Ryan Shore is a Canadian composer, songwriter, conductor, music producer, and music director for film, television, virtual reality, records, games, concerts, and theater. He is often known from his scores for Star Wars, Scooby-Doo!, Elmo, and Go! Go! Cory Carson. He is the nephew of Academy Award winning film composer Howard Shore.
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| Background information | |
| Born | December 29, 1974[1] Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | film, television, virtual reality, video games, musical theater, records, concert hall |
| Occupation(s) | composer, songwriter, conductor, music producer |
| Website | www |
Shore's accolades include three Emmy Award nominations, a Grammy Award nomination, two Hollywood Music in Media Awards, two Telly Awards, an ASCAP Award, and a Thailand Academy Award. He is a Yamaha Artist[2] and a graduate of the Berklee College of Music.
Music career
Shore attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston on a full-tuition scholarship, receiving a Bachelor of Arts major in Film Scoring.[3]
Shore was Assistant Music Director and Contributing Composer/Arranger/Orchestrator for the 87th Academy Awards, where he worked with Lady Gaga, John Legend, Adam Levine, Anna Kendrick, Common, Tim McGraw, Jack Black, Neil Patrick Harris, and Jennifer Hudson.
Shore's 100+ composing credits include the Lin-Manuel Miranda movie musical In the Heights (additional music), Mark Steven Johnson's romantic comedy features Love in the Villa (Netflix) and Love, Guaranteed (Netflix),[4]The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo (HBO Max), Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures (Lucasfilm),[5] Star Wars Forces of Destiny (Lucasfilm), score and songs for Go! Go! Cory Carson (Netflix),[6] Julie's Greenroom (Netflix) starring Julie Andrews with all new puppets from the Jim Henson Company, score and songs for Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero (Disney), Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery (Warner Bros), Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon (Warner Bros),[7] Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls (Universal)(Emmy Award nomination, Outstanding Music Direction and Composition),[8] Spy Hunter (Warner Bros),[9] The Shrine (Grammy Award nomination, Best Score) Prime (Universal) starring Meryl Streep, Cop and a Half: New Recruit (Universal), Harvard Man (Lionsgate), and The Girl Next Door (Anchor Bay). He also composed on-camera music for Fur, starring Nicole Kidman and Robert Downey, Jr., and was seen in the film performing his original music.
In addition to his composing work, Shore has conducted orchestras in recordings and concerts including The New York Philharmonic, The Hollywood Symphony Orchestra, The Skywalker Symphony Orchestra, The Czech Philharmonic, as well as conducting concerts for Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions and Soundtracks Live! featuring music from Star Wars: The Force Awakens.[10]
Shore's Broadway and theater work include orchestrations and arrangements for Broadway concerts starring Tony Award winners Sutton Foster, Idina Menzel, Whoopi Goldberg, Matthew Broderick, Kristin Chenoweth, Heather Headley, and Faith Prince, as well as music directing the Los Angeles production of Heathers: The Musical, directed by Andy Fickman.[11][12]
Shore plays saxophone and has performed with artists including John Williams, Matchbox Twenty, Barry Manilow, Johnny Mathis, Natalie Cole, Dave Koz, Arturo Sandoval, Gerry Mulligan, Ana Gasteyer, Mark Ballas, Bob Brookmeyer, George Russell, Gary Burton, and Clark Terry.[13]
Personal life
Shore is the nephew of film composer Howard Shore.[14] He is a certified private pilot.[15][16]
Awards and recognition
Emmy Awards
| Year | Event | Award | Title | Result | Ref. |
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| 2023 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for a Preschool Animated Program | Go! Go! Cory Carson | Nominated | [17] |
| 2016 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Music Direction and Composition | Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls | Nominated | [18] |
| 2013 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Promotional Announcement | P.O.V. | Nominated | [19] |
Grammy Awards
| Year | Event | Award | Title | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Grammy Awards | Best Score Soundtrack | The Shrine | Nominated | [20] |
Other awards
| Year | Event | Award | Title | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Achievement in Music - Original Score | R.L. Stine's ZombieTown | Nominated | [21] |
| Music+Sound Awards | Best Original Feature Score | Love in the Villa | Nominated | [22] | |
| 2021 | Telly Awards | Bronze - Motivational - Best Non-Broadcast | World Woman Hour #Looking Up | Won | [23] |
| Hollywood Music In Media Awards | Best Song Documentary | World Woman Hour #Looking Up | Nominated | [24] | |
| 2019 | Thailand National Film Association | Best Score | The Legend of Muay Thai: 9 SATRA | Won | [25] |
| ASCAP Screen Music Awards | Top Cable Television Series | Star Wars: Forces of Destiny | Won | [26] | |
| 2016 | Reel Music Awards | Best Score | R.L. Stine's Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls | Nominated | [27] |
| 2015 | Golden Reel Awards | Best Direct to Video Animation | Scooby-Doo: Wrestlemania Mystery! | Won | [28] |
| Telly Awards | Best Music Composition | Vivitar | Won | [29] | |
| 2012 | Hollywood Music In Media Awards | Best Video Game Score | Spy Hunter | Nominated | [30] |
| Global Music Award | Award of Excellence | Spy Hunter | Won | [31] | |
| 2010 | Park City International Music Festival | Best Score | Stan Helsing | Nominated | [32] |
| 2009 | Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Best Score | Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer | Nominated | [33] |
| 2008 | Park City International Music Festival | Outstanding Achievement in Film Music | Numb | Won | [34] |
| Park City International Music Festival | Outstanding Achievement in Film Music | Shadows | Won | [34] | |
| Park City International Music Festival | Outstanding Achievement in Film Music | Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer | Won | [34] | |
| Park City International Music Festival | Outstanding Achievement in Film Music | The Girl Next Door | Won | [34] | |
| 2007 | Film & TV Music Awards | Best Score for an Indie Feature Film | Numb | Nominated | [35] |
| 2004 | Rhode Island International Film Festival | Best Score | Rex Steele: Nazi Smasher | Won | [36] |
| First Run Film Festival | Best Score | Rex Steele: Nazi Smasher | Won | [37] | |
| 2002 | Clive Davis Award | Best Score | Shadowplay | Won | [38] |
| 2001 | Elmer Bernstein Award | Best Score | Cadaverous | Won | [39] |
Filmography
Discography
References
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