Gandalf's Fall Soundtrack

1) The song Gandalf’s Fall was composed by Howard Shore for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring in 2001. It was created to accompany the scene were one of the lead characters, Gandalf the Grey, dies. It is one of the saddest and most moving songs I have ever heard. Even without having any context for the song, one can listen to it by itself and easily understand that it signifies loss and sorrow. Unfortunately, the full version of Gandalf’s Fall was not included in the motion picture soundtrack. The soundtrack only includes a shortened version combined with another score. I find this odd since the song takes place in one of the most memorable scenes in the movie. This score is remarkable enough that it has been reused in various videos and movie trailers. For instance, it was used in one of the Man of Steel trailers.

2) Batman: The Animated Series was a cartoon that ran from 1992 to 1994. The series was based off of designs done by Bruce Timm and Eric Radomski. While they both helped create the show, Timm stayed to produce the series until it ended. In my opinion, this was one of the best screen depictions of the Batman. While I find Timm’s character designs for this show to be fairly simple, I think he gave the characters have a prominent and memorable appearance. The
Its name is German for “great playhouse.” It opened in 1919 in Berlin, Germany. The theater’s design is thought to have been expressionist architecture. I find the look of this theatre to be magnificent and, at the same time, eerie. It reminds me of a vast cave with the spikes hanging from the ceiling like stalactites. The size and pattern of the ceiling puts me in awe. When the Nazis took over the theatre in 1933, they covered up the ceiling because they designated the theatre as “Degenerate Art.” Unfortunately, German authorities later used the theatre as a storehouse and then demolished it in the late