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'''Howard Shore''' composed the soundtracks for [[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]] film trilogy. Some of his most notable works are:
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[[Into the West]]
[[Gollum's Song]]
[[In Dreams]]


[[Category:Musicians]]
'''Howard Shore''' ([[18 October|October 18]], [[1946]]), is a prize-winning composer. He composed the soundtracks for [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]].
 
He also appeared in a cameo in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]''. He is one of the [[Rohirrim]] at the drinking game between [[Legolas]] and [[Gimli]].
 
==Discography==
* [[2002]]: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]''
* [[2003]]: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]''
* [[2004]]: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]''
* [[2012]] :''[[The Hobbit: An unexpected journey - original motion Picture soundtrack]]''
* [[2013]] :''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - original motion picture soundtrack]]''
 
==Bibliography==
*[[2010]]: ''[[The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films]]''
**Foreword
==Awards==
* [[2002]] – '''[http://www.bfca.org/ Critics' Choice Award]''', Best Composer, ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''
* 2002  - '''[http://www.lafca.net/ LAFCA Award]''', Best Music Score, ''Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring ''
* 2002  - '''[http://cinemaclips.com/PFCS PFCS Award]''', Best Original Score, ''Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring''
* 2002 – '''[http://www.lvfcs.org/ Sierra Award]''', Best Score, ''Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring''
* 2002  - '''[http://www.chicagofilmcritics.org/ CFCA Award]''', Best Original Score, ''Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring''
* 2002  - '''[http://www.oscars.org/ Academy Award]''', Best Music, Original Score, ''Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring''
* 2002 – '''[http://www.ascap.com/index.html ASCAP Award]''', ''Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring''
* 2002 – '''[http://www.worldsoundtrackawards.com/ 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), ''Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring''
* [[2003]] – '''[http://www.grammy.com/ Grammy]''', Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media, ''Peter Jackson's 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, ''Peter Jackson's 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, ''Peter Jackson's The Return of the King''
* 2004 - '''PFCS Award''', Best Original Score, ''Peter Jackson's The Return of the King''
* 2004 - '''CFCA Award''', Best Original Score, ''Peter Jackson's The Return of the King''
* 2004 – '''[http://www.goldenglobes.org/ Golden Globe]''', Best Original Score - Motion Picture, ''Peter Jackson's The Return of the King''
* 2004 - '''Golden Globe''', Best Original Song - Motion Picture, ''"[[Into the West]]"''
* 2004 - '''Sierra Award''', Best Score, ''Peter Jackson's The Return of the King''
* [[2005]] – '''Grammy''', Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media, ''Peter Jackson's 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, ''Peter Jackson's The Return of the King''
* 2004 - '''Academy Award''', Best Music, Original Song, ''"Into the West"''
* 2004 - '''ASCAP Award''', ''Peter Jackson's The Return of the King''
* 2004 - '''[http://www.saturnawards.org/ Saturn Award]''', Best Music, ''Peter Jackson's The Return of the King''
 
==See also==
 
*''[[Der Ring des Nibelungen]]''
 
==External links==
* [http://www.howardshore.com/ Official website]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Shore Wikipedia profile]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006290/ IMDb profile]
 
[[Category:Composers|Shore, Howard]]
[[Category:Classical music]]

Revision as of 03:26, 16 February 2014

Howard Shore

Howard Shore (October 18, 1946), is a prize-winning composer. He composed the soundtracks for The Lord of the Rings (film series).

He also appeared in a cameo in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. He is one of the Rohirrim at the drinking game between Legolas and Gimli.

Discography

Bibliography

Awards

  • 2002Critics' Choice Award, Best Composer, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
  • 2002 - LAFCA Award, Best Music Score, Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring
  • 2002 - PFCS Award, Best Original Score, Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring
  • 2002 – Sierra Award, Best Score, Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring
  • 2002 - CFCA Award, Best Original Score, Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring
  • 2002 - Academy Award, Best Music, Original Score, Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring
  • 2002 – ASCAP Award, Peter Jackson's 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), Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring
  • 2003Grammy, Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media, Peter Jackson's 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
  • 2004Grammy, Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media, Peter Jackson's 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, Peter Jackson's The Return of the King
  • 2004 - PFCS Award, Best Original Score, Peter Jackson's The Return of the King
  • 2004 - CFCA Award, Best Original Score, Peter Jackson's The Return of the King
  • 2004 – Golden Globe, Best Original Score - Motion Picture, Peter Jackson's The Return of the King
  • 2004 - Golden Globe, Best Original Song - Motion Picture, "Into the West"
  • 2004 - Sierra Award, Best Score, Peter Jackson's The Return of the King
  • 2005Grammy, Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media, Peter Jackson's 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, Peter Jackson's The Return of the King
  • 2004 - Academy Award, Best Music, Original Song, "Into the West"
  • 2004 - ASCAP Award, Peter Jackson's The Return of the King
  • 2004 - Saturn Award, Best Music, Peter Jackson's The Return of the King

See also

External links