Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 12 hours ago
🕺🎥 32 HOURS. 28,000% SPEED. ONE VIDEO TO RULE THEM ALL. 🎥🕺
THE DARK LORD FORGED A MASTER TRACK...
AND I EDITED IT.
LOTR DISCO: youtu.be/Nm9codc_zwk
How do you turn J.R.R. Tolkien’s masterpiece into a 1979 Disco Rock Opera without filming a single frame?
You forge it in the fires of Artificial Intelligence.
Welcome to the BEHIND THE SCENES of "Lord of the Rings: Disco Edition."
This is the comprehensive MAKING OF "One Funk To Rule Them All." Witness the entire 32-hour creative workflow compressed into a high-speed journey through the current state of AI Filmmaking.
Watch the entire pipeline from scratch:
The Writing: Using Gemini to draft the "Project Primer" and lyrics.
The Music: Forging the "Master Track" in Suno Labs.
The Visuals: Prompting Middle-earth into existence using Sora (OpenAI) and Gemini for visual strategy.
The Polish: Upscaling and refining with Topaz Labs, GetIMG, and Nanobanana.
The Edit: Stitching the timeline together in Davinci Resolve.
Games Played: Backpack Battles
From the "Green Dragon" dive bar to the "Mordor Inferno" club, see how text prompts become Technicolor reality. This isn't just a timelapse; it's a blueprint for the future of generative cinema.
STARRING:
THE FELLOWSHIP & THE RING
💀 Gollum
🖤 Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins
⚔️ Sean Astin as Samwise Gamgee
⚡️ Ian McKellen as Gandalf
👑 Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn
🏹 Orlando Bloom as Legolas
🪓 John Rhys-Davies as Gimli
🛡️ Sean Bean as Boromir
🎸 Dominic Monaghan as Merry Brandybuck
🎤 Billy Boyd as Pippin Took
THE FORCES OF DARKNESS
🔥 Sauron
🔮 Christopher Lee as Saruman
🦇 The Nazgûl
☠️ The Witch-king of Angmar
👄 Bruce Spence as The Mouth of Sauron
👹 The Orcs & Uruk-hai
🐉 Manu Bennett as Azog the Defiler
🔩 Brad Dourif as Gríma Wormtongue
THE ELVES & THE WISE
🌟 Cate Blanchett as Galadriel
✨ Hugo Weaving as Elrond
❤️ Liv Tyler as Arwen
🍷 Lee Pace as Thranduil
🍃 Evangeline Lilly as Tauriel
💂♂️ Craig Parker as Haldir
THE MEN OF THE WEST
🐎 Bernard Hill as Théoden King
🗡️ Karl Urban as Éomer
🤘 Miranda Otto as Eowyn
🏰 John Noble as Denethor
⛓️ David Wenham as Faramir
👴 Bruce Hopkins as Gamling
⚔️ Harry Sinclair as Isildur
💅 Ryan Gage as Alfrid
🏹 Luke Evans as Bard the Bowman
THE COMPANY OF THORIN OAKENSHIELD
📜 Ian Holm as Bilbo Baggins
🎒 Martin Freeman as Young Bilbo Baggins
🛡️ Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield
🦁 Mikael Persbrandt as Beorn
🍄 Sylvester McCoy as Radagast the Brown
🎻 James Nesbitt as Bofur
🔨 Ken Stott as Balin
💪 Graham McTavish as Dwalin
🏹 Aidan Turner as Kíli
🗡️ Dean O’Gorman as Fíli
📓 Adam Brown as Ori
👜 Mark Hadlow as Dori
🔺 Jed Brophy as Nori
⛏️ William Kircher as Bifur
🍗 Stephen Hunter as Bombur
👂 John Callen as Óin
💰 Peter Hambleton as Glóin
*Some characters ended up on the editing room floor.
I am a screenwriter with a passion for gaming and storytelling. Generative artificial intelligence provides a fascinating set of tools for me to explore bringing my ideas and stories to life, while pushing the boundaries of entertainment.
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#ai #behindthescenes #disco #musicvideo
🕺🎥 32 HOURS. 28,000% SPEED. ONE VIDEO TO RULE THEM ALL. 🎥🕺
THE DARK LORD FORGED A MASTER TRACK...
AND I EDITED IT.
LOTR DISCO: youtu.be/Nm9codc_zwk
How do you turn J.R.R. Tolkien’s masterpiece into a 1979 Disco Rock Opera without filming a single frame?
You forge it in the fires of Artificial Intelligence.
Welcome to the BEHIND THE SCENES of "Lord of the Rings: Disco Edition."
This is the comprehensive MAKING OF "One Funk To Rule Them All." Witness the entire 32-hour creative workflow compressed into a high-speed journey through the current state of AI Filmmaking.
Watch the entire pipeline from scratch:
The Writing: Using Gemini to draft the "Project Primer" and lyrics.
The Music: Forging the "Master Track" in Suno Labs.
The Visuals: Prompting Middle-earth into existence using Sora (OpenAI) and Gemini for visual strategy.
The Polish: Upscaling and refining with Topaz Labs, GetIMG, and Nanobanana.
The Edit: Stitching the timeline together in Davinci Resolve.
Games Played: Backpack Battles
From the "Green Dragon" dive bar to the "Mordor Inferno" club, see how text prompts become Technicolor reality. This isn't just a timelapse; it's a blueprint for the future of generative cinema.
STARRING:
THE FELLOWSHIP & THE RING
💀 Gollum
🖤 Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins
⚔️ Sean Astin as Samwise Gamgee
⚡️ Ian McKellen as Gandalf
👑 Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn
🏹 Orlando Bloom as Legolas
🪓 John Rhys-Davies as Gimli
🛡️ Sean Bean as Boromir
🎸 Dominic Monaghan as Merry Brandybuck
🎤 Billy Boyd as Pippin Took
THE FORCES OF DARKNESS
🔥 Sauron
🔮 Christopher Lee as Saruman
🦇 The Nazgûl
☠️ The Witch-king of Angmar
👄 Bruce Spence as The Mouth of Sauron
👹 The Orcs & Uruk-hai
🐉 Manu Bennett as Azog the Defiler
🔩 Brad Dourif as Gríma Wormtongue
THE ELVES & THE WISE
🌟 Cate Blanchett as Galadriel
✨ Hugo Weaving as Elrond
❤️ Liv Tyler as Arwen
🍷 Lee Pace as Thranduil
🍃 Evangeline Lilly as Tauriel
💂♂️ Craig Parker as Haldir
THE MEN OF THE WEST
🐎 Bernard Hill as Théoden King
🗡️ Karl Urban as Éomer
🤘 Miranda Otto as Eowyn
🏰 John Noble as Denethor
⛓️ David Wenham as Faramir
👴 Bruce Hopkins as Gamling
⚔️ Harry Sinclair as Isildur
💅 Ryan Gage as Alfrid
🏹 Luke Evans as Bard the Bowman
THE COMPANY OF THORIN OAKENSHIELD
📜 Ian Holm as Bilbo Baggins
🎒 Martin Freeman as Young Bilbo Baggins
🛡️ Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield
🦁 Mikael Persbrandt as Beorn
🍄 Sylvester McCoy as Radagast the Brown
🎻 James Nesbitt as Bofur
🔨 Ken Stott as Balin
💪 Graham McTavish as Dwalin
🏹 Aidan Turner as Kíli
🗡️ Dean O’Gorman as Fíli
📓 Adam Brown as Ori
👜 Mark Hadlow as Dori
🔺 Jed Brophy as Nori
⛏️ William Kircher as Bifur
🍗 Stephen Hunter as Bombur
👂 John Callen as Óin
💰 Peter Hambleton as Glóin
*Some characters ended up on the editing room floor.
I am a screenwriter with a passion for gaming and storytelling. Generative artificial intelligence provides a fascinating set of tools for me to explore bringing my ideas and stories to life, while pushing the boundaries of entertainment.
Stay Connected:
Subscribe, like, and turn on notifications.
Follow me on X: Http://www.X.com/WickedAiYoutube
Annoy me on Twitch: Http://www.Twitch.tv/Majinbuu
I am available for video commissions and collaborations!
Contact: GregoryMandarano@aol.com
#ai #behindthescenes #disco #musicvideo
