Into the West (song)

"Into the West" is a song written by Fran Walsh, Howard Shore and Annie Lennox, performed by Annie Lennox during the closing credits of the movie '.

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Fran Walsh - Howard Shore - Annie Lennox

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The song was conceived as a bittersweet Elvish lament for those who have sailed across the Sundering Sea.

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Elvish - Sundering Sea

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In the commentaries and documentaries accompanying the extended DVD edition of the movie, director Peter Jackson explains that the song was partially inspired by the premature death from cancer of a young New Zealand filmmaker named Cameron Duncan whose work had impressed Jackson and his team. The first public performance of the song was at Duncan's funeral.

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DVD - Peter Jackson - Cancer - New Zealand - Cameron Duncan

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The song won the Oscar for Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song) at the 76th Academy Awards, one of the movie's 11 Academy Awards.

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Oscar - 76th Academy Awards

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