The techniques of different directors are very different, and people have different ways of expressing ideas in film. I'm happiest when working with a director as I would be if I were an actor. I'm wanting to provide a really… — Howard Shore Copy Share Image
Different directors have different techniques in the use of films. Cronenberg is very different in the way he works with film, and how he takes the audience into his films is different than how Peter Jackson would do that or… — Howard Shore Copy Share Image
It is very gratifying to see the music from 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy find a new life on the concert stage as… — Howard Shore Copy Share Image
I read all of the books by Tolkien, including 'The Hobbit,' when I was in my twenties, and his deep love of nature and… — Howard Shore Copy Share Image
I've been writing music since I was 9. I took harmony and counterpoint classes when I was studying the clarinet. So, I've been writing… — Howard Shore Copy Share Image
All of the silent films had live music accompaniment, so it's actually a very rich period in music. — Howard Shore Copy Share Image
I always believed 'The Fly' to be a classic opera story. It's a tale of love and death, true love surviving in the face… — Howard Shore Copy Share Image
Composing is sort of an intuitive act. You have to put yourself in the right frame of mind. — Howard Shore Copy Share Image
Theater and film are essentially the same - just different kinds of storytelling. — Howard Shore Copy Share Image
I like to do a lot of research on all of the films I work on. So, I like to read a lot. That's… — Howard Shore Copy Share Image
I live in Tuxedo Park, N.Y. and spend time in the West Village, where my wife Elizabeth Cotnoir, a writer-producer and documentary filmmaker, has… — Howard Shore Copy Share Image
My first score for 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy, 'The Fellowship of the Ring,' was the beginning of my journey into the world… — Howard Shore Copy Share Image
Music is essentially an emotional language, so you want to feel something from the relationships and build music based on those feelings. — Howard Shore Copy Share Image
The music for 'The Departed' could have been played by an orchestra, but you make a decision about orchestration based on the context of… — Howard Shore Copy Share Image
