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| Person | |
| Howard Shore | |
|---|---|
| Biographical Information | |
| Born | October 18, 1946 |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Website | Official website |
| Gallery | Images of Howard Shore |
Howard Leslie Shore (October 18, 1946), is a prize-winning composer. He composed the soundtracks for The Lord of the Rings film series and The Hobbit film series.
He also appeared in a cameo in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. He is one of the drinking Rohan soldiers during the drinking game which Legolas beat Gimli in.
In 2020, it was reported that Howard Shore was in talks with Amazon to compose the score for the television series, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.[1] Eventually, he wrote and composed the main title theme for the series, while the rest of the score was composed by Bear McCreary.[2]
Musical style
Although he is mostly associated with the films of David Cronenberg, for which he contributed very atmospheric scores, Howard's Tolkien oevure is characterized by supple melodicism, triadic harmony (though generally not stable in key) and stacked orchestration. Although there is still a strong atmospheric, textural aspect - Howard often writes sections from string divisi, tone pyramids and aleatoric passages - the defining characteristic of the score is the leitmotif: harmonic-melodic and rhyhtmic ideas, loosely associated with narrative elements, which are repeated and varied through the score. There are some 160 such themes running through Howard's scores. This style of scoring is inspired by Wagner's Ring, which Howard makes an homage to at the end of The Return of the King.
Discography
- 2001: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- 2002: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- 2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- 2011: The Lord of the Rings Symphony
- 2012 :The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- 2013 :The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- 2014 :The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- 2022 :The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Season One: Amazon Original Series Soundtrack) (composed the main title theme only)
Bibliography
- 2010: The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films
- Foreword
Awards
- 2002 – Critics' Choice Award, Best Composer, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- 2002 - LAFCA Award, Best Music Score, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- 2002 - PFCS Award, Best Original Score, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- 2002 – Sierra Award, Best Score, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- 2002 - CFCA Award, Best Original Score, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- 2002 - Academy Award, Best Music, Original Score, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- 2002 – ASCAP Award, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- 2002 – World Soundtrack Award, Public Choice Award, Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring
- 2002 – World Soundtrack Award, Best Original Soundtrack of the Year (Orchestral), The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- 2003 – Grammy, Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- 2003 - PFCS Award, Best Original Song, "Gollum's Song"
- 2003 – ASCAP Award, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- 2004 – Grammy, Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- 2004 - OFCS Award, Best Original Score, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- 2004 - Critics' Choice Award, Best Composer, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- 2004 - PFCS Award, Best Original Score, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- 2004 - CFCA Award, Best Original Score, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- 2004 – Golden Globe, Best Original Score - Motion Picture, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- 2004 - Golden Globe, Best Original Song - Motion Picture, "Into the West"
- 2004 - Sierra Award, Best Score, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- 2005 – Grammy, Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- 2005 – Grammy, Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media, "Into The West"
- 2004 - Academy Award, Best Music, Original Score, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- 2004 - Academy Award, Best Music, Original Song, "Into the West"
- 2004 - ASCAP Award, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- 2004 - Saturn Award, Best Music, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- 2013 - Colonne Sonore Award, Best Music for a Foreign Language Film, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
- 2013 – ASCAP Award, Top Box Office Films, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
- 2014 – Music In Media Award, Best Original Score - Si-Fi/Fantasy Film, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
- 2014 – ASCAP Award, Top Box Office Films, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
- 2023 – Movie Music UK Awards, Score of the Year, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (shared with Bear McCreary)
- 2023 - Movie Music UK Awards, Best Original Score for Television, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (shared with Bear McCreary)
- 2023 - The Movie Music International - Recognition Awards, Best Theme for a TV Series, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
See also
External links
References
- ↑ Mike Fleming Jr, "Oscar-Winning ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Howard Shore In Talks To Compose Music For Amazon Studios’ Middle Earth-Set TV Series" September 19, 2021, Deadline, accessed 20 September 2021
- ↑ "‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Soundtrack Album Details" August 18, 2022, Film Music Reporter, accessed 10 October 2022