Hobbit Music!
Since getting into a conversation with sealover_astara the other day about Bakshi's animated LOTR, I've been feeling an odd nostalgia for the Rankin-Bass animated movies from the 1970s. I never managed to read any of the books in that era, even though I started both The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring multiple times. I did, however, see all the animated movies on television at one time, and some friends had the soundtrack album to The Hobbit. I've always really liked their version of "Roads Go Ever Ever On"--in fact, I have to admit it's the default melody that I think of when I think of that song. A little digging on YouTube turned it up, so I present it now for those who haven't heard it before...or as nostalgia for those who have.
Listening to it again after all this time, my main thought is, "Wow! That sounds really seventies!" (But I still think the melody is pretty.)
While I was searching for that version of the song, I also came across this alternate, very hobbit-y setting performed by a group called Starlit Jewel:
I love the internet!
Click to viewListening to it again after all this time, my main thought is, "Wow! That sounds really seventies!" (But I still think the melody is pretty.)
While I was searching for that version of the song, I also came across this alternate, very hobbit-y setting performed by a group called Starlit Jewel:
I love the internet!