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October 20, 2021 452: SilmFilm 5-40: The Music of Season 5
What's the score? Tonight we hear and discuss the music composed for Season 5!
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3 hr 4 min
September 29, 2021 451: SilmFilm 5-39: Season 5, Episode 12 - Dagor Bragollach, Part 1
It's time for Episode 12, the first half of the Dagor Bragollach. Join us as the flames sweep across northern Beleriand!
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1 hr 54 min
September 13, 2021 450: SilmFilm 5-38: Frame Discussion
Tonight we discuss the Frame story! Incanus in Harad. Will Gandalf smoke a hookah and ride a white oliphaunt? What is the origin story of the Mouth of Sauron? All this and more...
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1 hr 56 min
September 08, 2021 449: SilmFilm 5-37: Episode 11 - The Athrabeth and Fingolfin's Big Push
Tonight, the heart of Season 5: the Athrabethof Finrod and Andreth! This is awesome stuff.
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1 hr 57 min
August 18, 2021 448: SilmFilm 5-36: Sets, Locations, and Props
Silm Film 5-36 (08/12/21) Sets, Locations, and Props
Corey Olsen and Dave Kale are joined by Marie Prosser for a post-production session to discuss the possible Locations, Set Design choices, and Props that will be used in Season 5, based on listener suggestions on the messageboards. Location scouting for the Forest of Brethil, Nan Elmoth, Tarn Aeluin, and the Ascar-Gelion confluence results in choices moving forward. We also discuss the appearance of the leadership symbols of the Three Houses of the Edain - the stole of the Wise for the House of Bëor, the spear of Haleth, and the Dragon-helm of Dor-lómin.

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2 hr 25 min
August 05, 2021 447: SilmFilm 5-35: Season 5 Episode 10 Continued - Fingolfin's Vision
Silm Film 5-35 (07/29/21)
Corey Olsen and Dave Kale are joined by Nick Palazzo to continue discussing Episode 10. While the story of Aredhel's death is told in detail by Tolkien, the topic of this session is the most controversial adaptation choice of Season 5 - Fingolfin's vision that will lead to his fruitless big push against Angband and his eventual duel with Morgoth at the end of the season. An appearance by a surprise character and the influence of Men on the story make the final form of this episode new to everyone.

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2 hr 6 min
August 04, 2021 446: A Special Emergency "The Trees are in the Amazon Show!?" Livestream
SilmarillionOnPrime? Really? Let's talk about this!
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1 hr 1 min
July 10, 2021 445: SilmFilm 5-34: Season 5 Episode 10
Silm Film 5-34 (7/8/21)
Season 5 Episode 10: Bound Together
Corey Olsen and Dave Kale are joined by Marie Prosser to discuss the final episode for Aredhel as she returns to Gondolin with her son Maeglin, and Turgon decides to implement the first execution. [Fingolfin's vision after the double wedding in Dor-lomin signals his shift from maintaining the Siege indefinitely to an attempt to take a more active approach as the season heads towards the Dagor Bragollach.]
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1 hr 58 min
July 06, 2021 444: SilmFilm 5-33: Season 5 Casting
Silm Film 5-33 (7/1/21)
Season 5 Casting Session
Corey Olsen and Dave Kale are joined by special guest Håkan Walles to discuss the results of the casting poll and determine the actors who will represent the new characters in Season 5. First they determine the casting for the Haradrim in the Third Age Frame story, then for the Edain in Beleriand, and finally the elvish characters.

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1 hr 55 min
June 18, 2021 443: SilmFilm 5-32: Season 5 Episode 9
Silm Film 5-32 (6/10/21)
Season 5 Episode 9: A Brief Flame
Corey Olsen and Dave Kale are joined by Nick Palazzo to discuss Episode 9 of Season 5, in which Andreth and Aegnor fall in love, but the rom com goes off the rails when the couple is unable to overcome the obstacles facing them. The Noldor have a council in Dorthonion to discuss the Siege, and Maedhros involves the Dwarves in a construction project at Himring as we gear up for the end of the Season.

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1 hr 55 min

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The Tolkien Professor podcast is a series of lectures, discussions, and seminars on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien by Corey Olsen, President of Signum University. All are welcome to enter – even those…