The phrase "home is behind, the world ahead" is uttered by Gandalf near the beginning of the 2012 film ', as Bilbo and the dwarves leave the Shire for the first time. The film score then picks out a few bars of the melody to the song as it features in the later films. The song is used in the 2003 "The Return of the King" and in the teaser trailer of 28 July 2014 for ', which tells the "adventure" of the poem. The film features a new, related song written by Boyd, called "The Last Goodbye."