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Into the West (song)

"Into the West" is a song performed by Annie Lennox, and the end-credit song of the 2003 film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. It is written by Lennox, Return of the King producer and co-writer Fran Walsh, and composed and co-written by the film's composer Howard Shore.[1] The song plays in full during the closing credits of Return of the King,[1] although instrumental music from the song (which forms the theme of the Grey Havens) plays at other points during the film itself.

For other uses, see Into the West (disambiguation).

"Into the West"

November 2003

New Zealand

Pop, New age

4:35

Reprise

Annie Lennox, Fran Walsh, Howard Shore[1]

Howard Shore

The song was later covered by New Zealand singers Yulia Townsend and Will Martin and American singer Peter Hollens. In 2014, German a cappella Metal band van Canto performed a cover on their fifth studio album, Dawn of the Brave.[2]

the album version – 4:35

the radio edit – 3:59

the acoustic edit – 4:05

the acoustic version – 4:39

the version without the orchestral ending – 4:34

the film version with the orchestral ending – 5:48

The song has five different versions, in addition to the one used in Return of the King (with the orchestral ending). Promos were made available in late November 2003. The versions, with their playing times, are:

– vocals

Annie Lennox

– guitar

John Parricelli

Dermot Crehan – hardingfele, fiddle, violin

Ulrich Herkenhoff – flute