I recently came across this Lord Of The Rings Audio-Film (for each book of TLOTR by chapter) on YouTube by Aficionado Joe.
Although A.J. didn't describe his sources, I'm pretty sure it was from the BBC Radio play (there is an American play, too, but those accents seem a little out of place
). As YouTube so does, it automatically identified some of the used songs and inserted that copyright-use information in each post.
Regarding copyright, apparently the very first chapter ran afoul of YT's copyright flagging and was taken down. Oddly enough, all the rest of the chapters remain online.
I thought this might be a good project for some enterprising fan, as this version has shortcomings. Some of the more critical listeners mentioned (correctly) that sometimes the music drowns-out the speech (the play tried to keep a sense of depth, meaning lower volumes of surrounding speakers). Also the pictures shown during the play are adequate but really need better and to be more varied. (Therein might be a copyright nightmare.) Otherwise, it was a good concept and is more enjoyable than a straight radio play might be.
To get started, here is The Fellowship Of The Ring (you can find The Two Towers and The Return Of The King chapters in A.J.'s YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZEIW21...ycBOuxP85w ):
' A Long-Expected Party' - The Fellowship Of The Ring Chapter 1 - Lord Of The Rings Audio-Film
Aficionado Joe note : Chapter 1 has been removed (by YouTube)
'The One Ring' - The Fellowship Of The Ring Chapter 2 - Lord Of The Rings Audio-Film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odYZdTbZ5bE
'A Conspiracy Unmasked' - The Fellowship Of The Ring Chapter 3 - Lord Of The Rings Audio-Film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aupZ6jid-4g
'The Prancing Pony' - The Fellowship Of The Ring Chapter 4 - Lord Of The Rings Audio-Film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uasfmrOAwA
'A Knife In The Dark' - The Fellowship Of The Ring Chapter 5 - Lord Of The Rings Audio-Film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr0klmXlfBU
'The Council Of Elrond' - The Fellowship Of The Ring Chapter 6 - Lord Of The Rings Audio-Film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIU8LVk2tdM
'A Journey In The Dark' - The Fellowship Of The Ring Chapter 7 - Lord Of The Rings Audio-Film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35jr1TPkwBE
'Lothlorien' - The Fellowship Of The Ring Chapter 8 - Lord Of The Rings Audio-Film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnHfuZUj0K0
'The Breaking Of The Fellowship' - The Fellowship Of The Ring - Chapter 9 - LOTR Audio-Film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQBPrWmYCeg
Although A.J. didn't describe his sources, I'm pretty sure it was from the BBC Radio play (there is an American play, too, but those accents seem a little out of place
). As YouTube so does, it automatically identified some of the used songs and inserted that copyright-use information in each post.Regarding copyright, apparently the very first chapter ran afoul of YT's copyright flagging and was taken down. Oddly enough, all the rest of the chapters remain online.
I thought this might be a good project for some enterprising fan, as this version has shortcomings. Some of the more critical listeners mentioned (correctly) that sometimes the music drowns-out the speech (the play tried to keep a sense of depth, meaning lower volumes of surrounding speakers). Also the pictures shown during the play are adequate but really need better and to be more varied. (Therein might be a copyright nightmare.) Otherwise, it was a good concept and is more enjoyable than a straight radio play might be.
To get started, here is The Fellowship Of The Ring (you can find The Two Towers and The Return Of The King chapters in A.J.'s YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZEIW21...ycBOuxP85w ):
' A Long-Expected Party' - The Fellowship Of The Ring Chapter 1 - Lord Of The Rings Audio-Film
Aficionado Joe note : Chapter 1 has been removed (by YouTube)
'The One Ring' - The Fellowship Of The Ring Chapter 2 - Lord Of The Rings Audio-Film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odYZdTbZ5bE
'A Conspiracy Unmasked' - The Fellowship Of The Ring Chapter 3 - Lord Of The Rings Audio-Film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aupZ6jid-4g
'The Prancing Pony' - The Fellowship Of The Ring Chapter 4 - Lord Of The Rings Audio-Film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uasfmrOAwA
'A Knife In The Dark' - The Fellowship Of The Ring Chapter 5 - Lord Of The Rings Audio-Film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr0klmXlfBU
'The Council Of Elrond' - The Fellowship Of The Ring Chapter 6 - Lord Of The Rings Audio-Film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIU8LVk2tdM
'A Journey In The Dark' - The Fellowship Of The Ring Chapter 7 - Lord Of The Rings Audio-Film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35jr1TPkwBE
'Lothlorien' - The Fellowship Of The Ring Chapter 8 - Lord Of The Rings Audio-Film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnHfuZUj0K0
'The Breaking Of The Fellowship' - The Fellowship Of The Ring - Chapter 9 - LOTR Audio-Film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQBPrWmYCeg