Beren and Luthien

Where has all the time gone!

I am currently working on a few projects and they are progressing well. The most exciting news is that I am composing music for Beren and Luthien from The Silmarillion. I can't wait to start sharing some of the pieces. I hope by end of December to get them posted.

In the mean time, thank you everyone for getting on the Facebook page, and to those of you who've picked up the album.

Be sure to check into my soundcloud, which will be hosting a little Christmas special this year as well as other Silmarillion related pieces.

Webpage and Exciting News!

Greetings to all,

We've been updating www.silmarillionsymphony.com today, so if you've visited and it was down - sorry about that. We have a fresh new layout coming up and any delays or link issues should be resolved by the end of the day today.

Also, if you visit silmarillionsymphony.bandcamp.com, you can download the digital version of "The Deeps of Time" for free for a limited time. Also - do tell a friend.

I will have more updates soon on some new music I've been working on, and can't wait to share.

Aaron

Digital Deal!

From now until Sunday the digital album of "The Deeps of Time" is available on bandcamp for FREE. Feel free to leave a tip if you wish. If you already have a copy, you're welcome to download a copy for friends, family, and fellow Tolkien lovers.

You can click the link below to grab the album.

https://silmarillionsymphony.bandcamp.com/album/the-silmarillion-symphony-ep-1-the-deeps-of-time

Best wishes,
Aaron

French horn in the near future.

Today I'm working on a theme for Turgon. (See this post if you don't know who or what Turgon is.)

I'm hoping to get some French Horn work done on it today as well. I'm really looking forward to this.

For those of you wondering - yes I am working on another album, but I imagine this one will be much larger in scale AND to be full of gritty battle sequences.

Thank you to all of you who've responded to my posts on Facebook with feedback on specific parts of The Silmarillion you'd like to hear in a composition.

The Second Edition and Other News

My, it's been so long since a blog.

I confess - since finishing the album I've been so busy, and downright terrible at keeping up the blog.

There is news:

I have many new compositions for the next edition of The Silmarillion Symphony. I am beginning to go through them now. I am also starting to look for places to play the music with a live orchestra. (If you know anyone please let me know.) I have also started playing the french horn - with video to follow when things are up to snuff.

I am looking forward to continuing the journey this year. I've been doing this for the last year and I love it.

Digital Distribution is underway!

Today's big news -

The Silmarillion Symphony Ep.1: The Deeps of Time is now available as a public release!

Check out http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/aarondunn to purchase the album, and leave a review too!

The album will be up on other platforms in the coming days and weeks.

Enjoy!

Go pre-order. You know you want to.

Straight up - you should totally buy my cd. Right now.

Here is why:

It sounds dope. I'm dead serious. It sounds awesome.

Particularly if you've read The Silmarillion and wondered about the music of the beginnings of Middle-earth. Many pieces I've heard that were inspired by The Silmarillion ended up being a bit too ethereal for my tastes. I've endeavoured in my compositions to buck that trend, and to write something a bit more gritty and serious, much like the book's tone.

Another reason why: in a few days some of the digital pricing (i.e. iTunes and Amazon) will be different and higher.

So head over to www.silmarillionsymphony.com and pre-order one or several!

You'll also get the album before the general public gets it. (That means you'll get it by this weekend.)

I hope you head over to the website and grab the new album. If you purchased a hard copy cd, you'll get a digital download file when all the digital work is done.