Howard Shore talks about composing RETURN OF THE KING, THE AVIATOR, & KING KONG!

A recent interview with composer Howard Shore over at Soundtrack.net has revealed some interesting aspects of the scoring process for upcoming big budget films like Peter Jackson's The Lord Of The Rings: Return Of The King, King Kong, and Martin Scorsese's The Aviator.

On Return Of The King...

With so many themes in the film trilogy, how did you keep track of it all?

Oh, you have to come see my notes.

The Lord of The Rings: The Return of The King was released December 17th, 2003 and stars Noel Appleby, Alexandra Astin, Sean Astin, David Aston, John Bach, Sean Bean, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom. The film is directed by Peter Jackson.

King Kong was released December 14th, 2005 and stars Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Colin Hanks, Andy Serkis, Evan Parke, Jamie Bell. The film is directed by Peter Jackson.

The Aviator was released December 17th, 2004 and stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, John C. Reilly, Alec Baldwin, Alan Alda, Ian Holm, Danny Huston. The film is directed by Martin Scorsese.

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