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Howard Shore

Howard Shore

Known For Sound
Birthday Oct 18, 1946 (78)
Birthplace Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Popularity 0.4 (history)
Updated Aug 18, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Ri ... ngs, 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

Filmography

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003

as Drinking Rohan Soldier (uncredited)

Gilda Live

Gilda Live

1980

as Candy Slice Group singer

The Shrouds

The Shrouds

2025

Original Music Composer

The Pale Blue Eye

The Pale Blue Eye

2022

Original Music Composer

Crimes of the Future

Crimes of the Future

2022

Original Music Composer

Funny Boy

Funny Boy

2020

Original Music Composer

Pieces of a Woman

Pieces of a Woman

2020

Original Music Composer

The Song of Names

The Song of Names

2019

Original Music Composer

The Catcher Was a Spy

The Catcher Was a Spy

2018

Original Music Composer

Denial

Denial

2016

Original Music Composer

Spotlight

Spotlight

2015

Original Music Composer

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

2014

Original Music Composer

Maps to the Stars

Maps to the Stars

2014

Original Music Composer

Rosewater

Rosewater

2014

Original Music Composer

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

2013

Original Music Composer

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

2012

Conductor, Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

Cosmopolis

Cosmopolis

2012

Original Music Composer

Hugo

Hugo

2011

Original Music Composer

A Dangerous Method

A Dangerous Method

2011

Original Music Composer

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

2010

Original Music Composer

Edge of Darkness

Edge of Darkness

2010

Original Music Composer

Doubt

Doubt

2008

Original Music Composer

The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)

The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)

2008

Original Music Composer

Eastern Promises

Eastern Promises

2007

Original Music Composer

The Last Mimzy

The Last Mimzy

2007

Original Music Composer

The Departed

The Departed

2006

Original Music Composer

A History of Violence

A History of Violence

2005

Original Music Composer

Lord of the Brush

Lord of the Brush

2005

Original Music Composer

The Aviator

The Aviator

2004

Original Music Composer

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003

Original Music Composer

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002

Original Music Composer

Gangs of New York

Gangs of New York

2002

Original Music Composer

Panic Room

Panic Room

2002

Original Music Composer

Spider

Spider

2002

Original Music Composer

The Score

The Score

2001

Conductor, Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

Esther Kahn

Esther Kahn

2000

Original Music Composer

Camera

Camera

2000

Original Music Composer

The Cell

The Cell

2000

Original Music Composer

The Yards

The Yards

2000

Conductor, Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

High Fidelity

High Fidelity

2000

Conductor, Music Arranger, Original Music Composer

eXistenZ

eXistenZ

1999

Original Music Composer

Dogma

Dogma

1999

Original Music Composer

Analyze This

Analyze This

1999

Original Music Composer

Gloria

Gloria

1999

Original Music Composer

Cop Land

Cop Land

1997

Original Music Composer

The Game

The Game

1997

Original Music Composer

That Thing You Do!

That Thing You Do!

1996

Original Music Composer

The Truth About Cats & Dogs

The Truth About Cats & Dogs

1996

Original Music Composer

Before and After

Before and After

1996

Original Music Composer

Crash

Crash

1996

Original Music Composer

Striptease

Striptease

1996

Original Music Composer

Looking for Richard

Looking for Richard

1996

Original Music Composer

Se7en

Se7en

1995

Original Music Composer

Moonlight and Valentino

Moonlight and Valentino

1995

Original Music Composer

White Man's Burden

White Man's Burden

1995

Original Music Composer

The Client

The Client

1994

Original Music Composer

Ed Wood

Ed Wood

1994

Original Music Composer

Nobody's Fool

Nobody's Fool

1994

Original Music Composer

Mrs. Doubtfire

Mrs. Doubtfire

1993

Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

Philadelphia

Philadelphia

1993

Original Music Composer

M. Butterfly

M. Butterfly

1993

Original Music Composer

Sliver

Sliver

1993

Original Music Composer

Guilty as Sin

Guilty as Sin

1993

Original Music Composer

Prelude to a Kiss

Prelude to a Kiss

1992

Original Music Composer

Single White Female

Single White Female

1992

Original Music Composer

A Kiss Before Dying

A Kiss Before Dying

1991

Conductor, Original Music Composer

The Silence of the Lambs

The Silence of the Lambs

1991

Original Music Composer

Naked Lunch

Naked Lunch

1991

Original Music Composer

The Local Stigmatic

The Local Stigmatic

1990

Music

Made in Milan

Made in Milan

1990

Original Music Composer

She-Devil

She-Devil

1989

Original Music Composer

Signs of Life

Signs of Life

1989

Original Music Composer

The Lemon Sisters

The Lemon Sisters

1989

Original Music Composer

An Innocent Man

An Innocent Man

1989

Original Music Composer

Big

Big

1988

Original Music Composer

Dead Ringers

Dead Ringers

1988

Original Music Composer

Heaven

Heaven

1987

Original Music Composer

Nadine

Nadine

1987

Original Music Composer

Fire with Fire

Fire with Fire

1986

Music

The Fly

The Fly

1986

Conductor, Original Music Composer

After Hours

After Hours

1985

Original Music Composer

Nothing Lasts Forever

Nothing Lasts Forever

1984

Original Music Composer

Places in the Heart

Places in the Heart

1984

Additional Music

Videodrome

Videodrome

1983

Original Music Composer

Scanners

Scanners

1981

Original Music Composer

The Brood

The Brood

1979

Original Music Composer

I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses

I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses

1978

Original Music Composer

No data available

Funny Boy

Funny Boy

2020

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

No data available

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Bandleader

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

Saturday Night Live

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

Reunited Apart

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 27, 2020

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