The Road Goes Ever On: A Song Cycle are poems by Tolkien, with music by Donald Swann, recorded on Caedmon Records in 1967. Poems and Songs of Middle Earth were also recorded in the same year. William Elven performs.

'The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins' was recorded by Leonard Nimoy.

Lord of the Rings was made into an animated film released in 1978, directed by Ralph Bakshi.

The Lord of the Rings, directed by Peter Jackson, is to be released as three separate live action movies beginning in 2001. There is a trailer/ preview available on the internet.

"Harvard Lampoon" published a parody of The Lord of the Rings entitled Bored of the Rings in 1969.