Posted by Lily Milos
on February 1, 2014 at 11:39 pm
Peter Hollens is well-known on YouTube for his a cappella performances of our favorite songs. He has entertained us with music from The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies before with Pippin’s Song, Misty Mountains, and I See Fire.
Now, we are happy to report that he has recorded another song for Middle-earth! Peter’s most recent video is of Into the West from the Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King soundtrack. The song was originally sung by Annie Lennox and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 76th Academy Awards (aiding ROTK in it’s clean sweep of winning all 11 Oscars for which it was nominated).
What do you think of his rendition?
You can watch more Peter Hollens videos on YouTube and purchase his music on iTunes and Loudr.
Author: Lily Milos
Lily’s first experience with Tolkien was when the eccentric Mrs. H performed all of the characters from The Hobbit in her seventh grade class. In high school, she felt obliged to decline a second date with a boy who said he had no interest in reading The Lord of the Rings. In college, she unwisely decided to reread her beloved copy of The Hobbit during finals week, with only semi-disastrous results.
When not writing for Middle-earth News, Lily tries not to unnerve her coworkers and family with her extreme geekery, but somehow, Star Wars, Star Trek, Sherlock, Merlin, Doctor Who, The Princess Bride, Back to the Future, superheroes, Disney movies, and of course, Tolkien, seem to have relevance in EVERY conversation.
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