The file metadata credits this piece to Howard Shore and titles it A Storm Is Coming, while the soundboard tags connect it to The Lord of the Rings, which helps explain its epic, foreboding tone. On soundboards and in short-form edits, the title His Greed Sickens Me has become the shorthand for the clip, framing the music as a reaction to selfish or grasping behaviour. That pairing of familiar fantasy scoring with a blunt meme label is why it keeps circulating, especially in edits that need instant drama without any dialogue.
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A dramatic Lord of the Rings orchestral swell, credited to Howard Shore, used as a meme sound for greed, betrayal and ominous reveals in short videos.
This nine-second clip builds like a storm gathering over a battlefield, with low strings and brass swelling steadily until the music feels heavy and foreboding. There is no spoken line in the music itself, just a rising orchestral tension that makes a simple moment feel grave and consequential. Creators use it to underline a reveal, a selfish decision or a character turning toward something darker, letting the score do the emotional work. The effect is instantly cinematic, turning an ordinary edit into a scene that feels like it belongs in an epic fantasy film.
