Howard Shore
Biography
Howard Leslie Shore (born October 18, 1946) is a Canadian composer, conductor and orchestrator noted for his film scores. He has composed the scores for over 80 films, most notably for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies. He won three Academy Awards for his work on The Lord of the Rings, one for the song "Into the West", an award he shared with Eurythmics lead vocalist Annie Lennox and writer/producer Fran Walsh, who wrote the lyrics. He consistently collaborates with director David Cronenberg, having scored all but one of his films since 1979, and collaborated with Martin Scorsese on six of his films. Shore has also composed concert works including one opera, The Fly, based on the plot of Cronenberg's 1986 film, which premiered at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris on July 2, 2008; a short piece named Fanfare for the Wanamaker Organ and the Philadelphia Orchestra; and a short overture for the Swiss 21st Century Symphony Orchestra. Shore has also composed for television, including serving as the original musical director for the American sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live from 1975 to 1980. In addition to his three Oscars, Shore has won three Golden Globe Awards, four Grammy Awards, three Genie Awards, and nine Canadian Screen Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Howard Shore, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movies (48)
The Shrouds
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self - SNL Musical Director 1975 - 1980
2025
Drift
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2023
Howard Shore Weekend - Eastern Promises
2023
Howard Shore Weekend - The Lord of the Rings
2023
The Pale Blue Eye
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2022
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening
Main Title Theme Composer (Sound)
2022
Crimes of the Future
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2022
Pieces of a Woman
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2020
Funny Boy
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2020
The Lost Prince
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2020
The Song of Names
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2019
The Catcher Was a Spy
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2018
Score: A Film Music Documentary
as Self
2017
Denial
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2016
Spotlight
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2015
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2014
Rosewater
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2014
Maps to the Stars
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2014
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2013
Jimmy P.
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2013
The Ephemerol Diaries: An Interview with Stephen Lack
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2012
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2012
Citizens of Cosmopolis
as Self
2012
Cosmopolis
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2012
Hugo
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2011
A Dangerous Method
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2011
Howard Shore: A Composer's Dream
as Self
2011
100 Jahre Hollywood - Die Carl Laemmle Story
as Self
2011
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2010
Edge of Darkness
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2010
Doubt
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2008
The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2008
To Each His Own Cinema
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2007
Eastern Promises
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2007
The Last Mimzy
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2007
The Departed
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2006
Scoring the Silence
as Self
2006
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
as Self
2005
A History of Violence
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2005
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
as Self
2005
Lord of the Brush
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2005
The Aviator
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2004
Creating the Lord of the Rings Symphony
as Self
2004
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
as Self
2004
Ed Wood: The Theremin
as Self - Composer
2004
People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'
as Self
2004
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
as Drinking Rohan Soldier (uncredited)
2003
