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Howard Shore

(1946) Composer Canada

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Howard Shore is a composer from Canada, best known for The Twilight Saga - Eclipse.

Quick Facts About Howard Shore

Born: October 18, 1946
Nationality: Canada
Profession: Composer
Notable works: The Twilight Saga - Eclipse
Known for: Concerning Hobbits

About Howard Shore

Howard Leslie Shore is a Canadian composer, conductor, and orchestrator noted for his film scores. He has composed the scores for over 80 films, most notably the scores for Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies, both of which are based on the fantasy works by English author J. R. R. Tolkien. 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.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Saturn Awards Academy Award for Best Original Song Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media Academy Award for Best Original Score Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Composer Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song Governor General's Performing Arts Award

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Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Officer of Arts and Letters Officer of the Order of Canada Cannes Soundtrack Award

Quotes by Howard Shore

It is very gratifying to see the music from 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy find a new life on the concert…

Concert

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I read all of the books by Tolkien, including 'The Hobbit,' when I was in my twenties, and his deep love of…

All things

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I've been writing music since I was 9. I took harmony and counterpoint classes when I was studying the clarinet. So, I've…

Clarinet

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All of the silent films had live music accompaniment, so it's actually a very rich period in music.

Actually

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I always believed 'The Fly' to be a classic opera story. It's a tale of love and death, true love surviving in…

Always

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Composing is sort of an intuitive act. You have to put yourself in the right frame of mind.

Act

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Theater and film are essentially the same - just different kinds of storytelling.

Cinema

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I like to do a lot of research on all of the films I work on. So, I like to read a…

Cinema

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I live in Tuxedo Park, N.Y. and spend time in the West Village, where my wife Elizabeth Cotnoir, a writer-producer and documentary…

Documentaries

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My first score for 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy, 'The Fellowship of the Ring,' was the beginning of my journey into…

Always

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Music is essentially an emotional language, so you want to feel something from the relationships and build music based on those feelings.

Based

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The music for 'The Departed' could have been played by an orchestra, but you make a decision about orchestration based on the…

About

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I usually work with the director and it's just a collaboration between me and the one person. I think you make good…

Cinema

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I always go back to the original material. I want a good connection as the composer and writer of the score to…

Composer

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You can find the whole world of a film in one instrument, or you can find a world of sound in the…

Cinema

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Piano is very elegant. I also think it's a very truthful instrument.

Elegant

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I love working with an orchestra, but there are many ways to make music.

I love

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The technology certainly changes. I think, in terms of making films, that's been the biggest change. But many things stay the same.…

Change

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The art of making films is a collaborative art. As a composer, you're always working with the cinematographer because he's so much…

Always working

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'Hugo' is made in the classical style of the 1940s.

Classical

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I grew up in repertory theaters, so it was comedy one night, drama the next. I'm used to going from one to…

Art

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I think 'Two Towers' is a completely distinct film from 'Fellowship of the Ring' or 'Return of the King.' I think that…

Characterization

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I actually like the collaboration of working with different artists.

Actually

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When you see 'Lord of the Rings,' you want to feel like you've been dropped into it and that you're part of…

Aware

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There are many things that have stayed consistent. But the biggest change, of course, is technology, the way it's used, the way…

Change

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