"I should like to save the Shire, if I could - though there have been times when I thought the inhabitants too stupid and dull for words, and have felt that an earthquake or an invasion of dragons might be good for them. But I don't feel like that now. I feel that as long as the Shire lies behind, safe and comfortable, I shall find wandering more bearable: I shall know that somewhere there is a firm foothold, even if my feet cannot stand there again."

carrying the world around his neck

"I see no hope of it now. But I've got to do the best I can."

<sub>An instrumental mix inspired by Frodo Baggins.

tracklist: 1. The Shire - Howard Shore // 2. Tristan and Yvaine - Ilan Eshkeri // 3. Bag End - Howard Shore // 4. Romantic Flight - John Powell // 5. Very Old Friends - Howard Shore // 6. Rose - James Horner // 7. The Road Goes Ever On Pt.1 - Howard Shore // 8. Reaching - Audiomachine // 9. Evenstar - Howard Shore // 10. King of Pride Rock - Hans Zimmer // 11. The Tales That Really Matter - Howard Shore // 12. Tennessee - Hans Zimmer // 13. The Fellowship Reunited - Howard Shore // 14. For the Love of a Princess - James Horner // 15. Dreaming of Bag End - Howard Shore // 16. Rue’s Farewell - James Newton Howard // 17. Beyond the Forest - Howard Shore // 18. I Need You - James Newton Howard // 19. Elanor - Howard Shore

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