This article is about the composer. For the entrepreneur, see Howard Shore (entrepreneur). For the judge, see Howard H. Shore.
Howard Shore OC
Shore in 2013
Background information
Birth name
Howard Leslie Shore
Born
(1946-10-18) October 18, 1946 (age 77) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres
Film score, classical
Occupation(s)
Composer, orchestrator, conductor, music producer
Instrument(s)
Piano, organ, clarinet, saxophone, flute
Years active
1969–present
Spouse(s)
Elizabeth Cotnoir
(m. 1990)
Website
www.howardshore.com
Musical artist
Howard Leslie ShoreOC (born October 18, 1946) 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 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.
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;[2] 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.
^Handy, Bruce 'Lord of the Rings' Composer Howard Shore Talks Hobbits, His Start on 'SNL' and Working With Martin Scorsese Billboard. February 25, 2015
^"The Fly The Opera". The Fly The Opera. Archived from the original on August 18, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
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