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.
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 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.
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 Champagne Problems (Netflix), Love in the Villa (Netflix), and Love, Guaranteed (Netflix), Simon West's Bride Hard starring Rebel Wilson, The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo (HBO Max), Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures (Lucasfilm), Star Wars Forces of Destiny (Lucasfilm), Prime (Universal) starring Meryl Streep, score and songs for Go! Go! Cory Carson (Netflix), 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), Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls (Universal)(Emmy Award nomination, Outstanding Music Direction and Composition), Spy Hunter (Warner Bros), The Shrine (Grammy Award nomination, Best Score), Veselka: The Rainbow on the Corner at the Center of the World featuring saxophone solos by David Sanborn, 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.SoundTrackFest
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.
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.
Personal life Shore is the nephew of film composer Howard Shore. He is a certified private pilot.
Awards and recognition
Emmy Awards Year Event Award Title Result Ref. 2023 Emmy Awards Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for a Preschool Animated Program Go! Go! Cory Carson Children's and Family Emmys 2016 Emmy Awards Outstanding Music Direction and Composition Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls Larson, Randall 2013 Emmy Awards Outstanding Promotional Announcement P.O.V. POV Pressroom Grammy Awards Year Event Award Title Result Ref. 2012 Grammy Awards Best Score Soundtrack The Shrine
Other awards Year Event Award Title Result Ref. 2023 Canadian Screen Awards Best Achievement in Music - Original Score R.L. Stine's ZombieTown "2024 Canadian Screen Awards". Nominee Achievement In Music – Original Score, April 6, 2024. Music+Sound Awards Best Original Feature Score Love in the Villa MASAWARDS 2021 Telly Awards Bronze - Motivational - Best Non-Broadcast World Woman Hour #Looking Up Hollywood Music In Media Awards Best Song Documentary World Woman Hour #Looking Up 2019 Thailand National Film Association Best Score The Legend of Muay Thai: 9 SATRA OST Community ASCAP Screen Music Awards Top Cable Television Series Star Wars: Forces of Destiny 2016 Reel Music Awards Best Score R.L. Stine's Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls Con, Eduardo 2015 Golden Reel Awards Best Direct to Video Animation Scooby-Doo: Wrestlemania Mystery! Wolf, Jennifer Telly Awards Best Music Composition Vivitar 2012 Hollywood Music In Media Awards Best Video Game Score Spy Hunter Con, Eduardo Global Music Award Award of Excellence Spy Hunter 2010 Park City International Music Festival Best Score Stan Helsing 2009 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Best Score Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer SciFiHistory 2008 Park City International Music Festival Outstanding Achievement in Film Music Numb Park City International Music Festival Outstanding Achievement in Film Music Shadows Park City International Music Festival Outstanding Achievement in Film Music Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer Park City International Music Festival Outstanding Achievement in Film Music The Girl Next Door 2007 Film & TV Music Awards Best Score for an Indie Feature Film Numb Ś. Tomasz 2004 Rhode Island International Film Festival Best Score Rex Steele: Nazi Smasher First Run Film Festival Best Score Rex Steele: Nazi Smasher 2002 Clive Davis Award Best Score Shadowplay 2001 Elmer Bernstein Award Best Score Cadaverous
Filmography Year Title Studio Production Ref. 2026I, ObjectScythia FilmsFilmLetterboxd 2025Champagne ProblemsNetflixFilmMoviefone Bride HardMagenta Light StudiosFilm 2024Veselka: The Rainbow on the Corner at the Center of the WorldFiore Media GroupFilm 2023 R.L. Stine's ZombieTown Trimuse EntertainmentFilm 2022Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!Warner Bros.FilmImpact 24 PR Love in the VillaNetflixFilmfilmmusicreporter 2021In the Heights (additional music)Warner Bros.FilmHoney GirlsSonyFilm 2020Star Wars: Galaxy of AdventuresLucasfilm / DisneyTelevisionWeiss, Josh Star Wars: Galaxy of Adventures Fun FactsLucasfilm / DisneyTelevisionThe Not-Too-Late Show with ElmoHBO MaxTelevisionGo! Go! Cory CarsonNetflixTelevisionLove, GuaranteedNetflixFilmfilmmusicreporter 2018Star Wars: Forces of DestinyLucasfilm / DisneyTelevisionLarson, Randall 2017Tiny ChristmasNickelodeonFilmCop and a Half: New RecruitUniversalFilmJulie's GreenroomNetflix / The Jim Henson CompanyTelevision 2016 Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon Warner Bros. FilmFloyd Norman: An Animated LifeNetflixFilmSheck, Frank 2015 88th Academy Awards ABCTelevision Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero Disney Television AnimationTelevisionfilmmusicreporter R.L. Stine's Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls UniversalFilmfilmmusicreporter 2014 Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery Warner Bros.Film 2013 POV PBSTelevisionPOV Pressroom Sesame Street PBSTelevisionGarcia de la Huerta, Claudia Mindless Behavior: All Around the World AMCFilmfilmmusicreporter 2012 Swimming In Air The Weinstein CompanyFilmMonty Guy 2010 Spy Hunter Warner Bros.GameReese, Emily The Shrine IFC FilmsFilmSmall, Mark 2009 Stan Helsing Anchor BayFilm Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever LionsgateFilm Offspring LionsgateFilm 2008 Lower Learning StarzFilm Made for Each Other IFC FilmsFilm 2007 Home Movie Anchor BayFilm Numb SonyFilm Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer Anchor BayFilm The Girl Next Door Anchor BayFilm 2006 Kettle of Fish UniversalFilm 2005 Prime UniversalFilmLace, Ian 2004 Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss 20th Century FoxFilmLowry, Brian 2003 Coney Island Baby SundanceFilm 2001 Harvard Man LionsgateFilm Lift SundanceFilm 2000 Vulgar LionsgateFilm
Discography Year Title Label Ref. 2023 Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! Gardener Recordingsfilmmusicreporter R.L. Stine's ZombieTown MovieScore Media 2022 Love in the Villa Netflix MusicSur, Prateek 2019 The Curse of Buckout Road Ryan Shore Recordsfilmmusicreporter 2017 Tiny Christmas Varèse Sarabande Cop and a Half: New Recruit Back Lot Music Julie's Greenroom Varèse Sarabande 2016 Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon Lakeshore Records Floyd Norman: An Animated Life Ryan Shore Records 2015 R.L. Stine's Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls Back Lot Musicfilmmusicreporter 2014 Drew: The Man Behind the Poster Ryan Shore RecordsDebruge, Peter 2012 Spy Hunter WaterTower Music 2011 The Shrine Screamworks 2010 Confession La-La Land RecordsLa La Land Records Offspring Ryan Shore Records Vulgar OCF Records Rising Stars Doberman Entertainment 2009 Rex Steele: Nazi Smasher and Other Short Film Scores by Ryan Shore MovieScore Media Shadows MovieScore Media 2008 Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer: Special Surround Edition MovieScore Media Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer MovieScore Media Numb/Kettle of Fish/Coney Island Baby MovieScore Media 2007 The Girl Next Door MovieScore Media 2006 Headspace MovieScore Media 2005 Prime Varèse Sarabande
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