Shore’s music inhales and exhales slowly with the struck Boromir. “I was trying to capture the movement—the breathing, the organic feeling—to make it feel like the music was part of the scene. I used these swells, not too much, but just so that it gave the scene that life.” Boromir tries valiantly to defend Merry and Pippin, but in his weakened state is no match for the Orcs. The boys choir softly intones the Noble End theme set to the text of “The Death of Boromir”, signifying Boromir’s final moments are close at hand. “The boys chorus felt right to me because of the hobbits and th… read more
Shore’s music inhales and exhales slowly with the struck Boromir. “I was trying to capture the movement—the breathing, the organic feeling—to make it… read more
Shore’s music inhales and exhales slowly with the struck Boromir. “I was trying to capture the movement—the breathing, the organic feeling—to make it feel like the music was part of the … 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
