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Howard Shore

Known for: Sound

Biography: 1946-10-18 (78 years old)

Biography

Howard Leslie Shore OC (born October 18, 1946) is a Canadian composer and conductor noted for his film scores. He has composed the scores for over 80 films, most notably the scores 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, with one being 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 is also a consistent collaborator with director David Cronenberg, having scored all but one of his films since 1979.

Shore has also composed a few 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 Academy Awards, Shore has also won three Golden Globe Awards and four Grammy Awards.

Filmography

all 113

Movies 110

self 13

TV Shows 3

Producer 1

Original Music Composer

Howard Shore

Biography

Filmography

all 113

Movies 110

self 13

TV Shows 3

Producer 1

The Shrouds (2025)

Drift (2023)

The Pale Blue Eye (2022)

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022)

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening (2022)

Crimes of the Future (2022)

Pieces of a Woman (2020)

Funny Boy (2020)

Reunited Apart (2020)

The Lost Prince (2020)

The Song of Names (2019)

The Catcher Was a Spy (2018)

Score: A Film Music Documentary (2017)

Denial (2016)

Spotlight (2015)

Scorsese: The Mirrors (2015)

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Rosewater (2014)

Maps to the Stars (2014)

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

Jimmy P. (2013)

The Ephemerol Diaries: An Interview with Stephen Lack (2012)

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Citizens of Cosmopolis (2012)

Cosmopolis (2012)

Hugo (2011)

A Dangerous Method (2011)

100 Jahre Hollywood - Die Carl Laemmle Story (2011)

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)

Edge of Darkness (2010)

Doubt (2008)

The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) (2008)

To Each His Own Cinema (2007)

Eastern Promises (2007)

The Last Mimzy (2007)

The Departed (2006)

Scoring the Silence (2006)

The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz (2005)

A History of Violence (2005)

The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music (2005)

Lord of the Brush (2005)

The Aviator (2004)

Creating the Lord of the Rings Symphony (2004)

Ed Wood: The Theremin (2004)

Filming for Your Life: Making ‘After Hours’ (2004)

People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia' (2004)

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special (2003)

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Gangs of New York (2002)

Spider (2002)

The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring (2002)

Panic Room (2002)

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs' (2001)

The Score (2001)

Esther Kahn (2000)

Camera (2000)

The Cell (2000)

The Yards (2000)

High Fidelity (2000)

Dogma (1999)

eXistenZ (1999)

Analyze This (1999)

Gloria (1999)

The Game (1997)

Cop Land (1997)

Looking for Richard (1996)

That Thing You Do! (1996)

Crash (1996)

Striptease (1996)

The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996)

Known For
Sound

Gender
Male

Birthday
1946-10-18 (78 years old)

Birth Place
Toronto, Canada

Citizenships
Canada

Also Known As
Howard Leslie Shore