<P> Howard Leslie Shore OC ( born October 18 , 1946 ) is a Canadian composer who is notable for his film scores . He has composed the scores for over 80 films , most notably the scores for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies . He won three Academy Awards for his work on the first trilogy , with one being for the original song `` Into the West '' , an award he shared with Eurythmics lead vocalist Annie Lennox and Writer / Producer Fran Walsh , who wrote the lyrics . He is also a consistent collaborator with director David Cronenberg , having scored all but one of his films since 1979 . </P>
<P> Howard Leslie Shore OC ( born October 18 , 1946 ) is a Canadian composer who is notable for his film scores . He has composed the scores for over 80 films , most notably the scores for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies . He won three Academy Awards for his work on the first trilogy , with one being for the original song `` Into the West '' , an award he shared with Eurythmics lead vocalist Annie Lennox and Writer / Producer Fran Walsh , who wrote the lyrics . He is also a consistent collaborator with director David Cronenberg , having scored all but one of his films since 1979 . </P>
who wrote the score to lord of the rings
who wrote the score to lord of the rings
Howard Leslie Shore
Howard Leslie Shore