Documentary - Creating "The Last Goodbye" by Billy Boyd 

Absolutely! He’s a gem for sure. So humble and down to earth.

He bows to no-one.

"We need to go again." 😁

All you English, Welsh or Scotts have...well. Posh. I have My Masters from Helsinki Uni.

Did not know, before this. I loved the LOTR ending song by Annie Lenox: West.

I have to admit I teared up too. And still get a lump in my throat at times when I listen to it. 💛

Billy's video of this song is one of my very most favorite of all videos. I still watch/listen to it often. Have never seen this documentary of it before -- lovely find!

@@rowanaforrest9792 Glad you stumbled on this. It’s a lovely little nugget. 🙂

Totally 100% agree ! Such a beautiful song, beautiful talent, beautiful way to close out the trilogy...really all 6 films....

@@scottwalker9095 Yes indeed. It’s like a farewell to the 6 films and also to a 20 year journey shared by so many of us. 🥹 💛

It does hit deep, doesn’t it. Every time I choose to hear it, I need to be in a certain headspace; because it’s not a song I can hear casually.

It is indeed a very melancholic song and speaks not just to the ending of The Hobbit but to the end of the Peter Jackson era of Middle-earth. I think for fans of the LOTR films, this song was really a “last goodbye” in that sense. 🥲

I get you about the music being the fabric that binds the two trilogies together. I could close my eyes and listen to the soundtracks, and instantly be taken not just to Middle-earth but back to the time in my life when I first discovered them. Beautiful nostalgia! ☺️

@@Westminstrelsy omg you replied lmao I was not expecting that !

@@tylerduangtavanh763 Well thank you for taking the time to leave your comment. It’s always nice to know when people are discovering this content and share the same feelings about the music. 🙂

Моя любимая песня! Желаю вам больше подписчиков.

It does feel very melancholic and evocative of the books for sure. Both within the story, and with regard to the production crew - the passing of an Age. Glad you found the video! ☺️

Same

It is very rewarding to see the effort they put into the music and the end credits sequences. ☺️

In addition to this beautiful music, that artwork they used for the end credits is so gorgeous!

Yes yes yes yes yes. It’s exactly all of this that really makes this song so poignant. ☺️

You’ve summed it up beautifully. ♥️

i would have loved all of the actors who were left to do like a choir situation (just on the chorus ) x

Yes it is. So light and emotive. So very Hobbitish. 🥹

Yes, yes it does. I think we all have personal stories that go along with these films and the 20 years that span them.🥹

@@Westminstrelsy I picture a montage of my childhood rolling in slo-mo with the song playing in the back. 🥹

@@elliot7593 Oh gee! That’s really so lovely. 🥹 For me it’s memories of lazy college days when my world was simpler and life felt full of promise. ☺️

Yes for sure. It was a brilliant idea picking him for the end credits song.

I feel you on this. This song is really the culmination of a journey that, for many of us, began in the early 2000s. I think it has an added layer of nostalgia because of that. 🙂

I couldn’t agree more. 😎

Yes, yes I know what you mean. His voice evokes such nostalgia. 🥹

They’re nostalgic for sure. ☺️

Me too bro.

nothing wrong to revisit them

@@Westminstrelsy well for me I just saw them a few weeks ago so I can confirm that they’re also awesome without that

@@jaypaint4855 How lovely to hear this. I’ve always wondered what it would be like to watch the Hobbit films without having experienced the LOTR films.

You’ve said it well! This song was certainly a farewell to Peter Jackson’s Middle-earth that began in 1999. 🥹

Oh gosh I know exactly what you mean. This is nostalgic on sooooo many levels. 🥹

Billy is a Hobbit at heart. 😆

Oh gosh yes. The Last Goodbye and Into the West are both really moving in their own way. 💔

Yeah, and they both have that melancholic vibe, of endings and of finality.

Selbst der Text hat was ähnliches. 9:29

Immer wenn ich in das Gesicht von Martin Freeman sehe,erinnert mich das an Billy Boyd. 11:05

Hahah! I’ll never not hear it that way anymore. 😆

Indeed. That’s dedication for sure. ☺️

Billy is indeed extremely humble and down to earth.

It is a lovely song indeed - very reminiscent of the feelings Tolkien’s poems and songs evoke.

That’s lovely. ☺️

Yes! So heartfelt and nostalgic and Tolkienesque. 🥹

This song does indeed get one emotional - it makes the end of an age, in a manner of speaking. 🥹

It is extremely poignant and so very Tolkienesque… I know exactly what you mean. ☺️

I think so too. ☺️☺️☺️

Indeed he is. A real Hobbit at heart. 🙂

I feel you. 💛

It’s very touching indeed, and I know what you mean about it bringing you to tears.

Haha indeed. It’s a very moving one for sure - I myself keep re-watching it. ☺️

I couldn’t agree more. ♥️

No it isn’t 😂😂😂😂

Yes indeed! The films were genuine labours of love. Glad you found the video and liked it. ☺️

Yes indeed, it is really beautiful even on repeat listens. It’s so melancholic and reminiscent of Tolkien’s own poems and songs. Glad you enjoyed revisiting it through this video. 🙂

Yes I know right? It’s just too nostalgic and emotive on a different level. It gets me every single time too. 🥹 Glad you found this video and liked it. ♥️

Tbh I haven’t watched this video in a while because I get somehow emotional. 🥹

This ☝️ and Far Over The Misty Mountains Cold. 😏

Hahah! Don’t we all! 😆

Peter, Fran, Philippa and every single other person that worked on these movies/acted in them, WE LOVE YOU ALL DEARLY!!!!! I salute each and every one of you good sirs and dames. Every single thing about all six movies is OUT-F'N-STANDING and not one single person will ever change my mind.

@@leemiller6977 Absolutely agree Lee! These movies were passion projects. And now they are full of nostalgia. Thanks for stopping by and commenting. It’s lovely to know that people are still enjoying these videos. ☺️

@@WestminstrelsyPassion projects is putting it lightly, hehehehehe. No matter how many times I've seen the six movies, within a few months or so I restart the marathon over again!!! Thanks for the reply and thanks for the insights into the greatest world of lore ever made. Now I've got to check out your other videos.

@@leemiller6977 Please do! I think you’ll like them. 🙂 And yes, the word passion is indeed adequate. ☺️

@@Westminstrelsy Fine, well played.

Yes. It feels very “earthy” and “folksy”. Definitely very Hobbitty. 🙂

It is high up on my list too, for sure. ☺️

I can’t see the number of dislikes, but in any case, I’m always more interested in the people who do like this music. ♥️

Yes he is. And such a beautiful voice. I loved Edge of Night in ROTK as well. ☺️

I know. It’s like they want half-baked adaptations. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Did you read the hobbit. Because it’s pretty clear at least the writers and director of the movie couldn’t care less about respecting Tolkien’s work. Absolute trash trilogy

@@D00GNUKEM. Yes, I have read the books multiple times. While there are definitely differences and lots of things left out completely, I understand why they had to leave things out in the movies because otherwise the movies would have needed to be like twice as long, which I would have been fine with, but that's Hollywood I guess. Production companies want to see results and there are timelines and such. Some changes and things left out I don't really understand, but I never got the sense from those movies that the writers and directors didn't try to capture Tolkien's themes and the basic structure of the books. Whereas if you look at the Rings of Power it's almost unrecognizable when compared to the works it is supposed to be based on.

@@D00GNUKEM. Also, just to be clear, I was comparing the amount of care that went into the films vs the Amazon series. The films aren’t perfect, but to me, and frankly to the vast majority of Tolkien fans out there, Peter Jackson and the team associated with the movies did an extraordinary job translating the books to film compared to what Amazon did with The Rings of Power.

@@kennycarver1774 my bad man, I should have been clearer. My main gripe is with the hobbit films specifically. I absolutely love the Lord of the rings trilogy, it’s a masterpiece. But as for The hobbit. They fabricated a whole bunch of nonsense and added stupid recurring characters like legolas who was not in the original book. so they could milk 3x 3 hour movies out of it and beat as much money out of that dead horse as possible. While also simultaneously cutting out excellent parts of the original story that are Tolkien fan favorites. Tom Bombadil for example. I love the lord of the rings. Books and movies. The Hobbit. Is my favourite book of all time. And the movies disgust me. A simultaneous cash grab and slap in the face to real fans of the book. As for rings of power. I can’t comment because I refuse to watch it. I knew it would be terrible the moment they announced it.

@@D00GNUKEM. Yeah, I definitely agree with the whole Legolas nonsense, not to mention Tauriel. I honestly didn't dislike that character, but I didn't understand why they felt it was necessary to add in that character and a love story instead of adding in more of awesome characters like Beorn or Tom Bombadil like you said. I think Tom Bombadil is a difficult one though because so little is known of him in general. Despite it's flaws and my little gripes, when you compare it to Rings of Power it's a masterpiece. I think if you watched Rings of Power you would understand, but I definitely don't blame you for not wanting to watch it. It will just infuriate you.

The songs really are lovely, aren’t they? And The Last Goodbye is indeed very melancholic. Hope your piano lessons go well - the basic melody is quite easy to play. ☺️

@@Westminstrelsy thank you! they will be voice lessons 😁

Yes indeed it is. ☺️

It’s really a nice little documentary isn’t it? 😀

Cherish the memories and look forward to starting a new stage of your journey through life. Wish you the best. 🙂

I’m glad I did because of people like you who appreciate it. ☺️

Very nostalgic!

This was one of the best things to come out of the Hobbit movies. ☺️

Hah! Indeed I’m not a fan of that Tauriel/Kili storyline as it felt forced. This song however hit all the right thematic notes and felt really authentic.

There needed to be a girl character. I really liked Tauriel and the romance was light and sweet

Yes I agree - the music and the lyrics tell their own parallel story, and are very much Tolkienesque.

Personally, Wandering Day from ROP felt very much in keeping with Tolkien, and despite it’s flaws, I thought like the show did have some lovely, poignant moments. ☺️

It sure is. 🙂

It’s indeed a very poignant song. And may you live to be eleventy one before it is played for you. ☺️

Thanks, I guess you know how close is Finnish and Elvish?

@@petrusinvictus3603 Yes indeed I do. I had a Tolkien friend from Finland back in the day, and it was really lovely to pick up some Finnish words and phrases. ☺️

Kauan olkoon siihen. May it take long time.

FBC=BBC. Voted for the most beatiful Finnish sentence: Alavilla mailla hallavaara. Means: Frost on low countrisides.

I noted in the description that it was a documentary by Internet Today. I probably must’ve downloaded and saved it. I don’t really recall now if it was also on the Appendices (it’s been so many years).

Hello, as I mentioned in the description, the credit for this video goes to Internet Today who had originally published this documentary. I don’t know if, or where, it is still available, but this is the complete documentary which I had saved for posterity’s sake. 🙂

@@Westminstrelsy ❤ thanks!

@@krotodin2564 Welcome anytime ☺️

I totally agree - the music was the gem that this trilogy gave us. 🙂

Of course not, because RoP is first and foremost a cash grab by scummy Amazon execs and not an artistic project.

Depressing or melancholic? 😅

This is indeed a very poignant song and very much in keeping with Tolkein, and to be honest, I did think ROP had some beautiful Tolkienesque moments too - one example is the song Wandering Day which is (for me) on par with this song and others in LOTR. ☺️ There is always beauty to be found in the unlikeliest of places if only we are willing to see it.

Hehehahaha! THROW yourself in next time and RID us of your STUPIDITY! 😆

Sadly, New Zealand is much too far away for me to travel to, at least at this point in my life it is. If I could go anywhere and do anything I've ever wanted to do, it would be to travel to New Zealand to see all the filming locations and to just soak all of the beauty into my soul!!!