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Amazon reveals Thom Merrilin's guitar


Jason Denzel
  • Amazon's official WoTonPrime social media revealed a short video featuring Thom's Merrilin's guitar.


Amazon's official WoTonPrime social media accounts revealed today a brief video showcasing Thom Merrilin's guitar. The video showed how the instrument went through its design phase to becoming an actual prop seen in the show.

 

 

About Thom's instruments

In the Wheel of Time books, Thom Merrilin (played by Alexandre Willaume in the TV show) is a skilled gleeman with a far-more-interesting-than-he-would-like past. He demonstrates his skill with both a harp and a flute. But interestingly, WoT TV showrunner Rafe Judkins and his team made the decision to give Thom a guitar instead. Here's what he wrote in a Q&A addressing the topic:

 

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Thom is a good example of changes made for the show. For one, I want characters to appear when we have the time to spend to properly introduce them and get enough scenes for them to attract a great actor for the role. You will never see scenes on the show where four random people appear, say two lines, and then disappear for seasons. It just won't get you the caliber of actor you need and it doesn't properly intro the character to the audience. So for Thom, we wanted to give him a proper introduction, and we also wanted him to have a strong masculine energy that made a counterpoint to Moiraine. We saw actors of all ages, races, and vibes to play Thom but when Alex Willaume's tape came through we knew he was Thom and moved toward his vibe for the character which was younger and grittier than books Thom. The guitar looks much more fitting in his hands and with his voice than a lyre. When he stomps onto stage in the show, it's a MOMENT, and that's what we wanted for Thom. Never fear, multicolored cloak it's still in existence, but different than you imagine. Isis (our costume designer) nailed it. 

 

-Rafe Judkins

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Amazon has already released preview videos of the Winespreing Inn, Tam's heron-marked sword, and a basic audio trailer

 

What do you think of the Thom's guitar? Join the conversation below or view our reaction on The Wheel of Time Community Show on YouTube.

Learn more about Amazon's Wheel of Time TV show.  

 

 

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So inspiring and encouraging! What a treat. I would donate every copper I have! The guitar has an age to it, the music is great, moody and suspenseful! 

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thom's actor was good with a guitar, so they gave thom a guitar. i guess if they were more convinced by a different actor with a different instrument, thom would have played it instead. finding an actor skilled with a harp and lyre would have been too unlikely.

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Rather confused. Maybe a lute is better than this...ukulele ? Yet both seem too "modern", I always imagine Thom as a medieval minstrel, not an indie-music artist.

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Now I'm wondering if, when Rand and Mat "play for their supper" at the Grinwell farm, Rand will sit by the fire and play the guitar for a googly-eyed Else... I can picture it, and it works.

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The patchwork of color on the inside of his cloak??

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JoulyCreem

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I can't even describe it in my own words. I think the only touch to this guitar would have cost me $100. It's a piece of art, for real. When I see old instruments like that, Stradivari's violin always comes to my head. A real masterpiece, a real work of art. I guess there are no such people on Earth anymore. I wonder what old guitar picks looked like if they actually existed then. I really admire these ones btw https://ironageaccessories.com/collections/guitar-picks. I can't even imagine how hard it is to come up with something you've never seen before. Madness. But I love it. Keep us updated!

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roxcntrum

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Oh, that's super cool! I saw the video of Thom Merrilin's guitar on Amazon's Vote on Prime social media, and it got me all excited for the upcoming show! 🎸 Being a guitar enthusiast myself, I've been jamming a lot lately and even found some awesome happy birthday chords to surprise my friends on their special day. It's such a blast to learn new chords and add them to my repertoire. If you're into guitar playing, too, you should definitely give them a try!
Guitar playing and fantasy adventures it's the perfect combo for me!

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On 12/24/2020 at 8:02 AM, king of nowhere said:

thom's actor was good with a guitar, so they gave thom a guitar. i guess if they were more convinced by a different actor with a different instrument, thom would have played it instead. finding an actor skilled with a harp and lyre would have been too unlikely. A cool instrument, I used to play the guitar but now I switched to the ukulele. This is an interesting musical instrument, I usually find chords for songs here  https://www.ukulele-tabs.com/ I like the variety of choices and genres

I like this instrument too

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