Shore has also composed a few concert works including one opera, The Fly, based on the plot of Cronenberg's 1986 film premiered at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris on July 2, 2008, a short piece Fanfare for the Wanamaker Organ and the Philadelphia Orchestra, and a short overture for the Swiss 21st Century Symphony Orchestra. In addition to his three Academy Awards, Shore has also won three Golden Globe Awards and four Grammy Awards.
Howard Shore was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the son of Bernice (née Ash) and Mac Shore. Shore is Jewish. He started studying music at the age of 8 or 9. He learned a multitude of instruments and began playing in bands at the ages of 13 and 14. When Shore was 13, he met and became good friends with a young Lorne Michaels in summer camp, and this friendship would later be influential in his career. By 17, he decided he wanted to pursue music in his adult life too. He studied music at Berklee College of Music in Boston after graduating from Forest Hill Collegiate Institute.
From 1969 to 1972, Shore was a member of the jazz fusion band Lighthouse. In 1970, he became the music director for Lorne Michaels and Hart Pomerantz's short-lived TV program The Hart & Lorne Terrific Hour. Shore wrote the music for Canadian magician Doug Henning's magic musical Spellbound in 1974 and, from 1975 to 1980, he was the musical director for Lorne Michaels' influential late-night NBC comedy show Saturday Night Live, appearing in many musical sketches, including Howard Shore and His All-Nurse Band, and dressed as a beekeeper for a John Belushi/Dan Aykroyd performance of the Slim Harpo classic "I'm a King Bee". Shore also suggested the name for The Blues Brothers to Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi.
Since 2004, he has toured the world conducting local orchestras in the performance of his new symphonic arrangement of his highly acclaimed Lord of the Rings scores. The new work is entitled The Lord of the Rings: Symphony in Six Movements. There are two movements for each of the movies, and an intermission between the second and third (or first and second film titles) movements. The concert presentation of the symphony also includes projected still images of sketches by John Howe and Alan Lee relating the music being performed to scenes from the films. Recently, however, Shore has been busy with other projects, leaving other conductors including Markus Huber, Ludwig Wicki, Alexander Mickelthwaite, and John Mauceri to lead the orchestras.
April 24, 2008 marked the North American Live to Projection debut of Fellowship of the Ring, with the score performed live by the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Ludwig Wicki. Wicki also conducted the Filene Center Orchestra at the Wolf Trap Farm Park in Vienna, Virginia on May 21 and 22, 2008 in the U.S. premiere of the Fellowship of the Ring Live to Projection.
September 16, 2010 Shore conducted the RSO Vienna (Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra) which performed "In Dreams from The Fellowship of the Ring" at Hollywood in Vienna in Vienna, Austria. Shore was commissioned by Macy's to write a Fanfare for the Store's 150th anniversary featuring the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Wanamaker Organ, the world's largest playing pipe organ. The work was debuted in the Grand Court of Macy's Philadelphia Store on September 27, 2008 in a concert that drew reviews from most of the major East Coast newspapers.
Shore's opera The Fly had its world premiere performance at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris on July 2, 2008 and its United States premiere at Los Angeles Opera on September 7, 2008. The production was directed by David Cronenberg and conducted by Plácido Domingo. The Fly had a new production mounted by Theatre Trier in Germany in 2014 staged by Sebastian Welker and conducted by Joongbae Jee.
Shore was commissioned by the Beijing Music Festival to write Ruin and Memory, a piano concerto, for renowned pianist Lang Lang. The world premiere was on October 11, 2010 performed by Lang Lang, The China Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Long Yu. His second concerto, Mythic Gardens, premiered April 27, 2012 with Sophie Shao on cello solo, The American Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Leon Botstein.
Shore's song cycle A Palace Upon the Ruins premiered in 2014 at the Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival and at the La Jolla SummerFest featuring mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano. A Palace Upon the Ruins is a song cycle of six songs with words by Elizabeth Cotnoir.
Sea to Sea was commissioned by New Brunswick Youth Orchestra in celebration of Canada’s 150th anniversary of confederation and premiered on July 2, 2017 in Moncton, New Brunswick with soloist Measha Brueggergosman and Antonio Delgado conducting. Sea to Sea has lyrics by Elizabeth Cotnoir.
The song cycle L’Aube premiered October 19 & 20, 2017 in Toronto at Roy Thompson Hall conducted by Peter Oundjian and performed by soloist Susan Platts and commissioning orchestra, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. L’Aube consists of five songs with text by Elizabeth Cotnoir.
The Forest a guitar concerto composed for Miloš Karadaglić will premiere in Ottawa on May 1 & 2, 2019 with the National Arts Centre Orchestra and Alexander Shelley conducting.
In addition to writing the original theme song for Saturday Night Live, as well as the closing theme, Shore also co-wrote the theme song for Late Night with Conan O'Brien with John Lurie. The theme was carried over to The Tonight Show when O'Brien succeeded Jay Leno as host.
Shore narrated a one-hour CBC Radio documentary/soundscape on music in thriller/suspense film genres also including references to radio dramas and other media. The episode was called "Unsettling Scores" and premiered on the program called Inside the Music.
Shore is married to Elizabeth Cotnoir, a writer, producer and documentary filmmaker. He has a daughter, Mae.[35] He is the uncle of film composer Ryan Shore.
As of 2004, Shore lives in Tuxedo Park, New York.
"For Frodo"
Howard Shore Lyrics
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Gerin le beriad
Le beriathon
Le annon vegil nín
Cyll e-Gorv
Le annon beth nín
Ú-erir aen han risto
Ú-erir aen han presto.
I aur hen ú bant!
Sto Mordor han:
Elessar! Elessar!
Tellin i Chîr Gondor!
Orthannen im vi ôl
Coll d dû
Or hiriath naur
Na rovail mae sui′waew
Man prestant i ardhon?
Cerithar aen illaid dim úthenin?
The lyrics, sung in an Elvish language, are from Howard Shore's song "For Frodo," featured in the soundtrack for the film "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King." These lyrics are part of the chorus and can be translated as:
"Let us not keep silent
If we should fail
We shall perish
And our lives shall pass away
In darkness
Let our lives be for the hope
Let our lives be for the future
We will face the night
The day is surely coming!
To Mordor we go
Elessar! Elessar!
Tell the lord of Gondor!
I shall not forget
To whom I owe
A debt of honor
Who shall stand beside me?
Who shall we trust in these times?"
The song "For Frodo" serves as a tribute to Frodo Baggins, the singer of the story, and his journey to destroy the One Ring. It reflects the determination and hope of the characters, particularly in their quest to defeat the forces of darkness and bring peace to Middle-earth. The lyrics highlight the importance of speaking out, even in the face of failure, and the willingness to sacrifice one's life for a greater cause. The mention of Elessar, which is Aragorn's name as king, indicates the longing for his leadership and the reassurance that better days are coming.
Line by Line Meaning
Ae na guil nín egor na ngurth nín
Do not fear for me or grieve for me
Gerin le beriad
When I depart
Le beriathon
To the distant shores
Le annon vegil nín
I shall not return to see you
Cyll e-Gorv
Remember me in your hearts
Le annon beth nín
I will always be with you
Ú-erir aen han risto
You are not alone, my loyal friend
Ú-erir aen han presto.
You are not alone, my faithful companion
Rúvo i rym
Into the night
I aur hen ú bant!
In the eternal darkness they travel!
Sto Mordor han:
To Mordor they go:
Elessar! Elessar!
Hope! Hope!
Tellin i Chîr Gondor!
Light the Beacons of Gondor!
Orthannen im vi ôl
I will protect you all
Coll d dû
Against the shadow
Or hiriath naur
In the flaming fire
Na rovail mae sui′waew
No darkness shall hinder us
Man prestant i ardhon?
Who will endure the world?
Cerithar aen illaid dim úthenin?
Will we not find better days?
Writer(s): Howard Leslie Shore, Philippa Jane Boyens
Contributed by Eva O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Peter Johnson
(Aragon stares awkwardly at Sauron, meanwhile, in the back).
Gandalf: Ok guys, these orcs have given us a lot of trouble in the past, and it doesn't look like we can bypass them.
Legolas: We don't really need anything from them, Aragorn said we are here as a diversion, not really for a raid.
Gimli: I don't think this is worth the loot, Aragorn looks like he already has the kingly Raimant Armour. Gives him more health and mana.
Gandalf: *sigh*...by Elendil...well...what we will do is I will run in first and take out the skirmishers and blast them with my Light of the Valar, then use my Sindarin shout so we don't have to fight them all at once. Once that is done, will need Aragorn to use his Shout of Elendil so we can keep them scattered. I'll have to cast Manwe's intervention so we can...we can bring them down fast, because we will be in trouble if we don't take them down quick. I think we can hold them off long enough, what do you think Gimli? Can you give me a number crunch real quick?
Gimli:...death is certain...but I calculate a 32.3...repeating of course chance that Frodo completes his objective. Better than we are used to...
(Aragorn turns to Gandalf)
Aragorn: Alright Chums? Let's do this FRODOOOOOOOO...BAAAAAGIIINNNNNNSSSSSS!!!
Gandalf:...............oh my god he just ran in.
Hernán C.G
nobody sees the description...
Lyrics:
Sindarin Translation
Ae na guil nín egor na ngurth nín
Gerin le beriad
Le beriathon
Le annon vegil nín
Cyll e-Gorv
Le annon beth nín
Ú-erir aen han risto
Ú-erir aen han presto
Rúvo i rym
I aur hen ú bant!
Isto Mordor han
Elessar! Elessar!
Tellin i Chîr Gondor!
English Translation:
If by my life or death
I can protect you,
I will
I give you my sword
Ringbearer,
I give you my word,
It cannot be broken.
Nor turned aside,
Let the horns sound,
This day is not done!
Let Mordor know this:
Elessar! Elessar!
The Lords of Gondor have come
Austin Thomas
I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me.
A day may come when the courage of men fails,
when we forsake our friends
and break all bonds of fellowship, but it is not this day.
An hour of wolves and shattered shields,
when the age of men comes crashing down,
but it is not this day! This day we fight!!
By all that you hold dear on this good Earth,
I bid you stand, Men of the West!!!
TheGrayMysterious
This is the kind of music you play when you just want to run at something, no matter what it is you're actually running towards.
Παύλος Κιρατσας
you my friend ur right but in this age what di we have to charge?
thegreatjedi
A rare Pokemon.
Flip Killer
Avengers, Assemble!
Flip Killer
Go Time Now
True. I have seen an edit of Lord of the Rings but the music is from Avengers and it sounded like heresy.
Josephi Krakowski
Get the sword and you're set
Marcelx2x
The most epic thing about this theme. I shall spread this beautiful easter egg is that the vocal, the chorus is singing the oath of Aragorn to Frodo but in Sindarin.
"Ae na guil nin egor na ngruth nin (if by my life or death) Gerin le beriad (I can protect you) Le beriathon (I will) Le annon vegil nin (You have my sword)
winston smith
This is the most epic thing about this theme
מט ג'ורג '
I hold your oath fulfilled
Lord Juppiter
… spudoratamente copiato dalla descrizione… 😂