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Howard Leslie Shore (born October 18, 1946) is a Canadian composer, conductor and orchestrator noted for his film scores. He has composed the scores for over 80 films, most notably for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies. He won three Academy Awards for his work on The Lord of the Rings, one for the song "Into the West", an award he shared with Eurythmics lead vocalist Annie Lennox and writer/producer Fran Walsh, who wrote the lyrics. He consistently collaborates with director David Cronenberg, having scored all but one of his films since 1979, and collaborated with Martin Scorsese on six of his films. Shore has also composed concert works including one opera, The Fly, based on the plot of Cronenberg's 1986 film, which premiered at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris on July 2, 2008; a short piece named Fanfare for the Wanamaker Organ and the Philadelphia Orchestra; and a short overture for the Swiss 21st Century Symphony Orchestra. Shore has also composed for television, including serving as the original musical director for the American sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live from 1975 to 1980. In addition to his three Oscars, Shore has won three Golden Globe Awards, four Grammy Awards, three Genie Awards, and nine Canadian Screen Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Howard Shore, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Howard Shore
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Godzilla Raids Again is a 2005 epic monster film produced and directed by Peter Jackson from a screenplay by Fran Walsh. A sequel to Godzilla (2004), a remake of the 1955 film of the same name and the second film in Peter Jackson's Godzilla Trilogy, it is the 31st film overall in the Godzilla franchise. The film features an ensemble cast, including Christian Bale, Christopher Lee, Mugihito, Hugh Jackman, John Goodman, Ben Kingsley, Peter Mensah and Liv Tyler reprising their roles from the previous film, with Jo Jae-yun, Zhang Ziyi, Huh Joon-ho and Sean Connery playing new characters. Andy Serkis reprises his role as Godzilla in motion capture acting. In the film, Steve Martin (Bale) and his team return to Japan when the country struggles to survive Godzilla's return, as well as his battle with his ancient foe Anguirus.
