The sea monster makes an appearance, we discuss the imperfection of perfection, and get a scoop on one of the symbols in those glorious opening credits! Alan, James, and Sara are joined by the incredibly-talented and wonderfully kind folks from Plains of Yonder, the creative studio behind the title sequence for The Rings of Power. The beauty of creating things through music and sound… now where have we heard that before?
Recommended Reading:
The Silmarillion
(J.R.R.Tolkien, ed. Christopher Tolkien, Mariner Books)
Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth
(J.R.R.Tolkien, ed. Christopher Tolkien, Mariner Books)
The Fellowship of the Ring
(J.R.R.Tolkien, Mariner Books)
The Two Towers
(J.R.R.Tolkien, Mariner Books)
The Return of the King
(J.R.R.Tolkien, Mariner Books)
“Chladne’s experiment seems to me central. He strewed sand on glass and then struck the glass with tuneful accords, and the sand assumed symmetrical figures. With discords the sand was thrown about amorphously. It seems, then, that Orpheus is no fable; you have only to sing and rocks will crystallize; sing and the plant will organize; sing and the animal will be born.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson—
Pretty much Ainulindale in a nutshell.