Howard Shore

Howard Shore

Howard Shore is a Canadian film composer who has one several awards for his work in the early 2000s.

Fast Facts

Name: Howard Leslie Shore
Born: October 18, 1943
Genre: Film Scores
Origin: Toronto, Canada
Active: 1978 - present

Career

Despite a busy career scoring films like Mrs. Doubtfire, The Silence of the Lambs and High Fidelity through the 1980s and 1990s, Shore did not receive much recognition until he was chosen by Peter Jackson to score his Lord of the Rings trilogy in 2002.

His work with the LOTR series earned Shore four Grammy Awards, three Academy Awards, and one Golden Globe, putting him on the "A-list" of film composers.

Shore has also been a longtime collaborator with Martin Scorsese, and even won another Golden Globe for his music for The Aviator in 2004.

He is currently working on his first opera, The Fly, based on the film by David Cronenberg, a filmmaker Shore has consistently worked with since 1981.

Notable Recordings

2001: LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring
2002: LOTR: The Two Towers
2003: LOTR: The Return of the King
2004: The Aviator

Categories

Entertainment | Movies | Music | Classical | Lord of the Rings

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The Met Opera Guild: LA Opera Season to Include U.S. Premiere of The Fly (2008)
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YouTube: Ed Wood Documentary Interview With Howard Shore (Time 07:24)
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YouTube: Development of the Fellowship Theme (Time 01:07)
YouTube: Howard Shore The Departed Tango (Time 03:36)

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Howard Shore Biographies, Articles, and Blogs

Official Site: Howard Shore Biography
Christodoulides: Howard Shore: Eastern Promises (2007)
Ain't It Cool News: ScoreKeeper Talks To Howard Shore About The Two Towers... (2006)
FilmChat: Is This Why Howard Shore Was Replaced? (2005)
The New York Times: "Symphony Draws Inspiration From Middle Earth" (2004)
ScoreReviews.com: The Aviator (Howard Shore) Soundtrack Review (2004)
Film Score Monthly: An Early Look at Howard Shore's Lord of the Rings (2001)

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