Life and work
Howard Shore is a Canadian film score composer. Born: 18 October 1946. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: Canada.
Musician · 1946–
Howard Shore
Howard Shore is a Canadian film score composer. Born on 18 October 1946, this profile follows Howard Shore through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Ed Wood (1994), Se7en (1995) and High Fidelity (2000). The location trail reaches Painted Ladies, Union Square and Golden Gate Bridge, with existing stories in San Francisco and Chicago. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
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Mrs. Doubtfire · Painted Ladies
Howard Shore is credited as composer on Mrs. Doubtfire. The work’s existing location story leads to Painted Ladies. Painted Ladies is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
Mrs. Doubtfire — credits ↗︎Mrs. Doubtfire — location reference ↗︎
Ed Wood · Musso & Frank Grill
Howard Shore is credited as composer on Ed Wood. The work’s existing location story leads to Musso & Frank Grill. Musso & Frank Grill is documented as a location associated with Ed Wood (1994). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
Se7en · Alexandria Hotel
Howard Shore is credited as composer on Se7en. The work’s existing location story leads to Alexandria Hotel. Alexandria Hotel is documented as a location associated with Se7en (1995). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
High Fidelity · Lane Tech College Prep
Howard Shore is credited as composer on High Fidelity. The work’s existing location story leads to Lane Tech College Prep. Lane Tech is the school where the film revisits one of Rob’s formative rejections, giving the list-making structure a real North Side address.
High Fidelity — credits ↗︎High Fidelity — location reference ↗︎
THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY
A life on the map.
Explore 12 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.
Musso & Frank Grill ↗︎
A screen location
Musso & Frank Grill is documented as a location associated with Ed Wood (1994). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
6667 Hollywood Boulevard
Open street map ↗︎Chateau Marmont ↗︎
A screen location
Chateau Marmont is documented as a location associated with Maps to the Stars (2014). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
8221 Sunset Boulevard
Open street map ↗︎Alexandria Hotel ↗︎
A screen location
Alexandria Hotel is documented as a location associated with Se7en (1995). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
501 S Spring Street
Open street map ↗︎Sowden House ↗︎
A screen location
Sowden House is documented as a location associated with The Aviator (2004). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
5121 Franklin Avenue
Open street map ↗︎Golden Gate Bridge ↗︎
Mrs. Doubtfire — Golden Gate Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA
Open street map ↗︎Painted Ladies ↗︎
Mrs. Doubtfire — Painted Ladies
Painted Ladies is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
Steiner St & Hayes St, San Francisco, CA
Open street map ↗︎City Lights Booksellers ↗︎
Mrs. Doubtfire — City Lights Booksellers
City Lights Booksellers is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133
Open street map ↗︎Buena Vista Park ↗︎
Mrs. Doubtfire — Buena Vista Park
Buena Vista Park is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
Buena Vista Ave W, San Francisco, CA
Open street map ↗︎Union Square ↗︎
Mrs. Doubtfire — Union Square
Union Square is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
333 Post St, San Francisco, CA 94108
Open street map ↗︎Music Box Theatre ↗︎
High Fidelity — Music Box Theatre
Outside the Music Box Theatre, the story returns to Peggy and another relationship under review. The cinema is a working venue; current programming determines access.
3733 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613
Open street map ↗︎Lane Tech College Prep ↗︎
High Fidelity — Lane Tech College Prep
Lane Tech is the school where the film revisits one of Rob’s formative rejections, giving the list-making structure a real North Side address.
2501 W Addison St, Chicago, IL 60618
Open street map ↗︎Green Mill ↗︎
High Fidelity — Green Mill
The Green Mill is where Rob reflects on Laura. Its continuing life as a music venue matters more than treating it as a frozen screen set.
4802 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60640
Open street map ↗︎IN THE STORY1946-10-18
Born 18 October 1946
Explore a shared connection.
WORKS
Culture, connected.
Follow the work through its real places.
Mrs. Doubtfire ↗︎
Robin Williams
Ed Wood
Tim Burton
Se7en
David Fincher
High Fidelity ↗︎
High Fidelity
The Aviator
Martin Scorsese
Maps to the Stars
David Cronenberg
KEEP EXPLORING
Cities and Worlds.
Los Angeles ↗︎
Follow a scene into the hills. A song onto the Strip. A story all the way to the ocean.
San Francisco ↗︎
Suspense on the waterfront, chases on impossible grades and music built in shared rooms.
Chicago ↗︎
Loop canyons, neighbourhood kitchens, record rooms and the streets that taught cinema how to move.
High Fidelity ↗︎
Follow High Fidelity through 3 real places in Chicago. Record-shop obsession is placed inside a North Side ecosystem of schools, cinemas, clubs and emotional lists.
Mrs. Doubtfire ↗︎
Latex: build the face from eight pieces, lose it in cream, then run between two tables in a restaurant across the bay.
PEOPLE IN THE STORY
Creative connections.
Follow collaborators through their work and the real places tied to it.
Johnny Depp ↗︎
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Gwyneth Paltrow ↗︎
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Morgan Freeman ↗︎
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Julianne Moore ↗︎
Julianne Moore is a British-American actress and author. Born on 3 December 1960, this profile follows Julianne Moore through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Fugitive (1993), Boogie Nights (1997), The Big Lebowski (1998) and Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011). The location trail reaches Mr. Beef, Chicago City Hall and Vittum Theater, with existing stories in Chicago. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Carrie Fisher ↗︎
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Alec Baldwin ↗︎
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