The fantasy MMO The Lord of the Rings Online (LotRO) will no longer collaborate with the previous composer Chance Thomas. He had previously conducted. The reason is limited resources; the new management seems to have other priorities.
Chance Thomas is a multi-award-winning composer for video games and closely associated with the MMO The Lord of the Rings Online. He is responsible for the music of the original game, as well as the expansions Mines of Moria and The Riders of Rohan. Most recently, he worked on the soundtrack for DOTA 2.
He will have nothing to do with The Lord of the Rings Online in the future. There were brief discussions with the “new management,” Thomas shares on Facebook. However, they decided not to continue the collaboration with him. Resources are limited, and other aspects of the game are more important; they want to produce the music for LotRO “in house” in the future.
Thomas regrets this. He wished he could have done more: “Osgiliath, The Black Gates, Minas Tirith – so much music remains unwritten,” as he says.
The “new management,” as Thomas writes, seems to be making some cuts. Recently, Warner Brothers cut jobs at Turbine. Further cuts are planned.
