The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power, which Amazon released this year, made its season finale on Friday, October 14. A lot of constructive and destructive things have been written, drawn and said about the series, which Amazon has prepared with a big budget and raised expectations since the day it was published. One of the most constructive criticisms of the show was about its visual quality and intro.
The intro was prepared with CGI technology and by moving the sands to the rhythm of the music. The intro features a composition by Howard Shore, which has also been featured in the movie series. In this visual feast inspired by “Ainulindale”, which means the music of the Ainur, which tells the story of the creation of the Middle-earth universe and revealed by the team called Plains of Yonder in a 7-month period; There are some details about the series. Let’s take a look at these details together.
Intro “What if Ainur’s music could be visualized?” came up with the idea
Ainulindale as well as a device called the Chladni plate were used for the intro, which represents the music in this universe, which we have not seen until the Lord of the Rings movie series and are only familiar from the drawings of the story told. The Chladni plate is a device used to visualize the vibration points of the sound wave as a representation. The images in the intro consisting of grains of sand were prepared both manually and with sound vibrations.
“First there was Eru” and it all started with a song…
At the entrance of the intro, there is a large ring in the middle and 8 rings with smaller ratios placed around it. Among these rings, the creator Eru in the middle and the rings around it symbolize the holy spirits called Ainur. Everything in the universe is created by their songs.
When we saw these two trees, we all thought it was the White Tree of Gondor.
While the universe was being created in Middle-earth, two sacred trees, Telperion and Laurelin, were created. The seedling of one of these trees, which was gifted to Numenor in time, was the ancestor of the White Tree of Gondor. It represented Numenor and beyond.
We see the Silmarils, the work of the Noldor elves famous for their dexterity
Finwe’s son Feanor created three powerful jewels by blending the light and essences of two sacred trees, Telperion and Laurelin. These were called the Silmarils. They were so valuable that they later led to jewel wars, leading to disagreements among the elves. In the show, we won’t see it unless it’s told through a flashback scene. Because they have already been used in the making of the rings of power, which were given to the “3 of them to the elves” in the season finale.
The sands turn into the star of Feanor, representing the house of Feanor and her descendants
In the series, we see this star in different places and points, such as Galadriel’s armor and the doors at the entrance of Moira.
Charcoal sand seeps into golden sands
These coal-colored sands represent the idea at the beginning of everything, representing the rebellious Melkor who disrupts the flow of harmonious music in the universe that begins with a musical symphony and wants to change the song according to himself. When Melkor wanted to change things according to himself, he would break the harmony of everything, dislike the light and whisper his own thoughts into the ears to cloud the minds.
This ring actually represents Sauron, a servant serving only darkness.
It may represent the “one ring to rule all things” of Sauron, the servant of Melkor, or the “all-seeing eye” of Sauron, or both at the same time.
Which detail impressed you the most? If you notice any other details, do not forget to mention them in the comments.
Source: Collider, Plains of Yonder, Intro behind the scenes
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