Some roles will require some singing talent. So, when posting suggestions here, please include a video clip of the actor in question singing.
MANY of Tolkien's characters sing - all of the hobbits sing, for instance. Some obvious ones, like Galadriel or Maglor or Tom Bombadil or Finrod, but also some less-obvious ones, like Aragorn or Beren.
How much singing will be included in our TV production remains to be determined. We are (obviously) including Tom Bombadil, so *surely* he will sing and dance and be himself...right? But will Legolas sing the song of Nimrodel in Lothlorien? Will Bilbo chant his 'Earendil was a mariner...' verse in Rivendell? Will Fingon sing a song and play a harp to find Maedhros imprisoned on Thangorodrim (as Sam found Frodo in the Tower of Cirith Ungol)? Who knows.
But let's collect a pool of talented singers, and that way we'll have some options if the need arises.
I realize that whether or not someone is a good singer is a somewhat subjective evaluation. Even Harrison Ford has sung on camera! (example from 'Witness') But if no recording exists of them singing....maybe we should pause before casting this person as Daeron, the most famous Sindar musician. And if they were previously cast in a singing role and universally hated for it....hmmm. No one is going to claim that Sam Gamgee has to sing well - he just has to sing. But you would not cast someone who can't even carry a tune even in a role like that.
MANY of Tolkien's characters sing - all of the hobbits sing, for instance. Some obvious ones, like Galadriel or Maglor or Tom Bombadil or Finrod, but also some less-obvious ones, like Aragorn or Beren.
How much singing will be included in our TV production remains to be determined. We are (obviously) including Tom Bombadil, so *surely* he will sing and dance and be himself...right? But will Legolas sing the song of Nimrodel in Lothlorien? Will Bilbo chant his 'Earendil was a mariner...' verse in Rivendell? Will Fingon sing a song and play a harp to find Maedhros imprisoned on Thangorodrim (as Sam found Frodo in the Tower of Cirith Ungol)? Who knows.
But let's collect a pool of talented singers, and that way we'll have some options if the need arises.
I realize that whether or not someone is a good singer is a somewhat subjective evaluation. Even Harrison Ford has sung on camera! (example from 'Witness') But if no recording exists of them singing....maybe we should pause before casting this person as Daeron, the most famous Sindar musician. And if they were previously cast in a singing role and universally hated for it....hmmm. No one is going to claim that Sam Gamgee has to sing well - he just has to sing. But you would not cast someone who can't even carry a tune even in a role like that.
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