I love this track. For me it brings smiles and tears. I think the music clearly shows how Howard Shore feels. I can just hear from the music that he is just as reluctant as we are to leave ME.(Especially in the Greay Havens)
At the beginning of the track I have to smile as the flute begins to play.
The Tin whistle is replaced by the flute because it shows that all the hobbits have matured and grown up.
Depending on my moof this track has various affects on me. Sometimes I get all teary,sometimes I just smile, and sometimes it makes me feel really calm after a hectic day. So every time I listen to this track it is a surprise because every time I feel something different.
I really like Viggo's solo because songs are such an important part of this book,it shows the multitude of cultures and traditions that ME has.
Renee Fleming's voice is breathtaking, she has such a mellow voice but at the same time it is also very pure, in other words it fits Arwen well.
James Galway steals my heart as he plays the flute solo and it makes me feel sad.However, when the theme is repeated I have to smile since it reminds me of the happiness that was there at the beginning of the book and now it returns for Merry,Pippin and Sam. As for Frodo,I'm not sure. I know that it is a mix for me. I am happy that evil is destroyed but I am sad because Frodo has to leave.
So as you can see this is an important track for me.
