Tolkien Filk on the Web
Updated December 9, 2001
Links to various fannish songs inspired by the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. Tolkien wanted to leave room in his world "for other hands" to write music and poetry based on it, though he thought his hope desperately unlikely. He succeeded; Tolkien has inspired more song settings of his own songs, original songs, and songwriters (including me) than perhaps any other poet or writer this century (though Kipling's a contender). For a man who claimed no gift for music, "his songs are stronger songs".
- Ainulindale: Spanish Tolkien Society songs, in Spanish and various languages of Middle-Earth. Some of them are hilarious!
- A.M.A.N. by Lanny Andelin
- De Ballade dem Gollem by René Fransen, Renée Vink, Arti Ponsen and Ineke Barnhard. In Dutch.
- The Balrog Sleeps Tonight by Lanny Andelin
- Balrog Wings by Inferno
- The Battle Hymn of Mordor by Mattias Wåhlen. In English.
- Bombadil's Lament by Lanny Andelin
- Cancionero of the STE: Tolkien songs in Spanish. Zip file.
- Canciones de Eleder: scroll down past the Blind Guardian and other lyrics. Filks of various popular songs. In Spanish. (Some of these are also in the Cancionero above.
- Cat's in the Cradle by Lanny Andelin
- Elen Sila by Renée Vink and Arti Ponsen. In Dutch.
- Elvish Girls by Lanny Andelin
- The Epical History of the War of the Rings by George Heap, Karen Anderson, Ted Johnstone, Adrienne Fein, Sherna Comerford, Dean Dickensheat, Fred Lerner, Dick Eney, and Fred Phillips
- Eye of the Dark Lord by Lanny Andelin
- Fan Music at TORN.
- A Far December by Inferno
- Fellowship Going South by Leslie Fish. Or maybe you can get there from here. Sound file at The Virtual Filksing.
- Flying by Harry Smothers
- Gallamor by Steve Macdonald. A tale of Middle Earth's future.
- Get Him to Mount Doom on Time by Renée Vink and Arti Ponsen
- Gilbert & Sullivan Do Tolkien by Whistler
- The Gollum by Lea Frost
- Het Huis by René Fransen, Renée Vink, Arti Ponsen and Ineke Barnhard
- Het Lied van Gurthang by René Fransen, Renée Vink, Arti Ponsen and Ineke Barnhard. In Dutch.
- The Hidden Rock by Sam Pettus
- Hispa.Tolkien.Org Archives: poems, songs and MIDI files in Spanish. Includes original works as well as settings for Tolkien poems.
- High Fly the Nozdrul Author unknown
- Hobbit of the Brandywine by Bob Kanefsky
- Hooray for Frodo Baggins by Marc Glasser and Donna Camp
- I Am a Wraith by Lea Frost
- I Have a Song to Sing, O! by Lea Frost
- I Saw It Through the Palantir by Lea Frost
- I Will Survive by Kyriel
- If You Want to Know Who We Are by Lea Frost
- Imladris Poetry Page seems to be having some linking problems.
- Kaminniy Zal: Mukikal'naya Komnata (Hall of Fire: Music Room) A page of Tolkien songs by Russian fans. Includes pictures, MP3s and lyrics. A partial translation of pages and songs is available here.
- Khazad-Dum by Lea Frost
- Lament for Boromir by the late Mike Rubin. MIDI musical setting for Tolkien's poem.
- Lobelia by Lea Frost
- Lord of the Earrings: prelude, part 1, part 2, 3, and 4.
- Lord of the Rings by Meat Loaf by Alison Brooks
- Lord of the Rings songs set to original tune MIDI files
- Lothlorien by Elanor
- Lothlorien by Kyriel
- Lothlorien Pie by Lea Frost
- LOTR Christmas Song by Lanny Andelin
- LOTR: The Musical and Part 2 by Kristin Lindstrom
- Menestreli Sredizemlya (Minstrels of Middle-Earth) Tolkien songs by Russian fans. Includes MP3s and zipped .wav files. A partial translation is available here.
- Middle-Earth by Seth McEvoy. The Penny Lane one.
- Middle Earth Sky by Lanny Andelin
- Music of Middle Earth sound samples.
- My Favorite Things by Lanny Andelin
- The Nazgul King of Angmar by John Boardman. Another copy is listed as Nazgul King, with author unknown.
- Nazgul Wraiths by Lanny Andelin
- Never Bash a Balrog by Douglas Jole. Sequel to Lee Gold's classic "You Bash the Balrog"
- Numinar by René Fransen, Renée Vink, Arti Ponsen and Ineke Barnhard
- Old King Theoden by Lanny Andelin
- One Ring by Tom Smith
- One Ring Blues by Bill Roper (scroll on down)
- The One Ring Musical, a work in progress by Brad Marston
- Onward Sauron's Soldiers by Dick Tatge, Al Kuhfeld and Ken Fletcher
- Out of the Shire by Constance "Eilonwy" Cochran. Classic!
- The Ranger by Lanny Andelin
- Renaissance Melody by John and Steve MacDonald
- Return of the King, Uh-Huh by Tom Smith. A classic!
- The Return of the Queen by Keith A. Glass. Under age? Don't read this one.
- Rivendell includes mp3s, song parodies, MIDI and other goodies.
- The Road Goes Ever On and On by Chris Thurtle. MIDI.
- The Road Will Go On and On by Lanny Andelin
- The Shire by Chris Thurtle. MIDI.
- Salad for the Dwarf-kings by Jordin Kare
- Shire Song (Holy Mordor) by Prembone
- The Silmarillion by Annie and Tim Walker
- Silvan Elves Author unknown
- Simon and Tolkien: a song cycle by Jordan Mann
- Smaug the Magic Dragon Author unknown.
- Smeagolian Rhapsody by Conrad Leviston
- Songs of the Elves by Pavel Fomitchov. With sound files. I love Russian filk!
- Songs of Middle Earth with sound sample
- The Starlit Jewel: album and songbook of Marion Zimmer Bradley's settings for some of Tolkien's poems.
- Stone Troll by Sauron (in Spanish?)
- Superspecial Fellowship by Kathleen Huber
- Sweet Home Minas Tirith by Lanny Andelin
- Take the Ring through Moria by Tom Smith
- Theodaas by René Fransen, Renée Vink, Arti Ponsen and Ineke Barnhard
- The Tolkien Connection by Lanny Andelin
- Tolkien: Country Music Fan by Nemo
- Tolkien's Lord of the Rings by Kevin Wald
- Tolkien's Imagination by Lanny Andelin
- Treebeard by Lanny Andelin. (Okay, this is actually a Lorax parody. But I'm putting it here 'cause I feel like it.)
- The Twelve Days of Yuletide by Margaret Thomson
- Untitled Aragorn/Arwen filk by Lea Frost
- De Val van Gil-Galad by René Fransen and Jan van Breda
- Varda in the Sky with Starlight by David Salo. Scroll down toward the end of "The Birdbath of Galadriel", part of Lord of the...Whatever.
- The Way by Steven Cavanagh
- The Wild Ranger by Brin Dunsire
- Tolkien's lyrics
- Music in Middle Earth, an essay by Gene Hargrove and About the Songs and Poems in LOTR with text.
- The Tolkien Music List
- Tolkien Music and Sound Clips
- Tyalie Tyelellieva