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Howard Shore

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Overview

Trivia:
Has scored two of the three sequels that have won Best Picture. The first... more
Awards:
Won 3 Oscars. Another 49 wins & 36 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(12 articles)
The Fly: The Opera (From Studio Briefing. 3 July 2008, 10:37 AM, PDT)
The Fly: The Opera? (From Dread Central. 30 June 2008, 12:48 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Howard Shore and His Band of Angels | Howard Shore and His All Nurse Band | Howard Shore and his All Monster Band | Howard Shore and his Bobby Blue Band | The Candy Slice Group | Howard 'Bud' Shore

Filmography

Composer:
  1. Silence (2010) (announced)
  2. The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (2009) (announced)

  3. Eastern Promises (2007)
    ... aka Promesses de l'ombre (Canada: French title)
  4. Chacun son cinéma ou Ce petit coup au coeur quand la lumière s'éteint et que le film commence (2007) (segment "At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World")
    ... aka Chacun son cinéma (France: short title)
    ... aka To Each His Cinema (International: English title)
  5. The Last Mimzy (2007)
  6. Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth II - Rise of the Witch King (2006) (VG)
  7. The Departed (2006)
  8. Too Commercial for Cannes (2006)
  9. Acts of Violence (2006) (V)
  10. Lord of the Brush (2005) (TV)
  11. A History of Violence (2005)
    ... aka A History of Violence (Germany)
  12. Opresión, La (2005)
  13. Creating the Lord of the Rings Symphony: A Composer's Journey Through Middle-Earth (2004) (V)
  14. The Aviator (2004)
    ... aka Aviator (Germany)
  15. The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth (2004) (VG)
  16. Filming for Your Life: Making 'After Hours' (2004) (V)
  17. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
    ... aka Herr der Ringe: Die Rückkehr des Königs, Der (Germany)
    ... aka The Return of the King (USA: short title)
  18. Warriors of the Third Age (2003) (V)
  19. Cameras in Middle-Earth (2003) (V)
  20. J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth (2003) (V)
  21. Weta Workshop (2003) (V)
  22. Editorial: Refining the Story (2003) (V)
  23. From Book to Script: Finding the Story (2003) (V)
  24. Designing Middle-Earth (2003) (V)
  25. The Battle for Helm's Deep Is Over... (2003) (V)
  26. Music for Middle-Earth (2003) (V)
  27. The Taming of Sméagol (2003) (V)
  28. Weta Digital (2003) (V)
  29. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) (VG)
  30. Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special (2003) (TV)
  31. People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia' (2003) (V)
  32. Gangs of New York (2002)
    ... aka Gangs of New York (Germany)
  33. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
    ... aka Herr der Ringe: Die zwei Türme, Der (Germany)
    ... aka The Two Towers (USA: short title)
  34. From Book to Script (2002) (V)
  35. Big-atures (2002) (V)
  36. The Road Goes Ever On... (2002) (V)
  37. J.R.R. Tolkien: Creator of Middle-Earth (2002) (V)
  38. Costume Design (2002) (V)
  39. Storyboards and Pre-viz: Making Words Into Images (2002) (V)
  40. Designing Middle-Earth (2002) (V)
  41. Editorial: Assembling an Epic (2002) (V)
  42. The Fellowship of the Cast (2002) (V)
  43. New Zealand as Middle-Earth (2002) (V)
  44. The Soundscapes of Middle-Earth (2002) (V)
  45. Scale (2002) (V)
  46. A Day in the Life of a Hobbit (2002) (V)
  47. Digital Grading (2002) (V)
  48. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) (VG)
  49. Spider (2002)
    ... aka Spider (Canada: French title)
  50. Panic Room (2002)
  51. The Making of 'Panic Room' (2002) (TV)
  52. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
    ... aka The Fellowship of the Ring (USA: short title)
    ... aka The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: The Motion Picture (USA: promotional title)
  53. The Score (2001)
    ... aka The Score (Germany)
  54. Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs' (2001) (V)
  55. The Cell (2000)
  56. Esther Kahn (2000)
    ... aka eSTheR KaHN (France: poster title)
  57. The Yards (2000)
  58. High Fidelity (2000)
  59. Camera (2000/III)

  60. Dogma (1999)
  61. Analyze This (1999)
  62. eXistenZ (1999)
  63. Gloria (1999)
  64. Silver (1998)
  65. The Game (1997)
  66. Cop Land (1997)
  67. That Thing You Do! (1996)
  68. Striptease (1996)
  69. Looking for Richard (1996)
  70. Crash (1996/I)
  71. The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996)
  72. Before and After (1996)
  73. White Man's Burden (1995)
    ... aka White Man (France)
  74. Moonlight and Valentino (1995)
  75. Se7en (1995)
  76. Nobody's Fool (1994)
  77. Ed Wood (1994)
  78. The Client (1994)
  79. Philadelphia (1993)
  80. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
  81. M. Butterfly (1993)
  82. Guilty as Sin (1993)
  83. Sliver (1993)
  84. Single White Female (1992)
  85. Prelude to a Kiss (1992)
  86. Naked Lunch (1991)
    ... aka Festin nu, Le (Canada: French title)
  87. A Kiss Before Dying (1991)
  88. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
  89. The Lemon Sisters (1990)
  90. The Local Stigmatic (1990)
  91. Made in Milan (1990)

  92. She-Devil (1989)
  93. An Innocent Man (1989)
  94. Signs of Life (1989)
    ... aka One for Sorrow, Two for Joy
  95. Dead Ringers (1988)
    ... aka Alter ego (Canada: French title)
  96. Big (1988)
  97. Moving (1988)
  98. Nadine (1987)
  99. Heaven (1987)
  100. The Fly (1986)
    ... aka Mouche, La (Canada: French title)
  101. Fire with Fire (1986)
    ... aka Captive Hearts
  102. After Hours (1985)
  103. Nothing Lasts Forever (1984)
  104. Videodrome (1983)
    ... aka Vidéodrome (Canada: French title)
    ... aka Zonekiller (Canada: English title)
  105. Steve Martin's Best Show Ever (1981) (TV)
  106. Scanners (1981)
    ... aka Telepathy 2000

  107. The Brood (1979)
    ... aka Clinique de la terreur, La (Canada: French title)
    ... aka David Cronenberg's The Brood (Canada: English title: complete title)
  108. I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses (1978)
    ... aka Drop Dead, Dearest (UK)
    ... aka Left for Dead
  109. "Saturday Night Live" (1975) TV series (unknown episodes)
    ... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
    ... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
    ... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Saturday Night (USA: second season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka The Best of Saturday Night Live (USA: rerun title)
Music Department:
  1. Eastern Promises (2007) (conductor) (orchestrator) (score producer)
    ... aka Promesses de l'ombre (Canada: French title)
  2. A History of Violence (2005) (conductor) (orchestrator)
    ... aka A History of Violence (Germany)
  3. The Aviator (2004) (conductor: score) (orchestrator: score) (score producer)
    ... aka Aviator (Germany)
  4. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) (conductor) (orchestrator)
    ... aka Herr der Ringe: Die Rückkehr des Königs, Der (Germany)
    ... aka The Return of the King (USA: short title)
  5. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) (conductor) (orchestrator)
    ... aka Herr der Ringe: Die zwei Türme, Der (Germany)
    ... aka The Two Towers (USA: short title)
  6. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) (conductor) (orchestrator)
    ... aka The Fellowship of the Ring (USA: short title)
    ... aka The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: The Motion Picture (USA: promotional title)
  7. The Score (2001) (conductor) (orchestrator)
    ... aka The Score (Germany)
  8. Shadow Magic (2000) (music consultant)
    ... aka Xi yang jing (China: Mandarin title)
  9. The Cell (2000) (conductor) (orchestrator)
  10. The Yards (2000) (conductor) (orchestrator)
  11. High Fidelity (2000) (conductor) (music arranger)

  12. Dogma (1999) (conductor) (music mixer) (orchestrator)
  13. eXistenZ (1999) (conductor) (orchestrator)
  14. Saturday Night Live Christmas (1999) (V) (musical director)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live Christmas Past (USA)
  15. The Game (1997) (conductor) (orchestrator)
  16. Cop Land (1997) (conductor) (orchestrator)
  17. That Thing You Do! (1996) (conductor: score)
  18. Striptease (1996) (conductor)
  19. Looking for Richard (1996) (conductor)
  20. Crash (1996/I) (conductor) (orchestrator)
  21. The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996) (conductor) (orchestrator)
  22. White Man's Burden (1995) (conductor) (orchestrator)
    ... aka White Man (France)
  23. Nobody's Fool (1994) (conductor) (orchestrator)
  24. Ed Wood (1994) (orchestrator)
  25. The Client (1994) (conductor) (orchestrator)
  26. Philadelphia (1993) (conductor)
  27. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) (orchestrator)
  28. "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993) TV series (composer: title theme) (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Late Night with Conan O'Brien (Australia)
  29. M. Butterfly (1993) (conductor) (orchestrator)
  30. Sliver (1993) (conductor) (orchestrator)
  31. Prelude to a Kiss (1992) (conductor)
  32. Naked Lunch (1991) (conductor)
    ... aka Festin nu, Le (Canada: French title)
  33. A Kiss Before Dying (1991) (conductor)
  34. Postcards from the Edge (1990) (music supervisor: musical numbers)
  35. Quick Change (1990) (composer: additional music) (orchestrator)

  36. She-Devil (1989) (conductor)
  37. Dead Ringers (1988) (conductor)
    ... aka Alter ego (Canada: French title)
  38. Belizaire the Cajun (1986) (music producer)
  39. The Best of Dan Aykroyd (1986) (V) (musical director)
  40. The Best of John Belushi (1985) (V) (musical director)
  41. Places in the Heart (1984) (additional music producer)
  42. Silkwood (1983) (music coordinator)
  43. "Saturday Night Live" (musical director) (44 episodes, 1975-1980) (music director) (1 episode, 1975)
    ... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
    ... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
    ... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Saturday Night (USA: second season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka The Best of Saturday Night Live (USA: rerun title)
        - Buck Henry/Andrew Gold/Andrae Crouch & Voices of Unity (1980) TV episode (musical director)
        - Steve Martin/Blondie (1979) TV episode (musical director)
        - Cicely Tyson/Talking Heads (1979) TV episode (musical director)
        - Buck Henry/The Grateful Dead (1978) TV episode (musical director)
        - Richard Dreyfuss/Jimmy Buffett, Gary Tigerman (1978) TV episode (musical director)
          (40 more)

  44. "The Hart & Lorne Terrific Hour" (1970) TV series (musical director) (unknown episodes)
Soundtrack:
  1. The Last Mimzy (2007) (writer: "Hello (I Love You)") (producer: "Hello (I Love You)")
  2. The Aviator (2004) (arranger: "Symphony No.6 in B Minor (Pathétique) Op. 74" (1893))
    ... aka Aviator (Germany)
  3. The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004) (TV) (writer: "Into the West")
  4. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) (music: "Into the West") ("The Edge of Night")
    ... aka Herr der Ringe: Die Rückkehr des Königs, Der (Germany)
    ... aka The Return of the King (USA: short title)
  5. Gangs of New York (2002) ("Brooklyn Heights")
    ... aka Gangs of New York (Germany)
  6. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) (music: "Gollum's Song", "Evenstar", "Breath of Life", "Isengard Unleashed", "Farewell to Lorien")
    ... aka Herr der Ringe: Die zwei Türme, Der (Germany)
    ... aka The Two Towers (USA: short title)
  7. Beat the Devil (2002) ("Main Title")
    ... aka The Hire: Beat the Devil (USA: series title)
  8. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) (writer: "In Dreams")
    ... aka The Fellowship of the Ring (USA: short title)
    ... aka The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: The Motion Picture (USA: promotional title)
  9. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) (writer: "Mooby Theme Song")
  10. The Score (2001) (producer: "Green Dolphin Street", "You're About To Give In")
    ... aka The Score (Germany)
  11. The Yards (2000) ("Saturn")

  12. Last Night (1998/I) ("Piano Four")
    ... aka Minuit (Canada: French title)
  13. Frogs for Snakes (1998) ("Blood on White Shoes")
  14. The Game (1997) (writer: "Room 277")
  15. White Man's Burden (1995) (writer: "Drive-By")
    ... aka White Man (France)

  16. Nothing Lasts Forever (1984) (writer: "Nothing Lasts Forever")

  17. "Saturday Night Live" (4 episodes, 1976-1977)
    ... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
    ... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
    ... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Saturday Night (USA: second season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka The Best of Saturday Night Live (USA: rerun title)
        - Eric Idle/Neil Innes (1977) TV episode (writer: "Poor People") (performer: "Shangri-La", "Poor People", "In Times Like These")
        - Live from Mardi Gras (1977) TV episode (performer: "The Antler Dance")
        - Buck Henry/The Band (1976) TV episode (writer: "It's Halloween Tonight") (performer: "It's Halloween Tonight")
        - Buck Henry/Bill Withers, Toni Basil (1976) TV episode (performer: "King Bee")
Actor:
  1. King Kong (2005) (uncredited) .... Orchestra Pit Conductor
    ... aka King Kong (Germany)
    ... aka Kong: The Eighth Wonder of the World (International: English title: teaser title)
    ... aka Peter Jackson's King Kong (USA: promotional title)
  2. Unspeakable (2000) (V) .... Lucio Crisco

  3. "Saturday Night Live" .... Shelley / ... (11 episodes, 1975-1979)
    ... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
    ... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
    ... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Saturday Night (USA: second season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka The Best of Saturday Night Live (USA: rerun title)
        - Bill Russell/Chicago (1979) TV episode (uncredited) .... Shelley
        - Kate Jackson/Delbert McClinton (1979) TV episode (uncredited) .... Drummer
        - Eric Idle/Kate Bush (1978) TV episode (uncredited) .... Keyboard player
        - Steve Martin/The Blues Brothers (1978) TV episode (uncredited) .... Deejay
        - Robert Klein/Bonnie Raitt (1978) TV episode (uncredited) .... Shelley
          (6 more)
Thanks:
  1. Sexy Beast (2000) (thanks)
    ... aka Sexy Beast (Spain)
Self:
  1. 28th Annual Genie Awards (2008) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee
  2. "Tracks" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
        - David Lynch Special (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  3. Acts of Violence (2006) (V) .... Himself
  4. Scoring the Silence (2006) (V) .... Himself
  5. Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live (2005) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka SNL: The First 5 Years (USA: promotional title)
  6. The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself - Winner: Best Original Score
  7. Creating the Lord of the Rings Symphony: A Composer's Journey Through Middle-Earth (2004) (V)
  8. The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004) (TV) .... Himself - Winner: Best Original Score, Best Original Song
  9. People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia' (2003) (V) .... Himself
  10. The 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002) (TV) .... Himself - Winner: Best Original Score
  11. The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' (2002) (V) .... Himself
  12. Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs' (2001) (V) .... Himself

  13. SNL: 25 Years of Music (1999) (TV) (also archive footage) .... Himself
  14. Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary (1999) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself - Audience Member
  15. "Lo + plus" .... Himself (1 episode, 1996)
        - Episode dated 25 October 1996 (1996) TV episode .... Himself

  16. Gilda Live (1980) (as The Candy Slice Group) .... The Candy Slice Group

  17. "Saturday Night Live" .... Himself / ... (6 episodes, 1975-1979)
    ... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
    ... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
    ... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Saturday Night (USA: second season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka The Best of Saturday Night Live (USA: rerun title)
        - Buck Henry/Bette Midler (1979) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
        - Buck Henry/Jennifer Warnes/Kenny Vance (1977) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
        - Eric Idle/Neil Innes (1977) TV episode (as Howard Shore and his Bobby Blue Band) .... Himself
        - Steve Martin/The Kinks (1977) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
        - Buck Henry/Gordon Lightfoot (1976) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
          (1 more)
Archive Footage:
  1. Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi (2005) (TV) (uncredited) .... Bee Bandleader
  2. Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (1989) (TV) (uncredited) .... Beekeeper Bandleader


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Other Works:
Unused score: Ransom (1996) more
Publicity Listings:
1 Interview | 1 Article | 1 Magazine Cover Photo more
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