Aranhe's Lord of the Rings Music Videos

Hi, I'm Aranhe and, if I admit it, I'm probably slightly obsessed with Lord of the Rings, both books and film. When I don't admit it, I'm simply terribly 'focussed' :)

The good thing about my obsession - apart from the opportunity to spend several weeks of my life in the cinema :) - is that LotR has inspired me to combine Lord of the Rings video, music and my video-editing skills. Here's the result, my little world of LotR music videos on the web. A very little world. One page, to be precise!

Below you'll find my three Lord of the Rings Music Vids. 

• Living Forever
• Gollum's Song
• Holding Out for a Hero

Coming Soon

• I Will Carry You (A Frodo and Sam Lord of the Rings music video)
• Who's the Prettiest? ( A Legolas/Will Lord of the Rings/Pirates of the Carribean music vid)

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Coming Soon - I Will Carry You

Music: 'I Will Carry You''
by Clay Aiken 

A dramatic vid examining Sam's friendship for Frodo.

Comments? Reviews?

(I will not use reviews
on my site without your permisson)

Coming April/May 2003 - Who's the Prettiest? (working title)

Music: 'Will and Elizabeth''
from Pirates of the Carribean soundtrack album 

A humorous vid featuring an elf and a pirate, who bear a slight resemblance to each other...

Holding out for a Hero

DivX
16.9MB zipped
360x288 pixels

Real Player
17MB zipped.
360x288 pixels

Nominee
'Best Action/Adventure'

Holding Out for a Hero

Music: 'Holding Out for a Hero'
by Bonnie Tyler 

Now perhaps I can be forgiven for indulging my friend on her birthday and, after all, Aragorn is the quintessential hero. Add the fact that Eowyn is in the market for a hero and the subject of the vid becomes Eowyn's unrequited love for Aragorn. The music might be slightly incongruous for Middle Earth, not to mention Lord of the Rings, but if you're a fan of Aragorn or 80's music, indulge yourself. It's meant to bring a smile rather than tears :)  

"I wished to be loved by another," she answered. "But I desire no  man's pity."
"That I know," he said. "You desired to have the love of the Lord  Aragorn. Because he was high and puissant, and you wished to have renown and glory and to be lifted far above the mean things that crawl  on the earth. And as a great captain may to a young soldier he seemed to  you admirable. For so he is, a lord among men, the greatest that now is.  "
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Holding Out for a Hero  Reviews

"The visuals, the words and the music are perfectly fitted. Moves superbly with the music. You can't sit still when you watch it!!!! :) "

Gollum's Song

WMV (Medium Res) 
10MB zipped
320x136 pixels)
Needs Windows XP OR  Windows Media Player 9 (download from Microsoft)

Nominee ' Best Dramatic'

Gollum's Song

Music: 'Gollum's Song'
by Emiliana Torrini 

The theme is, well, Gollum. It's his song, after all. However Frodo is along for the ride and where Frodo goes, Sam will follow. We're talking angst rather than humour in this one. See the reviews  to help you decide if it's worth the effort!
 

Gollum's Song Reviews

"Wonderful job! I really enjoyed that. Watching it full screen made me want to see FOTR and TTT again. Keep up the good work!"
Mellama

"Again, great work on the music video. I am waiting for it to show up on VH1 or MTV. The movie scenes blended right in with the music."
Bob James
http://www.james-gang6.com/JRRTolkienPage.html

Living Forever

DivX (High Res) 
21.9MB zipped 
320x136 pixels

DivX (Medium Res)
11MB
320x136 pixels  

Real Player (Medium Res)
16MB
320x136 pixels

Nominee: 'Best Dramatic'
Nominee: 'Best Couple'

Living Forever

Music: 'Who Wants to Live Forever?'
by Queen

This was my first music vid ever, which some people find hard to believe, but I was inspired. I've always loved this anguished song by Queen. The theme is Arwen, Aragorn and the question of giving up life or immortality for something greater  (with snippets of Elrond, Haldir and two seconds of Legolas and Boromir (don't blink) for good measure.)  If you're patient enough to download it, I hope you enjoy it. See the reviews  to help you decide if it's worth the effort!

There are three versions of Living Forever - high-res DivX, medium-res DivX and medium-res Real Player. Click the appropriate link below to download the required version. For non-zipped files right click and then choose the relevant save option (e.g. 'save target as' for Internet Explorer).

Living Forever Reviews

"The song choice is absolutely perfect. Its dark, epic style sets the pace for the whole video, which you have matched amazingly well with the clips you've chosen. I am not overemphasizing when I say it is one of the most beautifully done videos I've seen (and I've seen way too many!) Angsty, dark, achingly sad, and gorgeous imagery. It gave me chills every time :) Incredible Job!"
Ellie
Apocalypse Monthly (a Buffy and Angel E-zine)

"Very nicely done, in fact awesome. The scenes flowed with the music and the picture quality was fairly good full screen. I would recommend this to anyone interested in a first rate cinematic/music experience."
Bob James
http://www.james-gang6.com/JRRTolkienPage.html

"Your video is wonderful. That song has always been a favorite of mine, and you've made it even more poignant."
Elmelas

"Wow ! That was wonderful ... cry again - sob again...
That actually is one of my most favorite songs - I miss Freddie ! I am so impressed with the quality of the mix."
Elora
http://www.thewhitetower.net
http://www.menofgondor.com

"I made it. I saw it. Thank you again very much! It' s fantastic! You must have great senses to create such a video... And by the way... I was #3 then. With the tears I mean... :)"
Arwen_NINA

Do you have the latest version of DivX?

To play a song vid in DivX format, you need the latest version of  the DivX codec. (Without the codec you will have sound but no picture.) You can download DivX from:

Windows:  http://www.divx.com/divx/index.php (Look for the  text link to 'Standard DivX Codec(FREE)' )
Mac:         http://www.divx.com/divx/mac/

Installation of DivX  is easy. Simply double-click the downloaded file and it will automatically install the codec. Your media player will then show the video images.