Summon

Summon
Original YTMND:
Kerry Summons a Fire Spirit
by paphan
October 7, 2004
Worthy Spinoffs:
Bush Summons a Fire Spirit God summons a Fire Spirit Conan...SUMMONS A FIRE SPIRIT Meteatron summons a fire spirit! Vladimir Lenin Summons A Communism Elemental
Used Music:
Simone Benyacar, Dan Nielsen, Veigar Mairgersson - Requiem for a Tower
Juno Reactor - Navras
Hans Zimmer - Roll Tide (Theme from Crimson Tide)
Craig Armstrong - Escape

The "Summon" fad usually involves a picture of someone "summoning" a fire spirit into existence. The fire spirit often appears between the person's hands. The original was "Al Gore Summons a Fire Spirit!!!!!" by Phange and did not feature The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers film trailer score now associated with the "summoning" YTMNDs. The fad truly took off two months later, with the creation of "Kerry Summons a Fire Spirit" by paphan, which for the first time utilized the trailer music (a re-orchestrated version of the musical theme from the film Requiem for a Dream) in the "summoning" context.

Music Choices

The Two Towers trailer theme wasn't the only popular choice of music for the fad. Many other tracks were used, the most popular including:

"Navras" - Juno Reactor vs. Don Davis

• Used in God summons a Fire Spirit
  

"Crimson Tide" - Hans Zimmer

• Used in Conan...SUMMONS A FIRE SPIRIT
  

"Escape" - Craig Armstrong

• Used in Vladimir Lenin Summons A Communism Elemental

All three tracks were included on the YTMND Soundtrack. Incidentally, The Two Towers trailer music later resurfaced as "Requiem for a Tower", which was also included on Volume 5. "Navras" is on Volume 5, "Roll Tide" on Volume 3, and "Escape" on Volume 2).