The scores for ' and ' won Academy Awards in 2002 and 2004, with "The Two Towers" not being nominated simply because of a rule of the Academy to not nominate sequel scores that reuse old themes, a rule that was undone specifically as to allow for the nomination of "The Return of the King". The latter film also won an Oscar statuette for Best Original Song, as well as the Golden Globe for Best Original Score and Best Original Song. Shore's music for "The Lord of the Rings" has become the most successful composition of his career and one of the most popular motion picture scores in history. Along with his music of the "Hobbit" film series, the prequels to "The Lord of the Rings", Shore wrote 21 hours of music.