Things seem excellently in hand, but to add to the recs: The Children of Dune miniseries (delightfully terrible) produced a swelling, instrumental soundtrack that goes from Dramatic to peaceful and back again. I'm not sure about pining for home, but it toally evokes "woha, where are we?" vibes and then "maybe... maybe things will be okay?" if that helps.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGYiX1beDlk

Good luck with the words!