Howard Shore

Biography

Born: October 18, 1946; Toronto, Ontario, Canada  
Howard Shore has composed the scores for over 50 films, including The Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia, After Hours, and Seven. His collaborations with David Cronenberg have resulted in scores for Cronenberg's films The Brood, Scanners, Videodrome, The Fly, Dead Ringers, Naked Lunch, M. Butterfly, and Crash, spanning a nearly 20-year period by the year 2001.

Shore's formal education came at the Berklee School of Music in Boston. From Read more 1969-1972 he recorded with the group Lighthouse. He was one of the original creators of Saturday Night Live and served as its musical director from 1975-1980. In 2000, Shore began work on one of the most expansive projects of his career when he signed on to produce scores for film adaptations of the Lord of the Rings series. He spent a year just working on the first film, using Tolkien's texts and drawing from eighth and ninth century music sources to try to evoke the books' magical worlds. Read less
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    L'Excellence Se Fete - A Celebration of Excellence
    L'Excellence Se Fete - A Celebration of Excellence
    Label: Analekta   Catalog: 297257 Release Date: 04/09/2013   Number of Discs: 3
    Composer:  André Mathieu,  Antonín Dvorák,  Ludwig van Beethoven,  Antonio Vivaldi  ... 
    Performer:  Alain Lefèvre,  Marie-Nicole Lemieux,  Louise-Andrée Baril,  Valerie Milot  ... 
    Conductor:  Yoav Talmi,  Bruno Weil,  Jeanne Lamon,  Jean-Philippe Tremblay  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Alcan String Quartet,  Tafelmusik,  La Pieta  ... 
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    The Silver Violin / Nicola Benedetti
    The Silver Violin / Nicola Benedetti
    Label: Decca   Catalog: 001760902 Release Date: 02/19/2013   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Erich Wolfgang Korngold,  Gustav Mahler,  John Williams,  Howard Shore  ... 
    Performer:  Nicola Benedetti,  Alexei Grynyuk,  Leonard Elschenbroich,  Tom Dunn  ... 
    Conductor:  Kirill Karabits
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
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    Shore: The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey
    Shore: The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey
    Label: Watertower Music   Catalog: 39372 Release Date: 12/11/2012   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Howard Shore
    Conductor:  Howard Shore
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Philharmonic Orchestra
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    The Hobbit: An Uexpected Journey - Original Score [Special Edition]
    Label: Watertower Music   Catalog: 39373 Release Date: 12/11/2012   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Howard Shore
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    A Time For Us / Dubeau, La Pieta
    A Time For Us / Dubeau, La Pieta
    Label: Analekta   Catalog: 28736 Release Date: 11/27/2012   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Nino Rota,  John Williams,  Ennio Morricone,  John Barry  ... 
    Performer:  Angèle Dubeau
    Conductor:  Angèle Dubeau
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  La Pieta
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    A Time For Us / Dubeau, La Pieta [Bilingual]
    A Time For Us / Dubeau, La Pieta [Bilingual]
    Label: Analekta   Catalog: 28733 Release Date: 02/28/2012   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Nino Rota,  John Williams,  Ennio Morricone,  John Barry  ... 
    Performer:  Angèle Dubeau
    Conductor:  Angèle Dubeau
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  La Pieta
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    Classical Hits Of The Cinema
    Classical Hits Of The Cinema
    Label: Virgin Classics   Catalog: 30756 Release Date: 01/24/2012   Number of Discs: 5
    Composer:  Alfred Newman,  Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky,  Gustav Mahler,  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart  ... 
    Performer:  Frank Peter Zimmermann,  Piotr Anderszewski,  Christian Zacharias
    Conductor:  Paul Bateman,  Lorin Maazel,  Andrew Litton,  Piotr Anderszewski  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra,  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra  ... 
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    Shore: A Dangerous Method / Original Soundtrack
    Shore: A Dangerous Method / Original Soundtrack
    Label: Sony   Catalog: 798726 Release Date: 11/21/2011   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Howard Shore,  Richard Wagner
    Performer:  Lang Lang
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    Shore: Hugo / Original Soundtrack
    Shore: Hugo / Original Soundtrack
    Label: Howe Records   Catalog: 1007 Release Date: 11/08/2011   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Howard Shore
    Conductor:  Howard Shore
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Studio Orchestra
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    Howard Shore: The Lord Of The Rings Symphony
    Howard Shore: The Lord Of The Rings Symphony
    Label: Howe Records   Catalog: 1005 Release Date: 09/13/2011   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Howard Shore
    Performer:  Kaitlyn Lusk
    Conductor:  Ludwig Wicki
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  21st Century Chorus,  21st Century Symphony Orchestra
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    The Symphonic Celtic Album
    The Symphonic Celtic Album
    Label: Silva Classics   Catalog: 6046 Release Date: 05/03/2011   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Carter Burwell,  Enya,  Howard Shore,  Seán O'Riada  ... 
    Conductor:  James Fitzpatrick,  Nic Raine,  Paul Bateman,  Kenneth Alwyn  ... 
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    Cinema Concertante / Herkenhoff, Zacher, Kurpfalzisches Kammerorchester
    Cinema Concertante / Herkenhoff, Zacher, Kurpfalzisches Kammerorchester
    Label: Oehms   Catalog: 785 Release Date: 02/22/2011   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Elmer Bernstein,  Gabriel Yared,  Ennio Morricone,  Yann Tiersen  ... 
    Performer:  Ulrich Herkenhoff
    Conductor:  Frank Zacher
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    Best Film 50
    Best Film 50
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 31673 Release Date: 10/12/2010   Number of Discs: 3
    Composer:  Richard Strauss,  Richard Wagner,  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,  James Horner  ... 
    Performer:  Ernest Blanc,  Nicolai Gedda,  Gérard Caussé,  Augustin Dumay  ... 
    Conductor:  Klaus Tennstedt,  Mariss Jansons,  Richard Hickox,  David Abel  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Philharmonic Orchestra,  Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra,  London Symphony Chorus  ... 
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    Betrayal (Nerakhoon) (Score) / O.s.t.
    Betrayal (Nerakhoon) (Score) / O.s.t.
    Label: Howe Records   Catalog: 1002 Release Date: 02/24/2009   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Howard Shore
    Performer:  Sophie Shao
    Conductor:  Howard Shore
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Estonian Chamber Orchestra,  Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
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    Doubt - Original Soundtrack
    Doubt - Original Soundtrack
    Label: Howe Records   Catalog: 1001 Release Date: 02/24/2009   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Howard Shore
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    Original Works For Theremin - Rozsa: Spellbound; Shore, Grainger, Etc / Lydia Kavina
    Original Works For Theremin - Rozsa: Spellbound; Shore, Grainger, Etc / Lydia Kavina
    Label: Mode   Catalog: 199 Release Date: 06/24/2008   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Christian Wolff,  Percy Aldridge Grainger,  Olga Neuwirth,  Howard Shore  ... 
    Performer:  Lydia Kavina
    Conductor:  Charles Peltz
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Ensemble Sospeso
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    Looking For Richard - Original Soundtrack
    Looking For Richard - Original Soundtrack
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 56139 Release Date: 08/20/2007   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Howard Shore
    Conductor:  Howard Shore
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Philharmonic Orchestra,  London Voices
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    Music Camera Action!
    Music Camera Action!
    Label: Analekta   Catalog: 29825 Release Date: 10/26/2006   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  George Gershwin,  Elton John,  Paul McCartney,  Benoît Charest  ... 
    Conductor:  Gilbert Patenaude
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Les Petits Chanteurs du Mont-Royal
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    Peace - Pure Classical Calm
    Peace - Pure Classical Calm
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 76773 Release Date: 01/25/2005   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  John Tavener,  Karl Jenkins,  Dmitri Shostakovich,  Sergei Rachmaninov  ... 
    Performer:  Dmitri Alexeev,  Mikhail Pletnev,  Edward Saklatvala,  Arleen Augér  ... 
    Conductor:  David Hill,  Karl Jenkins,  Jerzy Maksymiuk,  Libor Pesek  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Winchester Cathedral Choir,  London Philharmonic Orchestra,  English Chamber Orchestra  ... 
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    James Galway - Wings Of Song
    James Galway - Wings Of Song
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon   Catalog: 4775085 Release Date: 09/14/2004   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Vincenzo Bellini,  Camille Saint-Saëns,  Johann Sebastian Bach,  Joaquin Rodrigo  ... 
    Performer:  James Galway,  Moray Welsh,  Jeanne Galway
    Conductor:  Klauspeter Seibel
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
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    The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King
    The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King
    Label: Reprise   Catalog: 48521 Release Date: 11/25/2003   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Howard Shore
    Conductor:  Howard Shore
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
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    Epics (Hybrid Super Audio) / Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops
    Epics (Hybrid Super Audio) / Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops
    Label: Telarc   Catalog: 60600 Release Date: 09/23/2003  
    Composer:  John Williams,  Maurice Jarre,  Howard Shore,  Alex North  ... 
    Conductor:  Erich Kunzel
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cincinnati Pops
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    Epics / Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops
    Epics / Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops
    Label: Telarc   Catalog: 80600 Release Date: 09/23/2003  
    Composer:  Elmer Bernstein,  John Williams,  Maurice Jarre,  Howard Shore  ... 
    Conductor:  Erich Kunzel
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cincinnati Pops
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    The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers
    The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers
    Label: Reprise   Catalog: 48379 Release Date: 12/10/2002   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Howard Shore
    Conductor:  Howard Shore
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Philharmonic Orchestra
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    The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring
    The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring
    Label: Reprise   Catalog: 48110 Release Date: 11/20/2001   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Howard Shore
    Conductor:  Howard Shore
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
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