Howard Shore Quotations

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.

The sarangi, the ney flute are pretty ancient instruments.

I'm interested in good collaborations and in working with directors who bring something new and interesting out of you.

I love working with an orchestra, but there are many ways to make music.

I actually like the collaboration of working with different artists.

'Hugo' is made in the classical style of the 1940s.

Composing is sort of an intuitive act. You have to put yourself in the right frame of mind.

All of the silent films had live music accompaniment, so it's actually a very rich period in music.

When you see 'Lord of the Rings,' you want to feel like you've been dropped into it and that you're part of it. You don't want to be aware of how it's being done; you just want it to feel really seamless.

I think once a year it's good to look back at the history of Oscar and to embrace the great work that everybody's done this year and set it in place to the great work that's gone on before us.