I actually like the collaboration of working with different artists. Howard Shore artistcollaborationwork Change image and share on social
Music is essentially an emotional language, so you want to feel something from the relationships and build music based on those feelings. Howard Shore basebuildemotional Change image and share on social
All of the silent films had live music accompaniment, so it's actually a very rich period in music. Howard Shore accompanimentfilmlive Change image and share on social
I like to read and dream and create music that is based on the imagery of text. If you have the combination of a great book and a great filmmaker, what could be better for the composer? Howard Shore basebookcombination Change image and share on social
Theater and film are essentially the same - just different kinds of storytelling. Howard Shore essentiallyfilmkind Change image and share on social
A lot of what a composer does has to do with storytelling, and there are different ways of fusing music with picture to express different storytelling ideas. Howard Shore composerexpressfuse Change image and share on social
I live in Tuxedo Park, N.Y. and spend time in the West Village, where my wife Elizabeth Cotnoir, a writer-producer and documentary filmmaker, has an office. Howard Shore cotnoirdocumentaryelizabeth Change image and share on social
'Saturday Night Live' was actually started with a show that Lorne Michaels and I did at a summer camp called Timberlane in Ontario when we were 14 and 15. We would do an improvisational show with music, comedy and acting. Howard Shore actcallcamp share on social
The music for 'The Departed' could have been played by an orchestra, but you make a decision about orchestration based on the context of the film. You want the music to broaden the scope of a film, not just repeat what you're seeing. Howard Shore basebroadencontext share on social
Composing is sort of an intuitive act. You have to put yourself in the right frame of mind. Howard Shore actcomposeframe Change image and share on social
