The last installment of "The Hobbit" is going to be released in theaters soon and it's about time for the soundtrack to be unveiled.
Billy Boyd's song for the "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" will, according to Empire Online, end with a symmetry to "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" with a song performed by Pippin (played by Billy Boyd) and the track has been released early for fans to listen to before the film is set to air in theaters.
The song, called "The Last Goodbye" goes this way: "We came all this way / But now comes the day / To bid you farewell."
Boyd explained lyrics of the song, saying, "We focused on not just the final installment, but moreso on this 10-year epic adventure. A song to sum up the six movies. We recorded in Wellington, New Zealand, at one point traveling to Auckland to Neil Finn's studio where we recorded some of the guitar. It was surreal to be in his studio, as he did the song for 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'."
The song, according to Metro UK, was penned by Boyd with director Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and producer Philippa Boyens, and will be sung by the actor at the end of the final "Hobbit" film.
The trio of Jackson, Walsh, and Boyens have all praises for Boyd, noting that the actor is as accomplished a songwriter as anyone. They went on to say, "There is always something simple and truthful and heartfelt running through even the grandest of the tales of Professor Tolkien. As Thorin tells Bilbo at the end of 'The Hobbit', if the world valued song and cheer above gold it would be a merrier place. As much as 'The Battle of the Five Armies' is an epic story about war and sacrifice and loss, it is also a personal tale about the importance of friendship and family and home."
As for Boyd, the song also meant a lot to him, explaining, "I wanted the song to be a goodbye to all the fans who have been part of this amazing journey and to the whole world of Tolkien as it has been told in the cinema for our generation. No one knows the world of Tolkien better than Peter, Fran and Philippa, and I feel incredibly touched and honoured to be asked to write and perform this song, and to be at the start and end of these beautiful, historic stories. To once again work so closely with them has been one of the true honors of my working life."
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