Howard Shore

He studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston and was the original musical director of Saturday Night Live, from 1975 to 1980. He has scored nearly all of David Cronenberg's films since 1979. His work on The Lord of the Rings is one of the largest scores ever written for film.

Style

Dark, dense writing, choirs and a web of leitmotifs that evolves with the story.

Awards

3 Oscars for The Lord of the Rings: two for the score and one for the song Into the West.

Essential films

• The Fly (1986)
• The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
• Seven (1995)
• The Lord of the Rings (2001)
• A History of Violence (2005)
• Hugo (2011)
• The Hobbit (2012)

Listen

• Concerning Hobbits · The Fellowship of the RingSpotifyYouTube
• The Bridge of Khazad-dûm · The Fellowship of the RingSpotifyYouTube
• Into the West · The Return of the KingSpotifyYouTube

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