Episode 63: Interview with Jordan Rannells

Episode Summary

This month, Jude and Stef interview composer and sound engineer Jordan Rannells about his Tolkien soundscapes. He has already published “A Long-Expected Soundscape” that is comprised of over 60 hours of music and 3D sound design to accompany Andy Serkis’ audiobook narration of The Lord of the Rings. Jordan’s newest project, “An Unexpected Soundscape & A Soundscape of Eä” is currently kickstarting, so make sure to back it before October 13! Thank you, Jordan, for joining us!

Citations

Thank you to Jordan Rannells for joining us!

• Jordan’s website: https://jordanrannells.com/

• Kickstarter: An Unexpected Soundscape & A Soundscape of Eä

  Kickstarer link: http://kck.st/46khBIp

  Ends in the morning on Friday, October 13!

• Athrabeth listeners can use promo code LOTR25 to get 25% off the entire collection of A Long Expected Soundscape on Jordan’s webshop: https://jordanrannells.com/shop

• Join Jordan’s Discord: https://discord.gg/kWqw8SXtj

• Jordan’s Social Media:

  • YouTube: @alongexpectedsoundscape514

  • Instagram: @jordanellisrannells

  • Twitter: @LOTRSoundscape

• Jordan's Music of Middle-earth podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-music-of-middle-earth/id1498646998

• A Long-Expected Soundscape Full Sample on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1Mjxw_x6Th0?si=AjnOV3Ql6SGRJS4a  

• Sample tracks heard in today’s episode:

  • Sample 1: Treebeard

  • Sample 2: Black Gate

  • Sample 3: Sam finds Frodo

    (All used with permission from the artist)

• Folks Jordan mentioned:

  • Victor Wooten (Bassist and music educator): https://www.victorwooten.com/, @VictorWooten 

  • Bret Devereaux (Military historian): https://acoup.blog/, @BretDevereaux

• Thank you again, Jordan! 

• Athrabeth is produced by James Kaku Pierson

Episode URL

https://athrabeth.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-63-interview-with-jordan-rannells