Music Question..........

[big_bad_buff]

What is that real powerful, almost opera music called that are in movies, like it fight seens (lord of the rings song 7. A Knife In The Dark. for example) the music they play in real tense parts in movies, with chanting and all that good stuff to get you pumped..is there a name for this? is it chamber music?. i have always just made my own cd's from songs off different soundtracks, but i would like to know the name of this type of music, or composers.

i love working out to that stuff.

 

[The Eugenius]

That would almost certainly be Richard Wagner, or works influenced by him. You would be better off buying some sort of compilation of his works rather than a full opera. Those are hours long, and most of the material would probably bore you, besides the dramatic stuff you like.

I know they used one of his pieces in "Excalibur." I don't know the exact name of it, but it is widely used. So just do a search for "wagner excalibur" in any p2p program you use. Also try "Duel of the Fates" from the Star Wars Episode 1 soundtrack.

I don't really know much else about this. I'm much more a fan of classical opera.