At the moment, I'm computing to a lil' Howard Shore* (FotR soundtrack). I absolutely love "The Breaking of the Fellowship", as it serves as a bittersweet epilogue to the rest of the album — much like the film scene during which this piece is performed, where sadness is expressed but the promise of future triumph lingers (this too is evident in the score). To this day I am amazed by the musical geniuses that exist in today's world, and by the fact that Shore (and others, naturally) can so vividly depict cinematic and literary scenes, plots, characters, and emotions through his music.

If you haven't already, go buy the score-soundtracks to all three Lord of the Rings films. And I hope you have the DVD's as well! The glorious music is just the icing on a delicious cake, albeit a metaphorical one.

* the composer for the Lord of the Rings films' orchestral accompaniments.