'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... →
Howard Shore
I like to read and dream and create music that is based on the imagery of text. If you have the combination of a great book and a great filmmaker... →
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... →
I think 'Two Towers' is a completely distinct film from 'Fellowship of the Ring' or 'Return of the King.' I think that you... →
All of the silent films had live music accompaniment, so it's actually a very rich period in music.
I love working with an orchestra, but there are many ways to make music.
When you're working on film music, you're only working on 20, 30-minute sections at a time.
It is very gratifying to see the music from 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy find a new life on the concert stage as it is performed by... →
My first score for 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy, 'The Fellowship of the Ring,' was the beginning of my journey into the world of... →
The music for 'The Departed' could have been played by an orchestra, but you make a decision about orchestration based on the context of the... →