.
Goldberry sings this to the Hobbits upon meeting them.
I’ve been listening to this song on repeat for two weeks since it appeared in the show
There's a reason sea shanties and folk songs, even after all this time, are still popular. They have a timeless sound to them, almost primordial, which never leaves you. That's what this song does perfectly
So the words to the song are pulled directly from the unabridged version of the Fellowship of the Ring. The way it's sung and arranged is new though. I like it, but suggest you listen to the Robert Inglis version too.😁
Love Rufus Wainwright
Great reaction! Thanks for doing it!
Oh my, yes!
This song is like a warm blanket in a cold rainy night
Its a Clarus Nightly! (Afternoony for me)
LOVE THIS SONG SOOO MUCH!! BEAR IS A GENIUS AS WELL AS APPRECIATE RUFUS'S TALENTS. THANK YOU JRR TOLKIEN
Have you heard the track Golden Leaves from the Season 2 soundtrack?! You should react to the whole thing. We only got a snipet in the first episode of High Kink Gil-Galad singing it as the Elves were preparing to depart Middle Earth before they put on the Three Elvin rings. Absolutely LOVE the first and second season soundtracks. Bear McCreary is COOKING!
I love this song! ❤
Rufus Wainwright is a treasure, you'd love his work. Just pick an album and go, it's all so good!
I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this but I don't have a patron sub, so I thought I'd ask.
With the release of Space Marine 2 on all Platforms could I suggest, taking a deep dive into the Warhammer 40,000 lore, it's a very fun franchise that has deep lore going back 30 + years. I only suggest this as Space Marine 2 is a massive Game that a lot of RUclipsrs have played.
If you do I would suggest Bricky Every Faction Parts 1&2, as well as his Every Space Marine Legion, explained.
I didn't hear much ringadingdongdillo-ing, so I don't know about this
The reprise has it
this is a great song
A Claroos video!!
OTB OTB!
I like the reprise version more
its a pretty good song
First good thing about this show. A really ageless song, great job! :)
Greeting from Japan. I feel you are looks like Anya joy taylor, so beautiful.
eh
the one from 13 years ago better
Good singer, bad version. Best is from the tolkien ensemble
Nice song, but way too modern an interpretation to actually fit with a show set in the 2nd age of Middle Earth. It feels like it should be in a stage play with its instrumentation. Compared to Into the West which captured the mythical element of Middle Earth. Again, good song but why use a Tom Bombadil tune as the subject and use it in a show set in the 2nd age of Middle Earth. Another curious decision by Amazon.
Amazon’s production team just can’t help themselves as they continue to try and modernize a story, whose whole point was it was written in the mythical traditions of Western Europe and the development of the English language. I have said this many times before they are not adapting Tolkien, they are appropriating his places and character names, and writing their own story with deliberate references to the mostly Jackson’s movies contextualized to fit their own narrative. It is kind of condescending (though I will give them the benefit of doubt that they actually are trying to appease readers of Tolkien) to almost repeat scenes from the movies but with different characters and scenes.
I find it fascinating they chose this strategy of telling the same story of the movies in the 2nd Age changing almost all parts of the actual history Tolkien wrote versus using Tolkiens brief historic synopsis of the 2nd age as a starting point and filling in the story with drama. Why would you spend so much money on IP to essentially change 90% of it? Why would you think Tolkien fans would respond to this? I don’t really have a problem with the ideas of the changes made, I.e. more diversity, more room for female characters etc. but I have a real problem when you say you are adapting Tolkien only to change almost everything.
With adaptation to another medium you certainly sometimes have to omit and/or combine characters in keeping narrative momentum, and adjust the plot fit these changes since different mediums require a different approach to storytelling but you are still trying to tell the essence of the same story. It is not adaptation to change completely the nature of main characters, Galadriel, or completely change the narrative to tell a different drama, order of ring production, oversimplification of the downfall of Numenor, write a whole new plot of the development of the main antagonist, Sauron , because it is the story you want to tell. That is not an adaption, it is pretty close to intellectual theft though Simon allowed it so in the end I guess they have the right to do this.
Just feels like such an easy home run since the history of the 2nd age is literally 40 or so plot points so you stick to those and have so much freedom to write compelling stories while being faithful to Tolkien’s works. Talk about such a weird business decision to essentially risk fan blowback when it could so easily be avoided.
The showrunners for instance have stated they were big fans of the show Breaking Bad, I mean the downfall of Numenor is so ripe with opportunity to write a similarly themed narrative all without changing the actual key points from the Appendices. “the elves are going to steal our jobs?”, good grief, that is more compelling than the actual story of powerful men rising to such great heights they start to thirst for the greed of complete power over the gods is not a good enough story arc?
So shocking that they actually thought this mess would be a success, what a waste of resources.
You make a good point, but I think because it was played during the credits I can look past any of that. Now if they played it over a scene during the episode then yeah that would have been jarring and would have taken me out of it. I feel like the show overall has been pretty good with its use of diegetic music (music that originates from within the world and exists in a way that the characters theoretically hear it)