This section of the film, charting the Fellowship’s experiences in Moria, was the first Shore scored for The Lord of the Rings. These scenes made up a preview presentation for the 2001 Cannes Film Festival and were all performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. “This is where I started. I had written Dwarrowdelf, and I had the Shire and Fellowship themes, but these were the very first scenes I wrote,” Shore remembers. “It was good to write Moria first because it was a set-piece in the middle of the film. Once I did that I worked my way out of it back to Hobbiton and to Lothlór… read more
This section of the film, charting the Fellowship’s experiences in Moria, was the first Shore scored for The Lord of the Rings. These scenes made up … read more
This section of the film, charting the Fellowship’s experiences in Moria, was the first Shore scored for The Lord of the Rings. These scenes made up a preview presentation for the 2001 C… read more
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… read more
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 … read more
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… read more