Howard Shore
Sound
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
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movieThe Shrouds
2025
Original Music Composer
movieDrift
2023
Original Music Composer
movieThe Pale Blue Eye
2022
Original Music Composer
tvThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
2022
Main Title Theme Composer
movieThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening
2022
Main Title Theme Composer
movieCrimes of the Future
2022
Original Music Composer
moviePieces of a Woman
2020
Original Music Composer
movieFunny Boy
2020
Original Music Composer
movieThe Lost Prince
2020
Original Music Composer
movieThe Song of Names
2019
Original Music Composer
movieThe Catcher Was a Spy
2018
Original Music Composer
movieDenial
2016
Original Music Composer
movieSpotlight
2015
Original Music Composer
movieThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014
Original Music Composer
movieRosewater
2014
Original Music Composer
movieMaps to the Stars
2014
Original Music Composer
movieThe Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013
Original Music Composer
movieJimmy P.
2013
Original Music Composer
movieThe Ephemerol Diaries: An Interview with Stephen Lack
2012
Original Music Composer
movieThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012
Original Music Composer, Conductor, Orchestrator
movieCosmopolis
2012
Original Music Composer
movieHugo
2011
Original Music Composer
movieA Dangerous Method
2011
Original Music Composer
movieThe Twilight Saga: Eclipse
2010
Original Music Composer
movieEdge of Darkness
2010
Original Music Composer
movieDoubt
2008
Original Music Composer
movieThe Betrayal – Nerakhoon
2008
Original Music Composer
movieTo Each His Own Cinema
2007
Original Music Composer
movieEastern Promises
2007
Original Music Composer
movieThe Last Mimzy
2007
Original Music Composer
movieThe Departed
2006
Original Music Composer
movieA History of Violence
2005
Original Music Composer
Lord of the Brush
2005
Original Music Composer
movieThe Aviator
2004
Original Music Composer
movieThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
Original Music Composer, Songs
movieThe Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
Original Music Composer
movieGangs of New York
2002
Original Music Composer
movieSpider
2002
Original Music Composer
moviePanic Room
2002
Original Music Composer
movieThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
Original Music Composer
movieThe Score
2001
Original Music Composer, Conductor, Orchestrator
movieEsther Kahn
2000
Original Music Composer
movieCamera
2000
Original Music Composer
movieThe Cell
2000
Original Music Composer
movieThe Yards
2000
Conductor, Orchestrator, Original Music Composer
movieHigh Fidelity
2000
Original Music Composer, Conductor, Music Arranger
movieDogma
1999
Original Music Composer
movieeXistenZ
1999
Original Music Composer
movieAnalyze This
1999
Original Music Composer
movieGloria
1999
Original Music Composer
movieThe Game
1997
Original Music Composer
movieCop Land
1997
Original Music Composer
movieLooking for Richard
1996
Original Music Composer
movieThat Thing You Do!
1996
Original Music Composer
movieCrash
1996
Original Music Composer
movieStriptease
1996
Original Music Composer
movieThe Truth About Cats & Dogs
1996
Original Music Composer
movieBefore and After
1996
Original Music Composer
movieWhite Man's Burden
1995
Original Music Composer
movieMoonlight and Valentino
1995
Original Music Composer
movieSe7en
1995
Original Music Composer
movieNobody's Fool
1994
Original Music Composer
movieEd Wood
1994
Original Music Composer, Orchestrator, Conductor
movieThe Client
1994
Original Music Composer
moviePhiladelphia
1993
Original Music Composer
movieMrs. Doubtfire
1993
Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
movieM. Butterfly
1993
Original Music Composer
movieGuilty as Sin
1993
Original Music Composer
movieSliver
1993
Original Music Composer
movieSingle White Female
1992
Original Music Composer
moviePrelude to a Kiss
1992
Original Music Composer
movieNaked Lunch
1991
Original Music Composer
movieA Kiss Before Dying
1991
Conductor, Original Music Composer
movieThe Silence of the Lambs
1991
Original Music Composer, Conductor, Music Producer
movieMade in Milan
1990
Original Music Composer
movieThe Local Stigmatic
1990
Original Music Composer
movieShe-Devil
1989
Original Music Composer
movieThe Lemon Sisters
1989
Original Music Composer
movieAn Innocent Man
1989
Original Music Composer
movieSigns of Life
1989
Original Music Composer
movieDead Ringers
1988
Original Music Composer
movieBig
1988
Original Music Composer
movieMoving
1988
Original Music Composer
movieNadine
1987
Original Music Composer
movieHeaven
1987
Original Music Composer
movieThe Fly
1986
Original Music Composer, Conductor
movieFire with Fire
1986
Original Music Composer
movieAfter Hours
1985
Original Music Composer
movieNothing Lasts Forever
1984
Original Music Composer
movieVideodrome
1983
Original Music Composer
movieScanners
1981
Original Music Composer
movieGilda Live
1980
Musician, Music Director
movieThe Brood
1979
Original Music Composer
movieI Miss You, Hugs and Kisses
1978
Original Music Composer
Acting22
movieLorne
2026
Self
movieLadies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
Self - SNL Musical Director 1975 - 1980
movieEd Wood: The Theremin
2004
Self - Composer
movieThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
Drinking Rohan Soldier (uncredited)
movieGilda Live
1980
The Candy Slice Group
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Bandleader / Musician at Plato’s Cave (uncredited) / Self (uncredited) / Deejay (uncredited) / Shelley (uncredited)
Crew2
moviePlaces in the Heart
1984
Additional Music
Production1
movieFunny Boy
2020
Producer