Manwe's Theme

[Phillip Menzies]

I don't think you can go past "Nature's Reclamation" theme from the Lord of the Rings movies. Having reread the relevant passages from the Silmarillion I would not be at all surprised if Howard Shore had a copy of that next to him when he wrote it. It is always associated with Eagles and Ents (oh, and moths too). Tolkien envisioned these two entities being created from the same thought, the desire to protect the flora and fauna that the Valar had created so it is fitting that they share the same musical theme.
It is light and continues to rise and rise and rise but also has the ability to show amazing power which is appropriate for Manwe the Lord of the Valar who delights in air and wind.
This version is an edit of the many times it appears in the movies from Merry and Pippin talking about the Old Forest on the Eaves of Fangorn, to the moth visiting Gandalf on Orthanc and to the destruction of Isengard by the ents.

This next track is from the Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and Howard Shore has used Nature's Reclamation but has also written a variation specifically for the eagles. I think we should be able to write a variation using the same rising sequence of chords specifically for Manwe.

 

[G.WilsonU2]

I completely agree. Nature's Reclamation gives me goose bumps every time. I think it might be interesting if we started the first note of the melody on the same note that we use for Iluvatar's theme.

 

[MachoManMal]

I don't think you can go past "Nature's Reclamation" theme from the Lord of the Rings movies. Having reread the relevant passages from the Silmarillion I would not be at all surprised if Howard Shore had a copy of that next to him when he wrote it. It is always associated with Eagles and Ents (oh, and moths too). Tolkien envisioned these two entities being created from the same thought, the desire to protect the flora and fauna that the Valar had created so it is fitting that they share the same musical theme.
It is light and continues to rise and rise and rise but also has the ability to show amazing power which is appropriate for Manwe the Lord of the Valar who delights in air and wind.
This version is an edit of the many times it appears in the movies from Merry and Pippin talking about the Old Forest on the Eaves of Fangorn, to the moth visiting Gandalf on Orthanc and to the destruction of Isengard by the ents.

This next track is from the Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and Howard Shore has used Nature's Reclamation but has also written a variation specifically for the eagles. I think we should be able to write a variation using the same rising sequence of chords specifically for Manwe.

Totally agree. I always thought Nature's Reclamation was a wonderful theme that should have been explored more. There's a lot of paths you could take with it; it could become Manwe's theme, or be Yvanna's theme, or just be left how it was in the LOTR.

I think even more fascinating is the Eagles Flight theme.
(Here's a high quality version of it)

Whenever I heard that theme in the past, I always was reminded of the Music of Ainur. I think it would be really cool if that theme is what the Music of Ainur is based off of, since the eagles are typically a sign of providence in the Hobbit and LOTR. I also think that song being the basis for Manwe's theme would be sick or even if it was the inspiration for both in a sense. The Music being similar in style to the Eagle's Flight but Manwe's theme actually being that tune.

Overall, I think this is just a cool topic.