Black Speech
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Sep 28, 2026
speaker_0HOST
Yes.
speaker_1HOST
And the audio design of the Black Speech subtly pulsing beneath the dialogue.
speaker_0HOST
Making everyone agitated.
speaker_1HOST
They show the corruption of the ring happening in real time right there in the room, rather than just talking about its history.
Philip MenziesHOST
Some of the information I present is from Bear's blog as it is an excellent source of information about his scores and provides us insight into his creative process.
Philip MenziesHOST
It is also the only place I know of where you can find the text of the choral pieces with Quenya, Sindarin, Black Speech, Adanaic and Khazdul texts and translations.
Philip MenziesHOST
This episode has been released after the airing of Seasons 1 and 2 of Rings of Power in 2026 and before the release of Season 3.
Philip MenziesHOST
Go and watch my introductory video for a full explanation of this slide.
Philip MenziesHOST
This figure representing evil for our narrative is the Sauron Ostinato.
Philip MenziesHOST
So during most of Season 1, Sauron has no personification, and the use of the Ostinato adds, as Bear says, menace to the show.
Philip MenziesHOST
Notice when you listen to the whole showcase track Sauron that the timing keeps switching from seven beats in the ostinato section to two lots of four beats or eight beats during the black speech sections.
Philip MenziesHOST
Remember how off-putting Howard Shaw's music for Isengard was in The Lord of the Rings with its five beat pattern.
Marilyn R. PukkilaHOST
So we open Season 2, Episode 2 with, in Khazad-dûm, we see the effects of the reawakening of Mount Doom upon the dwarf kingdom far away, as their system of lighting shafts is destroyed by rock falls.
Marilyn R. PukkilaHOST
Galadriel has a vision in which she plants seeds before the memorial tree of her brother Finrod, only to have them send out tendrils which trap Lord Celebrimbor against one of the trees to become his own memorial, as he recites the ring verse in Black Speech before he is encased in tree bark.
Marilyn R. PukkilaHOST
Galadriel returns from her vision to enter into the middle of the planning session led by Gil-galad to move against Sauron.
Marilyn R. PukkilaHOST
She feels compelled to protect Celebrimbor, but even though Gil-galad is also receiving visions of future possibilities, he distrusts sending Galadriel because her previous contact with Sauron has left her vulnerable to his influence.
Marilyn R. PukkilaHOST
[laughs]
Sara BrownHOST
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Sara BrownHOST
in Black Speech is really disturbing, actually.
Marilyn R. PukkilaHOST
Disturbing on a fundamental level, indeed.
Marcus WarnerGUEST
Well-
Taylor WelchHOST
Is it, are we talking, like, Lord of the Rings, the Black Speech type stuff? Like, I mean, you know, if that's where it's coming from, we talked about Thor straight out of Marvel, so what's new?
Marcus WarnerGUEST
Uh, it can be that, but that's not normally what it is.
Taylor WelchHOST
Okay.
ClaraHOST
Oh, that's amazing.
AdrianHOST
They were taking extreme care with the pronunciation of every single word, ensuring the Elvish and the Black Speech were delivered with absolute phonetic accuracy.
ClaraHOST
But, you know, having a massive script and a seal of approval doesn't make recording it easy.
AdrianHOST
Not at all.
James SearbyHOST
He wrote 15 languages.
James SearbyHOST
Kenya, High Elven, Shadaran, Grey Elven, Cthulhu of the Dwarves, the Black Speech of Mordor, which shall not be spoken here, Aduniac, Valerian, Entish, Rohirric, Telerian, Nandoran, and a dozen more like that.
James SearbyHOST
And then forget Middle Earth, he also made up Animalic, Nevbosh, and Hafarin.
James SearbyHOST
Since he was a teenager, he made up languages.