Howard Shore Quotes

"The inspiration of the book,"
"And Peter and Fran Walsh [screenwriter]'s take on the book. That was the inspiration to me. Richard Taylor from WETA Workshop and Alan Lee [Set Decoration]. Those were the great sources."
Howard Shore (about Lord Of The Rings)

"Two things we really set to do right in the beginning was, one to create a sense of reality. That when you were in Lothlorien, it felt as real as possible. That's what Richard Taylor and Alan Lee were doing; you know they were creating the worlds as detailed as possible in the art design and the conceptual design. Peter and I were trying to do the same thing, Fran Walsh, as well. We felt the same way musically. If you were in Lothlorien, you would only be singing in Elvish or Sindarin or Quenya, based on the scene, whether it was old Elvish or newer Elvish. So we were detailing our work as carefully as possible, using the Tolkien languages 'cause we wanted to feel as realistic as possible."
Howard Shore (about Lord Of The Rings)