Trivia: Longtime Hollywood film composer Leonard Rosenman scored the soundtrack of this 1978 Ralph Bakshi animated film, which was not a particular box office success. Seven years later, Leonard Rosenman recycled portions of the Lord of the Rings soundtrack when he also scored the soundtrack of "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home"; in fact, Star Trek IV's stirring title theme music is the same music as Lord of the Ring's final battle fanfare, note-for-note.
The Lord of the Rings (1978)
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Directed by: Ralph Bakshi
Starring: John Hurt, Christopher Guard, Michael Scholes, William Squire
Other mistake: When the Fellowship takes a rest after escaping the snowstorm, Gandalf and Aragorn begin arguing about which path to take from there. When Aragorn suggests the Gap of Rohan, Gandalf protests, saying, "That will take the Ring too close to Isengard," followed by "and Aruman" instead of "Saruman." (00:55:00)
Gollum: My Precious. My Precious.
Question: During the opening scene, where it explains the creation of the ring, Sméagol finding and Bilbo taking it, was the entire scene animated or were live actors used before switching to animation?
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Answer: This is from Wikipedia: The (1978) film is notable for its extensive use of rotoscoping, a technique in which scenes are first shot in live-action (human actors), then traced onto animation cels. It uses a hybrid of traditional cel animation and rotoscoped live action footage.
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