You can hear the "Song of the Misty Mountains" here, and also read a brief article about it.  I'm happy to report that the songwriter, Neil Finn, suggests that "pop music needs more anvil."  What's not to like?

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http://www.sfx.co.uk/2012/08/02/thor-2-christopher-eccleston-cast-as-villain/
Eccleston and Hiddleston??  o___o  The only way they could possibly sweeten the deal for me would be to throw Zach Quinto in.

Also, I can't believe I didn't realize until quite recently that Sylvester McCoy (a.k.a. Radagast the Brown) was the 7th Doctor!  I never saw the ( Read more... )

So about three years ago, I happened upon this delightful BBC radio comedy entitled "ElvenQuest."  It came in six episodes, which I procured and have listened to fairly regularly since.  It would probably be safe to say I periodically become mildly obsessed.

At the time of my discovery, the series ended on a cliffhanger and no news of if/when it ( Read more... )

Production Blog #8

My not-very-intelligent commentary follows.  Folks avoiding the videoblogs for spoilers will also want to avoid the below.

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School is back in session. I had a lethargic semester or so (by my standards, which are what I would call Grangeresque--3.8 is not where my GPA should be), and in classic overcompensation mode I leapt back into business with a vengeance this time around this week. I've made a lot of decisions that force me to focus solely on schoolwork four days ( Read more... )

Found it.

(So much for being on time to actual obligations.)

I am extremely optimistic about this. The song actually gave me chills. And I love the shots of Gandalf wandering about...somewhere we don't actually see him wandering about in the book? =) (I am a big advocate of someone putting the White Council/Necromancer scenes onscreen.)