Thanks for the info!

I’m thinking of recording a The Fall of Gondolin audiobook for fun and for friends. Any suggestions of appropriate selections for title music and underscoring? Not necessarily anything Tolkien-inspired. Perhaps a cello concerto — something by turns muscular and melancholy?

As a cellist myself, I think your suggestion is certainly a good one! There are plenty of concertos both muscular and melancholy, particularly those of the Romantic era. Elgar is an obvious choice, especially since it's English. Schumann is a particular favorite of mine. Dvorak, Herbert, Lalo, Saint-Saens...

Thanks, I’ll dive into Elgar first. Specific favorites?

I personally think audiobooks are best without music, especially with Tolkien's style of writing. Who could really make music that could match Ainulindalë's descriptive text for example? Having said that, I am a music lover and Elgar's Cello Concerto is one of the best in the genre! Du Pré all the way!