Howard Shore - wikipedia Howard Shore Not to be confused with Howard Shore ( entrepreneur ). Howard Shore OC Shore in May 2013 Background information Birth name Howard Leslie Shore ( 1946 - 10 - 18 ) October 18, 1946 ( age 71 ) Toronto, Ontario, Canada Genres Classical, orchestral, film scores Occupation ( s ) Composer, orchestrator, conductor, music producer Instruments Saxophone, organ, flute Years active 1978 -- present Website www.howardshore.com Howard Leslie Shore OC ( born October 18, 1946 ) is a Canadian composer who is notable for his film scores. He has composed the scores for over 80 films, most notably the scores for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies. He won three Academy Awards for his work on the first trilogy, with one being for the original song `` Into the West '', an award he shared with Eurythmics lead vocalist Annie Lennox and Writer / Producer Fran Walsh, who wrote the lyrics. He is also a consistent collaborator with director David Cronenberg, having scored all but one of his films since 1979. Shore has also composed a few concert works including one opera, The Fly, based on the plot of Cronenberg 's 1986 film premiered at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris on July 2, 2008, a short piece Fanfare for the Wanamaker Organ and the Philadelphia Orchestra, and a short overture for the Swiss 21st Century Symphony Orchestra. In addition to his three Academy Award wins, Shore has also won three Golden Globe Awards and four Grammy Awards. Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Film scoring 2.1 1978 -- 2000 2.2 2001 -- 2006 2.3 2007 -- present 3 Conducting and performing 4 Television 5 Radio 6 Personal life 7 Awards 8 Filmography 9 See also 10 References 11 External links Early life and career Howard Shore was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the son of Bernice ( née Ash ) and Mac Shore. Shore is Jewish. He started studying music at the age of 8 or 9. He learned a multitude of instruments and began playing in bands at the ages of 13 and 14. By 17, he decided he wanted to pursue music in his adult life too. When Shore was 13, he met and became good friends with a young man called Lorne Michaels in summer camp, and this friendship would later be influential in his career. He studied music at Berklee College of Music in Boston after graduating from Forest Hill Collegiate Institute. From 1969 to 1972, Shore was a member of the jazz fusion band Lighthouse. In 1970, he became the music director for Lorne Michaels and Hart Pomerantz 's short - lived TV program The Hart & Lorne Terrific Hour. Shore wrote the music for Canadian magician Doug Henning 's magic musical Spellbound in 1974 and, from 1975 to 1980, he was the musical director for Lorne Michaels ' influential late - night NBC comedy show Saturday Night Live, appearing in many musical sketches, including Howard Shore and His All - Nurse Band, and dressed as a beekeeper for a John Belushi / Dan Aykroyd performance of the Slim Harpo classic `` I 'm a King Bee ''. Shore also suggested the name for The Blues Brothers to Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi. Film scoring 1978 -- 2000 Shore 's first film score was to the low budget thriller I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses ( 1978 ), followed by David Cronenberg 's first major film, The Brood ( 1979 ). He would go on to score all of Cronenberg 's subsequent films, with the exception of The Dead Zone ( 1983 ), which was scored by Michael Kamen. The first film he scored that was not directed by Cronenberg was Martin Scorsese 's After Hours ( 1985 ). Following that, he scored The Fly ( 1986 ), again directed by Cronenberg. Two years later, he composed the score to Big ( 1988 ), directed by Penny Marshall and starring Tom Hanks. He then scored two more of David Cronenberg 's films : Dead Ringers ( 1988 ) and Naked Lunch ( 1991 ). During 1991, Shore composed the score for the highly acclaimed film The Silence of the Lambs, starring Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins, and directed by Jonathan Demme. He received his first BAFTA nomination for the score. The film became the third ( and most recent ) to win the five major Academy Awards ( Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, and Best Actress ). Shore is the only living composer to have scored a `` Top Five '' Oscar - winning film. During 1993, he composed the scores for M. Butterfly ( another collaboration with Cronenberg ), Philadelphia ( his second collaboration with Jonathan Demme ), and Mrs. Doubtfire, directed by Chris Columbus. The latter two films were highly successful, Philadelphia winning Tom Hanks his first Oscar. Shore scored another three films in 1994 : The Client, Ed Wood, and Nobody 's Fool. Ed Wood is notable for being one of the three films directed by Tim Burton that did not feature a score by Danny Elfman. Shore continued to score numerous films from 1995 to 2001, including two David Fincher films, Seven ( 1995 ) and The Game ( 1997 ), and The Truth About Cats and Dogs ( 1996 ), directed by Michael Lehmann ; he also collaborated on two films with Cronenberg, along with Tom Hanks ' directorial debut, That Thing You Do !. Shore also composed the score of the 2000 film The Cell. 2001 -- 2006 Shore at a press conference for The Lord of the Rings in Wellington, New Zealand, 2003 Major success came in 2001 with his score to The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring, the first film in the highly acclaimed The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The news that Shore would score the trilogy surprised some, since he was primarily associated with dark, ominous films and had never scored an epic of this scale. However, the score was hugely successful and won Shore his first Oscar, as well as a Grammy Award, and garnered Shore nominations for a Golden Globe and a BAFTA. A cue from this film ( The Bridge of Khazad - Dûm ) was used in a teaser for 2013 's Superman film, Man of Steel. The following year, Shore composed the scores to Panic Room, Gangs of New York ( replacing Elmer Bernstein ), and The Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers, the second film in the trilogy. ( The latter two films were both nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. ) Initially, Shore 's score for The Two Towers was going to be deemed ineligible for submission to the Academy, due to a new rule that disallowed the submission of scores which contained themes from previous work. However, the implementation of this rule change was subsequently postponed, meaning the score remained eligible. Ultimately, The Two Towers score did not receive an Academy Award nomination ; Shore did, however, receive a BAFTA nomination for Gangs of New York. In 2003, he composed the score for the final film in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King. The film was the most successful film in the trilogy and the most successful of the year. Shore won his second Oscar for Best Original Score, as well as a third for Best Original Song for `` Into the West '', which he shared with Fran Walsh and Annie Lennox. Shore also won his first Golden Globe, his third and fourth Grammy ( the fourth for Best Song ), and was nominated for a third BAFTA. The scores of The Lord of the Rings, performed primarily by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, became one of the most successful film scores ever written and the biggest success in Shore 's career. In 2004, Shore again collaborated with Martin Scorsese, scoring his epic film The Aviator, this time with the Brussels Philharmonic. He won a second Golden Globe for the score, becoming the third composer to have won consecutive Golden Globes in the Original Score category. He also received his sixth Grammy nomination, and his fifth BAFTA nomination. He collaborated again with David Cronenberg in 2005 to score A History of Violence, starring Viggo Mortensen. The film was a success and received two Oscar nominations. In 2006, he collaborated for the fourth time with Martin Scorsese, this time to score The Departed. The film was highly successful and won four Oscars, including a long - awaited win for Scorsese, and Best Picture. Although Shore was originally commissioned to compose the soundtrack for King Kong, he was later replaced by James Newton Howard due to `` differing creative aspirations for the score '' on his and the filmmakers ' parts. This was a mutual agreement between himself and Peter Jackson. Despite this, Shore has a cameo near the end of the film as the conductor of the orchestra in the theater, performing portions of Max Steiner 's score to the original 1933 version of the film. 2007 -- present In 2007, Shore composed the music for Soul of the Ultimate Nation, an online multiplayer video game. The soundtrack is notable for being the first video game soundtrack to feature Lydia Kavina on the theremin. During 2007 he also composed the scores for The Last Mimzy and Eastern Promises, the latter of which includes a section that has been performed in concert as Shore 's Concertino for violin solo and chamber orchestra. Eastern Promises was another collaboration with David Cronenberg and earned Shore his fourth Golden Globe nomination. In 2008, he scored Doubt, starring Meryl Streep and directed by John Patrick Shanley. The film was a success, earning five Oscar nominations. In 2010, Shore composed the score to the third installment in the Twilight film series, following Carter Burwell and Alexandre Desplat, who scored the first and second films, respectively. He also replaced John Corigliano to score Edge of Darkness, starring Mel Gibson. Shore 's 2011 projects were A Dangerous Method, continuing his long - term collaboration with director David Cronenberg. He also composed the score to Martin Scorsese 's Hugo, his fifth collaboration with the director, which earned him a sixth Golden Globe nomination and fourth Oscar nomination. He also composed the score to Peter Jackson 's The Hobbit film series. Conducting and Performing Main article : Music of The Lord of the Rings film series Since 2004, he has toured the world conducting local orchestras in the performance of his new symphonic arrangement of his highly acclaimed Lord of the Rings scores. The new work is entitled The Lord of the Rings : Symphony in Six Movements. There are two movements for each of the movies, and an intermission between the second and third ( or first and second film titles ) movements. The concert presentation of the symphony also includes projected still images of sketches by John Howe and Alan Lee relating the music being performed to scenes from the films. Recently, however, Shore has been busy with other projects, leaving other conductors including Markus Huber, Ludwig Wicki, Alexander Mickelthwaite, and John Mauceri to lead the orchestras. April 24, 2008 marked the North American Live to Projection debut of Fellowship of the Ring, with the score performed live by the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Ludwig Wicki. Wicki also conducted the Filene Center Orchestra at the Wolf Trap Farm Park in Vienna, Virginia on May 21 and 22, 2008 in the U.S. premiere of the Fellowship of the Ring Live to Projection. September 16, 2010 Shore conducted the RSO Vienna ( Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra ) which performed `` In Dreams from The Fellowship of the Ring '' at Hollywood in Vienna in Vienna, Austria. Shore was commissioned by Macy 's to write a Fanfare for the Store 's 150th anniversary featuring the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Wanamaker Organ, the world 's largest playing pipe organ. The work was debuted in the Grand Court of Macy 's Philadelphia Store on September 27, 2008 in a concert that drew reviews from most of the major East Coast newspapers. Shore 's opera The Fly premiered had its world premiere performance at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris on July 2, 2008 and its United States premiere at Los Angeles Opera on September 7, 2008. The production was directed by David Cronenberg and conducted by Plácido Domingo. The Fly had a new production mounted by Theatre Trier in Germany in 2014 staged by Sebastian Welker and conducted by Joongbae Jee. Shore was commissioned by the Beijing Music Festival to write Ruin and Memory, a piano concerto, for renowned pianist Lang Lang. The world premiere was on October 11, 2010 performed by Lang Lang, The China Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Long Yu. His second concerto, Mythic Gardens, premiered April 27, 2012 with Sophie Shao on cello solo, The American Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Leon Botstein. Shore 's song cycle A Palace Upon the Ruins premiered in 2014 at the Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival and at the La Jolla SummerFest featuring mezzo - soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano. Television In addition to writing the original theme song for Saturday Night Live, as well as the closing theme. Shore also co-wrote the theme song for Late Night with Conan O'Brien with John Lurie. The theme was carried over to The Tonight Show when O'Brien succeeded Jay Leno as host. Radio Shore narrated a one - hour CBC Radio documentary / soundscape on music in thriller / suspense film genres also including references to radio dramas and other media. The episode was called `` Unsettling Scores '' and premiered on the program called Inside the Music. Personal life Shore is married to Elizabeth Cotnoir, a writer, producer and documentary filmmaker. He has a daughter, Mae. He is the uncle of film composer Ryan Shore. As of 2004, Shore lives in Tuxedo Park, New York. Awards Shore has received four Academy Award nominations, winning three, two for Best Original Score, for The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring ( 2001 ), and The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King ( 2003 ). He also won the Oscar for Best Original Song for `` Into the West '' from The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King. He received his fourth nomination for his work on Hugo. Shore has also received six Golden Globe nominations, winning three consecutive awards for Best Original Score and Best Original Song - `` Into the West '' for The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King ( 2003 ) and The Aviator ( 2004 ), making him the second composer ( after Alan Menken ) to have received consecutive Golden Globe Awards for Best Original Score. He also won three consecutive Grammy Awards for Best Score for each of the Lord of the Rings films, and received a second award in 2003 for the song `` Into the West '' from `` Return of the King '' in the category of Best Song. He has also received five BAFTA nominations, but has not won. On June 11, 2007, Shore was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters Degree from York University in Toronto for `` his sweeping artistic vision ''. Shore has also been honored with awards from The National Board of Review, Recording Academy Honors, The Broadcast Film Critics, Chicago Film Critics, Genie Award, World Soundtrack Award, New York 's Gotham Award, and The Saturn Award for Science Fiction. Shore is the first recipient of the Film & TV Music Award for Best Score for a Science Fiction Feature Film for The Last Mimzy. In May 2008, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music during Berklee 's commencement ceremony at the Agganis Arena. On September 16, 2010 he was awarded the Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award by the City of Vienna at the yearly film music gala concert Hollywood in Vienna. In 2012, he received Canada 's Governor General 's Performing Arts Awards for Lifetime Artistic Achievement. In 2016, he was appointed as a Officer of the Order of Canada for his work towards the film and music industry. Filmography I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses ( 1978 ) The Brood ( 1979 ) Scanners ( 1981 ) Videodrome ( 1983 ) Nothing Lasts Forever ( 1984 ) After Hours ( 1985 ) Fire with Fire ( 1986 ) The Fly ( 1986 ) Nadine ( 1987 ) Moving ( 1988 ) Big ( 1988 ) Dead Ringers ( 1988 ) She - Devil ( 1989 ) An Innocent Man ( 1989 ) Signs of Life ( 1989 ) The Local Stigmatic ( 1990 ) The Silence of the Lambs ( 1991 ) A Kiss Before Dying ( 1991 ) Naked Lunch ( 1991 ) Prelude to a Kiss ( 1992 ) Single White Female ( 1992 ) Sliver ( 1993 ) Guilty as Sin ( 1993 ) M. Butterfly ( 1993 ) Mrs. Doubtfire ( 1993 ) Philadelphia ( 1993 ) The Client ( 1994 ) Ed Wood ( 1994 ) Nobody 's Fool ( 1994 ) Moonlight and Valentino ( 1995 ) Seven ( 1995 ) Before and After ( 1996 ) Crash ( 1996 ) The Truth About Cats & Dogs ( 1996 ) That Thing You Do ! ( 1996 ) Striptease ( 1996 ) Ransom ( 1996 ) ( unused score ) The Game ( 1997 ) Cop Land ( 1997 ) Gloria ( 1999 ) eXistenZ ( 1999 ) Analyze This ( 1999 ) Dogma ( 1999 ) High Fidelity ( 2000 ) The Cell ( 2000 ) The Yards ( 2000 ) The Score ( 2001 ) The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring ( 2001 ) Gangs of New York ( 2002 ) Panic Room ( 2002 ) Spider ( 2002 ) The Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers ( 2002 ) The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King ( 2003 ) The Aviator ( 2004 ) A History of Violence ( 2005 ) King Kong ( 2005 ) ( unused score ) The Departed ( 2006 ) Soul of the Ultimate Nation ( 2007 ) The Last Mimzy ( 2007 ) Eastern Promises ( 2007 ) Doubt ( 2008 ) The Betrayal ( 2008 ) The Twilight Saga : Eclipse ( 2010 ) Edge of Darkness ( 2010 ) A Dangerous Method ( 2011 ) Hugo ( 2011 ) Cosmopolis ( 2012 ) The Hobbit : An Unexpected Journey ( 2012 ) Jimmy P : Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian ( 2013 ) The Hobbit : The Desolation of Smaug ( 2013 ) Maps to the Stars ( 2014 ) Rosewater ( 2014 ) The Hobbit : The Battle of the Five Armies ( 2014 ) Spotlight ( 2015 ) See also List of film director and composer collaborations References Jump up ^ Handy, Bruce ' Lord of the Rings ' Composer Howard Shore Talks Hobbits, His Start on ' SNL ' and Working With Martin Scorsese Billboard. February 25, 2015 Jump up ^ `` The Fly The Opera ''. The Fly The Opera. Retrieved December 18, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Howard Shore Biography ( 1946 - ) ''. Film Reference. Advameg, Inc. Retrieved 18 March 2014. Jump up ^ `` Mac Shore ''. Variety. November 5, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Toronto 's Jewish community will have lots to watch on Oscar night ''. Jewish Tribune. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2015. Jump up ^ `` Movie Geeks United Interview of Howard Shore ''. Movie Geeks United. Retrieved January 28, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Movie Geeks United Interview ''. Movie Geeks United. Retrieved January 28, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Theme from The Lord of the Rings Featured in ' Man of Steel ' Teasers ''. TheOneRing.net. July 21, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2013. Jump up ^ Burlingame, Jon ( January 18, 2003 ). `` ' Two Towers ' score remains eligible, the academy says ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 19, 2013. Jump up ^ Radio 3 Live in Concert, program called `` BBC Concert Orchestra - London on Film '' ( broadcast June 11, 2012 on BBC Radio 3 ) ^ Jump up to : Adams, Doug ( October 27, 2010 ). `` Why NZ Matters ''. The Music of The Lord of the Rings Films. Retrieved November 1, 2010. Jump up ^ `` The Lord of the Rings Symphony ''. Howardshore.com. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 09. Jump up ^ Patrick Stearns ( 2008 - 09 - 28 ). `` Pulling out all the stops Wanamaker Organ, Philadelphia Orchestra team up, 80 years late. ''. articles.philly.com. Retrieved 2016 - 03 - 28. Jump up ^ `` The Fly ''. Howardshore.com. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 09. Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Jump up ^ `` Fisher Center Bard Events ''. Fishercenter.bard.edu. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 09. Jump up ^ `` A Palace Upon The Ruins ( A Song Cycle ) ''. Howardshore.com. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Howard Shore ''. imdb.com. Retrieved 2016 - 03 - 28. Jump up ^ Deanna Darr ( 2013 - 05 - 16 ). `` ON THE RECORD : ' Tapestry, ' SNL songs close, but not the same ''. rapidcityjournal.com. Retrieved 2016 - 03 - 10. Jump up ^ Nate Chinen ( 2009 - 05 - 01 ). `` Steady Gigs, Late Shows ''. jazztimes.com. Retrieved 2016 - 03 - 28. Jump up ^ Josef Adalian ( 2010 - 10 - 29 ). `` Conan Will Have a New Theme... Co-Written by Conan ''. vulture.com. Retrieved 2016 - 03 - 28. Jump up ^ Inside The Music : Unsettling scores. CBC radio. Retrieved 29 September 2014. ^ Jump up to : Adler, Carlye ( April 29, 2004 ). `` N.Y. minute : Howard Shore ''. Variety. Retrieved December 1, 2014. I live in Tuxedo Park, N.Y. and spend time in the West Village, where my wife Elizabeth Cotnoir, a writer - producer and documentary filmmaker, has an office. Jump up ^ `` The SIRmon -- The Official SModcast Internet News Portal ''. Newsaskew.com. Retrieved December 18, 2012. Jump up ^ `` YFile - Film composer honoured for ' sweeping artistic vision ' ''. Yorku.ca. June 13, 2007. Retrieved December 18, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Steve Winwood To Receive Honorary Doctor of Music Degree ''. Stevewinwood.com. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Hollywood - Komponist Howard Shore in Wien ''. September 15, 2010. Archived from the original on September 17, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Rush wins Governor General 's Award ''. CBC News. March 6, 2012. Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Governor General Announces 100 New Appointments to the Order of Canada as Canada Turns 150 ''. The Governor General of Canada His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston. Retrieved 31 December 2016. Jump up ^ `` Composer Howard Shore to Score The Twilight Saga : Eclipse ''. FirstShowing.net. 2010 - 01 - 24. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 09. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Howard Shore. Official website Howard Shore on IMDb Howard Shore Interview at Tracksounds A Composer 's Dream, a short film tribute to Shore on his Governor General 's Performing Arts Award, National Film Board of Canada website Academy Award for Best Original Score 1930s Louis Silvers ( 1934 ) Max Steiner ( 1935 ) Leo F. Forbstein ( 1936 ) Charles Previn ( 1937 ) Erich Wolfgang Korngold / Alfred Newman ( 1938 ) Herbert Stothart / Richard Hageman, W. Franke Harling, John Leipold, Leo Shuken ( 1939 ) 1940s Leigh Harline, Paul J. Smith, Ned Washington / Alfred Newman ( 1940 ) Bernard Herrmann / Frank Churchill and Oliver Wallace ( 1941 ) Max Steiner / Ray Heindorf and Heinz Roemheld ( 1942 ) Alfred Newman / Ray Heindorf ( 1943 ) Max Steiner / Morris Stoloff and Carmen Dragon ( 1944 ) Miklós Rózsa / Georgie Stoll ( 1945 ) Hugo Friedhofer / Morris Stoloff ( 1946 ) Miklós Rózsa / Alfred Newman ( 1947 ) Brian Easdale / Johnny Green and Roger Edens ( 1948 ) Aaron Copland / Roger Edens and Lennie Hayton ( 1949 ) 1950s Franz Waxman / Adolph Deutsch and Roger Edens ( 1950 ) Franz Waxman / Johnny Green and Saul Chaplin ( 1951 ) Dimitri Tiomkin / Alfred Newman ( 1952 ) Bronisław Kaper / Alfred Newman ( 1953 ) Dimitri Tiomkin / Adolph Deutsch and Saul Chaplin ( 1954 ) Alfred Newman / Robert Russell Bennett, Jay Blackton and Adolph Deutsch ( 1955 ) Victor Young / Alfred Newman and Ken Darby ( 1956 ) Malcolm Arnold ( 1957 ) Dimitri Tiomkin / Andre Previn ( 1958 ) Miklós Rózsa / Andre Previn and Ken Darby ( 1959 ) 1960s Ernest Gold / Morris Stoloff and Harry Sukman ( 1960 ) Henry Mancini / Saul Chaplin, Johnny Green, Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal ( 1961 ) Maurice Jarre / Ray Heindorf ( 1962 ) John Addison / Andre Previn ( 1963 ) Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman / Andre Previn ( 1964 ) Maurice Jarre / Irwin Kostal ( 1965 ) John Barry / Ken Thorne ( 1966 ) Elmer Bernstein / Alfred Newman and Ken Darby ( 1967 ) John Barry / Johnny Green ( 1968 ) Burt Bacharach / Lennie Hayton and Lionel Newman ( 1969 ) 1970s Francis Lai / The Beatles ( John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr ) ( 1970 ) Michel Legrand / John Williams ( 1971 ) Charlie Chaplin, Raymond Rasch and Larry Russell / Ralph Burns ( 1972 ) Marvin Hamlisch / Marvin Hamlisch ( 1973 ) Nino Rota and Carmine Coppola / Nelson Riddle ( 1974 ) John Williams / Leonard Rosenman ( 1975 ) Jerry Goldsmith / Leonard Rosenman ( 1976 ) John Williams / Jonathan Tunick ( 1977 ) Giorgio Moroder / Joe Renzetti ( 1978 ) Georges Delerue / Ralph Burns ( 1979 ) 1980s Michael Gore ( 1980 ) Vangelis ( 1981 ) John Williams / Henry Mancini and Leslie Bricusse ( 1982 ) Bill Conti / Michel Legrand, Alan and Marilyn Bergman ( 1983 ) Maurice Jarre / Prince ( 1984 ) John Barry ( 1985 ) Herbie Hancock ( 1986 ) Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne and Cong Su ( 1987 ) Dave Grusin ( 1988 ) Alan Menken ( 1989 ) 1990s John Barry ( 1990 ) Alan Menken ( 1991 ) Alan Menken ( 1992 ) John Williams ( 1993 ) Hans Zimmer ( 1994 ) Luis Enríquez Bacalov / Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz ( 1995 ) Gabriel Yared / Rachel Portman ( 1996 ) James Horner / Anne Dudley ( 1997 ) Nicola Piovani / Stephen Warbeck ( 1998 ) John Corigliano ( 1999 ) 2000s Tan Dun ( 2000 ) Howard Shore ( 2001 ) Elliot Goldenthal ( 2002 ) Howard Shore ( 2003 ) Jan A.P. Kaczmarek ( 2004 ) Gustavo Santaolalla ( 2005 ) Gustavo Santaolalla ( 2006 ) Dario Marianelli ( 2007 ) A.R. Rahman ( 2008 ) Michael Giacchino ( 2009 ) 2010s Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross ( 2010 ) Ludovic Bource ( 2011 ) Mychael Danna ( 2012 ) Steven Price ( 2013 ) Alexandre Desplat ( 2014 ) Ennio Morricone ( 2015 ) Justin Hurwitz ( 2016 ) Academy Award for Best Original Song 1934 -- 1940 `` The Continental '' Music : Con Conrad Lyrics : Herb Magidson ( 1934 ) `` Lullaby of Broadway '' Music : Harry Warren Lyrics : Al Dubin ( 1935 ) `` The Way You Look Tonight '' Music : Jerome Kern Lyrics : Dorothy Fields ( 1936 ) `` Sweet Leilani '' Music and lyrics : Harry Owens ( 1937 ) `` Thanks for the Memory '' Music : Ralph Rainger Lyrics : Leo Robin ( 1938 ) `` Over the Rainbow '' Music : Harold Arlen Lyrics : E.Y. Harburg ( 1939 ) `` When You Wish upon a Star '' Music : Leigh Harline Lyrics : Ned Washington ( 1940 ) 1941 -- 1950 `` The Last Time I Saw Paris '' Music : Jerome Kern Lyrics : Oscar Hammerstein II ( 1941 ) `` White Christmas '' Music and Lyrics : Irving Berlin ( 1942 ) `` You 'll Never Know '' Music : Harry Warren Lyrics : Mack Gordon ( 1943 ) `` Swinging on a Star '' Music : Jimmy Van Heusen Lyrics : Johnny Burke ( 1944 ) `` It Might as Well Be Spring '' Music : Richard Rodgers Lyrics : Oscar Hammerstein II ( 1945 ) `` On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe '' Music : Harry Warren Lyrics : Johnny Mercer ( 1946 ) `` Zip - a-Dee - Doo - Dah '' Music : Allie Wrubel Lyrics : Ray Gilbert ( 1947 ) `` Buttons and Bows '' Music : Jay Livingston Lyrics : Ray Evans ( 1948 ) `` Baby, It 's Cold Outside '' Music and Lyrics : Frank Loesser ( 1949 ) `` Mona Lisa '' Music and Lyrics : Ray Evans and Jay Livingston ( 1950 ) 1951 -- 1960 `` In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening '' Music : Hoagy Carmichael Lyrics : Johnny Mercer ( 1951 ) `` High Noon ( Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin ' ) '' Music : Dimitri Tiomkin Lyrics : Ned Washington ( 1952 ) `` Secret Love '' Music : Sammy Fain Lyrics : Paul Francis Webster ( 1953 ) `` Three Coins in the Fountain '' Music : Jule Styne Lyrics : Sammy Cahn ( 1954 ) `` Love Is a Many Splendored Thing '' Music : Sammy Fain Lyrics : Paul Francis Webster ( 1955 ) `` Que Sera, Sera ( Whatever Will Be, Will Be ) '' Music and lyrics : Jay Livingston and Ray Evans ( 1956 ) `` All the Way '' Music : Jimmy Van Heusen Lyrics : Sammy Cahn ( 1957 ) `` Gigi '' Music : Frederick Loewe Lyrics : Alan Jay Lerner ( 1958 ) `` High Hopes '' Music : Jimmy Van Heusen Lyrics : Sammy Cahn ( 1959 ) `` Never on Sunday '' Music and lyrics : Manos Hatzidakis ( 1960 ) 1961 -- 1970 `` Moon River '' Music : Henry Mancini Lyrics : Johnny Mercer ( 1961 ) `` Days of Wine and Roses '' Music : Henry Mancini Lyrics : Johnny Mercer ( 1962 ) `` Call Me Irresponsible '' Music : Jimmy Van Heusen Lyrics : Sammy Cahn ( 1963 ) `` Chim Chim Cher - ee '' Music and lyrics : Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman ( 1964 ) `` The Shadow of Your Smile '' Music : Johnny Mandel Lyrics : Paul Francis Webster ( 1965 ) `` Born Free '' Music : John Barry Lyrics : Don Black ( 1966 ) `` Talk to the Animals '' Music and lyrics : Leslie Bricusse ( 1967 ) `` The Windmills of Your Mind '' Music : Michel Legrand Lyrics : Alan and Marilyn Bergman ( 1968 ) `` Raindrops Keep Fallin ' on My Head '' Music : Burt Bacharach Lyrics : Hal David ( 1969 ) `` For All We Know '' Music : Fred Karlin Lyrics : Robb Royer and Jimmy Griffin ( 1970 ) 1971 -- 1980 `` Theme from Shaft '' Music and lyrics : Isaac Hayes ( 1971 ) `` The Morning After '' Music and lyrics : Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn ( 1972 ) `` The Way We Were '' Music : Marvin Hamlisch Lyrics : Alan and Marilyn Bergman ( 1973 ) `` We May Never Love Like This Again '' Music and lyrics : Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn ( 1974 ) `` I 'm Easy '' Music and lyrics : Keith Carradine ( 1975 ) `` Evergreen ( Love Theme from A Star Is Born ) '' Music : Barbra Streisand Lyrics : Paul Williams ( 1976 ) `` You Light Up My Life '' Music and lyrics : Joseph Brooks ( 1977 ) `` Last Dance '' Music and lyrics : Paul Jabara ( 1978 ) `` It Goes Like It Goes '' Music : David Shire Lyrics : Norman Gimbel ( 1979 ) `` Fame '' Music : Michael Gore Lyrics : Dean Pitchford ( 1980 ) 1981 -- 1990 `` Arthur 's Theme ( Best That You Can Do ) '' Music and lyrics : Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Christopher Cross and Peter Allen ( 1981 ) `` Up Where We Belong '' Music : Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte - Marie Lyrics : Will Jennings ( 1982 ) `` Flashdance... What a Feeling '' Music : Giorgio Moroder Lyrics : Keith Forsey and Irene Cara ( 1983 ) `` I Just Called to Say I Love You '' Music and lyrics : Stevie Wonder ( 1984 ) `` Say You, Say Me '' Music and lyrics : Lionel Richie ( 1985 ) `` Take My Breath Away '' Music : Giorgio Moroder Lyrics : Tom Whitlock ( 1986 ) `` ( I 've Had ) The Time of My Life '' Music : Franke Previte, John DeNicola and Donald Markowitz Lyrics : Franke Previte ( 1987 ) `` Let the River Run '' Music and lyrics : Carly Simon ( 1988 ) `` Under the Sea '' Music : Alan Menken Lyrics : Howard Ashman ( 1989 ) `` Sooner or Later ( I Always Get My Man ) '' Music and Lyrics : Stephen Sondheim ( 1990 ) 1991 -- 2000 `` Beauty and the Beast '' Music : Alan Menken Lyrics : Howard Ashman ( 1991 ) `` A Whole New World '' Music : Alan Menken Lyrics : Tim Rice ( 1992 ) `` Streets of Philadelphia '' Music and lyrics : Bruce Springsteen ( 1993 ) `` Can You Feel the Love Tonight '' Music : Elton John Lyrics : Tim Rice ( 1994 ) `` Colors of the Wind '' Music : Alan Menken Lyrics : Stephen Schwartz ( 1995 ) `` You Must Love Me '' Music : Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics : Tim Rice ( 1996 ) `` My Heart Will Go On '' Music : James Horner Lyrics : Will Jennings ( 1997 ) `` When You Believe '' Music and lyrics : Stephen Schwartz ( 1998 ) `` You 'll Be in My Heart '' Music and lyrics : Phil Collins ( 1999 ) `` Things Have Changed '' Music and lyrics : Bob Dylan ( 2000 ) 2001 -- 2010 `` If I Did n't Have You '' Music and lyrics : Randy Newman ( 2001 ) `` Lose Yourself '' Music : Eminem, Jeff Bass and Luis Resto Lyrics : Eminem ( 2002 ) `` Into the West '' Music and lyrics : Fran Walsh, Howard Shore and Annie Lennox ( 2003 ) `` Al otro lado del río '' Music and lyrics : Jorge Drexler ( 2004 ) `` It 's Hard out Here for a Pimp '' Music and lyrics : Juicy J, Frayser Boy and DJ Paul ( 2005 ) `` I Need to Wake Up '' Music and lyrics : Melissa Etheridge ( 2006 ) `` Falling Slowly '' Music and lyrics : Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová ( 2007 ) `` Jai Ho '' Music : A.R. Rahman Lyrics : Gulzar ( 2008 ) `` The Weary Kind '' Music and lyrics : Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett ( 2009 ) `` We Belong Together '' Music and lyrics : Randy Newman ( 2010 ) 2011 -- present `` Man or Muppet '' Music and lyrics : Bret McKenzie ( 2011 ) `` Skyfall '' Music and lyrics : Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth ( 2012 ) `` Let It Go '' Music and lyrics : Kristen Anderson - Lopez and Robert Lopez ( 2013 ) `` Glory '' Music and lyrics : John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn ( 2014 ) `` Writing 's on the Wall '' Music and lyrics : James Napier and Sam Smith ( 2015 ) `` City of Stars '' Music : Justin Hurwitz Lyrics : Benj Pasek and Justin Paul ( 2016 ) Critics ' Choice Movie Award for Best Score John Williams ( 1998 ) Gabriel Yared ( 1999 ) Lisa Gerrard / Hans Zimmer ( 2000 ) Howard Shore ( 2001 ) John Williams ( 2002 ) Howard Shore ( 2003 ) Howard Shore ( 2004 ) John Williams ( 2005 ) Philip Glass ( 2006 ) Jonny Greenwood ( 2007 ) A.R. Rahman ( 2008 ) Michael Giacchino ( 2009 ) Trent Reznor / Atticus Ross ( 2010 ) Ludovic Bource ( 2011 ) John Williams ( 2012 ) Steven Price ( 2013 ) Antonio Sánchez ( 2014 ) Ennio Morricone ( 2015 ) Justin Hurwitz ( 2016 ) Critics ' Choice Movie Award for Best Song 1998 -- 2000 `` When You Believe '' Music & Lyrics : Stephen Schwartz ( 1998 ) `` Music of My Heart '' Music & Lyrics : Diane Warren ( 1999 ) `` My Funny Friend and Me '' Music & Lyrics : David Hartley, Sting ( 2000 ) 2001 -- 2010 `` May It Be '' Music & Lyrics : Enya, Nicky Ryan, Roma Ryan ( 2001 ) `` Lose Yourself '' Music & Lyrics : Jeff Bass, Eminem, Luis Resto, ( 2002 ) `` A Mighty Wind '' Music & Lyrics : Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Michael McKean ( 2003 ) `` Old Habits Die Hard '' Music & Lyrics : Mick Jagger, David Stewart ( 2004 ) `` Hustle & Flow '' Music & Lyrics : Terrence Howard ( 2005 ) `` Listen '' Music & Lyrics : Scott Cutler, Henry Krieger, Anne Preven ( 2006 ) `` Falling Slowly '' Music & Lyrics : Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová ( 2007 ) `` The Wrestler '' Music & Lyrics : Bruce Springsteen ( 2008 ) `` The Weary Kind '' Music & Lyrics : Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett ( 2009 ) `` If I Rise '' Music & Lyrics : Rollo Armstrong, Dido, A.R. Rahman ( 2010 ) 2011 -- 2020 `` Life 's a Happy Song '' Music & Lyrics : Bret McKenzie ( 2011 ) `` Skyfall '' Music & Lyrics : Adele, Paul Epworth ( 2012 ) `` Let It Go '' Music & Lyrics : Kristen Anderson - Lopez, Robert Lopez ( 2013 ) `` Glory '' Music & Lyrics : Common, John Legend ( 2014 ) `` See You Again '' Music & Lyrics : Andrew Cedar, DJ Frank E, Wiz Khalifa, Charlie Puth ( 2015 ) `` City of Stars '' Music & Lyrics : Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul ( 2016 ) Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score 1940s Life with Father -- Max Steiner ( 1947 ) The Red Shoes -- Brian Easdale ( 1948 ) The Inspector General -- Johnny Green ( 1949 ) 1950s Sunset Boulevard -- Franz Waxman ( 1950 ) September Affair -- Victor Young ( 1951 ) High Noon -- Dimitri Tiomkin ( 1952 ) On the Beach -- Ernest Gold ( 1959 ) 1960s The Alamo -- Dimitri Tiomkin ( 1960 ) The Guns of Navarone -- Dimitri Tiomkin ( 1961 ) To Kill a Mockingbird -- Elmer Bernstein ( 1962 ) ( 1963 ) The Fall of the Roman Empire -- Dimitri Tiomkin ( 1964 ) Doctor Zhivago -- Maurice Jarre ( 1965 ) Hawaii -- Elmer Bernstein ( 1966 ) Camelot -- Frederick Loewe ( 1967 ) The Shoes of the Fisherman -- Alex North ( 1968 ) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid -- Burt Bacharach ( 1969 ) 1970s Love Story -- Francis Lai ( 1970 ) Shaft -- Isaac Hayes ( 1971 ) The Godfather -- Nino Rota ( 1972 ) Jonathan Livingston Seagull -- Neil Diamond ( 1973 ) The Little Prince -- Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe ( 1974 ) Jaws -- John Williams ( 1975 ) A Star is Born -- Kenneth Ascher, Paul Williams ( 1976 ) Star Wars -- John Williams ( 1977 ) Midnight Express -- Giorgio Moroder ( 1978 ) Apocalypse Now -- Carmine Coppola, Francis Ford Coppola ( 1979 ) 1980s The Stunt Man -- Dominic Frontiere ( 1980 ) ( 1981 ) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial -- John Williams ( 1982 ) Flashdance -- Giorgio Moroder ( 1983 ) A Passage to India -- Maurice Jarre ( 1984 ) Out of Africa -- John Barry ( 1985 ) The Mission -- Ennio Morricone ( 1986 ) The Last Emperor -- David Byrne, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Cong Su ( 1987 ) Gorillas in the Mist -- Maurice Jarre ( 1988 ) The Little Mermaid -- Alan Menken ( 1989 ) 1990s The Sheltering Sky -- Richard Horowitz, Ryuichi Sakamoto ( 1990 ) Beauty and the Beast -- Alan Menken ( 1991 ) Aladdin -- Alan Menken ( 1992 ) Heaven & Earth -- Kitarō ( 1993 ) The Lion King -- Hans Zimmer ( 1994 ) A Walk in the Clouds -- Maurice Jarre ( 1995 ) The English Patient -- Gabriel Yared ( 1996 ) Titanic -- James Horner ( 1997 ) The Truman Show -- Burkhard Dallwitz, Philip Glass ( 1998 ) 1900 -- Ennio Morricone ( 1999 ) 2000s Gladiator -- Lisa Gerrard, Hans Zimmer ( 2000 ) Moulin Rouge ! -- Craig Armstrong ( 2001 ) Frida -- Elliot Goldenthal ( 2002 ) The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King -- Howard Shore ( 2003 ) The Aviator -- Howard Shore ( 2004 ) Memoirs of a Geisha -- John Williams ( 2005 ) The Painted Veil -- Alexandre Desplat ( 2006 ) Atonement -- Dario Marianelli ( 2007 ) Slumdog Millionaire -- A.R. Rahman ( 2008 ) Up -- Michael Giacchino ( 2009 ) 2010s The Social Network -- Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross ( 2010 ) The Artist -- Ludovic Bource ( 2011 ) Life of Pi -- Mychael Danna ( 2012 ) All Is Lost -- Alex Ebert ( 2013 ) The Theory of Everything -- Jóhann Jóhannsson ( 2014 ) The Hateful Eight -- Ennio Morricone ( 2015 ) La La Land -- Justin Hurwitz ( 2016 ) Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song ( 2000s ) `` Things Have Changed '' Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan ( 2000 ) `` Until... '' Music and lyrics by Sting ( 2001 ) `` The Hands That Built America '' Music and lyrics by Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge & Larry Mullen Jr. ( 2002 ) `` Into the West '' Music and lyrics by Annie Lennox, Howard Shore & Frances Walsh ( 2003 ) `` Old Habits Die Hard '' Music and lyrics by Mick Jagger & David A. Stewart ( 2004 ) `` A Love That Will Never Grow Old '' Lyrics by Bernie Taupin, Music by Gustavo Santaolalla ( 2005 ) `` The Song of the Heart '' Music and lyrics by Prince Rogers Nelson ( 2006 ) `` Guaranteed '' Music and lyrics by Eddie Vedder ( 2007 ) `` The Wrestler '' Music and lyrics by Bruce Springsteen ( 2008 ) `` The Weary Kind '' Music and lyrics by Ryan Bingham & T Bone Burnett ( 2009 ) Complete List ( 1960s ) ( 1970s ) ( 1980s ) ( 1990s ) ( 2000s ) ( 2010s ) Saturn Award for Best Music Bernard Herrmann ( 1973 ) Miklós Rózsa ( 1974 / 75 ) David Raksin ( 1976 ) John Williams / John Williams ( 1977 ) John Williams ( 1978 ) Miklós Rózsa ( 1979 ) John Barry ( 1980 ) John Williams ( 1981 ) John Williams ( 1982 ) James Horner ( 1983 ) Jerry Goldsmith ( 1984 ) Bruce Broughton ( 1985 ) Alan Menken ( 1986 ) Alan Silvestri ( 1987 ) Christopher Young ( 1988 ) Alan Silvestri ( 1989 / 90 ) Loek Dikker ( 1991 ) Angelo Badalamenti ( 1992 ) Danny Elfman ( 1993 ) Howard Shore ( 1994 ) John Ottman ( 1995 ) Danny Elfman ( 1996 ) Danny Elfman ( 1997 ) John Carpenter ( 1998 ) Danny Elfman ( 1999 ) James Horner ( 2000 ) John Williams ( 2001 ) Danny Elfman ( 2002 ) Howard Shore ( 2003 ) Alan Silvestri ( 2004 ) John Williams ( 2005 ) John Ottman ( 2006 ) Alan Menken ( 2007 ) James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer ( 2008 ) James Horner ( 2009 ) Hans Zimmer ( 2010 ) Michael Giacchino ( 2011 ) Danny Elfman ( 2012 ) Frank Ilfman ( 2013 ) Hans Zimmer ( 2014 ) John Williams ( 2015 ) Justin Hurwitz ( 2016 ) Note : The years are listed as per convention, usually the year of film release ; the ceremonies are usually held the next year. 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Question: who wrote the music for the lord of the rings movies
Answer: Howard Leslie Shore