Howard Shore quotes

Howard Shore is a Canadian composer, best known for his film scores, including the iconic music for "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. His work has garnered him numerous awards and international acclaim within the film industry. He continues to inspire audiences with his impactful and memorable compositions. Here are 8 of his quotes:

Saturday Night Live was actually started with a show that Lorne Michaels and I did at a summer camp called Timberlane in Ontario when we were 14 and 15. We would do an improvisational show with music, comedy and acting.

Howard Shore

You can find the whole world of a film in one instrument, or you can find a world of sound in the orchestra.

Howard Shore

Theater and film are essentially the same - just different kinds of storytelling.

Howard Shore

I live in Tuxedo Park, N.Y. and spend time in the West Village, where my wife Elizabeth Cotnoir, a writer-producer and documentary filmmaker, has an office.

Howard Shore

A lot of what a composer does has to do with storytelling, and there are different ways of fusing music with picture to express different storytelling ideas.

Howard Shore

I think 'Two Towers' is a completely distinct film from 'Fellowship of the Ring' or 'Return of the King.' I think that you can watch them as a group and watch how the story evolves, but I think each one was made in its own entirety, and each one has its own palate of sound and music and color and characterization.

Howard Shore

I always believed 'The Fly' to be a classic opera story. It's a tale of love and death, true love surviving in the face of physical decay and ultimate sacrifice.

Howard Shore