Hi everyone,
I have a question regarding audio books of the Silmarillion.
I love the German audio book of the Silmarillion which is narrated by Achim Höppner who also was the German voice actor for Gandalf in LotR. Having Gandalf read the story about the creation of Arda is really great :-)
However, I would love to listen to an English version but I find Martin Shaw really irritating with some of his Quenya pronunciation, e.g. his pronunciation of Illúvatar which sounds more like IlluvAttAAr.
Does anyone else have a problem with this and maybe even a solution?
Have a great day and stay safe!
I thought I might ask because I was so blown away by a LOTR fan audiobook (I can't recall the reader sorry, it used voices, atmospheric sounds and music from the movies). While I don't expect anything with that level of production I thought I'd see if you guys have any suggestions. Sorry if this is a super regular q.
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Hello fellow audio bookers!
I recently have been listening to the Silmarillion voiced by Martin Shaw and LOVE his voice. While he isn't the most expressive, his deep voice gives it an epic feel that it needs.
I recently saw that he did The Hobbit as well, but have only been able to find the abridged version. I know he did an unabridged version of it in the early 2000's. Does anybody know where I could find this? I've looked at so many different places, but alas nothing. I'm dying to hear him do the full thing since the abridged one I bought is only 5 hours long!
Thank you so much for any help!
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-5519877/If-Shaw-feels-bullied-say-Jose-Mourinho.html
>The first interview I conducted for a national newspaper was with Jack Simmons, the Lancashire all-rounder.
>'Flat Jack', as he was known, was an off-break bowler of great consistency, and something of a cult figure with a penchant for fish and chips that impacted on his athletic physique.
>Reporting for pre-season training, the early conditioning work often made him physically ill. The line was that, now in his forties, this was all going to change. It would be a new 'Flat Jack' this season.
>Being a rookie, I thought I should set the scene around what Simmons used to be like. I dutifully filed the copy. 'Last year...' it began. Within five minutes my sports editor, Neville Holtham, was on the phone.
>'Listen, son,' he started. 'I'm not interested in what happened last year. I'm not interested in what happened, last month, last week or f****** yesterday. This is a newspaper. It's about next year, next month, next week or tomorrow. I'm throwing this in the bin, do you hear?' He held the phone close to his hand, so I could listen to my masterpiece being crumpled and aimed into a metallic receptacle. 'Now do it again.'
>A few weeks later, I was sent to interview Alan Dickens, a promising midfield player with West Ham. Neville phoned the next day, wanting to know where the copy was. I told him he'd have it the following morning. 'The Israelis won a f****** war in less time than it's taken you to write this,' he said darkly, and the line went dead.
>He was right both times, and a hundred others, too. You don't start a feature with last year's bulletin, and no interview with a middling midfielder requires 48 hours to finesse. But you know what Neville Holtham would be called now? A bully.
>Pretty soon, admonishment, even tough love, in the workplace will be a thing of the past. Jose Mourinho is also a bully, apparently, for his attitude towards Luke Shaw.
>Reports say Shaw's team-mates are aghast at his treatment, including a half-time substitution against Brighton on Saturday. Mourinho was later very critical of the attitude of the team, and Shaw specifically. 'Every time they came down his corridor, the cross came in and with it a dangerous situation,' Mourinho explained. 'I was not happy with his performance.'
>Is that bullying, or just an uncomfortable truth? Maybe, rather than the victim of a vendetta, Shaw was s
... keep reading on reddit ➡I've read The Silmarillion, and I love it, but will admit to it not being an "easy read". Typically, I'll read a chapter on a topic that I'm interested in as I lose myself in the lore of Middle-earth.
Last night, I had an audible credit burning a hole in my account, so I used it on The Silmarillion, expecting to fall asleep to it.
I was wrong. I did not fall asleep quickly. Instead of sleeping, my head was filled with vivid depictions of Ilúvatar, Melkor, Manwë, Ulmo, and Aulë, and of the creation of Arda from out of the void.
The narrator, Martin Shaw, is perfect for this. Majestic, but not grandiose. Listening to this was a different experience from reading it, at least to me. I was able to relax and let my mind imagine and not worry about thinking, and processing, and deciphering.
Anyways, I'm terrible at writing reviews and have only listened to one chapter so far, but I wanted to share this because I was very impressed by it.
Has Luke Shaw done enough to earn his England recall?
100 per cent. I actually would have taken him to the World Cup in Russia. There was enough time at the end of the season for Gareth Southgate to work with him, get him fit and help rebuild his confidence.
We took him to the 2014 World Cup with a view to developing him into England’s first-choice left back for 2018 but that did not materialise.
I first watched him as a 16-year-old playing on a training pitch for Southampton against Reading. In the first 10 seconds, he whipped a ball across the box with such power and precision that I just thought, ‘Wow.’
I was standing next to an Arsenal scout and I immediately said, ‘You’ve got to sign him.’
Rarely had I seen a 16-year-old play with such certainty. In recent years he lost that from his game but it is coming back. This summer Jose Mourinho has given him his support and as a result Shaw has flourished.
If Shaw keeps getting down that wing and keeps making things happen, then there is no reason why he could be England’s equivalent of Benjamin Mendy for Manchester City.
Is Jose Mourinho heading for meltdown?
One of Mourinho’s main problems is that sometimes he is too honest.
He honestly felt in the summer that if Manchester United did not buy more players, the group would not be good enough to win the league. Results have endorsed that view.
As a player, it is much easier to get through a difficult period with the support of your manager.
The United fans have shown Jose the way forward. Even after a 3-0 defeat at Old Trafford, the supporters were applauding him.
Mourinho has to give that same level of support to his players. When Victor Lindelof hit that backpass from which Tottenham almost scored, you could see his manager spinning away in disdain on the touchline.
Going forwards, Mourinho has to fight the temptation to do that when his players make mistakes.
He needs to ignore the media. He doesn’t need to keep reminding us about what he has won. It is as if he is pointing to his past successes to prove that he is not the problem.
This is a new Mourinho. I want to see him prove how good he is by turning this situation around. He needs to focus on winning matches, not arguments.
This cov
... keep reading on reddit ➡
I've read The Silmarillion, and I love it, but will admit to it not being an "easy read". Typically, I'll read a chapter on a topic that I'm interested in as I lose myself in the lore of Middle-earth.
Last night, I had an audible credit burning a hole in my account, so I used it on The Silmarillion, expecting to fall asleep to it.
I was wrong. I did not fall asleep quickly. Instead of sleeping, my head was filled with vivid depictions of Ilúvatar, Melkor, Manwë, Ulmo, and Aulë, and of the creation of Arda from out of the void.
The narrator, Martin Shaw, is perfect for this. Majestic, but not grandiose. Listening to this was a different experience from reading it, at least to me. I was able to relax and let my mind imagine and not worry about thinking, and processing, and deciphering.
Anyways, I'm terrible at writing reviews and have only listened to one chapter so far, but I wanted to share this because I was very impressed by it.
