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Top 40 Howard Shore Scored Films. by brusty1 | created - 16 Dec 2016 | updated - 16 Dec 2016 | Public. I've seen 56 of his scored films in total. The ratings are for the films as a whole, not just the scores. These are my 40 favorites in order. Refine See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc. Sort by: View: 40 titles. 1.
1986 1h 43m PG-13. 6.4 (1.9K) Rate. A young woman from a Catholic school and a young man from a nearby prison camp fall in love and must run away together to escape the law, the church and their parents. Director Duncan Gibbins Stars Craig Sheffer Virginia Madsen Jon Polito.
- The Fly
- Videodrome
- The Departed
- Gangs of New York
- Dead Ringers
- A History of Violence
- Eastern Promises
- Existenz
- The Silence of The Lambs
- Se7en
David Cronenberg’s The Fly is divisive. The haunting, visceral use of practical effects is characteristic of his films of this era. Some may find it hard to watch — and rightfully so. Very few are as skillful at making special effects a sensory experience as Cronenberg. However the film, for all its brilliance — including great performances from Je...
Videodrome is generally considered to be Cronenberg’s breakout film. Deservedly so — Cronenberg wrestles with the effects of home video with brilliant execution. James Woods gives quite a performance, and Blondie herself Debbie Harry steals the show in every scene she is in. Shore delivers yet another great, synthy score here. Purchase now on Amazo...
Martin Scorsese’s late-period work The Departed is perhaps the pinnacle of his post-millennium work. However, The Wolf of Wall Street and Silence are themselves, contenders, as well. Mark Wahlberg, Matt Damon, and Leonardo DiCaprio all give one of the best performances of their respective careers in this Boston-based mob film set to the tune of som...
Gangs of New York is a staggeringly unique film. Scorsese, one of the best American filmmakers to portray organized crime, takes that skill and re-applies it to a pre-Prohibition setting. It may not be his best film, but it is one of his most ambitious, creating a fascinating portrait of very old New York City when the Five Points housed Irish immi...
For his film Dead Ringers, Cronenberg drew from the real-life story of Stewart and Cyril Marcus, twin brothers who were both gynecologists and died under bizarre circumstances. Jeremy Irons fills the role of both brothers, one confident and the other meek. It is yet another brilliant piece by Cronenberg which uses nightmarish body horror to meditat...
Cronenberg’s later-period work is characterized less by body horror science fiction and more into the horror of earnest realism. Viggo Mortensengives a strong performance — even if not quite as good as that of his next Cronenberg film. As Cronenberg’s subject matter changed, so too does Shore’s compositions, giving markedly less synth here than pre...
Even for Cronenberg, Eastern Promises is considerably dark. The subject matter in question includes sexual assault, premature death as a result of sexual assault and the brutal realities of a Russian mob. The resulting film is one of his most poignant, especially in the new millennium. Mortensen delivers another incredible performance, as does Naom...
eXistenZ is something of a companion piece to Cronenberg’s previous film Videodrome. Both grapple with home entertainment in a way only the master of body horror could. The film trades out James Woods and Debbie Harry for Jude Law and Jennifer Jason Leigh, and video cassettes for video games. It is as engrossing as the previous film and Shore’s typ...
The Silence of the Lambs is easily the pinnacle of the recently-passed director Jonathan Demme. It is tense from start to finish, in part because of the deeply chilling performance by Sir Anthony Hopkins as sociopathic cannibal Hannibal Lecter and in part because of the unnerving score provided by Shore. Hopkins and his talented co-star Jodie Foste...
Lukewarm to negative reviews of Alien 3resulted in a lackluster directorial debut for David Fincher. However, three years later he truly broke through into public consciousness with his brutal, thrilling and skillfully-crafted neo-noir film Se7en. Everyone is in top form, from Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman and Gwyneth Paltrow on screen, to Howard Sh...
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Among his better known works were the film scores for comedy film "Mrs. Doubtfire" (1993) and crime thriller "Seven" (1995). Shore received even more critical acclaim in the 2000s, when he composed the film score for fantasy film "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" (2001).
- January 1, 1
- 1.79 m
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Music Department, Composer, Actor
He received his first BAFTA nomination for the score. The film became the third (and most recent) to win the five major Academy Awards (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, and Best Actress). Shore is the only living composer to have scored a "Top Five" Oscar-winning film.
- Howard Leslie Shore
- 1969–present
Mar 18, 2024 · From blockbusters to critically acclaimed films, we’ll take a look at some of the most memorable Howard Shore movies, so sit back, relax, and let the symphony of cinema wash over you. As an Amazon™...
