Editing Enya (section)

===1998–2007: ''A Day Without Rain'' and ''Amarantine''===
In 1998, Enya, Roma and Nicky Ryan received the [[Ivor Novello Awards|Ivor Novello]] award for International Achievement.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-23 |title=Enya, Nicky Ryan and Roma Ryan |url=https://ivorsacademy.com/nominee/enya-nicky-ryan-and-roma-ryan/ |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=The Ivors Academy |language=en-GB}}</ref> That year, Enya started work on her fifth studio album, titled ''[[A Day Without Rain]].'' In a departure from her previous albums, Enya incorporated greater use of a synthesised [[string section]] into her compositions, something that was not a conscious decision at first, but Enya and Nicky Ryan agreed that it complemented the songs that were being written. The album was released in November 2000 and reached number 6 in the UK<ref name=UKchart/> and an initial peak of number 17 in the US.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2000-12-16|title=Billboard 200 for the week of December 16, 2000|magazine=Billboard|access-date=19 March 2016}}</ref>

In the aftermath of the [[September 11 attacks|9/11 attacks]], US sales of the album and its lead single "[[Only Time]]" surged after the song was widely used during radio and television coverage of the events,<ref name="VH12001" /> leading to its description as 'a post-September 11th anthem'.<ref name="billboard2005">{{Cite magazine|magazine=Billboard |title=Enya Expands Lyrical Language|date=21 November 2005 |url=http://www.enyabookofdays.com/articles/amaran_13.htm|access-date=5 January 2016 |archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303185729/http://enyabookofdays.com/articles/amaran_13.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> The exposure caused ''A Day Without Rain'' to outperform its original chart performance to peak at number 2 on the ''Billboard'' 200,<ref name="VH12001" /> and the release of a [[maxi single|maxi-single]] containing the original and a pop remix of "Only Time" in November 2001. Enya donated its proceeds in aid of the [[International Association of Firefighters]]. The song topped the ''Billboard'' [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks]] chart and went to number 10 on the Hot 100 singles, Enya's highest charting US single to date.<ref>{{cite web|title=Infinity Charts: German Top 20 |url=http://ki.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de/~topsi/deu2001/deu_2001t.html|publisher=Ki.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de |date=5 March 2001|access-date=14 August 2009|archive-date=18 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218165740/http://ki.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de/~topsi/deu2001/deu_2001t.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2001, Enya agreed to write and perform on two tracks for the [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' (2001) at the request of director [[Peter Jackson]].<ref name=disquiet2002>{{cite web |url=http://disquiet.com/2002/02/01/into-the-mystic/|title=Into The Mystic|first=Marc|last=Weidenbaum|date=1 February 2002|publisher=Disquiet |access-date=14 August 2009}}</ref> Composer [[Howard Shore]] 'imagined her voice' as he wrote the film's score, making an uncommon exception to include another artist in one of his soundtracks.<ref name=lotrbook>{{Cite book|url=http://www.lordoftherings-soundtrack.com/fotr_annotated_score_2.pdf |title=The Music of The Lord of the Rings Films – Part 1 – The Fellowship of the Ring: The Annotated Score|first=Doug|last=Adams|year=2005 |pages=8, 23, 27}}</ref> After flying to New Zealand to observe the filming and to watch a rough cut of the film,<ref name=VH12001>{{Cite news |url=http://enyabookofdays.com/articles/adwr-27.htm |title=Enya: 'Time' and 'Time' Again|date=17 October 2001|first=Eric|last=Schumacher-Rasmussen|publisher=VH1|access-date=19 March 2016|archive-date=2 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402123002/http://enyabookofdays.com/articles/adwr-27.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Enya returned to Ireland and composed "[[Aníron]]" (the theme for Aragorn and Arwen), with lyrics by Roma in [[J. R. R. Tolkien]]'s fictional [[Elvish language]] [[Sindarin]], and "[[May It Be]]", sung in English and another Tolkien language, [[Quenya]]. Shore then based his orchestrations around Enya's recorded vocals and themes to create "a seamless sound".<ref name=lotrbook/>

In 2002, Enya released "May It Be" as a single which earned her an [[Academy Award]] nomination for [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]]. She performed the song live with an orchestra at the [[74th Academy Awards]] ceremony in March 2002,<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/rock-at-the-oscars-20080225/oscar-rewind-enya-2002-44817217|title=Rock at the Oscars: A Brief History of Music at Hollywood's Big Night (Image 17 of 42)|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=1 February 2011|access-date=21 March 2016}}</ref> and later cited the moment as a career highlight.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/enya-breaks-her-silence-on-fame-privacy-and-music-1.2428630|title=Enya breaks her silence on fame, privacy and music|first=Lauren|last=Murphy|date=13 November 2015 |newspaper=The Irish Times|access-date=12 February 2017}}</ref> Her two songs for the film were recorded at [[Abbey Road Studios]].<ref name=":12" />

Enya undertook additional studio projects in 2001 and 2002. The first was work on the soundtrack of the Japanese romantic film ''[[Calmi Cuori Appassionati]]'' (2001), which was subsequently released as ''[[Themes from Calmi Cuori Appassionati]]'' (2001).

This release is formed of tracks spanning her career from ''Enya'' to ''A Day Without Rain'' with two [[B-sides]]. The album went to number 2 in Japan and became Enya's second album to sell one million copies in the country.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ABIEAAAAMBAJ&q=Themes+from+Calmi+Cuori+Appassionati&pg=PA62|magazine=Billboard|date=10 November 2001|page=62|title=Hits of the World|access-date=8 August 2016}}</ref>

In 2004, Enya had another significant "Boadicea" sampling request from [[Sean Combs|Diddy]], for the song "[[I Don't Wanna Know]]" performed by [[Mario Winans]]. She said that the producer 'phoned the studio we were working in and Nicky took the call and he [Diddy] just said he had this fantastic singer that he was working with and it was Mario Winans. Immediately we said “send the song” and it was a great song.'<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weiss|first=Passion of the|title=A Conversation With Enya About Sampling, The Nature Of Fame, And How To Control Your Career |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/passionoftheweiss/2016/06/20/a-conversation-with-enya-about-sampling-the-nature-of-fame-and-how-to-control-your-career/|access-date=2023-11-26|website=Forbes}}</ref> 

In September 2003, Enya returned to Aigle Studio to start work on her sixth studio album, ''[[Amarantine (album)|Amarantine]]''.{{sfn|Ryan|2005|p=Foreword}} Roma said the title means "everlasting".<ref name=billboard2005/> The album marks the first instance of Enya singing in [[Loxian]], a fictional language created by Roma that came about when Enya was working on "Water Shows the Hidden Heart". After numerous attempts to sing the song in English, Irish, and Latin, Roma suggested a new language based on some of the sounds Enya would sing along to when developing her songs. It was a success, and Enya sang "Less Than a Pearl" and "The River Sings" in the same way. Roma worked on the language further, creating a 'culture and history' behind it surrounding the Loxian people who are on another planet, questioning the existence of life outside of Earth.<ref name=billboard2005/> "Sumiregusa (Wild Violet)" is sung in Japanese.<ref name=billboard2005/> ''Amarantine'' was a global success, reaching number 6 on the ''Billboard'' 200<ref name=USalbumchart/> and number 8 in the UK.<ref name=UKchart/> It has sold over 1 million certified copies in the US, a considerable drop in sales in comparison to her previous albums. Enya dedicated the album to BBC producer [[Tony McAuley]] who had commissioned Enya to write the soundtrack to ''The Celts'', following his death in 2003.<ref name=bbcnews2005>{{cite news |title=Enya Dedicates Album to BBC Producer|date=17 November 2005|work=BBC News|access-date=5 January 2016 |url=http://enyabookofdays.com/articles/amaran_23.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110637/http://enyabookofdays.com/articles/amaran_23.htm|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> The lead single, "[[Amarantine (song)|Amarantine]]", was released in December 2005.<ref name=billboard2005/>