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Music Department:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s

1. Doubt (2008/I) (conductor) (orchestrator)
2. Eastern Promises (2007) (conductor) (orchestrator) (score producer)
   ... aka Promesses de l'ombre (Canada: French title)
3. A History of Violence (2005) (conductor) (orchestrator)
   ... aka A History of Violence (Germany)
4. The Aviator (2004) (conductor: score) (orchestrator: score) (score producer)
   ... aka Aviator (Germany)
5. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) (conductor) (orchestrator)
   ... aka Der Herr der Ringe - Die Rückkehr des Königs (Germany)
   ... aka The Return of the King (USA: short title)
6. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) (conductor) (orchestrator)
   ... aka Der Herr der Ringe - Die zwei Türme (Germany)
   ... aka The Two Towers (USA: short title)
7. 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)
8. The Score (2001) (conductor) (orchestrator)
   ... aka The Score (Germany)
9. Shadow Magic (2000) (music consultant)
   ... aka Xi yang jing (China: Mandarin title)
10. The Cell (2000) (conductor) (orchestrator)
11. The Yards (2000) (music conductor) (music orchestrator)
12. High Fidelity (2000) (conductor) (music arranger)
    
    
13. Dogma (1999) (conductor) (music mixer) (music orchestrator)
14. eXistenZ (1999) (conductor) (orchestrator)
15. Saturday Night Live Christmas (1999) (V) (musical director)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live Christmas Past (USA)
16. "Nova" (composer: additional music) (1 episode, 1997)
        - Coma (1997) TV episode (composer: additional music)
17. The Game (1997) (conductor) (orchestrator)
18. Cop Land (1997) (conductor) (orchestrator)
19. That Thing You Do! (1996) (conductor: score)
20. Striptease (1996) (conductor)
21. Crash (1996) (conductor) (orchestrator)
22. The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996) (music conductor) (music orchestrator)
23. Looking for Richard (1996) (conductor)
24. White Man's Burden (1995) (conductor) (orchestrator)
    ... aka White Man (France)
25. Nobody's Fool (1994) (conductor) (orchestrator)
26. Ed Wood (1994) (orchestrator)
27. The Client (1994) (conductor) (orchestrator)
28. Philadelphia (1993) (conductor)
29. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) (orchestrator)
30. "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993) TV series (composer: title theme) (unknown episodes)
    ... aka "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (Australia)
31. M. Butterfly (1993) (conductor) (orchestrator)
32. Sliver (1993) (conductor) (orchestrator)
33. Prelude to a Kiss (1992) (conductor)
34. Naked Lunch (1991) (conductor)
    ... aka Le festin nu (Canada: French title)
35. A Kiss Before Dying (1991) (conductor)
36. Postcards from the Edge (1990) (music supervisor: musical numbers)
37. Quick Change (1990) (composer: additional music) (orchestrator)
    
    
38. She-Devil (1989) (conductor)
39. Dead Ringers (1988) (conductor)
    ... aka Alter ego (Canada: French title)
40. Belizaire the Cajun (1986) (music producer)
41. "Saturday Night Live" (musical director) (64 episodes, 1975-1980) (music producer) (18 episodes, 1985-1986) (music director) (1 episode, 1975)
    ... aka "NBC's Saturday Night" (USA: complete title)
    ... aka "SNL 25" (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka "SNL" (USA: informal title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night Live '80" (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night Live 15" (USA: fifteenth season title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night Live 20" (USA: twentieth season title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night Live 25" (USA: twentiefifth season title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night" (USA: first season title)
        - Anjelica Huston and Billy Martin/George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic (1986) TV episode (music producer)
        - Jimmy Breslin and Marvin Hagler/Level 42/E.G. Daily (1986) TV episode (music producer)
        - Catherine Oxenberg and Paul Simon/Ladysmith Black Mambazo (1986) TV episode (music producer)
        - Tony Danza/Laurie Anderson (1986) TV episode (music producer)
        - Oprah Winfrey/Joe Jackson (1986) TV episode (music producer)
          (78 more)
42. The Best of Dan Aykroyd (1986) (V) (musical director)
43. The Best of John Belushi (1985) (V) (musical director)
44. Places in the Heart (1984) (additional music producer)
45. Silkwood (1983) (music coordinator)
    
    
46. "The Hart & Lorne Terrific Hour" (1970) TV series (musical director) (unknown episodes)
    

Composer:

• In Production
• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s

1. The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (2011) (announced)
2. Sinatra (2011) (announced)
3. Silence (2010) (pre-production)
4. The Spider (2009) (pre-production)
   
   
5. Doubt (2008/I)
6. The Betrayal - Nerakhoon (2008)
7. Eastern Promises (2007)
   ... aka Promesses de l'ombre (Canada: French title)
8. 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 Own Cinema (International: English title)
9. The Last Mimzy (2007)
10. The Departed (2006)
11. Lord of the Brush (2005) (TV)
12. A History of Violence (2005)
    ... aka A History of Violence (Germany)
13. La opresión (2005)
14. The Aviator (2004)
    ... aka Aviator (Germany)
15. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
    ... aka Der Herr der Ringe - Die Rückkehr des Königs (Germany)
    ... aka The Return of the King (USA: short title)
16. Happy the Man (2003) (TV)
17. Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special (2003) (TV)
18. Gangs of New York (2002)
19. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
    ... aka Der Herr der Ringe - Die zwei Türme (Germany)
    ... aka The Two Towers (USA: short title)
20. Spider (2002)
    ... aka Spider (Canada: French title)
21. Panic Room (2002)
22. 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)
23. The Score (2001)
    ... aka The Score (Germany)
24. The Cell (2000)
25. Esther Kahn (2000)
    ... aka eSTheR KaHN (France: poster title)
26. The Yards (2000) (music by)
27. High Fidelity (2000)
28. Camera (2000/III)
    
    
29. Dogma (1999)
30. Analyze This (1999)
31. eXistenZ (1999)
32. Gloria (1999)
33. Silver (1998)
34. The Game (1997)
35. Cop Land (1997)
36. That Thing You Do! (1996)
37. Striptease (1996)
38. Crash (1996)
39. The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996)
40. Before and After (1996)
41. Looking for Richard (1996)
42. White Man's Burden (1995)
    ... aka White Man (France)
43. Moonlight and Valentino (1995)
44. Se7en (1995)
45. Nobody's Fool (1994)
46. Ed Wood (1994)
47. The Client (1994)
48. Philadelphia (1993)
49. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
50. M. Butterfly (1993)
51. Guilty as Sin (1993)
52. Sliver (1993)
53. Single White Female (1992)
54. Prelude to a Kiss (1992)
55. Naked Lunch (1991)
    ... aka Le festin nu (Canada: French title)
56. A Kiss Before Dying (1991)
57. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
58. The Lemon Sisters (1990)
59. The Local Stigmatic (1990)
60. Made in Milan (1990)
61. "Scales of Justice" (2 episodes, 1990)
        - Regina vs Logan (1990) TV episode
        - Regina vs Horvath (????) TV episode
    
    
62. She-Devil (1989)
63. An Innocent Man (1989)
64. Signs of Life (1989)
    ... aka One for Sorrow, Two for Joy
65. Dead Ringers (1988)
    ... aka Alter ego (Canada: French title)
66. Big (1988)
67. Moving (1988)
68. Nadine (1987)
69. Heaven (1987)
70. The Fly (1986)
71. Fire with Fire (1986)
    ... aka Captive Hearts
72. After Hours (1985)
73. Nothing Lasts Forever (1984)
74. Videodrome (1983)
    ... aka Vidéodrome (Canada: French title)
    ... aka Zonekiller (Canada: English title)
75. Steve Martin's Best Show Ever (1981) (TV)
76. Scanners (1981)
    ... aka Telepathy 2000
    
    
77. The Brood (1979)
    ... aka David Cronenberg's The Brood (Canada: English title: complete title)
    ... aka La clinique de la terreur (Canada: French title)
78. I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses (1978)
    ... aka Drop Dead, Dearest (UK)
    ... aka Left for Dead
79. "Saturday Night Live" (1975) TV series (unknown episodes)
    ... aka "NBC's Saturday Night" (USA: complete title)
    ... aka "SNL 25" (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka "SNL" (USA: informal title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night Live '80" (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night Live 15" (USA: fifteenth season title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night Live 20" (USA: twentieth season title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night Live 25" (USA: twentiefifth season title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night" (USA: first season title)
    

Soundtrack:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s

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 Der Herr der Ringe - Die Rückkehr des Königs (Germany)
   ... aka The Return of the King (USA: short title)
5. Gangs of New York (2002) ("Brooklyn Heights")
6. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) (music: "Gollum's Song", "Evenstar", "Breath of Life", "Isengard Unleashed", "Farewell to Lorien")
   ... aka Der Herr der Ringe - Die zwei Türme (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 Last Night (France)
    ... 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" (6 episodes, 1975-1978)
    ... aka "NBC's Saturday Night" (USA: complete title)
    ... aka "SNL 25" (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka "SNL" (USA: informal title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night Live '80" (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night Live 15" (USA: fifteenth season title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night Live 20" (USA: twentieth season title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night Live 25" (USA: twentiefifth season title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night" (USA: first season title)
        - Eric Idle/Kate Bush (1978) TV episode ("My Love" (uncredited))
        - 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")
          (1 more)
    

Actor:

• 2000s
• 1970s

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 / ... (10 episodes, 1975-1979)
   ... aka "NBC's Saturday Night" (USA: complete title)
   ... aka "SNL 25" (USA: alternative title)
   ... aka "SNL" (USA: informal title)
   ... aka "Saturday Night Live '80" (USA: sixth season title)
   ... aka "Saturday Night Live 15" (USA: fifteenth season title)
   ... aka "Saturday Night Live 20" (USA: twentieth season title)
   ... aka "Saturday Night Live 25" (USA: twentiefifth season title)
   ... aka "Saturday Night" (USA: first season title)
       - Bill Russell/Chicago (1979) TV episode (uncredited) .... Shelley
       - Kate Jackson/Delbert McClinton (1979) TV episode (uncredited) .... Drummer
       - Steve Martin/The Blues Brothers (1978) TV episode (uncredited) .... Deejay
       - Robert Klein/Bonnie Raitt (1978) TV episode (uncredited) .... Shelley
       - Elliot Gould/Kate & Anna McGarrigle/Roslyn Kind (1977) TV episode (uncredited) .... Shelley
         (5 more)
   

Thanks:

• 2000s
• 1990s

1. Sexy Beast (2000) (thanks)
   ... aka Sexy Beast (Spain)
   
   
2. Dogma (1999) (the director would like to thank: for that sweet Shore score) (as Howard)
   

Self:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s

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 / ... (8 episodes, 1975-1979)
    ... aka "NBC's Saturday Night" (USA: complete title)
    ... aka "SNL 25" (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka "SNL" (USA: informal title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night Live '80" (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night Live 15" (USA: fifteenth season title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night Live 20" (USA: twentieth season title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night Live 25" (USA: twentiefifth season title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night" (USA: first season title)
        - Buck Henry/Bette Midler (1979) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
        - Eric Idle/Kate Bush (1978) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
        - The Rolling Stones (1978) 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
          (3 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