| Ryan Shore | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ryan Powell Shore |
| Born | December 29, 1974 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupations | composer, orchestrator, conductor, music producer |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Website | ryanshore.com |
Ryan Shore is a Grammy Award nominated composer for film, television, records and games. He is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music and is the nephew of Academy Award winning composer Howard Shore.[1]
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Ryan Shore’s recent scores include Prime starring Meryl Streep and Uma Thurman; The Girl Next Door; Scout’s Honor starring Bill Murray and Alec Baldwin; Harvard Man starring Adrian Grenier and Sarah Michelle Gellar; Lower Learning starring Rob Corddry and Jason Biggs; Numb starring Matthew Perry and Mary Steenburgen; Stan Helsing from the executive producer of Scary Movie; Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer (named Aint It Cool News’ Top 10 Scores of the Year); Vulgar produced by Kevin Smith; Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever; and Offspring for Sam Raimi's distribution company.
Shore received a 2012 Grammy Award nomination for Best Score Soundtrack for his score for The Shrine.
Shore created many of the full orchestral original arrangements and orchestrations for Jackie Evancho's holiday album, "Heavenly Christmas", for Columbia Records, released on November 1, 2011.
Shore composed on-camera music for Fur, starring Nicole Kidman and Robert Downey, Jr., and was seen in the movie performing his original music. Shore’s scores also include Shadows (Macedonia’s official Academy Awards submission); Articles of War (performed by the Skywalker Symphony Orchestra at the Skywalker Ranch); Confession; Kettle of Fish; Lift; Made for Each Other; The_Shrine_(film); Home Movie; Headspace; Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss; Rising Stars; Ladies Night; 212; and Coney Island Baby.
Shore has also received the Elmer Bernstein Scoring Award (personally adjudicated and presented by Academy Award winning composer Elmer Bernstein), and the prestigious Clive Davis Award, among numerous other industry awards and honors.
In addition to his film work, Shore plays saxophone and has performed with numerous artists including Matchbox Twenty (US tour and special street performance on The Late Show with David Letterman).[2]
Ryan Shore is a certified private pilot.[3]
| Year | Event | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Grammy Awards | Best Score Soundtrack | The Shrine | Nominated |
| 2010 | Park City Film Music Festival | Director's Choice Award for Excellence | Stan Helsing | Won |
| 2009 | Fangoria Magazine | Chainsaw Award for Best Score | Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer | Won |
| 2008 | Park City Film Music Festival | Gold Medal Award for Outstanding Achievement | Numb | Won |
| 2008 | Park City Film Music Festival | Gold Medal Award for Outstanding Achievement | Shadows | Won |
| 2008 | Park City Film Music Festival | Gold Medal Award for Outstanding Achievement | Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer | Won |
| 2008 | Park City Film Music Festival | Gold Medal Award for Outstanding Achievement | The Girl Next Door | Won |
| 2007 | Film & TV Music Awards | Best Score Award for an Indie Feature Film | Numb | Nominated |
| 2004 | Rhode Island International Film Festival | Best Score Award | Rex Steele: Nazi Smasher | Won |
| 2004 | New York First Run Film Festival | Best Score Award | Rex Steele: Nazi Smasher | Won |
| 2002 | New York First Run Film Festival | Clive Davis Award | Shadowplay | Won |
| 2002 | Best Score Award | New York First Run Film Festival | Shadowplay | Won |
| 2001 | Best Score Award | New York First Run Film Festival | Cadaverous | Won |
| 2001 | Elmer Bernstein Award | Woodstock Film Festival | Cadaverous | Won |
| Year | Score |
|---|---|
| 2010 | The Shrine Rising Stars Culebra |
| 2009 | Stan Helsing Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever Offspring Articles of War |
| 2008 | Lower Learning Made for Each Other Home Movie |
| 2007 | Shadows Numb Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer The Girl Next Door |
| 2006 | Kettle of Fish |
| 2005 | Prime Headspace Confession Ladies Night 212 |
| 2004 | Rex Steele: Nazi Smasher Summer of the Serpent Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss |
| 2003 | Coney Island Baby Prom Night |
| 2002 | Shadowplay Inherent Darkness and Enlightenment |
| 2001 | Harvard Man Lift |
| 2000 | Vulgar Cadaverous |
| 1999 | Scout's Honor A Letter from the Western Front |
| Title | Label |
|---|---|
| The Shrine | Screamworks |
| Prime | Varese Sarabande |
| Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer: Special Surround Edition | MovieScore Media |
| Offspring | Ryan Shore Records |
| Rex Steele: Nazi Smasher and Other Short Film Scores by Ryan Shore | MovieScore Media |
| Numb/Kettle of Fish/Coney Island Baby | MovieScore Media |
| Confession | La-La Land Records |
| Shadows | MovieScore Media |
| Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer | MovieScore Media |
| Rising Stars | Doberman Entertainment |
| The Girl Next Door | Film Music Downloads |
| Headspace | Film Music Downloads |
| Vulgar | OCF Records |