DESCRIPTION:
It is in this sequence that Gollum's Pity theme gains its greatest dramatic significance. The creature is wretched and vile to be sure,
but in the end, he's a victim of the Ring. Here, as Gollum's crooked tune sings in the cor, the music articulates a sense of sadness
and regret—the same pity that stayed Bilbo's hand years ago.
As Frodo and Gandalf continue discussing the peril of their journey, an alto flute softly intones bits of the Hobbit's Understanding
variation on the Shire theme. This sequence, also part of the Cannes preview, marks the first time Shore wove the Shire theme
into his score. A nearly identical figure will return near the end of the first film when Frodo remembers Gandalf 's words.