
Meshuggah’s Jens Kidman Featured on Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Soundtrack: Exclusive Clip and Q&a

Ever since Led Zeppelin sang about the darkest depths of Mordor in their song “Ramble On,” The Lord of the Rings has had a long history of appearing in music.
From the progressive rock of Bo Hansson, to the black metal of Summoning and dungeon synth of Hole Dweller, Lotr has been particularly inspiring in the realm of heavy metal and its adjacent genres.
The escapism of Middle Earth and epic metal goes both ways, as composer Bear McCreary and Meshuggah singer Jens Kidman discovered while scoring a scene from the upcoming second season of the Amazon series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
In an exclusive behind the scenes featurette (watch below), McCreary elaborated on the collaboration, which came about when he was tasked with composing the music and theme for the massive hill-troll Damrod featured in the new season.
“Damrod is a troll that makes a mighty entrance,...
From the progressive rock of Bo Hansson, to the black metal of Summoning and dungeon synth of Hole Dweller, Lotr has been particularly inspiring in the realm of heavy metal and its adjacent genres.
The escapism of Middle Earth and epic metal goes both ways, as composer Bear McCreary and Meshuggah singer Jens Kidman discovered while scoring a scene from the upcoming second season of the Amazon series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
In an exclusive behind the scenes featurette (watch below), McCreary elaborated on the collaboration, which came about when he was tasked with composing the music and theme for the massive hill-troll Damrod featured in the new season.
“Damrod is a troll that makes a mighty entrance,...
- 8/8/2024
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
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