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1955: The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series):

Adapter Terence Tiller briefly corresponded with Tolkien on what "accents" to use for the various characters in the second half of the programme. Tolkien asked him to avoid using "vulgar" English to represent Orcs, but said he could use intonation, articulation and tempo to make the Orcs sound nasty.[1]

1968: The Hobbit (1968 radio series):

The voices were treated radiophonically to stress the nature of the speaker. In the case of the goblins, a harsh and dissonant tone was chosen.[2]

1977: The Hobbit (1977 film):

1978: The Lord of the Rings (1978 film):

1979: The Hobbit (1979 radio series):

1979: The Lord of the Rings (1979 radio series):

1980: The Return of the King (1980 film):

1981: The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series):

1982: The Hobbit (1982 video game):

1985: Lord of the Rings: Game One:

1988: J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth

1990: The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I:

1992: Tales from the Perilous Realm (1992 radio series):

1993: Hobitit

2001: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring:

2002: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game):

2002: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers:

2002: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (video game):

2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King:

The various Orcs in Jackson's films

2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (video game):

2003: The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring:

2003: The Hobbit (2003 video game):

2004: The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age:

2004: The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth:

2005: The Lord of the Rings: Tactics:

2006: The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II:

2007: The Lord of the Rings Online:

2009: The Lord of the Rings: Conquest:

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 193 (dated November 2, 1956)
  2. John Powell, "Tolkien's The Hobbit", published in Radio Times, volume 180, issue 2342 (September 26, 1968)