Howard Shore
Film score, Composer
1946 –
Who is Howard Shore?
Howard Leslie Shore is a Canadian composer, notable for his film scores. He has composed the scores for over 80 films, most notably the scores for The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. He won three Academy Awards for his work on the trilogy, with one being for the original song "Into the West," an award he shared with Eurythmics lead vocalist Annie Lennox. He is also a consistent collaborator with director David Cronenberg, having scored all but one of his films since 1979.
He has also composed a few concert works including one opera, The Fly, based on the plot of Cronenberg's 1986 film premiered at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris on July 2, 2008, a short piece Fanfare for the Wanamaker Organ and the Philadelphia Orchestra, and a short overture for the Swiss 21st Century Symphony Orchestra. Shore also scored for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, the third film of the five-film series.
In addition to his three Academy Award wins, Shore has also won three Golden Globe Awards and four Grammy Awards. He is the uncle of film composer Ryan Shore. Shore serves on the Board of Trustees at his alma mater, Berklee College of Music.
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- Born
- Oct 18, 1946
Toronto - Also known as
- Howard Leslie Shore
- Howard
- Howard 'Bud' Shore
- Shore
- H. Shore
- Howard Shaw
- Parents
- Spouses
- Elizabeth Cotnoir
(1990/08/03 - ) - Judiann McGhee
- Elizabeth Cotnoir
- Children
- Religion
- Judaism
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Canadian
- Nationality
- Canada
- Profession
- Education
- Berklee College of Music
- Lived in
- Toronto
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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