Howard Shore
Howard Leslie Shore OC (born October 18, 1946) is a Canadian composer and conductor noted for his film scores. He has composed the scores for over 80 films, most notably the scores 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, with one being 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 is also a consistent collaborator with director David Cronenberg, having scored all but one of his films since 1979. Shore has also composed a few 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 Academy Awards, Shore has also won three Golden Globe Awards and four Grammy Awards.
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- 2025 ·Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Musicas Self
- 2023 ·Howard Shore Weekend - Eastern Promisesas
- 2023 ·Howard Shore Weekend - The Lord of the Ringsas
- 2020 ·Reunited Apartas Self
- 2017 ·Score: A Film Music Documentaryas Self
- 2012 ·Citizens of Cosmopolisas Self
- 2011 ·100 Jahre Hollywood - Die Carl Laemmle Storyas Self
- 2006 ·Scoring the Silenceas Self
- 2005 ·The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Ozas Self
- 2005 ·The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Musicas Self
- 2004 ·A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'as Self
- 2004 ·Creating the Lord of the Rings Symphonyas Self
- 2004 ·Ed Wood: The Thereminas Self - Composer
- 2004 ·People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'as Self
- 2003 ·The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the Kingas Drinking Rohan Soldier (uncredited)
- 2002 ·The Making of The Fellowship of the Ringas Self
- 2001 ·Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'as Self
- 1980 ·Gilda Liveas The Candy Slice Group
- 1975 ·Saturday Night Liveas Self
- 1975 ·Saturday Night Liveas Self - Bandleader
- Future ·Howard Shore: A Composer's Dreamas Self