2/3/2023 0 Comments Lord of the rings gondor theme![]() The next segment in this scene is a montage showing beacons being lit all across the mountains. As the next beacon in the sequence is lit, the music “ignites” again, flourishing higher and higher as the message is passed on with each new beacon. As soon as the guards notice the beacon is lit, the music quickly jumps up into a “burning” melody that matches the leaping flames shining for all to see. Despite the two guards sitting nearby, there’s never any real sense that Pippin is in danger of being caught or falling. The cue starts with a tentative motif in the strings, matching Pippin’s secret climb up to the beacon while Gandalf observes from below. ![]() The Return of the King “Lighting the Beacons” Film Score (2003) While it is a deviation from the book (in the original story Denethor ordered the beacons lit before Gandalf and Pippin even arrived at Minas Tirith), it’s one I don’t mind because the music that goes with this scene is just wonderful. One of my particular favorites is “Lighting the Beacons,” when Gandalf dispatches Pippin to secretly light the city beacon so that Rohan can be notified that Gondor needs help. While there have been many criticisms leveled at the final entry in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy, you can’t deny that the film possesses some awesome musical moments. The Return of the King “Lighting the Beacons” Film Scene (2003) ![]()
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