What is the best Howard Shore film score?

Howard Shore's majestic Lord of the Rings scores are among the most beloved in film history, but his catalog spans thrillers, dramas, and horrors. Which score defines his legacy?

1. 1
   Chicago

   The 2002 Academy Award-winning musical score energizing the Jazz Age with verve and style.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Se7en

   The 1995 neo-noir thriller score capturing industrial dread and urban decay.
   1000pts
3. 3
   The Silence of the Lambs

   The 1991 psychological horror score of unsettling restraint built around Hannibal Lecter's menace.
   927pts
4. 4
   Naked Lunch

   The 1991 Cronenberg avant-garde score mixing jazz improvisation with destabilizing orchestral textures.
   840pts
5. 5
   The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

   The 2012 score expanding the Middle-earth sound palette with lighter, more whimsical tones.
   840pts
6. 6
   The Departed

   The 2006 crime drama score by Shore, mixing Dropkick Murphys needle-drops with tense orchestral cues.
   733pts
7. 7
   A History of Violence

   The 2005 Cronenberg thriller score of sparse, haunting minimalism.
   600pts
8. 8
   The Fly

   The 1986 Cronenberg horror score deploying operatic grandeur for a grotesque transformation tale.
   467pts
9. 9
   The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

   The 2001 score that established the sweeping, fully realized world of Middle-earth.
   467pts
10. 10
    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    The 2003 Academy Award-winning score and triumphant conclusion to the Middle-earth trilogy.
    86pts
11. 11
    Gangs of New York

    The 2002 Scorsese historical epic score blending Irish folk and period chamber music.
    86pts
12. 12
    Eastern Promises

    The 2007 Cronenberg crime drama score blending Russian folk music with tense orchestration.
    1pts
13. 13
    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    The 2002 score featuring Rohan's haunting theme and the thunderous Battle of Helm's Deep.
    1pts