0:30 The Ring Goes South 1:57 The Shire 2:51 The Council of Elrond 3:35 Fellowship of the Ring 4:11 Return To The Shire 4:51 Riders of Rohan 5:07 King Théoden Theme 6:20 The Breaking of the Fellowship 7:20 The Nazgul Theme 8:20 Into the west I wrote the names of songs from memory. I don't know if I got them right or missed some theme. Correct me if I am wrong.
+Lycras it is not the ring goes south at the beginning. İt is "Foundations of stone". And in my opinion your post is useless. Read the discription. And also unless you dont write the exact names of songs, it is more useless. Sorry mate.
You only missed The Rings Goes South and The Nazgul Theme. The one you thought was The Ring Goes South is actually called Foundations Of Stone, and the one you thought was The Nazgul Theme is actually just the Rohan Theme. Edit: I missed one. The one you thought was Into The West is actually at the end of a song called Journey To The Grey Havens.
indeed, the best soundtrack in the history of music and movie industry. I listen to it all the time, it makes you feel like you are in middle earth. beautiful composition.
even sauron listens to this song and forget that there is a thing called ring and just keeps on listing the song until frodo comes to mount. doom to destroy the ring and then he finds out that only way to destroy sauron is not destroying the ring but stopping this music from playing good work keep it up. thumbs up.
That' s a masterpiece! Excellent work! Well done mate! It traveled me from the Shire, through the forests of Eriador and the falls of Rivendell, up to the white tops of the misty mountains and back down to the woods of Mirkwood... Great, great job!
JV Waters I actually know hours and hours of music from memory so this is just a short snippet really, memory is an amazing thing and you can train it with practice.
Of course not, JV. I'm pretty sure that if someone tries hard enough, with people to support, this someone can learn everything. It was like this for me with guitar, with english and it's going to be like this with piano too :-)
OMG! I feel so old and young at the same time; remembered watching this years ago in the cinema and listening it for the first time--gives me the feels! Thanks for reminding me with this arrangement.
You played it with a lot of emotion , and that's what I love ...Because Music misses guys like you , who give feelings and emotions while playing ... Thank you so much for this !
This is probably the most amazing and accurate LOTR medley I have ever heard!!!! It's just beautiful! Is there any chance you would make the sheet music available for others to learn?
Amazing music! Luckily I had the opportunity to hear and see it live in orchetra and meet Mr. Howard Shore himself! awesome experience. are there any sheets for this? please help! I play for 10 years now
I NEED THESE SHEETS!!!!!! Mr. Fowler I know you are probably very busy, but that being said i would like to put in a request for the sheets to the amazing piece above. It would be much appreciated. I have been a subscriber for a while now, and this would just be the best thing to happen if you made said sheets. Thank you for your time, John Andrews
***** if you have a smartphone/tablet, you can access it for free. If you download the Scribd app, you can view all free documents. the one thing you need to do is create an account and to do that you don't need to pay any subscripion or something similar
You guys, although there are a ton of both official and unofficial piano sheets out there of the LotR music. Be aware that most of what Mr. Fowler is playing here is not on those sheets as this is more his interpretation of the music played by the entire orchestra with it's multiple parts..
So epic! Could you make a Star Wars as 'The Imperial March' or some of the most famous? It would be pretty epic for me and for all. Regards Mark!! And greetings from Spain
Wow, this is just amazing, the way you play it on piano even contributes to beauty of these songs. Sorry that I ask such a stupid question, but what is the exact title of the song around 3:53? It's magical. :) I'm a huge fan of movie soundtracks like Harry Potter, LOTR, Narnia and Amelie. And I love how you described what these songs mean to you and that LOTR is a part of your childhood as well. :D I'm really impressed by that kind of people that don't just play the music with their hands, but live it while they play, and this is noticeable in your playing. It's one of my goals as well,, although I am more harpist than a pianist right now and never put much energy into piano playing when I was a child taking piano lessons. :/ I deeply regret it right know and wish I could play like this.
Thanks very much for your kind words. The piece you mention is basically one of the main themes to the first movie, used to great effect in the track 'The Ring Goes South' and 'Many Meetings'. It is a theme that does not have a title as such but is used throughout the score/movie.
This is just fantastic. I've heard Taylor Davis, Lindsey Stirling, ThePIanoGuys, etc. Yours is just as good as theirs if not better. The only place where I feel that you might get a bit left out is that they use a backing track/other supporting instruments. I feel that the strings that you've used in the background do really help support your piano hugely.. Anyway.. Great Work and KEEP IT UP!!! :) :)
I've watched LOTR over 5 times and the one thing that I can never get bored of is the soundtrack. This piece that you've come up with is simply amazing. Thumbs up :D
fram3spersec0nd Personally I disagree. Whilst it could easily hold it's own by itself , personally I find that the strings actually enhances the music.
Mark, I know you've made sheets for many of your other covers - are you ever considering ever doing that with this arrangement? Many people would be very happy if you did :)
This was simply beautiful. I usually don't post comments, but I could really tell you were playing with your heart and I wanted to say you're really inspiring! Thank you!
just so awesome just so awesome just awesome just sooos s so os os os sos os os osos sos os osos sos os osososs ssooooo awesome... way cool I like all your videos. I fall asleep to these before I go to bed.
i've been trying to do this since I saw this video for the first time, but am having some troubes with the cords (probably am a little unexperienced).... Have you ever considered putting the notes out for this? I would love if you did
formerdave94 I found some sheets on Scribd, to help with some parts, but most of it was by ear, I think Evenstar is on there for example and a couple of others, they are the official sheets and shouldnt technically be on there due to copyright of course.
alcaeru.weebly.com/the-lord-of-the-rings.html may help you, there is a centralization of many transcriptions and an amazing "The Fellowship of the Ring Complete Transcription" ;)
This was beautiful, you're amazing. This is what music means. Goosebumps, beautiful rendition, great use of you're piano's features, no overuse of the pedal. Brilliant, just brilliant.
Is it possible if someone could put timestamps linking the different songs on this video? Thanks a lot! Great video by the way, really encapsulates the whole feel of the movies
Your piano playing is magical! I find it astounding how you can accurately translate an entire orchestra to a single keyboard. Keep it up, you're amazing!
It's an old roland model - hp507, newer models have since been released, lx17 is the current best model they do, but comes at a cost, too expensive in my opinion.
Thank you for this! It's been five years since I found this, and I come back to this video practically every month since then! My lotr loving heart and soul are fully enjoying your flawless arrangement !!
Your playing abilities are marvelous. But I'm sure it would sound even better without the strings. Just piano. Why? Because the strings are cut off in the same way as the piano, which is understandable, because it's the machine doing that, not the man. The strings should have been another track. For that you just need four arms. If you only got two, I'm convinced that piano without those strings sounds a lot more professional. It's not your playing, man. Don't get me wrong. Carry on with the good stuff.
Thanks for your feedback, I do understand where you are coming from, it is something that divides opinions, and I do agree with you in a way, it's just at the time to me it felt right to use strings, I think it's because when playing it live the effect is very different to how the actual recorded sound is.
Simply beautiful. I have the extended soundtrack for all three films and they are my most prized possessions. You sir, did that wonderful music justice
your piano skills are wonderfull, but could it be, that your cair is a bit to high and you should take a lower one (i am not a pro, but it looks a bit unconfortable...)
I play piano, and I can assure you that his bench is perfectly adjusted, the arm have to make a 90 degree angle. If you don't do that, playing become super hard since the palm of the hand is hitting the notes when you play fast
9 minutes of multiple eargasms Q_Q I don´t know how to suggest a song, but in case you read this, how about a cover of Star wars Throne room theme? /watch?v=ca6Es9Q9fT0
awesome, i am a loyal fan of the lord of the rings movie. i watched this movies many times, i have to say u put ur real heart into this display. 5 stars!
There were at least four different parts of this that gave me full-body goosebumps. Beautiful arrangement, beautifully played, beautiful music, beautiful movies :')
Listening to this has brought back so many memories of those years LOTR was in cinema... it was such a magical time to go to the movies... My imagination went WILD, I was OBSESSED with Middle Earth. Reading your notes for this piece here made me fall in love with you a little bit. It's wonderful to hear this music that's coming directly from your heart.
meszszs What do you mean "was" obsessed. Me and my mother watch all the LOTR movies twice a year, with the Hobbit movies, and read the Hobbit, LOTR and the Silmarillion regularly.
I cannot get over how amazingly good you are with the piano. I want to compose music for movies one day, and you are an inspiration. Absolutely beautiful.
I'm impressed because half of the tracks you covered in this suite are rarely touched on by others. Really shows how musically versatile you are. Good jawb.
You probably get compliments all the time but here's another sincere one from a new fan. I started playing 2 years ago. A 16 year old kid with no prior lessons, I sat down at our upright piano and began teaching myself. Since I can't read sheet music, I rely on people showing me how to play certain songs. That's where you are the best role model. Seeing you play (not sure if you're using the "official notation" but it sounds beautiful and is the best motivation and guide to my practice.
The Rohan music is so powerful and moving....to know that as a people they may be wiped out and are outnumbered, but against all odds, they would stand and fight until the last man for the greater good.
I keep going back to your video on this, not only for the beautiful music but also for hopes of the sheet music - I would love to play this. But until then, I'll keep listening :) Thank you for sharing!
LOTR fan as well, and I love the Rohan/Gondor themes. So much power and emotion behind the music. Thank you for bringing such musical beauty to life again.
My friend you've got the ONE PIANO TO RULE THEM ALL! haha
Top-notch Banter!
+Karlo Aguila Best comment ever
haha
Laughing at your own jokes is cringe
@@wooshbait36 you must be miserable, shame...
0:30 The Ring Goes South
1:57 The Shire
2:51 The Council of Elrond
3:35 Fellowship of the Ring
4:11 Return To The Shire
4:51 Riders of Rohan
5:07 King Théoden Theme
6:20 The Breaking of the Fellowship
7:20 The Nazgul Theme
8:20 Into the west
I wrote the names of songs from memory. I don't know if I got them right or missed some theme. Correct me if I am wrong.
+Lycras it is not the ring goes south at the beginning. İt is "Foundations of stone". And in my opinion your post is useless. Read the discription. And also unless you dont write the exact names of songs, it is more useless. Sorry mate.
7.20 is lighting the beacon
6:20 is Evenstar (what an amazing track), and the Fellowship begins at 6.45. :)
You only missed The Rings Goes South and The Nazgul Theme. The one you thought was The Ring Goes South is actually called Foundations Of Stone, and the one you thought was The Nazgul Theme is actually just the Rohan Theme.
Edit: I missed one. The one you thought was Into The West is actually at the end of a song called Journey To The Grey Havens.
indeed, the best soundtrack in the history of music and movie industry. I listen to it all the time, it makes you feel like you are in middle earth. beautiful composition.
wow you gave me goosebumps... I love LOTR so this takes my breath away...
what can be more relaxing than listening to mark fowlers Piano suites, reading "tLotR" and drinking some tea.
BigDSaster listening to him drinking whiskey on the rocks:))
even sauron listens to this song and forget that there is a thing called ring and just keeps on listing the song until frodo comes to mount. doom to destroy the ring and then he finds out that only way to destroy sauron is not destroying the ring but stopping this music from playing good work keep it up. thumbs up.
One thumbs up for the playing, one thumbs up for the music, and one to rule them all for playing without sheet music!
When you play a song from the heart it resonates with your soul. No sheet music required to remember it.
Mark you honestly make the best piano covers on RUclips every song you do is perfection!
This is beautiful :)
I'm a big Lord of the Rings fan, and like This is just amazing
+Horror Maniac Kitten I know the feels ;D
Reyman499 -sniffle-
Katie Kilgore I am also a big fan😏😀😍
I love the strings with it!
That' s a masterpiece! Excellent work! Well done mate! It traveled me from the Shire, through the forests of Eriador and the falls of Rivendell, up to the white tops of the misty mountains and back down to the woods of Mirkwood... Great, great job!
thanks, great comment :)
You 're welcomed!
Giannhs Pagonis i
ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!!!!!! GREAT WORK MARK!!!!!!!!
Listening to this brings me "there and back Again!"
how did you play for 9 min and not miss a single key?
There are mistakes 😉😉😉
It is still incredible.
It's not about memorizing the keys, you can always improvise with sounds that are close to what it is supposed to be..
JV Waters I actually know hours and hours of music from memory so this is just a short snippet really, memory is an amazing thing and you can train it with practice.
Of course not, JV. I'm pretty sure that if someone tries hard enough, with people to support, this someone can learn everything. It was like this for me with guitar, with english and it's going to be like this with piano too :-)
All I need in life are these sheets
OMG! I feel so old and young at the same time; remembered watching this years ago in the cinema and listening it for the first time--gives me the feels! Thanks for reminding me with this arrangement.
There is strength left in the world of men... Enough to turn back this tide of evil.
You played it with a lot of emotion , and that's what I love ...Because Music misses guys like you , who give feelings and emotions while playing ... Thank you so much for this !
You are just a GENIUS man. I'm a Great Fan of LOTR and:
Je ne me lasse pas d'écouter votre version.
Je dont care
All your pieces keep giving me goosebumps... All, of them.
This is probably the most amazing and accurate LOTR medley I have ever heard!!!! It's just beautiful! Is there any chance you would make the sheet music available for others to learn?
It's available now!
Absolutely elegant!!! Made me smile the whole time.
thanks a lot, and if you gain something from watching me and listening to me then I have done my job ;)
Absolutely stunning. This brought me to tears.
WOW! This sounds exactly like the theme! Awesome skills man.
Subtle, heart moving...I am short of words.
Amazing music! Luckily I had the opportunity to hear and see it live in orchetra and meet Mr. Howard Shore himself! awesome experience. are there any sheets for this? please help! I play for 10 years now
Oh my! It's sooooooooooo beautiful! LOVE it! Thanks a lot for sharing!!!
Best Movie and Soundtracks in my opinion!
Yeah i agree with you
Twilight is better
without the book... just straight out of the head... well done Mr. Fowler or what your name is!
I NEED THESE SHEETS!!!!!! Mr. Fowler I know you are probably very busy, but that being said i would like to put in a request for the sheets to the amazing piece above. It would be much appreciated. I have been a subscriber for a while now, and this would just be the best thing to happen if you made said sheets.
Thank you for your time,
John Andrews
I really need sheets too.
Use a trick shown in many vids on youtube, it works, type "scribd free download".
***** if you have a smartphone/tablet, you can access it for free. If you download the Scribd app, you can view all free documents. the one thing you need to do is create an account and to do that you don't need to pay any subscripion or something similar
You guys, although there are a ton of both official and unofficial piano sheets out there of the LotR music. Be aware that most of what Mr. Fowler is playing here is not on those sheets as this is more his interpretation of the music played by the entire orchestra with it's multiple parts..
nozidnolram that's very true!
Oh, so beautiful, this is from the extended closing scenes! Thank you, Mark.
9 Minuten knallhartes Mittelerde Gefühl
tr3ick Yaaaah :D
You, sir, have made my day. Thank you.
So epic!
Could you make a Star Wars as 'The Imperial March' or some of the most famous?
It would be pretty epic for me and for all.
Regards Mark!!
And greetings from Spain
Wow. beautiful! Lord of the Rings...unbeatable!
Wow, this is just amazing, the way you play it on piano even contributes to beauty of these songs. Sorry that I ask such a stupid question, but what is the exact title of the song around 3:53? It's magical. :) I'm a huge fan of movie soundtracks like Harry Potter, LOTR, Narnia and Amelie. And I love how you described what these songs mean to you and that LOTR is a part of your childhood as well. :D I'm really impressed by that kind of people that don't just play the music with their hands, but live it while they play, and this is noticeable in your playing. It's one of my goals as well,, although I am more harpist than a pianist right now and never put much energy into piano playing when I was a child taking piano lessons. :/ I deeply regret it right know and wish I could play like this.
Thanks very much for your kind words. The piece you mention is basically one of the main themes to the first movie, used to great effect in the track 'The Ring Goes South' and 'Many Meetings'. It is a theme that does not have a title as such but is used throughout the score/movie.
Thanks so much for your quick answer, this helped a lot. :)
+stargate669 i doubt hes single
+Elisa Melisa I am, forever alone...
+Mark Fowler i love you
I love the way you have included all of the best themes! Very musical and amazing that you figured it all out
This is just fantastic. I've heard Taylor Davis, Lindsey Stirling, ThePIanoGuys, etc.
Yours is just as good as theirs if not better. The only place where I feel that you might get a bit left out is that they use a backing track/other supporting instruments. I feel that the strings that you've used in the background do really help support your piano hugely..
Anyway.. Great Work and KEEP IT UP!!! :) :)
I've watched LOTR over 5 times and the one thing that I can never get bored of is the soundtrack. This piece that you've come up with is simply amazing.
Thumbs up :D
Terrific arrangement! I just don't like that string sound under the piano, I feel like it would sound better with just a piano sound..
I agree the strings are too much. Just piano would be better. Although FANTASTIC arrangement, still love it!
fram3spersec0nd Personally I disagree. Whilst it could easily hold it's own by itself , personally I find that the strings actually enhances the music.
Beatiful...I love Lord of the Rings,and that includes music in the movies.Your performance is even better in some aspects.Big thank you for this.
Mark, I know you've made sheets for many of your other covers - are you ever considering ever doing that with this arrangement? Many people would be very happy if you did :)
The shire theme and Grey havens are absoloutely magical
Thanks for inspire me, I'm a writer..I listen again and again your melody, and it's perfect for me.
This was simply beautiful. I usually don't post comments, but I could really tell you were playing with your heart and I wanted to say you're really inspiring! Thank you!
just so awesome just so awesome just awesome just sooos s so os os os sos os os osos sos os osos sos os osososs ssooooo awesome... way cool I like all your videos. I fall asleep to these before I go to bed.
exactly what im doing now :)
This was probably the most beautiful piano arrangement of all 3 films. Kudos sir.
i've been trying to do this since I saw this video for the first time, but am having some troubes with the cords (probably am a little unexperienced).... Have you ever considered putting the notes out for this? I would love if you did
if not, was there something you based this on? like a set of notes that is available for all to see?
formerdave94 I found some sheets on Scribd, to help with some parts, but most of it was by ear, I think Evenstar is on there for example and a couple of others, they are the official sheets and shouldnt technically be on there due to copyright of course.
alcaeru.weebly.com/the-lord-of-the-rings.html may help you, there is a centralization of many transcriptions and an amazing "The Fellowship of the Ring Complete Transcription" ;)
You becomes a fabulous routine, I listen to your playing daily without being bored.
Thanks Mark (y)
oh shit you play it so beautifully :)
This was beautiful, you're amazing. This is what music means. Goosebumps, beautiful rendition, great use of you're piano's features, no overuse of the pedal. Brilliant, just brilliant.
You look like Bilbo in The Hobbit :P
Thank you for your beautiful music. Time for a LOTR marathon !!
is this possible to have the music sheets?
Amazing! The entire suite by memory! Loved the arrangement and performance!
Is it possible if someone could put timestamps linking the different songs on this video? Thanks a lot! Great video by the way, really encapsulates the whole feel of the movies
yeah I should really now you mention it, will do it now, thanks.
Thanks a lot
it is in the description.
Wonderful!!!! The best LOTR piano cover that I ever heard in my life. Thank you!
SHEET MUSIC PLZ
Your piano playing is magical! I find it astounding how you can accurately translate an entire orchestra to a single keyboard. Keep it up, you're amazing!
what piano is this ?
It's an old roland model - hp507, newer models have since been released, lx17 is the current best model they do, but comes at a cost, too expensive in my opinion.
Thanks man :)
I like listening to this masterpiece. When I’m feeling down it makes me feel alive again. Thank you
Why would any fool dislike this?
-_- Orcs...
Thank you for this! It's been five years since I found this, and I come back to this video practically every month since then! My lotr loving heart and soul are fully enjoying your flawless arrangement !!
Your playing abilities are marvelous. But I'm sure it would sound even better without the strings. Just piano. Why? Because the strings are cut off in the same way as the piano, which is understandable, because it's the machine doing that, not the man. The strings should have been another track. For that you just need four arms. If you only got two, I'm convinced that piano without those strings sounds a lot more professional. It's not your playing, man. Don't get me wrong. Carry on with the good stuff.
Thanks for your feedback, I do understand where you are coming from, it is something that divides opinions, and I do agree with you in a way, it's just at the time to me it felt right to use strings, I think it's because when playing it live the effect is very different to how the actual recorded sound is.
I can't even express how beautiful this is .... So much memories
4:46 holy shit
I'm a huge fan of LotR and piano. Thank you for combining them so well!
one does not simply play piano for 9 minutes
Not with ten thousand men could you do this. It is folly.
Red Jack
There are people who do it for longer.
@@ilyasm8502 there are few who can
Simply beautiful. I have the extended soundtrack for all three films and they are my most prized possessions. You sir, did that wonderful music justice
your piano skills are wonderfull, but could it be, that your cair is a bit to high and you should take a lower one (i am not a pro, but it looks a bit unconfortable...)
I play piano, and I can assure you that his bench is perfectly adjusted, the arm have to make a 90 degree angle. If you don't do that, playing become super hard since the palm of the hand is hitting the notes when you play fast
Etienne Belanger EVeryone plays it differently, I dont think there is a "correct" way to play it.
SamuraiChef Yeah, you are right.
Absolutely beautiful rendition
9 minutes of multiple eargasms Q_Q I don´t know how to suggest a song, but in case you read this, how about a cover of Star wars Throne room theme? /watch?v=ca6Es9Q9fT0
Wow, wow, wow & wow! First staff alone sends the geese flying off my skin! Subbed! Brilliant!
awesome, i am a loyal fan of the lord of the rings movie. i watched this movies many times, i have to say u put ur real heart into this display. 5 stars!
lord of the rings is my FAVOURITE trilogy EVER! you, sir, have done it justice! well done!! :D
I can't stop watching this video..this is great playing! :)
You're awsome man so many of my favourite songs on this channel played BY YOU awsome.
There were at least four different parts of this that gave me full-body goosebumps. Beautiful arrangement, beautifully played, beautiful music, beautiful movies :')
I listen this usually 3-4 times a day, and started to learn on the piano. Thanks for the uploading :)
I come back every time and it's still so special , Thank you for this masterpiece.
Listening to this has brought back so many memories of those years LOTR was in cinema... it was such a magical time to go to the movies... My imagination went WILD, I was OBSESSED with Middle Earth.
Reading your notes for this piece here made me fall in love with you a little bit. It's wonderful to hear this music that's coming directly from your heart.
meszszs What do you mean "was" obsessed. Me and my mother watch all the LOTR movies twice a year, with the Hobbit movies, and read the Hobbit, LOTR and the Silmarillion regularly.
This gave me chills from beginning to end!! ahhh I loved it so much!!
Beautiful arrangement and playing.
best piano suite i've ever heard.you've got an extraordinary talent
I cannot get over how amazingly good you are with the piano. I want to compose music for movies one day, and you are an inspiration. Absolutely beautiful.
I'm impressed because half of the tracks you covered in this suite are rarely touched on by others. Really shows how musically versatile you are. Good jawb.
You are an amazing pianist and this is a lovely performance. I love the Lord of the Rings film score
This is godly. Goosebumps all over the piece :')
This gave me such pleasure to hear... thank you, Mr Fowler. I bow and proffer a wide sweep of my hat, to your great talent
I have no words you are amazing at what you do please continue!
You probably get compliments all the time but here's another sincere one from a new fan. I started playing 2 years ago. A 16 year old kid with no prior lessons, I sat down at our upright piano and began teaching myself. Since I can't read sheet music, I rely on people showing me how to play certain songs. That's where you are the best role model. Seeing you play (not sure if you're using the "official notation" but it sounds beautiful and is the best motivation and guide to my practice.
This is one of the most beautifully played arrangements, my kudos to you, sir.
The Rohan music is so powerful and moving....to know that as a people they may be wiped out and are outnumbered, but against all odds, they would stand and fight until the last man for the greater good.
Opening theme, Concerning Hobbits, Rohan, The Lighting of the Beacons, and that's all I could recognize. Great video!
Tempo and dynamic on fleek
Music so powerful, it can move heaven and Earth.
I keep going back to your video on this, not only for the beautiful music but also for hopes of the sheet music - I would love to play this. But until then, I'll keep listening :) Thank you for sharing!
LOTR fan as well, and I love the Rohan/Gondor themes. So much power and emotion behind the music. Thank you for bringing such musical beauty to life again.
this is beautiful, you truly are very fluent and inspiring with your playing style