Fiyin Olowokandi 
It's both visually stunning and cleverly references the creation of Middle-earth.
Here’s The Deeper Meaning Behind “The Rings Of Power” Opening Credits
While The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power initially copped a lot of flak for a viral promotional video that was mistakenly shared as the show’s opening credits, fans were able to see the real deal during Episode 2 — and boy, oh boy, was it beautiful.
Prime VideoAs pointed out by u/Late_Stage_PhD on Reddit, the title sequence is an abstract visual representation that shows the creation of Middle-earth, as well as the world it exists in. This is done through the phenomenon of cymatics — which is the study of the visible effects of sound and vibrations.
In the opening, sound resonance is used to create patterns of fine particles — which, in this case, is the gold and black sand.
I’m not sure if real props were used to create this effect or whether it’s purely CGI, but either way, the result is breathtaking.
So, what does this have to do with The Lord of the Rings? Well, the creation lore for Middle-earth is described in Tolkien’s The Silmarillion, which was one of the texts used as inspiration for The Rings of Power.
Haywood Magee / Getty ImagesThe opening chapter of The Silmarillion is called “Ainulindalë”, which has been referred to as “The Music of the Ainur” in other editions of the book.
HarperCollinsIn it, Tolkien writes about how Arda (the world in which Middle-earth exists) was created by a powerful deity called Eru Ilúvatar, who was able to create things from nothingness.
Prime VideoOne of the first things Eru Ilúvatar created is the Ainur, who were pine spirits. One of them was called Melkor, also known as Morgoth, who was the first Dark Lord. Both him and his lieutenant Sauron are referred to in The Rings of Power.
Prime VideoAnd, of course, we all know Sauron turns into the embodiment of evil we see in The Lord Of The Rings films.
Eru proposed music harmonies to the Ainur and together they created the Music of the Ainur. Tolkien’s universe is then born from their music, resulting in the creation of Ada — the world where the children of Ilúvatar (men and elves) are to live.
Prime VideoMelkor — aka Morgoth — strays away from the other Ainur, desiring more power so that he could be a creator like Eru. Instead, he sowed discord and darkness into the music, and later on, waged war on Middle-earth.
Prime VideoTaking another look at the opening sequence, the golden sand granules, sound vibrations and symbols reflect the Ainur singing Tolkien’s word into existence through their harmonies.
Then, when the music gets darker, black sand corrupts the golden patterns, referencing Morgoth singing evil into Ada and spreading chaos.
If we look at the patterns that are being shaped, there are a bunch of LOTR symbols too. We see trees that could be a symbolic connection to Gondor, as well as the eye of Sauron.
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Prime VideoWhile it may look simple at first glance, the opening sequence for The Rings of Power is both visually stunning and incredibly clever at telling the origins of Tolkien’s world. Hats off to the team that created it, as well as u/Late_Stage_PhD for pointing it out.
Prime VideoI’m still stuck on what some of the other patterns are meant to represent. If you have any clues, let me know in the comments!
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