And please know that, in a wonderfully serendipitous moment, a poster at another forum wrote this today when I answered an ambiguous question about the soundtrack with 185 words (in four paragraphs):

Wow, ignore that fool magpie above me with his/her long winded nonsense.
To answer your question:
Evenstar, by Enya

I might note that that answer is partially wrong. Enya did not sing Evenstar. And even if they'd gotten the artist right, the answer could only be right if they had correctly assumed which scene and which part of that scene the original poster was referring to. I did not assume and gave the person three possibilities it could be with info on how to determine which was which.

Counselors can be hard to get to know. They have an unusually rich inner life, but they are reserved and tend not to share their reactions except with those they trust. With their loved ones, certainly, Counselors are not reluctant to express their feelings, their face lighting up with the positive emotions, but darkening like a thunderhead with the negative. Indeed, because of their strong ability to take into themselves the feelings of others, Counselors can be hurt rather easily by those around them, which, perhaps, is one reason why they tend to be private people, mutely withdrawing from human contact.

I've had a few experiences as an educator. One was as a TA for an online class on the Lord of the Rings. My experience there (and in further literary forums) was fascinating. I've encountered hundreds of people exploring and discussing the books--some reading it for the first time, some for the 20th time. Some have only read LOTR, some have read every thing Tolkien wrote on Middle-earth. What I love is each of us has our own personal relationship to the story and that that relationship changes with every new experience we have in life or new idea we encounter in discussion. In the end, what's often most important in any discussion about the book is what it tells us about ourselves. If 8 people engage in a discussion about Denethor, we could easily have 8 different takes on him. And I'm fascinated about what each of those views says about the person expressing them.

I think we all get our own relationship with the soundtracks. Howard Shore is the creator. And I respectfully give him the final say in what is an accurate description of his work. But, on the other hand, any created work -- any form of art -- becomes the possession of the beholder too. It's perhaps important for me to know what the poet intended... but I think it's just as important for me to have my own relationship with the poem. And if my interpretation and use of the poem differs from the poet I say, 'So what?'. It's mine now. I won't argue this view. I won't say I know better than the poet. But I will cherish my own relationship and I won't relinquish it because I'm being told it's wrong.

I explored this thinking more HERE where I said,
A consideration or discussion of a piece of art serves many purposes. Only one is to understand 'the work'. If a group of people sit down to view an unfamiliar work and then discuss what they think of it, all sorts of interesting things can come to light that really have little to do with the artist or even the work. That group might discover more about themselves as individuals, group dynamics, roles each play within the group, cultural paradigms, etc.

The goal is multifold, imo. First, to seek to be educated about as much as one can, from as valid a source as one can. Second, to allow for thoughts other than the 'official line' to exist and be discussed. Third, to understand the difference between the two approaches when forming an opinion, stating a point, or debating an issue. That goes for both 'sides'... that is: people who gravitate towards one approach strongly. If you're all fact based... lighten up sometimes. If you're all personal opinion based... educate yourself. Learn to listen as much as you like to talk. Understand where the other party is coming from and allow for differences in approach.