Howard Shore

An Academy Award- and Grammy-winning film composer, Howard Shore is most associated with heavier genres like fantasy epics, horror, and thrillers. Also known for his work as a producer, conductor, orchestrator, music director, and saxophonist, Shore's extensive filmography, which dates back to the 1970s, includes the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies, Martin Scorsese films such as The Departed and Hugo, and a long-running partnership with horror director David Cronenberg. That partnership began with Shore's tense, Psycho-influenced orchestral score for 1979's The Brood an...