







The Most Famous
Composers from Canada
This page contains a list of the greatest Canadians Composers. The pantheon dataset contains 1,451 Composers, 9 of which were born in Canada. This makes Canada the birth place of the 28th most number of Composers behind Azerbaijan and Argentina.
Top 9 Composers
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Canadians Composers of all time. This list of famous Canadians Composers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
- #1

Howard Shore
b. 1946
HPI 67.9549 langsHoward Shore is most famous for composing the score for the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies.
- #2

R. Murray Schafer
1933 - 2021
HPI 57.8815 langsCanadian composer (1933–2021)
- #3

Percy Faith
1908 - 1976
HPI 57.2021 langsCanadian-born American bandleader, orchestrator, composer and conductor (1908-1976)
- #4

Mychael Danna
b. 1958
HPI 53.2128 langsCanadian film score composer
- #5

Claude Vivier
1948 - 1983
HPI 52.6315 langsCanadian composer (1948–1983)
- #6

Christophe Beck
b. 1972
HPI 49.5326 langsCanadian composer and conductor
- #7

Erik Mongrain
b. 1980
HPI 48.7735 langsCanadian composer and guitarist
- #8

Venetian Snares
b. 1975
HPI 42.2320 langsCanadian electronic musician
- #9

Trevor Morris
b. 1970
HPI 40.2314 langsTrevor Morris is a Canadian composer best known for his work in film and television, particularly for scoring series like "The Tudors,"...Read moreShow less
Trevor Morris is a Canadian composer best known for his work in film and television, particularly for scoring series like "The Tudors," "Vikings," and "The Witcher." He has received several awards for his contributions to music in visual media.
