What is Howard Shore?
{{Infobox musical artist | name = Howard Shore | image = Howard Shore, Canadian Film Centre, 2013-1.jpg | alt = | caption = Shore in May 2013 | image_size = | background = non_performing_personnel | birth_name = Howard Leslie Shore | alias = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1946|10|18|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada | death_date = | origin = | instrument = Saxophone, Organ, Flute | occupation = composer, orchestrator, conductor, music producer | genre = Classical, orchestral, film scores | years_active = 1978–present | label = | associated_acts = | website = {{URL|http://howardshore.com/}} }} '''Howard Leslie Shore''' (born October 18, 1946) is a Canadian composer, conductor, orchestrator and music producer. He is known for his movie scores.<ref>Handy, Bruce [http://www.billboard.com/articles/6304248/the-hobbit-howard-shore-the-battle-of-five-armies-score-lord-of-the-rings-music 'Lord of the Rings' Composer Howard Shore Talks Hobbits, His Start on 'SNL' and Working With Martin Scorsese] ''Billboard''. February 25, 2015</ref> He has composed the scores for over 80 movies, mostly known for the scores for ''[[The Lord of the Rings movie series|The Lord of the Rings]]'' and ''[[The Hobbit (movie series)|The Hobbit]]'' movie trilogies. Shore has also composed a few concert works including one [[opera]], ''[[The Fly (opera)|The Fly]]'', based on the plot of [[David Cronenberg]]'s [[The Fly (1986 movie)|1986 movie]] premiered at the [[Théâtre du Châtelet]] in Paris on July 2, 2008,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theflytheopera.com/ |title=The Fly The Opera |publisher=The Fly The Opera |access-date=December 18, 2012 |archive-date=August 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818192333/http://www.theflytheopera.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> a short piece Fanfare for the W