Howard Shore is a Canadian composer, conductor and orchestrator noted for his film scores. [1]
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.
Filmography
Film
1970s
| Year | Title | Director | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses | Murray Markowitz | |
| 1979 | The Brood | David Cronenberg | 1st of 18 collaborations with Cronenberg Nominated- Genie Award for Best Music Score |
1980s
| Year | Title | Director | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Scanners | David Cronenberg | |
| 1983 | Videodrome | ||
| 1984 | Nothing Lasts Forever | Tom Schiller | 1st American film |
| 1984 | Places in the Heart | Robert Benton | Music producer |
| 1985 | After Hours | Martin Scorsese | 1st of 6 collaborations with Scorsese |
| 1986 | Fire with Fire | Duncan Gibbins | |
| The Fly | David Cronenberg | ||
| 1987 | Heaven | Diane Keaton | Documentary film |
| Nadine | Robert Benton | ||
| 1988 | Moving | Alan Metter | |
| Big | Penny Marshall | ||
| Dead Ringers | David Cronenberg | Genie Award for Best Music Score | |
| 1989 | Signs of Life | John David Coles | |
| An Innocent Man | Peter Yates | ||
| The Lemon Sisters | Joyce Chopra | ||
| She-Devil | Susan Seidelman |
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
| Year | Title | Director | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Le prince oublié | Michel Hazanavicius | |
| Pieces of a Woman | Kornél Mundruczó | ||
| Funny Boy | Deepa Mehta | ||
| 2022 | Crimes of the Future | David Cronenberg | 18th collaboration with Cronenberg |
| The Pale Blue Eye | Scott Cooper |
Television films and series
- The Hart and Lorne Terrific Hour (1970, musical director)
- Saturday Night Live (1975–86, musical director)
- Steve Martin's Best Show Ever (1981)
- The New Show (1984)
- Big Shots in America (1985)
- Scales of Justice (1990–91)
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993–2009, theme music)
- Nova (1997)
- POV (2009)
- The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (2009–10, theme music)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022, theme music)
Video games
- Soul of the Ultimate Nation (2007)
- Honor of Kings (2015)
Selected concert music works
- Fanfare, organ (2008)
- The Fly, opera (2008)
- Ruin and Memory, piano concerto (2010)
- Mythic Gardens, cello concerto (2012)
- A Palace Upon the Ruins, song cycle (2014)
- L'Aube (The Dawn), song cycle (2017)
References
- ^ Handy, Bruce 'Lord of the Rings' Composer Howard Shore Talks Hobbits, His Start on 'SNL' and Working With Martin Scorsese Billboard. February 25, 2015
- ^ "Composer Howard Shore to Score The Twilight Saga: Eclipse". FirstShowing.net. January 24, 2010. Retrieved July 9, 2017.