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minus-squarephotonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 day agoWhat melodies can the songs be sung well to?
minus-squareApeman42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-21 day agoLegolas’ song about Nimrodel is in the common meter, and thus can be sung to the tune of Gilligan’s Island. Edit: Or House of the Rising Sun, if you prefer.
minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 day agoThe House of Bamboo. Ok now I totally want to see a lounge / cocktail version of LOTR. Bilbo would be like an Austin Powers style 1970s spy swinger. Ya baby.
minus-squareVisstix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 day agoI listened to the audiobook read by Rob Inglis and he sang all the songs. They made melodies for all of them.
minus-squarego $fsck yourself@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 day agoAndy Serkis also narrated some audiobooks, but I have not listened to them. I hope he also sings.
minus-squaregrillgamesh@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 day agoI have epubs of the whole series, there are audio attachments titled “jrr Tolkien sings <poem / song>”, but sadly I’ve never been able to get them to play… :(
minus-squaregrillgamesh@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·22 hours ago…no? its an epub, its embedded in the text of the book… I have tried MPV though, and it just spits out garbage.
minus-squaremcforest@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 day agoNot knowing this always annoys me
What melodies can the songs be sung well to?
Legolas’ song about Nimrodel is in the common meter, and thus can be sung to the tune of Gilligan’s Island.
Edit: Or House of the Rising Sun, if you prefer.
Mambo No 5
The House of Bamboo.
Ok now I totally want to see a lounge / cocktail version of LOTR. Bilbo would be like an Austin Powers style 1970s spy swinger. Ya baby.
I listened to the audiobook read by Rob Inglis and he sang all the songs. They made melodies for all of them.
Andy Serkis also narrated some audiobooks, but I have not listened to them. I hope he also sings.
I have epubs of the whole series, there are audio attachments titled “jrr Tolkien sings <poem / song>”, but sadly I’ve never been able to get them to play… :(
Have you tried VLC?
…no? its an epub, its embedded in the text of the book… I have tried MPV though, and it just spits out garbage.
Not knowing this always annoys me