Howard Shore
Born
1946-10-18
Place of birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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 Scor...
Known for
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Drinking Rohan Soldier (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Self - Bandleader
Saturday Night Live
Musician at Plato’s Cave (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Deejay (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Shelley (uncredited)
Score: A Film Music Documentary
Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self - SNL Musical Director 1975 - 1980
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
Self
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
Self
Creating the Lord of the Rings Symphony
Self
Gilda Live
The Candy Slice Group
Citizens of Cosmopolis
Self
People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'
Self
Scoring the Silence
Self