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 Metatron summons a fire spirit! Vladimir Lenin Summons A Communism Elemental
Used Music:
Simone Benyacar, Dan Nielsen, Veigar Mairgersson - Requiem for a Tower
Juno Reactor vs. Don Davis - 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. Incidentally, The Two Towers trailer music later resurfaced as "Requiem for a Tower".

"Conan...SUMMONS A FIRE SPIRIT" is currently the most viewed site in the fad.

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
  

"Roll Tide" - Hans Zimmer

• Used in Conan...SUMMONS A FIRE SPIRIT
  

"Escape" - Craig Armstrong

• Used in Vladimir Lenin Summons A Communism Elemental

All four tracks were included on the YTMND Soundtrack. "Requiem for a Tower" and "Navras" were included on Volume 5. "Roll Tide" is on Volume 3 and "Escape" on Volume 2.