@@MarioMayer not denying that. Their marketing campaign was an absolute joke, it got me to loath the show, even before it came out. They focused way too much on what their show was preaching, rather than it’s content.
@@MarioMayer Super Stupid Mario still watches Rings of Power though. I think MCU and all of the post 70s/89s Staw Where's Faire sucks, therefore I don't watch or comment on it.
It is foretold that after the Dagor Dagorath, After the final battle for good and evil in Arda and after the final defeat of both Sauron and Melkor. When the world is remade it will be reconstructed by Aulë with aid from the Dwarves, I think this is a taste of what is to come right here. So many people talk about the magical power of the elves but they forget even Tolkien himself described the dwarves as having great power and magical abilities themselves. I truly think the only redeeming quality of this show is how they featured the dwarves.
Getting to see what is essentially the magic of the dwarves is really awesome. Further it's in song, everything in Tolkien's work about magic always hearkens back to the Ainulindalë - the music of the Ainur - the song that literally made the world.
@@J.G.H. regarding song and magic...usually the Elves are associated with doing magic through song.....well one look at story of Finrod and how he used "songs of power" to battle Sauron etc. Dwarven magic abilities are often expressed through their crafting (though it's also Elves who can do that), the dwarven songs as described in The Hobbit: "And suddenly first one and then another began to sing as they played, deep-throated singing of the dwarves in the deep places of their ancient homes; ..." "The dwarves of yore made mighty spells, While hammers fell like ringing bells In places deep, where dark things sleep, In hollow halls beneath the fells." I guess only Lay of Leithian associates the dwarven 'magic' with some chanting: "and took his knife there gleaming pale, hanging sheathless, wrought of steel. No flesh could leeches ever heal that point had pierced; for long ago the dwarves had made it, singing slow enchantments, where their hammers fell in Nogrod, ringing like a bell. Iron as tender wood it cleft," "They [the drugs] had or were credited with strange or magical powers. (The tales, such as 'The Faithful Stone', that speak of their transferring part of their 'powers' to their artefacts, remind one in miniature of Sauron's transference of power to the foundation of the Barad-dur and to the ruling ring.)Also the drugs were a frugal folk, and ate sparingly even in times of peace and plenty, and drank nothing but water. In some ways they resembled rather the dwarves: in build and stature and endurance (though not in hair); in their skill in carving stone; in the grim side of their character; and in 'strange powers'. Though the 'magic' skills with which the dwarves were credited were quite different" What's interesting is that Dwarves are often doing something 'magical' with runes: "A king he was on carven throne. In many-pillared halls of stone. With golden roof and silver floor, And runes of power upon the door. " Dimrill Gate, the eastern entrance to Moria apparently had: "But the East Gates, which perished in the war against the Orks, had opened upon the wide world, and were less friendly. They had borne Runic inscriptions in several tongues: spells of prohibition and exclusion in Khuzdul, and commands that all should depart who had not the leave of the Lord of Moria written in Quenya, Sindarin, the Common Speech, the languages of Rohan and of Dale and Dunland." The History of Middle-earth - Volume XII, The Peoples of Middle-earth: "Of Dwarves and Men", note 8 So...spells of exclusion and prohibition etc. And in The Hobbit we have this: “Then they brought up their ponies, and carried away the pots of gold, and buried them very secretly not far from the track by the river, putting a great many spells over them, just in case they ever had the chance to come back and recover them“. These 'spells' in Fellowship are noted to be old markings on a stone: "Not far down the bank Strider pointed out a stone in the grass. On it roughly cut and now much weathered could still be seen dwarf-runes and secret marks. 'There!' said Merry. 'That must be the stone that marked the place where the trolls' gold was hidden. How much is left of Bilbo's share, I wonder, Frodo?'" The dragon helm of Dor-lómin is said to have: ""That helm was wrought of grey steel adorned with gold, and on it were graven runes of victory. A power was in it that guarded any who wore it from wound and death, for the sword that hewed it was broken, and the dart that smote it sprang aside. It was wrought by Telchar, the smith of Nogrod, whose works are renowned." Whether these runes are literally 'magical' or not is anyone's guess. The Elves songs are usually 'magical' after all we hear of the famous 'gift of elf-minstrels': "[Even] as [Aragorn] sang he saw a maiden walking on a greensward among the white stems of the birches; and he halted amazed, thinking that... he had received the gift of the Elf-minstrels, who can make the things of which they sing appear before the eyes of those that listen." The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, Annals of the Kings and Rulers: The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen ... "[Elvish] minstrels began to make sweet music.... At first the beauty of the melodies and of the interwoven words in elven-tongues, even though [Frodo] understood them little, held him in a spell, as soon as he began to attend to them. Almost it seemed that the words took shape, and visions of far lands and bright things that he had never yet imagined opened out before him; and the firelit hall became like a golden mist above seas of foam that sighed upon the margins of the world. Then the enchantment became more and more dreamlike, until he felt that an endless river of swelling gold and silver was flowing over him, too multitudinous for its pattern to be comprehended; it became part of the throbbing air about him, and it drenched and drowned him. Swiftly he sank under its shining weight into a deep realm of sleep." ... “Thus befell the contest of Sauron and Felagund which is renowned. For Felagund strove with Sauron in songs of power, and the power of the King was very great; but Sauron had the mastery, as is told in the Lay of Leithian: He chanted a song of wizardry, Of piercing, opening, of treachery, Revealing, uncovering, betraying. Then sudden Felagund there swaying Sang in answer a song of staying, Resisting, battling against power,..." Unfortunately the show already kind of....well wastes potential for depicting more of the dwarven culture, by presenting some of their 'strange beliefs' like reincarnation of Durin (in the show there are two Durins at the same time even though each king named Durin was supposedly believed Durin the Deathless returned, awakened again to lead his people, also the cultural elements like the hidden khuzdul names and so on....plus the show went bonkers with the insanity of the mithril plot which was....well ridiculous!) "Concerning the beginning of the Dwarves strange tales are told both by the Eldar and by the Dwarves themselves; but since these things lie far back beyond our days little is said of them here. Durin is the name that the Dwarves used for the eldest of the Seven Fathers of their race, and the ancestor of all the kings of the Longbeards. He slept alone, until in the deeps of time and the awakening of that people he came to Azanulbizar, and in the caves above Kheled-zâram in the east of the Misty Mountains he made his dwelling, where afterwards were the Mines of Moria renowned in song. There he lived so long that he was known far and wide as Durin the Deathless. Yet in the end he died before the Elder Days had passed, and his tomb was in Khazad-dûm; but his line never failed, and five times an heir was born in his House so like to his Forefather that he received the name of Durin. He was indeed held by the Dwarves to be the Deathless that returned; for they have many strange tales and beliefs concerning themselves and their fate in the world." The Return of the King, LoTR Appendix A, Annals of the Kings and Rulers: Durin's Folk They had it right in their sources, the lotr appendices unlike some things mentioned only in other works like Silmarillion and still didn't follow that one.
It was 2 notes and a bunch of reverb-- I would say go out and listen to more music but christ, go out and listen to the previous examples of *dwarves in lord of the rings* and you'll find better music than this. Bear Mccreary is to music what al aqaeda is to music.
@@tthettai it's still two notes and some reverb no matter how many months it is. Terribly sorry to have offended you-- you could at least dispute my statement or take it at face value and try to defend it....nah
There’s something about the contrast between the haunting beauty of that ancient melody and the brutality of the Orcs, hesitating to enter the light that really strikes a chord with me. Something about it feels primal.
@@RJGMorris its lord of the rings bro, do you not realize what fanbase it is your talking about? i mean come the fuck on, this isnt even the only thing wrong with the show its just not good, throwing lots of money at something doesnt make it good, the originals were good becuase of the effort and thought put into it, and this series lacks both in spades.
This scene single handedly shows why this show should exist, for all its flaws, it makes me believe in its potential, this moment this actress, I’m sure it won’t speak to every Tolkien purist but it’s really incredible
@@DaggerZ555 I know that getting bent out of shape about the skin colour of a character you never even knew existed until this year, suggests to me that it's not literary purity that is your issue.
It's a shame that they don't use the actual cultural aspects of the Dwarves that are mentioned in appendices the show already kind of....well wastes potential for depicting more of the dwarven culture, by presenting some of their 'strange beliefs' like reincarnation of Durin (in the show there are two Durins at the same time even though each king named Durin was supposedly believed Durin the Deathless returned, awakened again to lead his people, also the cultural elements like the hidden khuzdul names and so on....plus the show went bonkers with the insanity of the mithril plot which was....well ridiculous!) "Concerning the beginning of the Dwarves strange tales are told both by the Eldar and by the Dwarves themselves; but since these things lie far back beyond our days little is said of them here. Durin is the name that the Dwarves used for the eldest of the Seven Fathers of their race, and the ancestor of all the kings of the Longbeards. He slept alone, until in the deeps of time and the awakening of that people he came to Azanulbizar, and in the caves above Kheled-zâram in the east of the Misty Mountains he made his dwelling, where afterwards were the Mines of Moria renowned in song. There he lived so long that he was known far and wide as Durin the Deathless. Yet in the end he died before the Elder Days had passed, and his tomb was in Khazad-dûm; but his line never failed, and five times an heir was born in his House so like to his Forefather that he received the name of Durin. He was indeed held by the Dwarves to be the Deathless that returned; for they have many strange tales and beliefs concerning themselves and their fate in the world." The Return of the King, LoTR Appendix A, Annals of the Kings and Rulers: Durin's Folk They had it right in their sources, the lotr appendices unlike some things mentioned only in other works like Silmarillion and still didn't follow that one. Also the whole rock smashing contest/ritual.....that Elrond calls 'rite of Sigin-tarag'....kind of well....haha the name Sigin-tarag is khuzdul name of the clan, the Longbeards, Durin's Folk proper name so rite of Sigin-tarag means ritual of Longbeards :) certainly doesn't say anything about rock smashing hehe...if they wanted to expand on and extrapolate on dwarven culture....explore the 'ancestor worship' type of thing (especially with Durin's 'reincarnation's they could have used that for a plot element, that is have ONE Durin, properly Durin III as the young prince, while his father would have some other Norse name and use the fact that Dwarves believe Durin to be this reincarnation, Durin the Deathless returned as part of the interesting struggle for the character who would be facing special reverence of his people and pressure of great expectations, this could have also further led to the Dwarves showing eagerness to follow Durin as the prophecied returned Father of their folk. The dwarven magic they could have used the examples from The Hobbit: “Then they brought up their ponies, and carried away the pots of gold, and buried them very secretly not far from the track by the river, putting a great many spells over them, just in case they ever had the chance to come back and recover them“. These 'spells' in Fellowship are noted to be old markings on a stone: "Not far down the bank Strider pointed out a stone in the grass. On it roughly cut and now much weathered could still be seen dwarf-runes and secret marks. 'There!' said Merry. 'That must be the stone that marked the place where the trolls' gold was hidden. How much is left of Bilbo's share, I wonder, Frodo?'"
@@Ravenproctor2966 Both of the actors here are professional singers. Sophia Nomvete (Princess Disa) has a musical theater background in the UK, and Rachel Payne, a graduate of MSM in NYC, is a world-class opera mezzo soprano and actor. They recorded together. This scene took ten hours to film, and ten hours in studio with Bear McCreary and a full orchestra to record. The makeup and prosthetics take a long time, too.
One of the few scenes where I felt I was watching something based on Tolkiens works. Haunting and majestic, as it should be. Hope they learn from their mistakes and bring more scenes like this for season two.
Praise where it's due, this whole scene was amazing, and the ritual song idea itself is clever and fitting. The dwarves storyline for now is prety good. "Elves are coming for our job", now that's the shit I can't stomach in the serie.
Well this is stupid for you but we can see all around the world that there are lots of humans to believe that. So I don't think it is actually stupid to see envious numenorians afraid of their older-perfect uncles.
But isn't that the sentiment that kinda led to the destruction of the numinorians (sp?)? There had to be some darkness for sauron to hold onto to get them to attack the undying lands
@@jamalhill2774 wait you serious? Sauron promised them and immortality and glory, sure didn't have to use the treat of a supposed elven immigration to scare them...
@@lexysraymont9627 there had never been a single elf living in Numenor, or working in a human's stead... envy yes, that makes sense since they are immortal, but the argument presented in the episode itself is absolutely nonsensical in the context
I'm not gonna lie, this was a powerful segment. You could feel how the power of the dwarves is implemented in this scene. Her voice alone simply shown that. Beautiful
Not gonna lie this scene and that singing gave me goosebumps and shivers all over!! Just watching the scene slack-jawed!!😳 also the rumbling of the ground, foreshadowing?....
This scene was directed on the basis of Orthodox chants that are singing in some Eastern European Orthodox churches. An example is the Armenian Orthodox Church with its chants. At 1:24 of this video, you can see that some of the dwarves are dressed in monastic robes with caps that closely resemble the robes of Orthodox monks.
This scene was EPIC.. The one scene this show got right. This really touched deep. Not sure if it's her voice or it was enhanced.. either way it was EPIC. Great ..
The shows keeps everyone’s voices as the actors, the girl who sing this wandering day is the actual actress. This shows amazing and it only gets better for knowing 2nd age
@@kstwar07 if you referring to the Harfoots, then NO. That group sucks and lame. Hurts the quality of the show. Every episode without the Harfoots is great. Episode 4 and 6.
The score and cinematography transitioning from the southlands to khazad was (chefs kiss) This show may be cheesy, have some bad writing, but my god.. you can’t deny the production quality.
The landscapes and locations look good. The soundtrack is fine and doing most of the heavy lifting when it comes to make the viewer feel something. But the script, the dialogues and the acting remains at a soap opera level for the most part.
Yes I can: musically, this was truly lazy and badly put together. The 'melody' was 3 notes strung together with vibrato, reverb and paste-- the remainder of which the composer presumably ate-- the 'arrangement' was a synth drone and it utterly lacked any thematic or symbolic power. Do you have any idea how easy it would be to work in previous things or incorporate easily recognizable aspects of the lore? Bear Mccreary doesn't, apparently-- he also has a lot of precedent for being incredibly lazy and mediocre, just listen to his work on Outlander, for instance. The dwarf song in The Hobbit was fairly generic, musically speaking, but god was it superior to this snippet of an ambient videogame soundtrack.
Epic scene. This ritual shows the subtle power of the more ancient and noble characters of Arda. Makes me want to see some elf magic. Like when Arwen made the river stronger in LOTR. Which by the way was made by Elrond and Gandalf in the books.
@@kdreamscosmos4279 actually the did shoot. But they were few and far between. Remember that in order to shoot they have to be looking in the direction of the sun, the very thing they cannot do.
@@skychieftain I mean first two episodes was abit boring But after Elendil and the dwarfs came into it The show ain’t that bad Great music and scenes Hopefully story gets better All the crying fanboys is actually bringing in more viewers Cud be an Amazon tactic actually who knows Create huge negative uproar to draw in the $$ 🤣🤣🤣lol
The dwarves and Durin’s relationships with Disa, Elrond, and his father were the bright spots of Rings of Power. I love how Disa describes “resonating” as singing to the mountain, and then they show it here. It suggests that the Elves aren’t the only race with special wisdom, the Dwarves possess some knowledge about aspects of the world that even the Elves lack.
It gives me goosebumps this scene as she sang ascending & descending the energy of her voice vibrates into the very soul of the audiences watching the movie what an experience indeed it was dramatized for real than it's described in the book Tolkien was such a genius 😘🙏🌹
@@suecondon1685 which we got more of this, though the season is turning darker - love seeing the dwarffen and elven kingdom and how they connect to nature 😍😍
That moment when Hano cuts Arondir chains with that huge axe and in next moment dumps the Axe while fleeing from Warg almost broke my heart. Arondir saving him was amazing. I guess he saw Hano was being very dumb since he left his Axe on the ground for no reason at all so he had to save him. that scene sent shivers down my spine.
I can’t express how beautiful hearing this was for the first time ❤ I’ve always loved the songs from lord of the rings and they sure nailed this one. I had to download it it’s so beautiful
What's amusing is that Balrog is not supposed to be uncovered still for thousands of years in the lore, until the late Third Age :) hehe, because in that time after those thousands of years of mining and intense exploitation of the mithirl lodes the Dwarves were delving deeper and deeper and further away north towards Caradhras wher they unearthed his hiding place the deep hidden cavern beneath the earth........but since in the show they have not even STARTED mining mithril logically he should be unreachable yet hahaha. i mean it's pretty logical in book lore...Dwarves started mining in areas where they weren't previously: "The power of Sauron, servant of Morgoth, was then again growing in the world, though the Shadow of the Forest that looked towards Moria was not yet known for what it was. All evil things were stirring. The Dwarves delved deep at that time, seeking beneath Barazinbar for mithril, the metal beyond price that was becoming yearly ever harder to win. Thus they roused from sleep* a thing of terror that, flying from Thangorodrim, had lain hidden at the foundations of the earth since the coming of the Host of the West: a Balrog of Morgoth." ... "*Or released from prison; it may well be that it had already been awakened by the malice of Sauron."
@@kdreamscosmos4279 they were using them, you could see the arrows coming from the tree line, they just had storm trooper aim and Plot protecting the characters.
WOW! I didn’t know it was the actual actress who’s singing here. To all the hateful bigots out there who say she has no place in LOTR, listen to this powerful song and reconsider your hate.
Comment sections like this I feel like some commenters are watching a completely different show. One where the writing is decent, the acting is tolerable, the storyline makes sense, and no one gets the urge to fall asleep while viewing it
On the harfoot song video, the comments were saying how great the song was, imbued with Tolkein spirit, I thought it was satire and fun, until it was all like this. I started questioning my own sanity. This is the song with the lyrics "my legs are very short and the way is very long".
I mean... for me most of the show falls flat, but I have to give credit that this sunrise is just beautiful. It evokes feelings in me like I'm watching the first sunrise, long ago in the first age, a futile ray of hope for the elves fighting Morgoth. It makes me sad they couldn't make the _rest_ of the show nearly this emotional.
Personally enjoyed the overall written concept and most of the actors crushed it. But I've got issues with casting, pacing, low action, and the way it was shot. There's a lot of wasted screentime that could be cut to get to the driving points quicker and I'd be interested to see what they did cut to see if there was more gritty violence to put back in the film or flesh out. The OG movies had a lot of dark gritty action sequences that are almost nonexistant in this series; it's too bright all the time. Even in perilous moments or when the characters are in near darkness the way the footage is edited, or lack thereof, everything is bright af.
I hate nearly every scene in the show, but this was very good and wholesome. Why? Because Disa is a graceful lady, a mother and a leader, using her powers to protect her people. In short, she is everything Galadriel should have been.
The same thinking led me to look for this video! The resonance plea and the resonance used to make the effects shown in the intro video. What's with resonances in this series? What are they trying to portray?
@@saryeal5207 I have tried to find the answer in same wikipedia pages. I believe the Elves could shape the world with their singing according to the lore. It looks they were not the only one.
@@Platschu regarding song and magic...usually the Elves are associated with doing magic through song.....well one look at story of Finrod and how he used "songs of power" to battle Sauron etc. Dwarven magic abilities are often expressed through their crafting (though it's also Elves who can do that), the dwarven songs as described in The Hobbit: "And suddenly first one and then another began to sing as they played, deep-throated singing of the dwarves in the deep places of their ancient homes; ..." "The dwarves of yore made mighty spells, While hammers fell like ringing bells In places deep, where dark things sleep, In hollow halls beneath the fells." I guess only Lay of Leithian associates the dwarven 'magic' with some chanting: "and took his knife there gleaming pale, hanging sheathless, wrought of steel. No flesh could leeches ever heal that point had pierced; for long ago the dwarves had made it, singing slow enchantments, where their hammers fell in Nogrod, ringing like a bell. Iron as tender wood it cleft," "They [the drugs] had or were credited with strange or magical powers. (The tales, such as 'The Faithful Stone', that speak of their transferring part of their 'powers' to their artefacts, remind one in miniature of Sauron's transference of power to the foundation of the Barad-dur and to the ruling ring.)Also the drugs were a frugal folk, and ate sparingly even in times of peace and plenty, and drank nothing but water. In some ways they resembled rather the dwarves: in build and stature and endurance (though not in hair); in their skill in carving stone; in the grim side of their character; and in 'strange powers'. Though the 'magic' skills with which the dwarves were credited were quite different" What's interesting is that Dwarves are often doing something 'magical' with runes: "A king he was on carven throne. In many-pillared halls of stone. With golden roof and silver floor, And runes of power upon the door. " Dimrill Gate, the eastern entrance to Moria apparently had: "But the East Gates, which perished in the war against the Orks, had opened upon the wide world, and were less friendly. They had borne Runic inscriptions in several tongues: spells of prohibition and exclusion in Khuzdul, and commands that all should depart who had not the leave of the Lord of Moria written in Quenya, Sindarin, the Common Speech, the languages of Rohan and of Dale and Dunland." The History of Middle-earth - Volume XII, The Peoples of Middle-earth: "Of Dwarves and Men", note 8 So...spells of exclusion and prohibition etc. And in The Hobbit we have this: “Then they brought up their ponies, and carried away the pots of gold, and buried them very secretly not far from the track by the river, putting a great many spells over them, just in case they ever had the chance to come back and recover them“. These 'spells' in Fellowship are noted to be old markings on a stone: "Not far down the bank Strider pointed out a stone in the grass. On it roughly cut and now much weathered could still be seen dwarf-runes and secret marks. 'There!' said Merry. 'That must be the stone that marked the place where the trolls' gold was hidden. How much is left of Bilbo's share, I wonder, Frodo?'" The dragon helm of Dor-lómin is said to have: ""That helm was wrought of grey steel adorned with gold, and on it were graven runes of victory. A power was in it that guarded any who wore it from wound and death, for the sword that hewed it was broken, and the dart that smote it sprang aside. It was wrought by Telchar, the smith of Nogrod, whose works are renowned." Whether these runes are literally 'magical' or not is anyone's guess. The Elves songs are usually 'magical' after all we hear of the famous 'gift of elf-minstrels': "[Even] as [Aragorn] sang he saw a maiden walking on a greensward among the white stems of the birches; and he halted amazed, thinking that... he had received the gift of the Elf-minstrels, who can make the things of which they sing appear before the eyes of those that listen." The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, Annals of the Kings and Rulers: The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen ... "[Elvish] minstrels began to make sweet music.... At first the beauty of the melodies and of the interwoven words in elven-tongues, even though [Frodo] understood them little, held him in a spell, as soon as he began to attend to them. Almost it seemed that the words took shape, and visions of far lands and bright things that he had never yet imagined opened out before him; and the firelit hall became like a golden mist above seas of foam that sighed upon the margins of the world. Then the enchantment became more and more dreamlike, until he felt that an endless river of swelling gold and silver was flowing over him, too multitudinous for its pattern to be comprehended; it became part of the throbbing air about him, and it drenched and drowned him. Swiftly he sank under its shining weight into a deep realm of sleep." ... “Thus befell the contest of Sauron and Felagund which is renowned. For Felagund strove with Sauron in songs of power, and the power of the King was very great; but Sauron had the mastery, as is told in the Lay of Leithian: He chanted a song of wizardry, Of piercing, opening, of treachery, Revealing, uncovering, betraying. Then sudden Felagund there swaying Sang in answer a song of staying, Resisting, battling against power,..."
Their voices. The woman standing to Sophia’s left, or, as you’re looking at the screen, she’s the dwarf on the right. She’s an opera mezzo soprano and has been singing many years.
Heh, some people indeed notice the Dragon Age inspirations in the show, the weird taint black goo on trees (resembling incoming blight :)) the racial slur towards elves 'knife-ears' is stolen directly from Dragon Age where elves are called that by humans :)...but jokes aside...I wouldn't mind having a Lord of the Ring video game in style of Dragon Age....though obviously IF it was well made and lore friendly! :) Dragon Age style lotr game allowing to form our own little fellowships of companions would be nice! Also exploring the Tolkien lore to full potential! There is so much that can be done especially in video game with Lotr....I would say that the approach of the Witcher 3 would be dream come true...Witcher games were made truly with great passion for source material....witcher games are probably THE best example of adapting book series into video game medium :)...similar passion and attention to detail is needed for Lotr game :). Or just make finalyl a proper open world single player RPG like Elder Scrolls, or a sandbox like....Red Dead Redemption 2 haha certainly many gameplay mechanics of that one would do well in Middle-earth setting hehe, camping and hunting mechanic, the horsemanship etc. hehe or do more of those Assassin's Creed clones....but modelled on later AC titles...then we could get a Lotr game with naval combat in style of AC Black Flag mixed with Odyssey and Origins preferrably hehehe :).
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Fact: if has 1 part of the history that Rings of Power nailed was Elrond/Durin arc when they're in Khazad Dum
Why tf didn’t Amazon lead with this as a promotion. Would’ve gotten everyone hyped
Doesnt matter. The show still sucks,
@@MarioMayer not denying that. Their marketing campaign was an absolute joke, it got me to loath the show, even before it came out. They focused way too much on what their show was preaching, rather than it’s content.
True
You'd be even more disappointed then. At least you knew it was going to be garbage.
@@MarioMayer Super Stupid Mario still watches Rings of Power though. I think MCU and all of the post 70s/89s Staw Where's Faire sucks, therefore I don't watch or comment on it.
I was tripping ass when I saw this and I swear I went into a little trance.
Ohhhhhh I must try this
This scene is deeper than we thought the first time.
😂
It is foretold that after the Dagor Dagorath, After the final battle for good and evil in Arda and after the final defeat of both Sauron and Melkor. When the world is remade it will be reconstructed by Aulë with aid from the Dwarves, I think this is a taste of what is to come right here. So many people talk about the magical power of the elves but they forget even Tolkien himself described the dwarves as having great power and magical abilities themselves. I truly think the only redeeming quality of this show is how they featured the dwarves.
Getting to see what is essentially the magic of the dwarves is really awesome. Further it's in song, everything in Tolkien's work about magic always hearkens back to the Ainulindalë - the music of the Ainur - the song that literally made the world.
Absolutely! We only vaguely see it in Tolkien's actual works but occasionally I see it in fanfiction and I absolutely love it
truly love it, the elves are overdone tbh lol by both tolkien and film makers. this is new and i love it
@@Fifi-jb3yxtrue. But it sucks it has to be in this show where everything else is poorly written.
@@J.G.H. regarding song and magic...usually the Elves are associated with doing magic through song.....well one look at story of Finrod and how he used "songs of power" to battle Sauron etc. Dwarven magic abilities are often expressed through their crafting (though it's also Elves who can do that), the dwarven songs as described in The Hobbit:
"And suddenly first one and then another began to sing as they played, deep-throated singing of the dwarves in the deep places of their ancient homes; ..."
"The dwarves of yore made mighty spells,
While hammers fell like ringing bells
In places deep, where dark things sleep,
In hollow halls beneath the fells."
I guess only Lay of Leithian associates the dwarven 'magic' with some chanting:
"and took his knife there gleaming pale,
hanging sheathless, wrought of steel.
No flesh could leeches ever heal
that point had pierced; for long ago
the dwarves had made it, singing slow
enchantments, where their hammers fell
in Nogrod, ringing like a bell.
Iron as tender wood it cleft,"
"They [the drugs] had or were credited with strange or magical powers. (The tales, such as 'The Faithful Stone', that speak of their transferring part of their 'powers' to their artefacts, remind one in miniature of Sauron's transference of power to the foundation of the Barad-dur and to the ruling ring.)Also the drugs were a frugal folk, and ate sparingly even in times of peace and plenty, and drank nothing but water. In some ways they resembled rather the dwarves: in build and stature and endurance (though not in hair); in their skill in carving stone; in the grim side of their character; and in 'strange powers'. Though the 'magic' skills with which the dwarves were credited were quite different"
What's interesting is that Dwarves are often doing something 'magical' with runes:
"A king he was on carven throne. In many-pillared halls of stone. With golden roof and silver floor, And runes of power upon the door. "
Dimrill Gate, the eastern entrance to Moria apparently had:
"But the East Gates, which perished in the war against the Orks, had opened upon the wide world, and were less friendly. They had borne Runic inscriptions in several tongues: spells of prohibition and exclusion in Khuzdul, and commands that all should depart who had not the leave of the Lord of Moria written in Quenya, Sindarin, the Common Speech, the languages of Rohan and of Dale and Dunland."
The History of Middle-earth - Volume XII, The Peoples of Middle-earth: "Of Dwarves and Men", note 8
So...spells of exclusion and prohibition etc.
And in The Hobbit we have this:
“Then they brought up their ponies, and carried away the pots of gold, and buried them very secretly not far from the track by the river, putting a great many spells over them, just in case they ever had the chance to come back and recover them“.
These 'spells' in Fellowship are noted to be old markings on a stone:
"Not far down the bank Strider pointed out a stone in the grass. On it roughly cut and now much weathered could still be seen dwarf-runes and secret marks.
'There!' said Merry. 'That must be the stone that marked the place where the trolls' gold was hidden. How much is left of Bilbo's share, I wonder, Frodo?'"
The dragon helm of Dor-lómin is said to have: ""That helm was wrought of grey steel adorned with gold, and on it were graven runes of victory. A power was in it that guarded any who wore it from wound and death, for the sword that hewed it was broken, and the dart that smote it sprang aside. It was wrought by Telchar, the smith of Nogrod, whose works are renowned."
Whether these runes are literally 'magical' or not is anyone's guess.
The Elves songs are usually 'magical' after all we hear of the famous 'gift of elf-minstrels':
"[Even] as [Aragorn] sang he saw a maiden walking on a greensward among the white stems of the birches; and he halted amazed, thinking that... he had received the gift of the Elf-minstrels, who can make the things of which they sing appear before the eyes of those that listen."
The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, Annals of the Kings and Rulers: The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen
...
"[Elvish] minstrels began to make sweet music....
At first the beauty of the melodies and of the interwoven words in elven-tongues, even though [Frodo] understood them little, held him in a spell, as soon as he began to attend to them. Almost it seemed that the words took shape, and visions of far lands and bright things that he had never yet imagined opened out before him; and the firelit hall became like a golden mist above seas of foam that sighed upon the margins of the world. Then the enchantment became more and more dreamlike, until he felt that an endless river of swelling gold and silver was flowing over him, too multitudinous for its pattern to be comprehended; it became part of the throbbing air about him, and it drenched and drowned him. Swiftly he sank under its shining weight into a deep realm of sleep."
...
“Thus befell the contest of Sauron and Felagund which is renowned. For Felagund strove with Sauron in songs of power, and the power of the King was very great; but Sauron had the mastery, as is told in the Lay of Leithian:
He chanted a song of wizardry,
Of piercing, opening, of treachery,
Revealing, uncovering, betraying.
Then sudden Felagund there swaying
Sang in answer a song of staying,
Resisting, battling against power,..."
Unfortunately the show already kind of....well wastes potential for depicting more of the dwarven culture, by presenting some of their 'strange beliefs' like reincarnation of Durin (in the show there are two Durins at the same time even though each king named Durin was supposedly believed Durin the Deathless returned, awakened again to lead his people, also the cultural elements like the hidden khuzdul names and so on....plus the show went bonkers with the insanity of the mithril plot which was....well ridiculous!)
"Concerning the beginning of the Dwarves strange tales are told both by the Eldar and by the Dwarves themselves; but since these things lie far back beyond our days little is said of them here. Durin is the name that the Dwarves used for the eldest of the Seven Fathers of their race, and the ancestor of all the kings of the Longbeards. He slept alone, until in the deeps of time and the awakening of that people he came to Azanulbizar, and in the caves above Kheled-zâram in the east of the Misty Mountains he made his dwelling, where afterwards were the Mines of Moria renowned in song.
There he lived so long that he was known far and wide as Durin the Deathless. Yet in the end he died before the Elder Days had passed, and his tomb was in Khazad-dûm; but his line never failed, and five times an heir was born in his House so like to his Forefather that he received the name of Durin. He was indeed held by the Dwarves to be the Deathless that returned; for they have many strange tales and beliefs concerning themselves and their fate in the world."
The Return of the King, LoTR Appendix A, Annals of the Kings and Rulers: Durin's Folk
They had it right in their sources, the lotr appendices unlike some things mentioned only in other works like Silmarillion and still didn't follow that one.
Music around the dwarves is incredible and enchanting.
It was 2 notes and a bunch of reverb-- I would say go out and listen to more music but christ, go out and listen to the previous examples of *dwarves in lord of the rings* and you'll find better music than this.
Bear Mccreary is to music what al aqaeda is to music.
@@iamjurell Get a grip mate hope you’ve calmed down months later 😭
@@tthettai it's still two notes and some reverb no matter how many months it is. Terribly sorry to have offended you-- you could at least dispute my statement or take it at face value and try to defend it....nah
The first time we see the magic used to create Arda and the dwarves are the ones to display it in all its glory. I love it so much.
Song was used to create arda?
@@Jonathan-du8fs Yep. Eru Iluvatar and the Valar sang the World into existence.
@@jottaz144 Oh really? What's wrong with the casting, hmmmmmm?
@@teencomment Black elves and dwarves are terrible, and don't give me that racist shit because I'm not even white.
@@teencomment They're black. Not hard to figure out.
The note bend @ 1:15-1:19😩😩😩 can’t stop rewinding
There’s something about the contrast between the haunting beauty of that ancient melody and the brutality of the Orcs, hesitating to enter the light that really strikes a chord with me. Something about it feels primal.
@@kdreamscosmos4279 They shot a few but missed and probably used the rest up in the forest.
@@RJGMorris or maybe dont try it explain shit that clearly was an oversight for the sake of """story"""
@@siggybuttbrain7026 Mabye it was oversight, but to point it out is also a nit pick
@@RJGMorris its lord of the rings bro, do you not realize what fanbase it is your talking about? i mean come the fuck on, this isnt even the only thing wrong with the show its just not good, throwing lots of money at something doesnt make it good, the originals were good becuase of the effort and thought put into it, and this series lacks both in spades.
@@siggybuttbrain7026 doesnt that also apply to the MCU?
This scene single handedly shows why this show should exist, for all its flaws, it makes me believe in its potential, this moment this actress, I’m sure it won’t speak to every Tolkien purist but it’s really incredible
She was black bro
@@DaggerZ555 So what?
@@Martial-Mat You know what
@@DaggerZ555 I know that getting bent out of shape about the skin colour of a character you never even knew existed until this year, suggests to me that it's not literary purity that is your issue.
@@Martial-Mat "look at me I'm so progressive please accept me society"
Dwarves's lore is the most blank thing on Tolkien's works, I loved this
It's a shame that they don't use the actual cultural aspects of the Dwarves that are mentioned in appendices the show already kind of....well wastes potential for depicting more of the dwarven culture, by presenting some of their 'strange beliefs' like reincarnation of Durin (in the show there are two Durins at the same time even though each king named Durin was supposedly believed Durin the Deathless returned, awakened again to lead his people, also the cultural elements like the hidden khuzdul names and so on....plus the show went bonkers with the insanity of the mithril plot which was....well ridiculous!)
"Concerning the beginning of the Dwarves strange tales are told both by the Eldar and by the Dwarves themselves; but since these things lie far back beyond our days little is said of them here. Durin is the name that the Dwarves used for the eldest of the Seven Fathers of their race, and the ancestor of all the kings of the Longbeards. He slept alone, until in the deeps of time and the awakening of that people he came to Azanulbizar, and in the caves above Kheled-zâram in the east of the Misty Mountains he made his dwelling, where afterwards were the Mines of Moria renowned in song.
There he lived so long that he was known far and wide as Durin the Deathless. Yet in the end he died before the Elder Days had passed, and his tomb was in Khazad-dûm; but his line never failed, and five times an heir was born in his House so like to his Forefather that he received the name of Durin. He was indeed held by the Dwarves to be the Deathless that returned; for they have many strange tales and beliefs concerning themselves and their fate in the world."
The Return of the King, LoTR Appendix A, Annals of the Kings and Rulers: Durin's Folk
They had it right in their sources, the lotr appendices unlike some things mentioned only in other works like Silmarillion and still didn't follow that one.
Also the whole rock smashing contest/ritual.....that Elrond calls 'rite of Sigin-tarag'....kind of well....haha the name Sigin-tarag is khuzdul name of the clan, the Longbeards, Durin's Folk proper name so rite of Sigin-tarag means ritual of Longbeards :) certainly doesn't say anything about rock smashing hehe...if they wanted to expand on and extrapolate on dwarven culture....explore the 'ancestor worship' type of thing (especially with Durin's 'reincarnation's they could have used that for a plot element, that is have ONE Durin, properly Durin III as the young prince, while his father would have some other Norse name and use the fact that Dwarves believe Durin to be this reincarnation, Durin the Deathless returned as part of the interesting struggle for the character who would be facing special reverence of his people and pressure of great expectations, this could have also further led to the Dwarves showing eagerness to follow Durin as the prophecied returned Father of their folk.
The dwarven magic they could have used the examples from The Hobbit:
“Then they brought up their ponies, and carried away the pots of gold, and buried them very secretly not far from the track by the river, putting a great many spells over them, just in case they ever had the chance to come back and recover them“.
These 'spells' in Fellowship are noted to be old markings on a stone:
"Not far down the bank Strider pointed out a stone in the grass. On it roughly cut and now much weathered could still be seen dwarf-runes and secret marks.
'There!' said Merry. 'That must be the stone that marked the place where the trolls' gold was hidden. How much is left of Bilbo's share, I wonder, Frodo?'"
Then it's kinda weird they didn't use what scant lore *there actually was.*
That and Hobbit lore.
LOVE THIS scene, Her voice was absolutely magnificent, gave me goosebumps. Amazing.
I wonder if the actress is a professional singer?
@@Ravenproctor2966 Both of the actors here are professional singers. Sophia Nomvete (Princess Disa) has a musical theater background in the UK, and Rachel Payne, a graduate of MSM in NYC, is a world-class opera mezzo soprano and actor. They recorded together. This scene took ten hours to film, and ten hours in studio with Bear McCreary and a full orchestra to record. The makeup and prosthetics take a long time, too.
I know, Lizzo has such a powerful voice❤
One of the few scenes where I felt I was watching something based on Tolkiens works. Haunting and majestic, as it should be. Hope they learn from their mistakes and bring more scenes like this for season two.
majestic*
@@maxgoldfield7790 Thanks!
Felt like dune to me
This is either post-comedy tier sarcasm or you've suffered an aneurysm from watching this scene.
@@majorpwner241 whatever you prefer to believe :)
Praise where it's due, this whole scene was amazing, and the ritual song idea itself is clever and fitting. The dwarves storyline for now is prety good.
"Elves are coming for our job", now that's the shit I can't stomach in the serie.
Well this is stupid for you but we can see all around the world that there are lots of humans to believe that. So I don't think it is actually stupid to see envious numenorians afraid of their older-perfect uncles.
Pouh if that's the only thing you can't stomach...
But isn't that the sentiment that kinda led to the destruction of the numinorians (sp?)? There had to be some darkness for sauron to hold onto to get them to attack the undying lands
@@jamalhill2774 wait you serious? Sauron promised them and immortality and glory, sure didn't have to use the treat of a supposed elven immigration to scare them...
@@lexysraymont9627 there had never been a single elf living in Numenor, or working in a human's stead... envy yes, that makes sense since they are immortal, but the argument presented in the episode itself is absolutely nonsensical in the context
I LOVE DISA!!!!! Such a great character. I also find Elrond and Durin storyline/plot so much better than any other
This is perfect soundtrack for David Attenborough documentaries about mountains.
I'm not gonna lie, this was a powerful segment. You could feel how the power of the dwarves is implemented in this scene. Her voice alone simply shown that. Beautiful
You're lying lol
Lol no
LMAO
Feeling anything but disgust for a shameless money grab is ridiculous
"I'm not gonna lie" well that was a lie.
Not gonna lie this scene and that singing gave me goosebumps and shivers all over!! Just watching the scene slack-jawed!!😳 also the rumbling of the ground, foreshadowing?....
The Durin's Bane Balrog
This scene was directed on the basis of Orthodox chants that are singing in some Eastern European Orthodox churches. An example is the Armenian Orthodox Church with its chants. At 1:24 of this video, you can see that some of the dwarves are dressed in monastic robes with caps that closely resemble the robes of Orthodox monks.
Irony, seeing as how evil and demonic this show is.
@@EventualWarlord How?
This scene was EPIC.. The one scene this show got right. This really touched deep. Not sure if it's her voice or it was enhanced.. either way it was EPIC. Great ..
Yes it's really the actress who sings it, Sophia Nomvete
The shows keeps everyone’s voices as the actors, the girl who sing this wandering day is the actual actress. This shows amazing and it only gets better for knowing 2nd age
@@kstwar07 if you referring to the Harfoots, then NO. That group sucks and lame. Hurts the quality of the show. Every episode without the Harfoots is great. Episode 4 and 6.
@@kstwar07 LOL REALLY? YOU THINK THIS SHOW IS AMAZING LOLOLOL
There's many many amazing scenes
The score and cinematography transitioning from the southlands to khazad was (chefs kiss)
This show may be cheesy, have some bad writing, but my god.. you can’t deny the production quality.
The landscapes and locations look good. The soundtrack is fine and doing most of the heavy lifting when it comes to make the viewer feel something. But the script, the dialogues and the acting remains at a soap opera level for the most part.
Yes I can: musically, this was truly lazy and badly put together. The 'melody' was 3 notes strung together with vibrato, reverb and paste-- the remainder of which the composer presumably ate-- the 'arrangement' was a synth drone and it utterly lacked any thematic or symbolic power. Do you have any idea how easy it would be to work in previous things or incorporate easily recognizable aspects of the lore? Bear Mccreary doesn't, apparently-- he also has a lot of precedent for being incredibly lazy and mediocre, just listen to his work on Outlander, for instance.
The dwarf song in The Hobbit was fairly generic, musically speaking, but god was it superior to this snippet of an ambient videogame soundtrack.
can absolutely deny the quality of this production.
She made Elron cry. Great scene
And what you feeling?
Elron?
@@bluewizard8318 Trans daughter of Elrond
Her voice is magnificent! The hairs on my arms stood straight up and a tingling shot up my spine when I heard her singing. My goodness!!
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Cool
This was the best scene! Gave me chills and hope for the rest of the show!
So what happened to that hope?
@@kaihiggins725 alive and well for me
Unlike the show
It's just a fat woman yelling lol
she funny😅😂
Best part of the show by a country mile
Galadriel and Halbrand entering in Armenelos is the best one, imho
Epic scene. This ritual shows the subtle power of the more ancient and noble characters of Arda. Makes me want to see some elf magic. Like when Arwen made the river stronger in LOTR. Which by the way was made by Elrond and Gandalf in the books.
Why was she screaming though
And they forgot about that they had bow and arrows.😅 top tier writing.
@@kdreamscosmos4279 huh?
@@skychieftain Orcs had arrows.
@@kdreamscosmos4279 actually the did shoot. But they were few and far between. Remember that in order to shoot they have to be looking in the direction of the sun, the very thing they cannot do.
they really got this scene right
Got it right?
Right down the drain you mean
@@skychieftain it was pretty gud
@@desmond89 going down the drain was a good thing? Hmm probably
@@skychieftain I mean first two episodes was abit boring
But after Elendil and the dwarfs came into it
The show ain’t that bad
Great music and scenes
Hopefully story gets better
All the crying fanboys is actually bringing in more viewers
Cud be an Amazon tactic actually who knows
Create huge negative uproar to draw in the $$ 🤣🤣🤣lol
This song was raw power and it made me feel like I want to play Skyrim
I have to say, this is the only scene I liked so far... not the stupid slow motion and arrow catching part, but the dwarf's chanting. So chilling.
The dwarves and Durin’s relationships with Disa, Elrond, and his father were the bright spots of Rings of Power. I love how Disa describes “resonating” as singing to the mountain, and then they show it here. It suggests that the Elves aren’t the only race with special wisdom, the Dwarves possess some knowledge about aspects of the world that even the Elves lack.
It gives me goosebumps this scene as she sang ascending & descending the energy of her voice vibrates into the very soul of the audiences watching the movie what an experience indeed it was dramatized for real than it's described in the book Tolkien was such a genius 😘🙏🌹
what, Lol this scene sucked
She has a great strong voice but I don't think this is exactly what Tolkien described....
@@farahahmed8201 you were there during the filming?or you sound better than those actors,producers & directors smh🙄
@@gianna526 really?you wrote better than Tolkien as you can scream like that descending & ascending mode why not get auditioned smh
did some one pay you to say this shit ?
This scene was so beautifully filmed, epic!!
I keep coming back - just so breathtakingly amazing
Me too ❤
@@suecondon1685 which we got more of this, though the season is turning darker - love seeing the dwarffen and elven kingdom and how they connect to nature 😍😍
Felt that in my soul. Damn.
Means you have a good soul....!
I don't care if I'm the only person who loves this scene. I love seeing dwarven rituals and their magic and the music is absolutely amazing.
Omg! I need this on loop.
Not a loop, but a longer version:
ruclips.net/video/3GuHFyXMdJM/видео.html
@@JoveRogers97 thank youuuu👍🏽
Now this scene is actually not terrible.
They should have gone more in this direction.
Exactly the franchise was built off theatrics, storytelling, deep dialogue, and phenomenal acting not brainless action and over the top CGI
Literally one of the best cinematic experinces. I was euphoric during this scene.
Which drugs did you take?
Incredible, beautiful. I love this series, but this bit got hold of me and will never let me go. Stunning ❤
the singing won me over
This scene and especially her plea song gave me goosebumps all over. Incredible!
Are you a bot or just a commie? Either way, you’re gonna be single forever.
right?? This scene sent me into google to see what else she's doing as far as singing goes. I needed more.
Sure it did bot
That moment when Hano cuts Arondir chains with that huge axe and in next moment dumps the Axe while fleeing from Warg almost broke my heart. Arondir saving him was amazing. I guess he saw Hano was being very dumb since he left his Axe on the ground for no reason at all so he had to save him. that scene sent shivers down my spine.
- Faith can move mountains...
this scene was so great.I know that many people including my self hate slow motion action scene , but here it looks so good.I love this scene
Yeah that part are we gonna talk about the rest of the hour long ridiculous slo-mo forest chase tho
This scene and music is so beautiful gave me goosebumps
I got chills in my soul
I didn't feel LOTR when I watched this series up until this song, then I was completely immersed, what an awesome series that was!
I can’t express how beautiful hearing this was for the first time ❤ I’ve always loved the songs from lord of the rings and they sure nailed this one. I had to download it it’s so beautiful
I believe I can karaoke this classic dwarven hit.
Lol. Might clear the bar out...but give it a try.
The Balrog pays good rent to live in peace. I guess he is going to have a chat soon with his landlord about all this commotion!
What's amusing is that Balrog is not supposed to be uncovered still for thousands of years in the lore, until the late Third Age :) hehe, because in that time after those thousands of years of mining and intense exploitation of the mithirl lodes the Dwarves were delving deeper and deeper and further away north towards Caradhras wher they unearthed his hiding place the deep hidden cavern beneath the earth........but since in the show they have not even STARTED mining mithril logically he should be unreachable yet hahaha. i mean it's pretty logical in book lore...Dwarves started mining in areas where they weren't previously:
"The power of Sauron, servant of Morgoth, was then again growing in the world, though the Shadow of the Forest that looked towards Moria was not yet known for what it was. All evil things were stirring. The Dwarves delved deep at that time, seeking beneath Barazinbar for mithril, the metal beyond price that was becoming yearly ever harder to win. Thus they roused from sleep* a thing of terror that, flying from Thangorodrim, had lain hidden at the foundations of the earth since the coming of the Host of the West: a Balrog of Morgoth."
...
"*Or released from prison; it may well be that it had already been awakened by the malice of Sauron."
Прекрасная и мощная сцена, прекрасный голос!!!
Эх, был бы таким весь остальной сериал!..
Fucken gorgeous scene.
The orcs are literally standing in the sun and they are not burning, masterpiece indeed
The one great scene from the show so far.
And they forgot about that they had bow and arrows.😅 top tier writing.
@@kdreamscosmos4279 they were using them, you could see the arrows coming from the tree line, they just had storm trooper aim and Plot protecting the characters.
This scene is actually great.
I fell for the memes thinking it would be like an old-timey minstrel show but in Middle-Earth.
I am firmly convinced that people who didn't like the show didn't watch this scene.
tbh it's how I'd imagine Dwarves from an Egypt - style fantasy - setting to be like =w=
OHHH DEM RAAANGZ
My God I wish I had that power of soulful voice! My eyes drip with tears and no emotion listening to it!
"First female dwarf"
MMMHMMM DAS RITE
OHHH LAAAWWDD DEMMM RANGZZZZ
I don't care what they say of the Rings of Power, this scène is incredible
dwarves are the best thing in this show
Woah the hooded dwarf at 1:23 looks like an Orthodox schema monk!
This scene is still vivid in my mind.
The song of the mountains.
rangs of powah
We was dwarfs n sheeet
Such a strong voice and she’s so beautiful I love her
If this was in the theatres, I would've laughed at this scene.
Wow this is amazing
Oh wow! That is one of the good things about Rings of Power.
Holy shit, listening to it all this time later, and I still get absolute shivers down my spine. Such an amazing scene.
OOOOOOOOO LAAAAAAAAAWD DEM RAAAAAAAAAAAANGZZZZZZZZZZ
Whoever put this scene and music together is the next.
What an amazing scene man
“You have claimed our own in exchange for what we sought to take from you, and now we ask for mercy - we can only ask for mercy.”
WOW! I didn’t know it was the actual actress who’s singing here. To all the hateful bigots out there who say she has no place in LOTR, listen to this powerful song and reconsider your hate.
I need this on a loop for hours.
she sings to your d.n.a. ❤
Comment sections like this I feel like some commenters are watching a completely different show.
One where the writing is decent, the acting is tolerable, the storyline makes sense, and no one gets the urge to fall asleep while viewing it
On the harfoot song video, the comments were saying how great the song was, imbued with Tolkein spirit, I thought it was satire and fun, until it was all like this. I started questioning my own sanity. This is the song with the lyrics "my legs are very short and the way is very long".
I mean... for me most of the show falls flat, but I have to give credit that this sunrise is just beautiful.
It evokes feelings in me like I'm watching the first sunrise, long ago in the first age, a futile ray of hope for the elves fighting Morgoth.
It makes me sad they couldn't make the _rest_ of the show nearly this emotional.
Personally enjoyed the overall written concept and most of the actors crushed it. But I've got issues with casting, pacing, low action, and the way it was shot.
There's a lot of wasted screentime that could be cut to get to the driving points quicker and I'd be interested to see what they did cut to see if there was more gritty violence to put back in the film or flesh out. The OG movies had a lot of dark gritty action sequences that are almost nonexistant in this series; it's too bright all the time. Even in perilous moments or when the characters are in near darkness the way the footage is edited, or lack thereof, everything is bright af.
I hate nearly every scene in the show, but this was very good and wholesome. Why? Because Disa is a graceful lady, a mother and a leader, using her powers to protect her people. In short, she is everything Galadriel should have been.
Cringe
Seemed like she was really trying to squeeze through a hemorrhoid…
Goose bumps
What a talent!
$ 1,000,000,000.00 BILLION
Someone is laughing. It’s not the investors.
My favourite part was when the Balrog was like " it Balrogging time"
I love this scene ! I love princess Disa!
😢❤❤❤❤so beautiful!!!!!
Wonderful Vocals.
This is actually what woke up the Balrog.
Ok that was funny
So these vampires couldn’t shoot them and they couldn’t shoot the orcs. Perfect.
What? Vampire? Wrong show mate
They used all there arrows up in forest it's no bigger inconvenience then the stormtroopers can't shot for shit
They did shoot a couple more arrows but still missed
Is the resonance of her voice connected to the main title as well? Is it about order of the world of the second era?
The same thinking led me to look for this video! The resonance plea and the resonance used to make the effects shown in the intro video. What's with resonances in this series? What are they trying to portray?
@@saryeal5207 I have tried to find the answer in same wikipedia pages. I believe the Elves could shape the world with their singing according to the lore. It looks they were not the only one.
@@Platschu regarding song and magic...usually the Elves are associated with doing magic through song.....well one look at story of Finrod and how he used "songs of power" to battle Sauron etc. Dwarven magic abilities are often expressed through their crafting (though it's also Elves who can do that), the dwarven songs as described in The Hobbit:
"And suddenly first one and then another began to sing as they played, deep-throated singing of the dwarves in the deep places of their ancient homes; ..."
"The dwarves of yore made mighty spells,
While hammers fell like ringing bells
In places deep, where dark things sleep,
In hollow halls beneath the fells."
I guess only Lay of Leithian associates the dwarven 'magic' with some chanting:
"and took his knife there gleaming pale,
hanging sheathless, wrought of steel.
No flesh could leeches ever heal
that point had pierced; for long ago
the dwarves had made it, singing slow
enchantments, where their hammers fell
in Nogrod, ringing like a bell.
Iron as tender wood it cleft,"
"They [the drugs] had or were credited with strange or magical powers. (The tales, such as 'The Faithful Stone', that speak of their transferring part of their 'powers' to their artefacts, remind one in miniature of Sauron's transference of power to the foundation of the Barad-dur and to the ruling ring.)Also the drugs were a frugal folk, and ate sparingly even in times of peace and plenty, and drank nothing but water. In some ways they resembled rather the dwarves: in build and stature and endurance (though not in hair); in their skill in carving stone; in the grim side of their character; and in 'strange powers'. Though the 'magic' skills with which the dwarves were credited were quite different"
What's interesting is that Dwarves are often doing something 'magical' with runes:
"A king he was on carven throne. In many-pillared halls of stone. With golden roof and silver floor, And runes of power upon the door. "
Dimrill Gate, the eastern entrance to Moria apparently had:
"But the East Gates, which perished in the war against the Orks, had opened upon the wide world, and were less friendly. They had borne Runic inscriptions in several tongues: spells of prohibition and exclusion in Khuzdul, and commands that all should depart who had not the leave of the Lord of Moria written in Quenya, Sindarin, the Common Speech, the languages of Rohan and of Dale and Dunland."
The History of Middle-earth - Volume XII, The Peoples of Middle-earth: "Of Dwarves and Men", note 8
So...spells of exclusion and prohibition etc.
And in The Hobbit we have this:
“Then they brought up their ponies, and carried away the pots of gold, and buried them very secretly not far from the track by the river, putting a great many spells over them, just in case they ever had the chance to come back and recover them“.
These 'spells' in Fellowship are noted to be old markings on a stone:
"Not far down the bank Strider pointed out a stone in the grass. On it roughly cut and now much weathered could still be seen dwarf-runes and secret marks.
'There!' said Merry. 'That must be the stone that marked the place where the trolls' gold was hidden. How much is left of Bilbo's share, I wonder, Frodo?'"
The dragon helm of Dor-lómin is said to have: ""That helm was wrought of grey steel adorned with gold, and on it were graven runes of victory. A power was in it that guarded any who wore it from wound and death, for the sword that hewed it was broken, and the dart that smote it sprang aside. It was wrought by Telchar, the smith of Nogrod, whose works are renowned."
Whether these runes are literally 'magical' or not is anyone's guess.
The Elves songs are usually 'magical' after all we hear of the famous 'gift of elf-minstrels':
"[Even] as [Aragorn] sang he saw a maiden walking on a greensward among the white stems of the birches; and he halted amazed, thinking that... he had received the gift of the Elf-minstrels, who can make the things of which they sing appear before the eyes of those that listen."
The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, Annals of the Kings and Rulers: The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen
...
"[Elvish] minstrels began to make sweet music....
At first the beauty of the melodies and of the interwoven words in elven-tongues, even though [Frodo] understood them little, held him in a spell, as soon as he began to attend to them. Almost it seemed that the words took shape, and visions of far lands and bright things that he had never yet imagined opened out before him; and the firelit hall became like a golden mist above seas of foam that sighed upon the margins of the world. Then the enchantment became more and more dreamlike, until he felt that an endless river of swelling gold and silver was flowing over him, too multitudinous for its pattern to be comprehended; it became part of the throbbing air about him, and it drenched and drowned him. Swiftly he sank under its shining weight into a deep realm of sleep."
...
“Thus befell the contest of Sauron and Felagund which is renowned. For Felagund strove with Sauron in songs of power, and the power of the King was very great; but Sauron had the mastery, as is told in the Lay of Leithian:
He chanted a song of wizardry,
Of piercing, opening, of treachery,
Revealing, uncovering, betraying.
Then sudden Felagund there swaying
Sang in answer a song of staying,
Resisting, battling against power,..."
Their voices. The woman standing to Sophia’s left, or, as you’re looking at the screen, she’s the dwarf on the right. She’s an opera mezzo soprano and has been singing many years.
¿Soy el único que escucha un murmullo de un "Balrog" justo al final del eco?
Honestly I think they did the dwarves better here than many parts in the Hobbit trilogy, where they’re used as a laughing stock for cheap humor
The music of creation itself...
LOTR: The Rings Of Power with DRAGON AGE INQUISITION world.
Heh, some people indeed notice the Dragon Age inspirations in the show, the weird taint black goo on trees (resembling incoming blight :)) the racial slur towards elves 'knife-ears' is stolen directly from Dragon Age where elves are called that by humans :)...but jokes aside...I wouldn't mind having a Lord of the Ring video game in style of Dragon Age....though obviously IF it was well made and lore friendly! :) Dragon Age style lotr game allowing to form our own little fellowships of companions would be nice! Also exploring the Tolkien lore to full potential! There is so much that can be done especially in video game with Lotr....I would say that the approach of the Witcher 3 would be dream come true...Witcher games were made truly with great passion for source material....witcher games are probably THE best example of adapting book series into video game medium :)...similar passion and attention to detail is needed for Lotr game :). Or just make finalyl a proper open world single player RPG like Elder Scrolls, or a sandbox like....Red Dead Redemption 2 haha certainly many gameplay mechanics of that one would do well in Middle-earth setting hehe, camping and hunting mechanic, the horsemanship etc. hehe or do more of those Assassin's Creed clones....but modelled on later AC titles...then we could get a Lotr game with naval combat in style of AC Black Flag mixed with Odyssey and Origins preferrably hehehe :).
So Balrog awakened. Very noisy^^
The only moments worth watching in this show are the dwarf scenes. There's pathos, tension, and actual characterisation in those scenes. 😂
Oh LAWD , OHHHH LAWD
I don't wanna read the books. The show is awesome. This was a magnificent scene.
Beautiful