In Dreams (Howard Shore song)

"In Dreams" is a song by Howard Shore, with lyrics by Fran Walsh, originally written for the motion picture The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. In the movie, it was sung by the boy soprano Edward Ross of the London Oratory School Schola.[1] It was also sung by another boy soprano named James Wilson, but was not noted on the album.

The song is one of the musical themes or leitmotifs used in the music written for film series. It is a variation on Frodo's theme, which is a hymn-like variation on the Shire theme, and features a snippet of the Fellowship theme as the bridge of the song. It was originally the main end-credits song, a direct continuation of the Breaking of the Fellowship piece, which features the Hymn variant as well.

Since then, it has been arranged for many occasions, including a full symphonic version arranged by Kurt Bestor and sung by Ryan Tani and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

The last lines pay homage to There and Back Again, an alternate title for Lord of the Rings author J. R. R. Tolkien's earlier book The Hobbit, which precedes and sets the background for the main story that has been adapted into major motion pictures.

Notes

1. "Soundtracks for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 21 November 2009.