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Ainur biography
Ainur is a new italian band made of 18 members inspired by Tolkien, whose music portraits Tolkien's writings with his fantastic world of tales and fantasy. Ainur get their inspiration (and their name) from "The Silmarillon", Tolkien's whole life work. The idea of Ainur is to transpose into music the entire corpus of tales of "The Silmarillion": given the extent of the work, both in length and content, they started to put in music sagas or specific tales across different periods of the Three Tolkenian Ages and Ancient Times. 
From lovely Italy to the the vast plans and highest peaks of the Middle Earth. The band offers an intriguing musical journey based on pure and strong symphonic prog tinged here and there with delicate celtic and classical influences. The general atmosphere could be easily recognized as the perfect soundtrack for an epic fantasy movie. The musicians reveal a wide range of styles and influences: you'll find here medieval and languid interludes, celtic and quasi-pop madrigals, strong and hard guitars blended with orchestra and vintage keyboards (moog above all). Vocal richness is also one of their trade markes: recitative parts, whispers, operatic singers (bass and soprano).
Some comparisons could be found in MANDALABAND project by David Rohl (Eye of Wendor, in particular - 1978): a fantasy-like concept album recorded with the contribution of many artists. A similar "commercial" vein, the same serious prog tendency and evocative atmosphere.



FROM ANCIENT TIMES 2007

1. The Beginning of Days
2. The Firstborn
3. The Power of Unlight - Ungoliant
4. Ulmo's Voice
5. The Fall of Nargothrond
6. The Weeping Maid - Nienor
7. The Fall of Gondolin
8. Earendil & Elwing
9. War of Wrath
10. The Lost Elf - Maglor


CHILDREN OF HURIN 2008 + DVD 

1. Morgoth's Prophecy 
2. Son of Gloom 
3. Anglachel - The Black Sword 
4. Mim and the Outlaws 
5. Beleg's Death 
6. Turin's Madness 
7. The Sack of Nargothrond 
8. The Voice in the Woods - Finduilas 
9. Mourning - The Coming of Nienor 
10. Twice Beloved 
11. Glaurung's Death 
12. Shuddering Water 
13. Tol Morwen 

DVD BONUS CHILDREN OF HURIN  2008

1. Ainur documentary - history of a dream
- Ainur
- Tolkien
- CD
- Book
- Gag

2. Live documentary
- War of wrath (live in Milan)
- Beginning of days (live in Venaria)
- Nienor (live in Tolkieniana)

3. Ouverglawen (medley studio) 

4. Trailer and teaser

LAY OF LEITHIAN 2009

Disc One
1. Lay of Leithian 
2. Barahir' Son
3. Coming to Doriath 
4. Song of the Night
5. Daeron's Betrayal
6. Thingol & Beren 
7. Hirilorn 
8. Towards Nargothrond
9. Tol in Gaurhoth
10. The Two Songs 
11. The Hound of Valinor
12. Siege
13. Verge of the Forest
14. Ambush

Disc Two
15. The Bat and the Wolf
16. Carcharoth 
17. Conquest of the Silmaril
18. Before the Throne
19. Hell's Awakening
20. Return from Death 
21. Daeron' Song
22. Hunt to the Death 
23. Touch of the Silmaril
24. In the Presence of Mandos
25. The Time Beyond 


THE LOST TALES 2013

1. Welcoming Of Eriol (4:44)
2. The Beginning Of Days (4:50)
3. Yavannas Song (6:26)
4. The Fall Of Gondolin (8:35)
5. Mourning - The Coming Of Nieno (4:35)
6. Glaurung's Death (6:02)
7. Tol Morwen (5:16)
8. Thingol And Beren (1:58)
9. Hirilorn (5:57)
10. Verge Of The Forest (6:23)
11. Eturn From Death (6:00)
12. The Time Beyond (9:44)
13. Lorien (3:48)