List of Films Scored By Howard Shore

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List of movies with music composed by Howard Shore, listed alphabetically with trailers of the movies when available. This list includes any film scores composed by Howard Shore, ranging from smaller indie movies to larger blockbuster pictures. Film composers are responsible for writing and composing the music that plays during the movie, which is particularly important for dramas and adventure movies- imagine what Lord of the Rings would have sounded like without an amazing score. Useful bits of trivia are can be found below, such as who directed each film scored by Howard Shore and when the movie was first released. Howard Shore is a world renowned film composer, so if you're a music buff use this list to find the names of Howard Shore soundtracks that you haven't heard before.

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  • A Dangerous Method

    A Dangerous Method

    Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen, Michael Fassbender
    In 1904 a Russian woman named Sabina Spielrein (Keira Knightley) arrives at Carl Jung's (Michael Fassbender) clinic, seeking treatment for hysteria. Jung is eager to test Sigmund Freud's (Viggo Mortensen) theories on Sabina and, in fact, successfully treats her. Two years later Jung and Sabina meet Freud in person, and Jung takes over the treatment of Otto Gross, whose influence leads Jung to begin an affair with Sabina, contributing to a rift with Freud.
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  • A History of Violence

    A History of Violence

    Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, William Hurt
    In the film A History of Violence, Tom Stall (Viggo Mortensen) is an unassuming diner owner whose peaceful small-town life in Millbrook, Indiana spins out of control following a brutal act of self-defense. His violent past, as mob hitman Joey Cusack from Philadelphia, surfaces and haunts him. Intrigue ensues with the arrival of Carl Fogarty (Ed Harris), a scarred gangster who recognizes Stall's true identity. This 2005 crime thriller, directed by David Cronenberg, weaves a complex tale of identity crisis and the aftermath of violence, earning two Academy Award nominations for its compelling narrative and performances.
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  • A Kiss Before Dying

    A Kiss Before Dying

    Matt Dillon, Sean Young, Max von Sydow
    Infatuated with the idea of becoming rich, college student Jonathan Corliss (Matt Dillon) secretly dates Dorothy Carlsson (Sean Young) to gain the approval of her wealthy father (Max von Sydow). When Dorothy tells Jonathan that she is pregnant and that her father will deny her inheritance if he finds out, Jonathan murders her, but he stages her death as a suicide. As Jonathan works his way onto Mr. Carlsson's payroll, Dorothy's twin sister, Ellen, investigates the apparent suicide.
  • After Hours

    After Hours

    Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Teri Garr
    In a Manhattan cafe, word processor Paul Hackett (Griffin Dunne) meets and talks literature with Marcy (Rosanna Arquette). Later that night, Paul takes a cab to Marcy's downtown apartment. His $20 bill flying out the window during the ride portends the unexpected night he has. He cannot pay for the ride and finds himself in a series of awkward, surreal and life-threatening situations with a colorful cast of characters. He spends the rest of the night trying to return uptown.
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  • An Innocent Man

    An Innocent Man

    Tom Selleck, F. Murray Abraham, Laila Robins
    Railroaded to prison, a family man (Tom Selleck) learns from another inmate (F. Murray Abraham) how to survive until he is released.
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  • Analyze This

    Analyze This

    Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal, Lisa Kudrow
    When doctors tell a mob boss (Robert De Niro) that he is suffering from anxiety attacks, he seeks the help of Ben, a therapist (Billy Crystal), who is manipulated into treating him, with hysterical results. Just as Ben and his fiancée (Lisa Kudrow) are about to wed, they are faced with a mobster who won't take no for an answer.
  • Before and After

    Before and After

    Meryl Streep, Liam Neeson, Edward Furlong
    The lives of Carolyn Ryan (Meryl Streep), a small-town doctor, and her artist husband, Ben (Liam Neeson), are shaken up when their son, Jacob (Edward Furlong), becomes the prime suspect in the death of a local teen girl. While Carolyn is intent on learning the truth about her son's involvement, Ben is willing to protect him at any cost, regardless of his guilt or innocence. When Jacob finally tells his parents what happened, events take a surprising series of turns.
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  • Big

    Big

    Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia
    In the classic comedy-drama Big, Josh Baskin (Tom Hanks) is an everyday 12-year-old boy who yearns for adulthood. After making a wish on a mystical arcade machine, he wakes up in the body of a 30-year-old man. Now navigating the adult world with a child's heart, Josh encounters everything from finding a job at a toy company to experiencing his first love with coworker Susan Lawrence (Elizabeth Perkins). Directed by Penny Marshall, Big earned Hanks an Academy Award nomination and solidified his status as a leading man in Hollywood. The movie gracefully explores the contrast between childhood innocence and adult responsibilities, serving both laughter and thought-provoking moments.
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  • Camera

    Camera

    Leslie Carlson
    Camera is a 2000 Canadian short film written and directed by David Cronenberg. The six minute short was one of several made in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Toronto International Film Festival. These films, all by Canadian directors, were commissioned as preludes for the festival in 2000.
  • Cop Land

    Cop Land

    Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta
    When hotheaded Superboy (Michael Rapaport) accidentally gets involved in an ugly racially-motivated incident, his uncle Ray Donlan (Harvey Keitel), a corrupt New York City cop, attempts to sweep it under the rug by helping fake his nephew's death. The bungled cover-up leads to investigations by idealistic Internal Affairs officer Moe Tilden (Robert De Niro) and Freddy Heflin (Sylvester Stallone), sheriff of the suburban New Jersey town where Donlan and his fellow crooked policemen live.
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  • Cosmopolis

    Cosmopolis

    Robert Pattinson, Paul Giamatti, Juliette Binoche
    Cosmopolis is a 2012 Canadian drama-thriller film written, produced, and directed by David Cronenberg and starring Robert Pattinson. It is based on the novel of the same name by Don DeLillo. On 25 May 2012, the film premiered in competition for the Palme d'Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, drawing mixed early critical reactions. The film was released in Canada on 8 June 2012, and began a limited release in the United States on 17 August 2012. It is Cronenberg's first foray into script writing since 1999's eXistenZ.
  • Crash

    Crash

    James Spader, Holly Hunter, Elias Koteas
    "Crash" is about the strange lure of the auto collision, provoking as it does the human fascination with death and the tendency to eroticize danger. Most motorists will slow down to stare at the scene of a collision; they may feel their pulses quickening and become aware of the fragility of their own bodies. The characters of "Crash" carry this awareness a step further, cherishing and nurturing it. For them, a car collision is a sexual turn-on, and a jolting life force they come to crave.
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  • Dead Ringers

    Dead Ringers

    Jeremy Irons, Geneviève Bujold, Heidi von Palleske
    Elliot (Jeremy Irons), a successful gynecologist, works at the same practice as his identical twin, Beverly (also Irons). Elliot is attracted to many of his patients and has affairs with them. When he inevitably loses interest, he will give the woman over to Beverly, the meeker of the two, without the woman knowing the difference. Beverly falls hard for one of the patients, Claire (Geneviève Bujold), but when she inadvertently deceives him, he slips into a state of madness.
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  • Dogma

    Dogma

    Ben Affleck, Linda Fiorentino, Matt Damon
    In the provocative comedy-drama Dogma, fallen angels Loki (Matt Damon) and Bartleby (Ben Affleck) discover a theological loophole that could get them back into Heaven, potentially ending existence. Metatron (Alan Rickman), God's messenger, recruits Bethany Sloane (Linda Fiorentino), a disillusioned Catholic, to stop this disaster. As they embark on their mission, they encounter diverse characters like Jay and Silent Bob (Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith), Rufus the 13th Apostle (Chris Rock), and Serendipity (Salma Hayek). Directed by Kevin Smith, Dogma is a bold exploration of faith and redemption wrapped in irreverent humor.
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  • Doubt

    Doubt

    Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams
    In 1964 the winds of change are sweeping through Sister Aloysius' (Meryl Streep) St. Nicholas school. Father Flynn (Philip Seymour Hoffman), a charismatic priest, is advocating reform of the school's strict customs, and the first black student has just been accepted. When a fellow nun (Amy Adams) tells Sister Aloysius that Father Flynn may be paying too much personal attention to the student, Sister Aloysius begins a personal crusade against the priest -- despite her lack of evidence.
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  • Eastern Promises

    Eastern Promises

    Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts, Vincent Cassel
    Nikolai (Viggo Mortensen), who is both ruthless and mysterious, has ties to one of the most dangerous crime families in London. He crosses paths with Anna (Naomi Watts), a midwife who has come across potentially damaging evidence against the family, which forces him to set in motion a plan of deceit, death and retribution.
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  • The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

    The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

    Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner
    In the third installment of the Twilight Saga, Eclipse, Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) finds herself entangled in a supernatural love triangle. Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), her vampire boyfriend, proposes marriage, while her werewolf best friend, Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner), declares his own feelings for her. As these personal tensions escalate, a more dangerous threat emerges: an army of newborn vampires, led by vengeful Victoria (Bryce Dallas Howard), is headed their way. Set against the gloomy backdrop of Forks, Washington, this film combines elements of romance, fantasy and action to create a captivating narrative.
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  • Ed Wood

    Ed Wood

    Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker
    Ed Wood (Johnny Depp) is a passionate but troubled filmmaker, struggling in Hollywood's golden age. This biographical comedy-drama, directed by Tim Burton, chronicles Wood's life and his unconventional friendship with horror film legend Bela Lugosi (Martin Landau), whose career was in decline. The movie explores the production of Wood's infamous B-movie classics like Plan 9 from Outer Space and Glen or Glenda. Landau's exceptional portrayal of Lugosi earned him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Despite its humorous tone, Ed Wood remains a poignant tribute to one of cinema's most eccentric figures.
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  • Edge of Darkness

    Edge of Darkness

    Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston
    When the only daughter of a Boston homicide detective, Thomas Craven (Mel Gibson), is shot on his doorstep, everyone assumes that he was the intended target. Then evidence suggests otherwise, and Craven sets out to find her killer and, in the process, uncovers her secret life, corporate coverups, government collusion, and murder.
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  • Esther Kahn

    Esther Kahn

    Ian Holm, Summer Phoenix, Frances Barber
    Esther Kahn is the first English-language film by the French director Arnaud Desplechin. It premiered at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival but was not distributed to the United States for two years until it played in New York City in 2002. Deplechin adapted the screenplay with regular collaborator Emmanuel Bourdieu from a short story by Arthur Symons of the same name from his book Spiritual Adventures. It stars Summer Phoenix as Esther and Ian Holm as her friend and teacher, Nathan Quellen.
  • Existenz

    Existenz

    Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Law, Willem Dafoe
    In Existenz, a mind-bending sci-fi thriller directed by David Cronenberg, Allegra Geller (Jennifer Jason Leigh) is the world's leading game designer. She invents a virtual reality game system named 'eXistenZ', which directly connects to the user's nervous system for an immersive experience. Her life takes a sharp turn when she becomes a target of real-world assassins, forcing her to go on the run with marketing trainee Ted Pikul (Jude Law). As they delve deeper into the game's complex layers, the line between reality and the virtual world blurs, leaving them questioning their very existence. The film is a labyrinthine exploration of technology's grip on our perceptions and lives.
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  • Fire with Fire

    Fire with Fire

    Virginia Madsen, Jean Smart, Jon Polito
    Fire with Fire is a 1986 American romantic drama film about a young woman from a Catholic boarding school who runs away with an escapee from a nearby prison camp. The film stars Virginia Madsen, Craig Sheffer, Kate Reid, Kari Wührer, Tim Russ and D. B. Sweeney. It was directed by Duncan Gibbins, and features a soundtrack by noted film composer Howard Shore. It was released on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on July 31, 2012, by Olive Films.
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  • Gangs of New York

    Gangs of New York

    Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz
    In the gritty, historical drama Gangs of New York, director Martin Scorsese paints a vivid picture of 1860s Manhattan. The storyline follows Amsterdam Vallon (Leonardo DiCaprio), a young Irish immigrant seeking revenge against Bill 'The Butcher' Cutting (Daniel Day-Lewis), the ruthless gang leader responsible for his father's death. As Vallon navigates the city's complex web of corruption and violence, he finds himself drawn into the political turmoil leading up to the infamous Draft Riots. The film, known for its meticulous historical accuracy, garnered ten Academy Award nominations.
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  • Gloria

    Gloria

    Sharon Stone, Jean-Luke Figueroa, Jeremy Northam
    After serving three years in prison covering for her gangster boyfriend, Kevin (Jeremy Northam), Gloria (Sharon Stone) returns to New York City for the money she was promised. Inside Kevin's base of operations, she finds 7-year-old Nicky (Jean-Luke Figueroa), whose family has been killed. Nicky is hanging onto a computer disk that incriminates the gang. Kevin refuses to pay Gloria, so she steals Nicky and the evidence. On the run in the city, the cynical ex-convict and the young boy grow close.
  • Guilty as Sin

    Guilty as Sin

    Rebecca De Mornay, Don Johnson, Stephen Lang
    Before a criminal lawyer (Rebecca De Mornay) knows what has happened, she is forced to defend a wife killer (Don Johnson) she knows is guilty.
  • Heaven

    Heaven

    Heaven is a 1987 documentary film about beliefs concerning the afterlife and heaven in particular. The film was written and directed by Diane Keaton, and features a soundtrack by Howard Shore.
  • High Fidelity

    High Fidelity

    John Cusack, Iben Hjejle, Todd Louiso
    In High Fidelity, Rob Gordon (John Cusack) navigates the tumultuous waters of romantic relationships. As a record shop owner with a deep love for music, he embarks on a self-reflective journey after his latest break-up with Laura (Iben Hjejle). This prompts him to revisit his top five past break-ups, in search of answers. Aided by his eccentric employees Barry (Jack Black) and Dick (Todd Louiso), his introspective quest takes him through an intriguing mix of humor, heartbreak, and vinyl records. A refreshing take on rom-coms, it's as much about personal growth as it is about love's high and lows.
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  • Hugo

    Hugo

    Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen, Asa Butterfield
    In the heart of Paris, a young orphan named Hugo Cabret (Asa Butterfield) resides within the walls of a bustling train station. Struggling to unlock a mystery left by his late father, he crosses paths with an irritable toy shop owner, Georges Méliès (Ben Kingsley), and his adventure-seeking goddaughter, Isabelle (Chloë Grace Moretz). As they embark on a quest filled with puzzles and secrets, Hugo weaves together elements of adventure, family, and historical drama. Directed by Martin Scorsese, this film is an Oscar-winning testament to the magic of early cinema and the resilience of the human spirit.
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  • Looking for Richard

    Looking for Richard

    Al Pacino, Harris Yulin, Penelope Allen
    Al Pacino's directorial debut explores William Shakespeare's lasting impact in pop culture, particularly the playwright's highly regarded "Richard III." The documentary includes on-the-street interviews with ordinary people and academic perspectives from Shakespearean scholars. Actors such as Kenneth Branagh, Alec Baldwin, Kevin Spacey and Winona Ryder talk about preparing to play key scenes of "Richard III," which come staged with Pacino in the title role.
  • M. Butterfly

    M. Butterfly

    Jeremy Irons, John Lone, Ian Richardson
    René Gallimard (Jeremy Irons) is a diplomat from France who has been sent to Beijing. While acclimating to life in China, Gallimard meets and becomes enamored of Song Liling (John Lone), an opera singer who wears traditionally ornate dress and makeup. The two begin a relationship, but, unfortunately for Gallimard, there is much about Song that he doesn't know. Among the revelations that Gallimard must contend with is the discovery that his lover is a man.