Howard Shore
Born: 1946-10-18 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Known For: Sound
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.
Filmography
2025
- The Shrouds ... (Original Music Composer)
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self
2023
- Howard Shore Weekend - The Lord of the Rings
- Drift ... (Original Music Composer)
- Howard Shore Weekend - Eastern Promises
2022
- The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power ... (Main Title Theme Composer)
- The Pale Blue Eye ... (Original Music Composer)
- Crimes of the Future ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening ... (Main Title Theme Composer)
2020
- Funny Boy ... (Original Music Composer)
- Pieces of a Woman ... (Original Music Composer)
- Reunited Apart as Self
- The Lost Prince ... (Original Music Composer)
2019
- The Song of Names ... (Original Music Composer)
2018
- The Catcher Was a Spy ... (Original Music Composer)
2017
- Score: A Film Music Documentary as Self
2016
- Denial ... (Original Music Composer)
2015
- Spotlight ... (Original Music Composer)
2014
- The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies ... (Original Music Composer)
- Rosewater ... (Original Music Composer)
- Maps to the Stars ... (Original Music Composer)
2013
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug ... (Original Music Composer)
2012
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Ephemerol Diaries: An Interview with Stephen Lack ... (Original Music Composer)
- Citizens of Cosmopolis as Self
- Cosmopolis ... (Original Music Composer)
2011
- Hugo ... (Original Music Composer)
- A Dangerous Method ... (Original Music Composer)
- 100 Jahre Hollywood - Die Carl Laemmle Story as Self
- Howard Shore: A Composer's Dream as Self
2010
- The Twilight Saga: Eclipse ... (Original Music Composer)
- Edge of Darkness ... (Original Music Composer)
2008
- Doubt ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) ... (Original Music Composer)
2007
- To Each His Own Cinema ... (Original Music Composer)
- Eastern Promises ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Last Mimzy ... (Original Music Composer)
2006
- The Departed ... (Original Music Composer)
- Scoring the Silence as Self
2005
- A History of Violence ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz as Self
- Lord of the Brush ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music as Self
2004
- The Aviator ... (Original Music Composer)
- A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' as Self
- People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia' as Self
- Ed Wood: The Theremin as Self - Composer
- Creating the Lord of the Rings Symphony as Self
2003
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King as Drinking Rohan Soldier (uncredited)
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special ... (Music)
2002
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers ... (Original Music Composer)
- Gangs of New York ... (Original Music Composer)
- Panic Room ... (Original Music Composer)
- Spider ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring' as Self
2001
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Score ... (Original Music Composer)
- Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs' as Self
2000
- Esther Kahn ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Yards ... (Conductor)
- The Cell ... (Original Music Composer)
- Camera ... (Original Music Composer)
- High Fidelity ... (Original Music Composer)
1999
- Dogma ... (Original Music Composer)
- eXistenZ ... (Original Music Composer)
- Analyze This ... (Original Music Composer)
- Gloria ... (Original Music Composer)
1996
- Striptease ... (Original Music Composer)
- Crash ... (Original Music Composer)
- That Thing You Do! ... (Original Music Composer)
- Before and After ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Truth About Cats & Dogs ... (Original Music Composer)
- Looking for Richard ... (Original Music Composer)
1995
- Se7en ... (Original Music Composer)
- White Man's Burden ... (Original Music Composer)
- Moonlight and Valentino ... (Original Music Composer)
1994
- The Client ... (Original Music Composer)
- Ed Wood ... (Original Music Composer)
- Nobody's Fool ... (Original Music Composer)
1993
- Mrs. Doubtfire ... (Original Music Composer)
- Sliver ... (Original Music Composer)
- M. Butterfly ... (Original Music Composer)
- Philadelphia ... (Original Music Composer)
- Guilty as Sin ... (Original Music Composer)
1992
- Prelude to a Kiss ... (Original Music Composer)
- Single White Female ... (Original Music Composer)
1991
- The Silence of the Lambs ... (Original Music Composer)
- Naked Lunch ... (Original Music Composer)
- A Kiss Before Dying ... (Conductor)
1990
- The Local Stigmatic ... (Original Music Composer)
- Made in Milan ... (Original Music Composer)
1989
- She-Devil ... (Original Music Composer)
- An Innocent Man ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Lemon Sisters ... (Original Music Composer)
- Signs of Life ... (Original Music Composer)
1988
- Big ... (Original Music Composer)
- Dead Ringers ... (Original Music Composer)
1986
- The Fly ... (Original Music Composer)
- Fire with Fire ... (Music)
1985
- After Hours ... (Original Music Composer)
1984
- Places in the Heart ... (Additional Music)
- Nothing Lasts Forever ... (Original Music Composer)
1983
- Videodrome ... (Original Music Composer)
1981
- Scanners ... (Original Music Composer)
1980
- Gilda Live as The Candy Slice Group
1979
- The Brood ... (Original Music Composer)
1978
- I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses ... (Original Music Composer)
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Bandleader