Biography
Howard Leslie Shore is a Canadian composer, conductor, and orchestrator noted for his film scores. He has composed the scores for over 80 films, most notably the scores for Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies, both of which are based on the fantasy works by English author J. R. R. Tolkien. He is a consistent collaborator with director David Cronenberg, having scored all but one of his films since 1979, and collaborated with Martin Scorsese on six of his films.
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Awards & recognition
- Officer of the Order of Canada · 2016
- Cannes Soundtrack Award · 2014
- Governor General's Performing Arts Award · 2011
- Golden Globe Award — Best Original Score · 2005
- Grammy Award — Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media · 2005
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- Grammy Award — Best Song Written for Visual Media · 2005
- Academy Award — Best Original Song · 2004
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 2004
- Golden Globe Award — Best Original Song · 2004
- Golden Globe Award — Best Original Score · 2004
- Grammy Award — Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media · 2004
- Grammy Award — Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media · 2003
- Saturn Awards · 2003
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 2002
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award — Best Composer · 2001
- Saturn Awards · 1994
- Officer of Arts and Letters
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 2012 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 2004 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 2002 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Seven
The Silence of the Lambs
The Departed
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Spotlight
Philadelphia
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Game
Ed Wood
After Hours
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Fly
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Eastern Promises
Gangs of New York
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Hugo
Doubt
A History of Violence
The Aviator
Mrs. Doubtfire
Big
Places in the Heart
Videodrome
Lorne
Score
High Fidelity
Dead Ringers
Pieces of a Woman
Dogma
That Thing You Do!
Nobody's Fool
Saturday Night Live
The Pale Blue Eye
Denial
Panic Room
eXistenZ
Cop Land
Looking for Richard
The Song of Names
The Score
The Client
Scanners
The Brood
Spider
M. Butterfly
Heaven