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A New way to listen
to J.R.R. Tolkien’s Masterpiece.

ENTIRE RECORDING
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING THE TWO TOWERS THE RETURN OF THE KING
The full 1,000+ page epic
read word for word with
dramatic intensity.
BOOK I
A Long-expected Party (1:01:22)
The Shadow of the Past (1:06:04)
Three is Company (56:40)
A Short Cut to Mushrooms (33:12)
The Old Forest (38:50)
In the House of Tom Bombadil (33:40)
Fog on the Barrow-downs (40:09)
At the Sign of the Prancing Pony (32:20)
Strider (36:15)
A Knife in the Dark (52:36)
Flight to the Ford (48:05)
BOOK III
The Departure of Boromir (23:43)
The Riders of Rohan (1:05:12)
The Uruk-hai (47:58)
Treebeard (1:37:55)
The White Rider (55:44)
The King of the Golden Hall (57:38)
Helm’s Deep (49:36)
The Road to Isengard (49:00)
Flotsam and Jetsam (43:26)
The Voice of Saruman (35:24)
The Palantír (35:59)
BOOK V
Minas Tirith (1:13:02)
The Passing of the Grey Company (47:24)
The Muster of Rohan (37:32)
The Siege of Gondor (1:14:06)
The Ride of the Rohirrim (26:26)
The Battle of the Pelennor Fields (34:39)
The Pyre of Denethor (20:35)
The Houses of Healing (37:33)
The Last Debate (30:58)
The Black Gate Opens (34:22)
BOOK II
Many Meetings (54:41)
The Council of Elrond (1:36:14)
The Ring goes South (1:02:01)
A Journey in the Dark (1:04:11)
The Bridge of Khazad-dûm (34:41)
Lothlórien (56:06)
The Mirror of Galadriel (39:43)
Farewell to Lórien (36:31)
The Great River (41:32)
The Breaking of the Fellowship (39:24)
BOOK IV
The Taming of Sméagol (52:56)
The Passage of the Marshes (51:50)
The Black Gate is Closed (37:54)
Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit (41:14)
The Window on the West (59:27)
The Forbidden Pool (33:02)
Journey to the Cross-roads (27:16)
The Stairs of Cirith Ungol (42:06)
Shelob’s Lair (30:04)
The Choices of Master Samwise (53:34)
BOOK VI
The Tower of Cirith Ungol (57:10)
The Land of Shadow (50:45)
Mount Doom (49:47)
The Field of Cormallen (30:14)
The Steward and the King (44:45)
Many Partings (49:28)
Homeward Bound (25:35)
The Scouring of the Shire (1:07:12)
The Grey Havens (57:42)
Illustrations by Phil Dragash

LISTEN FOR YOURSELF.
“The Fellowship of the Ring”, “The Two Towers”, and “The Return of the King”
were read, and dramatized by Phil Dragash and can be heard here:
phildragash.com/lotrdemo
Thousands of Sound Effects,
Hours of music by Howard Shore,
for an immersive experience.
with accompanying digital illustrations and design by Phil Dragash
Illustrations by Phil Dragash

What is this Audiobook?
Voice acting done naturally
as if within the moment of the action.
“The Lord of the Rings” Audiobooks have been
produced in 1973, 1981, and unabridged in 1990.
Fantastic and enjoyable in their own right, but
never since, and never like this.
This is a fan-created full-scale dramatized
production of
in audio form. Incorporating all the music by
Howard Shore, and sound design and intricate
foley work combined with dramatic delivery of
the voices to invent what has never been done
before.
Illustrations by Phil Dragash

WHAT OTHERS
ARE SAYING
“It is hands down the best
out there! Great work on
what already is possibly the
greatest story ever told .”
“I’m already loving it to bits.”
Since finishing your rendition of LOTR,
I’ve attempted other audiobooks... and
they just fall short. Everything I listen to
now seems so drab. So flat!
“I always felt that there needed
to be a new audiobook for the
LOTR books dramatised by
the movies’ cast and Howard
Shore’s wonderful music. Your
work has just filled that need for
the fans.” - Sertac Eminsoy
“ I’ll no doubt be listening
to this time and time again
throughout my life. ”
- Callan McAuliffe
“Since finishing your
rendition of LOTR, I’ve
attempted other audiobooks...
and they just fall
short.”
“I’m still
dumbfounded at the
massive undertaking,
you have laboured
over and unleashed.”
“Having read the books
once before and seen the
films countless times I
never thought I would ever
be able to enjoy this story
afresh ever again. This was
just such a wonderful experience
and I’d like to thank
you for the incredible time
and effort you must have
put into making it.”
“you’ve brought me a first
experience for a beloved
series that I didn’t know
was even possible”
“Honestly, in some way Phil’s version
of the story surpasses the Jackson
films, if only because of its meshing
of the sound-scape and overall storytelling
style of the films, with the fully
unabridged content of the original
books.”
I’ve been listening
to it (one chapter
each night) and am in
awe at this immense
undertaking. You’re
absolutely incredible.
phildragash.com/lotrdemo
A project made out of pure love
for Tolkien’s work.
Illustrations by Phil Dragash

PROSPECTS
This Audiobook incorporates techniques rarely attempted
for audio-dramas:
Sounds for every footstep, for every rustle of the trees,
every environment each character enters into is painstakingly
engineered to make the listener feel like they
are a part of the journey.
The same attention to detail Tolkien had when writing
his incredible story is attempted here but in audio
form true to the films’ staggering sense of reality.
llustrations/photoshop modifications by Phil Dragash
Illustration by Phil Dragash
As such, the feeling the audiobook invokes makes it
seem like this audio-production could be the definitive
version to listen to. Standing on the shoulders of the
giant works of the film trilogy, the audiobook provides
an even deeper look into the world of Middle-Earth
purely from Tolkien’s own prose.
background art by: James Turner Mohan
LISTEN TO THE AUDIOBOOK
phildragash.com/lotrdemo

PROPOSALS
We have three different proposals, each more substantial then the
last, for you to consider.
PROPOSAL II.
FROM THE GROUND UP
A FULL-PRODUCTION AUDIOBOOK WITH A BIG CAST
background art by: Ben Wooten
PROPOSAL I.
REMASTERING
The Audiobooks recorded, sound-mixed and edited by Phil Dragash are definitely
finished, but they are not complete. As a one-man venture, this fan-created project
is not without its technical hiccups, unmastered mixes, pronunciation mistakes
and other factors.
To make this audiobook complete, resources and time would be needed to fully
remaster and even re-record some sections of the production. We propose a joint
venture with the craftspeople who designed all the sounds for the films, Park Road
Post, in order to re-master and develop this into a product worthy of world wide release.
Lets consider the already created fan-made Audiobook a mere proof-of-concept
for an even grander project, to create the most engaging audiobook ever made:
Recruiting a cast of dozens, making room for returning voices from the films, and
creating a ‘soundscape’ from the ground up using this one-man creation as the
reference, this would be a product that appeals to the audiences who loved the
original films and the books.
Dramatized to the utmost level, designed and mixed with the most intricate sound
effects which immerse the listener in the world of Middle-Earth, this could push
the bar even further as the way to produce Audiobooks, and set an even higher
standard of quality.
Once again, we propose this as a joint venture with Park Road Post, potentially,
another masterpiece in the making.
Further, we would like to propose working with Park Road Post and Mr. Ordesky
to license the WB assets and text such that the product generates revenues for
these estates. This alone could be the beginning of a revolutionary way to produce
Audiobooks, and set a new standard of quality.
LISTEN TO THE AUDIOBOOK
phildragash.com/lotrdemo

PROPOSAL III
OTHER PROJECTS
The prospect of an unabridged full-production audiobook with this sense of intricacy and realism isn’t
limited to just “The Lord of the Rings”, even though it could be the most fitting; there are hundreds of
immaculate published works that would benefit from the treatment, including Tolkien’s other writings.
The “Harry Potter” series, “The Witcher”, “The Black Company”, “The Chronicles of Narnia”, “American
Gods”, “A Game of Thrones” or older classics ranging from “Beowulf ” to “Dracula”. There is a lot of
potential for engaging new listeners in a world purely of the mind and the author’s imagination; only
with the same care and artistry fit for a good film, can that be achieved.
LISTEN TO THE AUDIOBOOK
phildragash.com/lotrdemo
Illustrations by Phil Dragash

A TRANS-MEDIA FEAST
Ben Wootten, digital
Phil Dragash, digital
To complement the audiobook experience, one intriguing
idea is to build on this with accompanying trans-media. For example, an app could
list the chapters and remember the listener’s place in the story. As the “pages” of the
chapters turn, the listener is met with stunning imagery, interactive background trivia
with descriptions about the places and characters in question; maps, and scenes that
weren’t experienced in any other medium but Tolkien’s original books themselves. This
gives the listener (and now the viewer) an even greater appreciation of this world. It also
offers many opportunities for merchandising, including physical media.
Our idea is to form a collaboration between some of the best contemporary
artists to create a compendium of artwork to better visualize more intricate
or less-remembered moments.
Artists like James Turner Mohan, Per Haagensen, Jerry Vanderstelt,
Even Amundsen, Krystian Biskup, Jose Daniel Cabrera Peña, or many of
the artists who worked on the films like Ben Wootten, Daniel Falconer
could create art that better illustrates the tale as a companion piece while
listening to the story.
It has been a long held dream of the narrator of this audiobook, Phillip
Dragash, to be able to curate and contribute his artistic direction and his
own paintings towards this companion book/asset.
Likewise, the audiobook’s new co-producer has long been working on
transmedia projects.
Thorin Oakenshield, Phil
Dragash - digital - 2016
Phil Dragash, Per Haagensen, James Turner Mohan, Jerry Vanderstelt
LISTEN TO THE AUDIOBOOK
phildragash.com/lotrdemo

PHIL DRAGASH
This was fun. However, back in 2010 I didn’t set out to
do a complete audiobook. I wanted to just read select chapters of
Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” and incorporate sound effects and
music - and that would be all.
But I was cleverly convinced to start from the beginning, and that
was an invaluably good idea.
The first three or four chapters I am not very proud of, since
they were the first ones I recorded; but soon, I think it gets better
chapter by chapter.
This is a solo-project, and therefore technical and
pronunciation errors are imminent. So I do hope you forgive
the bumps in the road while listening.
Other than that, I do hope listening to this makes the story - unabridged
and direct from J.R.R. Tolkien’s own mind - become
more immersive and possibly even more emotional.
My main goal, really, was to make an audiobook that doesn’t
bore you, and keeps you sane during long plane-rides.
CHARLES FRASER
Phil’s audiobook immediately captivated me. I completed the entire 48
hour production believing I had stumbled upon a pirated copy of an official
production from the creators of the Lord of The Rings Films. I spent a great
deal of time searching for the creator of the piece. I was shocked to find
out that it was a fan made production, a labour of love, made over years,
entirely for free by Phil.
I wrote to Phil and suggested we collaborate to try to get this work licensed
with you and together we have been preparing this proposal for you.
I introduced Phil and his work to my Godfather, Andrew Thompson, at
Lee & Thompson Lawyers, who developed some of the contracts for the
original films here in London. We also consulted with my friend Denzyl
Fiegelson who set up and still runs the back-end of iTunes (iPhone, iStore,
AppStore), originally with Steve Jobs and their original team.
We consulted with these groups to get their advice on how best to offer this
up to you. All of these groups are interested to work with us developing
this project and this form of storytelling further but it all depends on how
you feel.
With their advice, and with Phil’s collaboration we have put together the
here enclosed proposals in an effort to make this project really profitable
and desirable to the involved estates and to further develop this form of
story telling.
I have a background in this kind of trans-media production as I previously
developed my Green Camp Company into Na’vi Camp for James Cameron’s
Avatar team. I so hope we can come to meet you and discuss creating an
investment opportunity out of licensing, producing and distributing this
and further works for the investors that I develop green investment opportunities
for.
background art by: James Turner Mohan

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AUDIOBOOK SOURCES USED
SOUND EFFECTS USE
TEXT & CHARACTERS
• HarperCollins (Publishers)
• The Tolkien Estate
• Middle-Earth Enterprises
MUSIC USE
• Warner Bros. Entertainment
• Orchestral Score from the film trilogy, (2001-
2004 Howard Shore, Warner Music Group)
• Orchestral Score from the Hobbit: An Unexpected
Journey, (2012 Howard Shore, Warner Music
Group) *only featured in “The Return of the
King” of the audiobook
• The Matrix Reloaded, (2003, Don Davis, Warner
Music Group) *a 30 second modified statement
in one chapter
• Battle for Middle Earth (2004 Jamie Christopherson,
Bill Brown, EA Games) *a few tracks in two
or three chapters
• Lord of the Rings - Original London Cast
Recording (2009 A. R. Rahman, Varttina, Christopher
Nightingale, Shaun McKenna, Matthew Warchus, Kevin
Wallace Music) *only a 1 minute section in the
very end of the last chapter.
• Character likenesses inspired by
the Lord of the Rings film trilogy.
• Music, Sound Effects - New Line
Cinema, Warner Bros.
• Music from The Lord of the Rings Trilogy,
(2009 Album, City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra,
Silva Screen Records)
• Music from the Lord of the Rings & The
Hobbit, (2012 Album, City of Prague Philharmonic
Orchestra, Silva Screen Records)
• The Lord of the Rings Symphony (2011 Howard
Shore, Howe Records)
• The Lord of the Rings Rarities (2010 Howard
Shore, Howe Records)
• Se7en: Complete Score (1994 Howard Shore, Howe
Records) *three or four tracks in two chapters
• The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010 Howard Shore, E1
Music) *1:30 minute section in one chapter
• The Lord of the Rings: War in the North (2011
Inon Zur, WaterTower Music)
• Mongol (2008 Tuomas Kantelinen, Varese Sarabande)
*Book 5, Chapter 5
• The Hollywood Edge Sound Effects
• (Sound Ideas https://www.sound-ideas.com)
• The Premiere Edition Vol. 1
• Sound Designer Toolkit
• The Historical Series
• Foley Sound Library
• Recorded Segments from gameplay of “Medieval II:
Total War” (Sega)
• Listening Earth Background Sound Samples
• (Listening Earth https://www.listeningearth.com.au )
• Background Sound Elements taken from surround sound channels from
the “The Lord of the Rings” Trilogy DVDs and some bonus material
demonstrations (Warner Bros. Entertainment)
• Sound Effects files from Battle for Middle Earth II (EA Games)