Charlie Vickers also shared his pump-up playlist with EW, and how it changed from Halbrand to Sauron.

The first season ofThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Powerwas shrouded in secrecy.

That put a lot of pressure on the huge ensemble cast not to spoil anything ahead of time.

Charlie Vickers as Halbrand, a.k.a. the dark lord Sauron, on ‘The Rings of Power’

Charlie Vickers as Halbrand, a.k.a. the dark lord Sauron, on ‘The Rings of Power’.Amazon Studios

Season 2 is different.

Tolkien, which kicks off Aug. 29, but at leastnow we know who Sauron is.

“I told so many lies on that press tour.”

“Hall H yesterday was amazing, and you might feel the energy,” he said.

“It’s been really special.”

“Mine was Philip Glass,” Edwards said.

“The soundtrack to the movieThe Hours… Arpeggios over and over and over.”

“I had a playlist.

“Like King’s College Cambridge choir, choral music.”

“Wasn’t Galadriel’s theme one of your top-played?”

“It was one,” Vickers confirmed.

“I’ve just plagiarized your theme to Sauron.

That’s his theme now!”

“Oh, that’s quite dark actually,” Clark replied.

“Like, ‘I’m usurping a part of you.'”