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.

Known For

Saturday Night Live

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Reunited Apart

Lorne

All Movies (20)

Lorne2026 · as Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music2025 · as Self - SNL Musical Director 1975 - 1980
Howard Shore Weekend - Eastern Promises2023
Howard Shore Weekend - The Lord of the Rings2023
Score: A Film Music Documentary2017 · as Self
Citizens of Cosmopolis2012 · as Self
Howard Shore: A Composer's Dream2011 · as Self
100 Jahre Hollywood - Die Carl Laemmle Story2011 · as Self
Scoring the Silence2006 · as Self
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz2005 · as Self
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music2005 · as Self
Creating the Lord of the Rings Symphony2004 · as Self
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'2004 · as Self
Ed Wood: The Theremin2004 · as Self - Composer
People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'2004 · as Self
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003 · as Drinking Rohan Soldier (uncredited)
Music for Middle-earth2002 · as Self
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'2002 · as Self
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'2001 · as Self
Gilda Live1980 · as The Candy Slice Group

All TV Shows (6)

Reunited Apart2020 · as Self
Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Bandleader
Saturday Night Live1975 · as Musician at Plato’s Cave (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live1975 · as Deejay (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live1975 · as Shelley (uncredited)