About
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...
Known for
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of PowerSeries • 2022
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingMovie • 2001
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five ArmiesMovie • 2014
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingMovie • 2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersMovie • 2002
Se7enMovie • 1995
The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyMovie • 2012
The Hobbit: The Desolation of SmaugMovie • 2013
The DepartedMovie • 2006
The FlyMovie • 1986
SpotlightMovie • 2015
Gangs of New YorkMovie • 2002
The ScoreMovie • 2001
Cop LandMovie • 1997
Edge of DarknessMovie • 2010
The Twilight Saga: EclipseMovie • 2010
CrashMovie • 1996
SliverMovie • 1993
The AviatorMovie • 2004
Mrs. DoubtfireMovie • 1993
The GameMovie • 1997
That Thing You Do!Movie • 1996
BigMovie • 1988
StripteaseMovie • 1996