Editing The Lord of the Rings (section)

=== Music ===

{{further|Music of Middle-earth}}

In 1965, the composer and songwriter [[Donald Swann]], best known for his collaboration with [[Michael Flanders]] as [[Flanders & Swann]], set six poems from ''The Lord of the Rings'' and one from ''[[The Adventures of Tom Bombadil]]'' ("Errantry") to music. When Swann met with Tolkien to play the songs for his approval, Tolkien suggested for "[[Namárië]]" (Galadriel's lament) a setting reminiscent of [[plain chant]], which Swann accepted.<ref>Tolkien had recorded a version of his theme on a friend's tape recorder in 1952. This was later issued by [[Caedmon Records]] in 1975 as part of ''J. R. R. Tolkien reads and sings The Lord of the Rings'' (LP recording TC1478).</ref> The songs were published in 1967 as ''[[The Road Goes Ever On|The Road Goes Ever On: A Song Cycle]]'',<ref>{{cite book |first1=J. R. R. |last1=Tolkien |first2=Donald |last2=Swann |author2-link=Donald Swann |title=''The Road Goes Ever On: A Song Cycle'' |publisher=[[Ballantine Books]] |year=1967 |title-link=The Road Goes Ever On}}</ref> and a recording of the songs performed by singer William Elvin with Swann on piano was issued that same year by [[Caedmon Records]] as ''Poems and Songs of Middle Earth''.<ref>{{cite AV media |first1=J. R. R. |last1=Tolkien |first2=Donald |last2=Swann |author2-link=Donald Swann |title=[[Poems and Songs of Middle Earth]] |publisher=Caedmon Records |year=1967 |type=LP recording |id=TC1231/TC91231}}</ref>

Rock bands of the 1970s were musically and lyrically inspired by the fantasy-embracing counter-culture of the time. The British rock band [[Led Zeppelin]] recorded several songs that contain explicit references to ''The Lord of the Rings'', such as mentioning Gollum and Mordor in "[[Ramble On]]", the [[Misty Mountains]] in "[[Misty Mountain Hop]]", and Ringwraiths in "[[The Battle of Evermore]]". In 1970, the Swedish musician [[Bo Hansson]] released an [[instrumental]] [[concept album]] entitled ''Sagan om ringen'' ("The Saga of the Ring", the title of the Swedish translation at the time).<ref name="Snider">{{cite book |last=Snider |first=Charles |pages=120–121 |year=2008 |title=The Strawberry Bricks Guide to Progressive Rock |publisher=Strawberry Bricks |isbn=978-0-615-17566-9}}</ref> The album was subsequently released internationally as ''[[Music Inspired by Lord of the Rings (Bo Hansson album)|Music Inspired by Lord of the Rings]]'' in 1972.<ref name="Snider"/> From the 1980s onwards, many heavy metal acts have been influenced by Tolkien.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Greene |first=Andy |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ramble-on-rockers-who-love-the-lord-of-the-rings-20121213 |title=Ramble On: Rockers Who Love 'The Lord of the Rings' |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=16 August 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816094012/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ramble-on-rockers-who-love-the-lord-of-the-rings-20121213 |archive-date=16 August 2017}}</ref>

In 1988, the Dutch composer and trombonist [[Johan de Meij]] completed his ''[[Symphony No. 1 "The Lord of the Rings"]]''. It had 5 movements, titled "Gandalf", "Lothlórien", "Gollum", "Journey in the Dark", and "Hobbits".<ref>{{cite web |title=The Lord of the Rings Der Herr der Ringe Symphony No. 1 Sinfonie Nr. 1 |url=https://www.rundel.de/en/artikel/the_lord_of_the_rings/AM06 |publisher=Rundel |access-date=2 August 2020}}</ref>

The 1991 album ''[[Shepherd Moons]]'' by the Irish musician [[Enya]] contains an instrumental titled "Lothlórien", in reference to the home of the wood-elves.<ref name=OnlyTimeLPsleeve>{{Cite AV media notes |first=Roma |last=Ryan |title=Only Time — The Collection |others=Enya |year=2002 |type=Booklet notes, pages 15, 16, 19, 21 |publisher=Warner Music |id=0927 49211-2}}</ref>