i believe that the score was perfect in this movie.....especially the piece entitled concerning hobbits.....i beileve it brought out their happiness quality and how brave they can be. I myself am a fan of the book....the movie...the score. Even though i believe that the movie should have featured tom bombadil and the barrow downs..i belive that director peter jackson did a very good job in visually creating one of tolkien's greatest masterpieces....even though many have failed. and i believe that anyone who disagrees is either not a avid fan of tolkien or jackson(who also directed many outstanding horror movies)or that they are butt holes thank ya!