Ryan Shore is a Canadian

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, conductor,

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, and

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for

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, records,

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, and

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. He is often known from his scores for ''

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'', '' Scooby-Doo!'', ''

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'', and '' Go! Go! Cory Carson''. He is the nephew of

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winning film composer

Howard Shore Howard Leslie Shore (born October 18, 1946) is a Canadian composer, conductor and orchestrator noted for his film scores. He has composed the scores for over 80 films, most notably the scores for ''The Lord of the Rings'' and '' The Hobbit'' fi ...

. Shore's accolades include three

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nominations, a

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nomination, two Hollywood Music in Media Awards, two Telly Awards, an ASCAP Award, and a Thailand Academy Award. He is a Yamaha Artist and a graduate of the

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Music career

Shore attended the

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on a full-tuition scholarship, receiving a

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major in Film Scoring. Shore was Assistant Music Director and Contributing Composer/Arranger/Orchestrator for the 87th

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, where he worked with

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Adam Levine Adam Noah Levine ( ; born March 18, 1979) is an American musician who is the lead singer, rhythm guitarist and sole continuous member of the pop rock band Maroon 5. Levine began his musical career in 1994 with the band Kara's Flowers, for ...

Anna Kendrick Anna Cooke Kendrick (born August 9, 1985) is an American actress. Known for playing upbeat and endearing characters in comedies and musicals, List of awards and nominations received by Anna Kendrick, her accolades include nominations for an Aca ...

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, Tim McGraw,

Jack Black Thomas Jacob "Jack" Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, and musician. He is known for roles in family and comedy films, in addition to his voice work in animated films. His awards include a Children's and Family Emmy ...

Neil Patrick Harris Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15, 1973) is an American actor, singer, writer, producer, and television host. Primarily known for his comedic television roles and dramatic and musical stage roles, he has received List of awards and nominations ...

, 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),'' The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo'' (HBO Max), '' Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures'' (

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), '' Star Wars Forces of Destiny'' (

), score and songs for '' Go! Go! Cory Carson'' (Netflix), ''

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'' (

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) starring

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with all new puppets from the Jim Henson Company, score and songs for '' Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero'' (

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), '' Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery'' (

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), '' Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon'' (

), '' Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls'' ( Universal)(

nomination, Outstanding Music Direction and Composition), ''Spy Hunter'' (

), '' The Shrine'' (

nomination, Best Score) ''

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'' ( Universal) starring Meryl Streep, ''Cop and a Half: New Recruit'' (Universal), '' Harvard Man'' (

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), and '' The Girl Next Door'' ( Anchor Bay). He also composed on-camera music for ''

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'', starring

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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

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, 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''. Shore's Broadway and theater work include orchestrations and arrangements for Broadway concerts starring

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winners Sutton Foster, Idina Menzel, Whoopi Goldberg,

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, Kristin Chenoweth,

Heather Headley Heather Headley (born October 5, 1974) is a Trinidadian-born American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. She won the 2000 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for the title role of '' Aida''. She also won the 2010 Grammy A ...

, and Faith Prince, as well as music directing the Los Angeles production of '' Heathers: The Musical'', directed by

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. Shore plays saxophone and has performed with artists including

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, Matchbox Twenty,

Barry Manilow Barry Manilow ( ; born Barry Alan Pincus on June 17, 1943) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer with a career that spans over sixty years. His hit recordings include "Could It Be Magic", "Looks Like We Made It", "Brandy (Scott ...

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Natalie Cole Natalie Maria Cole (February 6, 1950 – December 31, 2015) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She was the daughter of singer and jazz pianist Nat King Cole. She rose to prominence in the mid-1970s, with the release of her debut ...

, Dave Koz, Arturo Sandoval, Gerry Mulligan, Ana Gasteyer, Mark Ballas, Bob Brookmeyer, George Russell,

Gary Burton Gary Burton (born January 23, 1943) is an American jazz Vibraphone, vibraphonist, composer, and educator. Burton developed a pianistic style of four-mallet technique as an alternative to the prevailing two-mallet technique. This approach caused ...

, and Clark Terry.

Personal life

Shore is the nephew of film composer

. He is a certified private pilot.

Awards and recognition

Emmy Awards

Grammy Awards

Other awards

Filmography

Discography

References

External links

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