Composer
Howard Leslie Shore was born on October 18, 1946 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. His wife's name is Elizabeth Cotnior. He has composed scores for more than 60 films and will be returning to compose the soundtrack for The Hobbit!
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Fun Facts:
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- He is the uncle of composer Ryan Shore
- Was one of the original creators of Saturday Night Live and served as the musical director for the first ever SNL band
- Won Oscars for his music in FotR and RotK
- Was not eligible for an Academy Award nomination for his TTT music--the Academy considered it a sequel to FotR
- Helped organize the Blues Brothers Band
- His only acting role was in Unspeakable
- Went to the Berklee School of Music in Boston
- First read the LotR trilogy in the 1960s