Howard Shore

Composer Howard Shore has won three Academy Awards for his score to The Lord of the Rings as well as four Grammys, three Golden Globes and numerous critic and festival awards for his music. He is an Officier de l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres de la France, the recipient of Canada’s Governor General’s Performing Arts Award and is an officer of the Order of Canada. He has scored over 100 films and collaborated with many esteemed directors: David Cronenberg, Martin Scorsese, Peter Jackson, David Fincher, Jonathan Demme, Tim Burton, Arnaud Desplechin, Sydney Lumet, James Gray, and Barbet Schroeder. In 2023 Radio France presented three concerts, over four and a half hours of music, celebrating the music of Howard Shore. Also in 2023, Shore was invited to give a masterclass at the Cannes Film Festival sponsored by SACEM with the participation of Martin Scorsese on their collaboration.