The whole room yelling "deaaaaaaatthhhh" is just absolutely insane and SO awesome!

The Charge of the Rohirrim is one of the most epic and glorious scenes in cinematic history.

It says a lot about these movies that you can see a live rendition of the movie score over 20 years later live in a theatre. Greatest trilogy ever made.

If you look closely, you can see the violinist giving off smoke while playing the sheer fire of this song.

The Lord of the Rings trilogy was the pinnacle of cinematic evolution and I shall die on that hill.

THIS is cinema. I'm terrified of the idea of death, but I'd follow King Théoden to the gates of Mordor itself

I don't know why but every single time I watch this scene it makes me tear up, it did the first time I saw it in the theater and it has the dozens of times I've watched it since.

Absolute goosebumps when the crowd joined in... Epic

I couldn't go to one of these concerts. I'd just cry the whole time

this hits so hard, you are watching the movie on the big screen and then you snap back to reality and understand that the orchestra itself is playing it live in front of you this is what out-of-body experience really feels like

Then suddenly Merry felt it at last, beyond doubt: a change. Wind was in his face! Light was glimmering. Far, far away, in the South the clouds could be dimly seen as remote grey shapes, rolling up, drifting: morning lay beyond them. But at that same moment there was a flash, as if lightning had sprung from the earth beneath the City. For a searing second it stood dazzling far off in black and white, its topmost tower like a glittering needle; and then as the darkness closed again there came rolling over the fields a great boom. At that sound the bent shape of the king sprang suddenly erect. Tall and proud he seemed again; and rising in his his stirrups he cried in a loud voice, more clear than any there had ever heard a mortal man achieve before: Arise, arise, Riders of Théoden! Fell deeds awake: fire and slaughter! Spear shall be shaken, shield be splintered, A sword-day, a red day, ere the sun rises! Ride now, ride now! Ride to Gondor! With that he seized a great horn from Guthláf his banner-bearer, and he blew such a blast upon it that it burst asunder. And straightaway all the horns in the host were lifted up in music, and the blowing of the horns of Rohan in that hour was like a storm upon the plain and a thunder in the mountains. Ride now, ride now! Ride to Gondor! Suddenly the king cried to Snowmane and the horse sprang away. Behind him his banner blew in the wind, white horse upon a field of green, but he outpaced it. After him thundered the knights of his house, but he was ever before them. Éomer rode there, the white horsetail on his helm floating in this speed, and the front of the first éored roared like a breaker foaming to the shore, but Théoden could not be overtaken. Fey he seemed, or the battle-fury of his fathers ran like new fire in his veins, and he was borne up on Snowmane like a god of old, even as Oromë the Great in the battle of the Valar when the world was young. His golden shield was uncovered, and lo! it shone like an image of the Sun, and the grass flamed into green about the white feet of his steed. For morning came, morning and a wind from the sea; and darkness was removed, and the host of Mordor wailed, and terror took them, and they fled, and died, and the hoofs of wrath rode over them. And then all the host of Rohan burst into song, and they sang as they slew, for the joy of battle was on them, and the sound of their singing that was fair and terrible came even to the City.

“Arise, arise, riders of Théoden! Spears shall be shaken, shields shall be splintered! A sword-day, a red day, ere the sun rises! Ride now, ride now, ride! Ride for ruin, and the world’s ending!"

Trying my best to hold back the tears, but I am still failing after the 100th time watching those 3 masterpieces..

My dad just passed away the very day I had to attend this in Madrid. I know he's now in Heaven, in the Imperishable Lands. T'estimo molt, papà ❤

The Greatest Scene in Cinematic History

Truly the pinnacle of the trilogy. And the trilogy is the pinnacle of film. What an amazing experience it must have been to see it performed live! Though the music was about 5 seconds behind haha

I've done one of these as a member of the choir. The energy in a theater like this during an event like this is so electric and intoxicating. AMAZING.

What's crazy is that was 6000 horsemen. In real life the Winged Hussars led a charge during the battle of Vienna not unlike the situation here that involved 20 thousand riders. This was in real life. Just imagine that.....

First time I cried tears of joy in my life was when I went to the Live orchestra earlier this year.

There will never be a soundtrack like it ever again. A true masterpiece!

And so might the Ottoman Turks felt when they saw the Winged Hussar charge down that hill in the Siege of Vienna, 1693. The largest cavalry charge in history.

Tears every time, the line "Courage...courage for our friends". To look Death in the eye and welcome it, to charge and ride with the sun rising at your back, for ruin and the world's ending!!

The goosebumps WHEn the crowd starts screaming! WE’ve all been there, WE HAVE ALL screamed it out once!

I love seeing how the audience was moved to shout and cheer, and just imagine hope great it would’ve been to be one of the musicians playing and hearing that, and joining in that energy. There is a powerful thing in humanity unifying for a noble purpose, and it’s one of my favorite things about this life.

It's been more than 20 years and it's still the best trilogy I have seen in my life.

Goosebumps, just goosebumps, especially when the audience participates

The rider at 3:47 always made me laugh as a kid. Now I'm in college and this scene never fails to make me want to pass out, the score and scene is overwhelmingly awesome.

One of the most epic scenes in cinema. Now imagine how much more epic it would have been if Theoden got more than half the spears he hoped for.

This scene always gets my blood going. Can't imagine what it was like to see in person like this! Amazing

Got me crying in the office on my lunch break! These movies mean so much to me, and the Ride of the Rohirrim is so moving. To see a live performance combined with the visuals like this would be a dream come true. And personally I think it's nice for the musicians to get the "rock star" reception for a change. I'm sure if some of them don't like that sort of atmosphere, then an understudy would happily step in for these types of shows.

Still brings tears to my eyes no matter how many times I watch it after 20yrs

assistent. "sir jackson, we have to make the rohirrim's charge in pelennor's fields. how much epicness we have to put in the scene?" Jackson: "yes"

Shows you how much a King can rally his men that even someone watching would be rallied ! Nothing makes you more fierce than knowing you are fighting alongside your king.

*Gives me flashbacks to seeing it in the theatre for the first time!🙏🏼😭*

I'd cry. I'd cry within seconds of the horn.

I love how the concertmaster (blone-hair violinist next to the conductor) was rocking out that violin solo at 2:50, she was definitiely getting caught up in the moment.

How amazing you are people of Spain this is absolutely the most iconic moment 🎉🎉🎉 amazing video thank you so much for sharing

The importance of the Rohirrim in this moment, in this battle can never be understated.

Decades and this scene still brings tears to my eyes. Perfection.

Immer, wirklich IMMER und egal wie oft ich diese Szene schon gesehen habe, habe ich Gänsehaut. Und mit dem Orchester.. Meine Güte. Würde ich das erleben, ich würde einfach weinen. Aaaaah ❤ diese Filme und Tolkiens Welt bedeuten mir so unendlich viel.

I was there with my brother! It looks epic in the video, and believe me when I say it was x100 times better in person. If you have the opportunity go to enjoy a movie with an orchestra playing!!

Over 20 years later, and STILL chills!! Théoden King REDEEMED.

still epic to this day, Rohan and King Theoden endured a lot despite being outnumbered most of the time. Truly a great King!

I'm already crying! Best movie in movie history hands down! 😢❤

I'm watching that on a big screen, on a small screen, and that scene still makes my heart swell. It does its job well, especially the music.

Hell, crying at the gym rn. The true fans who screamed death with the tv screen 😭. We will never forget the films that changed our lives 😭

For as long as I live this scene will NEVER fail to give me goosebumps and tears. So friggin' epic.

I have watched these films so many times in the past two decades I have lost count and these scenes, all the key scenes still move me to the core. I still get emotional, I still cry. What a masterpiece. The soundtrack is perfection and it made the world real. How I which to experience something like this one day. Hopefully once my daughter is a bit older, we can go together.

Don’t mean to start a cultural battle but, LOTR is my Star Wars. I feel so connected to everything about it. Unlike Star Wars, the messages and feeling of hope are SO much stronger in these films. I cry a little inside when someone can’t feel things watching this trilogy.

The crowd is epic! I would have also scream my lungs out . One of the most epic scenes ever ❤ I have watched this movie over 50 times and still have goosebumps

Not even gonna lie, if I saw this live I'd be crying my eyes out soon as those strings start playing, Im done

doesn't matter how many times i watch this scene tears every time.

Started watching just to get a taste but stayed for the whole thing

The audience yelling "DEATH!" was amazing.

The way the music just gives you a sense of dread to begin with seeing the size of the army they have to overcome and with every second the way it makes you feel the belief then when they are riding to battle the music gives you the sense of acceptance, relief and empowerment that they will overcome this it’s just a epic song amongst many many of the best orchestrated music in this whole trilogy

Goosebumps - tears - every time.

Did not expect this to bring me to tears. These movies are so awesome, and hats off to the orchestra.

Literal goosebumps! Man... humans have come so far... A group listens to another and makes a movie, another group records, broadcasts it using efforts of a group that made it possible to record and replay and another group plays music tuned to the first group while yet another group of humans follows along listening and feeling and clapping and cheering..... just...wow....

I lost it when the room started yelling “Death” with the movie. EPIC.

This has got to be some movie tradition hearing the audience shout out “death!” when the ride of rohirrim begins. This is just beyond awesome accompanied by the epic orchestra.

How does it cause one to have so many goosebumps

Would kill to see something like this live.

It's poetry in motion...and sound to boot❤

Gods what a glorious day!!

I can´t avoid crying every time I watch this scene and hear this music. Brilliant.

Brought a tear to my eye!

I've watched this so many times in the past month. Morning motivation before work!

This scene almost brings me to tears. It reminds me of the Brotherhood that I had with my fellow Marines 20+ years ago.

One of the best scenes in cinematic history. Gives me goosebunps each time again 👌🏽

Each of the 3 films are all so amazing, each film feeling significantly better than the last and yetz at the same time, going back and watching it all again, it still has that same feeling of being better than the last time. This trilogy will NEVER get old to me. I watch the extended at least 3 times a year and i never regret any second spent watching it

ONE OF THE BEST SCENES OF ALL TIME PURE GOOSEBUMPS

I don’t think the scene would have been nearly as iconic without the music

Literally one of the greatest scenes in film history.

There's been many a time when on a live performance of a classical concert listening and seeing the most exquisite performances from all the musicians I could barely hold my composure - this one is epicness and emotion on another whole level with all the audience along for it. I also truly respect the amount of coordination and right timing you need across all people involved to bring this to reality - a feat of human creation and capacity.

I was there screaming like a rider of rohan

Damn. This scene always makes me teary eyed. Thanks for sharing!!

goose bumps all over! every time again!

"At that sound the bent shape of the king sprang suddenly erect. Tall and proud he seemed again; and rising in his stirrups he cried in a loud voice, more clear than any there had ever heard a mortal man achieve before: Arise, arise, Riders of Théoden! Fell deeds awake: fire and slaughter! spear shall be shaken, shield be splintered, a sword-day, a red day, ere the sun rises! Ride now, ride now! Ride to Gondor! With that he seized a great horn from Guthláf his banner-bearer, and he blew such a blast upon it that it burst asunder. And straightway all the horns in the host were lifted up in music, and the blowing of the horns of Rohan in that hour was like a storm upon the plain and a thunder in the mountains. Ride now, ride now! Ride to Gondor! Suddenly the king cried to Snowmane and the horse sprang away. Behind him his banner blew in the wind, white horse upon a field of green, but he outpaced it. After him thundered the knights of his house, but he was ever before them. Éomer rode there, the white horsetail on his helm floating in his speed, and the front of the first éored roared like a breaker foaming to the shore, but Théoden could not be overtaken. Fey he seemed, or the battle-fury of his fathers ran like new tire in his veins, and he was borne up on Snowmane like a god of old, even as Oromë the Great in the battle of the Valar when the world was young. His golden shield was uncovered, and lo! it shone like an image of the Sun, and the grass flamed into green about the white feet of his steed. For morning came, morning and a wind from the sea; and the darkness was removed, and the hosts of Mordor wailed, and terror took them, and they fled, and died, and the hoofs of wrath rode over them. And then all the host of Rohan burst into song, and they sang as they slew, for the joy of battle was on them, and the sound of their singing that was fair and terrible came even to the City."

I get shivers just watching this clip. I can't imagine being in that hall listening live. Must be epic. Brilliant.

Chills, every single time

“Arise, arise, riders of Rohan! Fell deeds awake, fire and slaughter! Spear shall be shaken, shield be splintered! A sword-day, a red day, ere the sun rises! Ride now, ride now, ride to Gondor!”

I got the shivers just by watching this.

The greatest movie ever made.

I wish I was there! Every time I watch these movies alone and have to hold all my emotions in 😢 I wanna cheer with you all

chills. must have been utterly amazing.

WOW!! This would be a DREAM COME TRUE!! I need to attend one of these ❤

What an experience this must have been. The moment everyone starts yelling death is so beautiful.

The first chair violin is bringing home the bacon on this one.

Chills and tears every time.

Awesome!

When the horn blares and the Rohirrim crest the hill might just be one of the most cinematically awesome moments in movie history. At least for me.

Now *THAT* is a calvary charge for the ages!

I cried at this part, never had a movie affect me like that.

Make me tears for some minutes thanks for this masterpiece!

Saw it few weeks ago, and, I cried, God, that was WAY to much to handle.

This scene chokes me up every time. @3:25 Merry yelling "Death" just gets the tears of happiness going. I've seen all 3 in theatres upon release, bought the VHS's when they came out, bought the DVD's when they came out, bought the Extended Boxset when that came out, bought the Extended 4K Boxset when that came out, watched the theatrical re-releases & caught them on TV. IDK how many times I've seen the trilogy, but it's easily over 500 times. I watch the Extended Trilogy at least 5 times a year, plus all the other places & formats, so I'm probably nearing 1,000.

Its so epic, i cant stop crying❤

I think seeing something like that live once in my life would give me goosebumps

Самая лучшая массовая сцена, наверное за весь прошедший и будущий период кинематографа. Никакая битва бастардов и рядом не валялась. Вряд ли пересматривая битву бастардов или какую-либо другую массовую сцену вы ощущаете чувство причастности и вам тоже хочется кричать "На смерть" "-В бой! В бой, всадники Теодена! Копья вздымайте, щиты крушите! День сечи, день славы, вперёд на встречу заре! В бой, в бой, в бой, последний бой этого мира! На смерть! На смерть! Смерть! Вперёд, эорлинги!"