Plains of Yonder Return to “The Rings of Power” With Season Two Title Sequence – Motion design [Video]

Nominated at the 2023 Emmys for their groundbreaking The Rings of Power main titles, Katrina Crawford and Mark Bashore at Seattle’s Plains of Yonder double-down on their cymatic-based visuals for season two.

Katrina Crawford and Mark Bashore: “We were asked to evolve our title concept from season one to fit the themes and story lines for season two, expanding from the eruption of the volcano at the end of last season to include the birth of 19 rings, and the rise of Sauron. It’s a darker season, with more sinister and corruptive themes.

“Our inspiration for the lexicon of the main titles come from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Ainur, immortal angelic beings, that sing such beautiful music that the world is created from their very sound. This lead us to the scientific phenomenon of cymatics, sound waves visualized which is integral to the titles across all seasons of the show.

“The challenge comes in balancing the authentic scientific cymatic forms with iconography and forms …