Sound • AGE 79
Howard Leslie Shore (born October 18, 1946) is a Canadian composer, conductor and orchestrator noted for his film scores. He has composed the scores for over 80 films, most notably for The Lord of the...


Lorne
Self
2026

Revelations: Making Dogma
Music
2025

The Shrouds
Original Music Composer
2025

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self - SNL Musical Director 1975 - 1980
2025

Drift
Original Music Composer
2023

Howard Shore Weekend - Eastern Promises
2023

Howard Shore Weekend - The Lord of the Rings
2023

The Pale Blue Eye
Original Music Composer
2022

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Main Title Theme Composer
2022

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening
Main Title Theme Composer
2022

Crimes of the Future
Original Music Composer
2022

Pieces of a Woman
Original Music Composer
2020

Funny Boy
Original Music Composer
2020

Reunited Apart
Self
2020

The Lost Prince
Original Music Composer
2020

The Song of Names
Original Music Composer
2019

The Catcher Was a Spy
Original Music Composer
2018

Score: A Film Music Documentary
Self
2017

Denial
Original Music Composer
2016

Spotlight
Original Music Composer
2015

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Original Music Composer
2014

Rosewater
Original Music Composer
2014

Maps to the Stars
Original Music Composer
2014

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Original Music Composer
2013

Jimmy P.
Original Music Composer
2013

The Ephemerol Diaries: An Interview with Stephen Lack
Original Music Composer
2012

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Original Music Composer
2012

Cosmopolis
Original Music Composer
2012

Hugo
Original Music Composer
2011

A Dangerous Method
Original Music Composer
2011

Howard Shore: A Composer's Dream
Self
2011

100 Jahre Hollywood - Die Carl Laemmle Story
Self
2011

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Original Music Composer
2010

Edge of Darkness
Original Music Composer
2010

Doubt
Original Music Composer
2008

The Betrayal – Nerakhoon
Original Music Composer
2008

To Each His Own Cinema
Original Music Composer
2007

Eastern Promises
Original Music Composer
2007

The Last Mimzy
Original Music Composer
2007

The Departed
Original Music Composer
2006

Scoring the Silence
Self
2006

The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
Self
2005

A History of Violence
Original Music Composer
2005

The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
Self
2005

The Aviator
Original Music Composer
2004

Creating the Lord of the Rings Symphony
Self
2004

A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
Self
2004

Ed Wood: The Theremin
Self - Composer
2004

People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'
Self
2004

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Drinking Rohan Soldier (uncredited)
2003

Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Music
2003

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Original Music Composer
2002

Gangs of New York
Original Music Composer
2002

Music for Middle-earth
Self
2002

Spider
Original Music Composer
2002

The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
Self
2002

Panic Room
Original Music Composer
2002

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Original Music Composer
2001

Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
Self
2001

The Score
Original Music Composer
2001

Esther Kahn
Original Music Composer
2000

Camera
Original Music Composer
2000

The Cell
Original Music Composer
2000

The Yards
Conductor
2000

High Fidelity
Original Music Composer
2000

Dogma
Original Music Composer
1999

eXistenZ
Original Music Composer
1999

Analyze This
Original Music Composer
1999

Gloria
Original Music Composer
1999

The Game
Original Music Composer
1997

Cop Land
Original Music Composer
1997

Looking for Richard
Original Music Composer
1996

That Thing You Do!
Original Music Composer
1996

Crash
Original Music Composer
1996

Striptease
Original Music Composer
1996

The Truth About Cats & Dogs
Original Music Composer
1996

Before and After
Original Music Composer
1996

White Man's Burden
Original Music Composer
1995

Moonlight and Valentino
Original Music Composer
1995

Se7en
Original Music Composer
1995

Nobody's Fool
Original Music Composer
1994

Ed Wood
Original Music Composer
1994

The Client
Original Music Composer
1994

Philadelphia
Original Music Composer
1993

Mrs. Doubtfire
Original Music Composer
1993

M. Butterfly
Original Music Composer
1993

Guilty as Sin
Original Music Composer
1993

Sliver
Original Music Composer
1993

Single White Female
Original Music Composer
1992

Prelude to a Kiss
Original Music Composer
1992

Naked Lunch
Original Music Composer
1991

A Kiss Before Dying
Conductor
1991

The Silence of the Lambs
Original Music Composer
1991

Made in Milan
Original Music Composer
1990

The Local Stigmatic
Original Music Composer
1990

She-Devil
Original Music Composer
1989

The Lemon Sisters
Original Music Composer
1989

An Innocent Man
Original Music Composer
1989

Signs of Life
Original Music Composer
1989

Dead Ringers
Original Music Composer
1988

Big
Original Music Composer
1988

Moving
Original Music Composer
1988

Nadine
Original Music Composer
1987

Heaven
Original Music Composer
1987

The Fly
Original Music Composer
1986

Fire with Fire
Original Music Composer
1986

After Hours
Original Music Composer
1985

Places in the Heart
Additional Music
1984

Nothing Lasts Forever
Original Music Composer
1984

Videodrome
Original Music Composer
1983

Scanners
Original Music Composer
1981

Gilda Live
The Candy Slice Group
1980

The Brood
Original Music Composer
1979

I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses
Original Music Composer
1978

Saturday Night Live
Self - Bandleader
1975