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Born:
1951-06-09
Birthplace:
Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits:
11 Total Roles
James Newton Howard
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Biography
James Newton Howard (born June 9, 1951) is an American film composer, orchestrator and music producer. He has scored over 100 films and is the recipient of a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, and nine nominations for Academy Awards.
His film scores include Pretty Woman (1990), The Prince of Tides (1991), The Fugitive (1993), Dinosaur (2000), The Village (2004), King Kong (2005), Batman Begins (2005) and its sequel The Dark Knight (2008) (both composed with Hans Zimmer), Michael Clayton(2007) and the Fantastic Beasts trilogy (2016–2022). He has collaborated extensively with directors M. Night Shyamalan and Francis Lawrence, scoring eight of Shyamalan's films since The Sixth Sense (1999) and all of Lawrence's films since I Am Legend (2007). He has also worked with other directors such as Edward Zwick, Michael Hoffman, P.J. Hogan, Andrew Davis, Lawrence Kasdan, Joe Johnston, Taylor Hackford, Ivan Reitman, Joel Schumacher, and David Yates.
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His film scores include Pretty Woman (1990), The Prince of Tides (1991), The Fugitive (1993), Dinosaur (2000), The Village (2004), King Kong (2005), Batman Begins (2005) and its sequel The Dark Knight (2008) (both composed with Hans Zimmer), Michael Clayton(2007) and the Fantastic Beasts trilogy (2016–2022). He has collaborated extensively with directors M. Night Shyamalan and Francis Lawrence, scoring eight of Shyamalan's films since The Sixth Sense (1999) and all of Lawrence's films since I Am Legend (2007). He has also worked with other directors such as Edward Zwick, Michael Hoffman, P.J. Hogan, Andrew Davis, Lawrence Kasdan, Joe Johnston, Taylor Hackford, Ivan Reitman, Joel Schumacher, and David Yates.
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Known For
The Oscars
Self
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
Self - Original Music Composer
The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games
Self - Original Music Composer (archive footage)
Making 'Signs'
Self - Composer
City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral'
Self
Crosby, Stills & Nash - Daylight Again
Self - Keyboards
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil
Self
Deconstructing 'The Village'
Self
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 MOVIE | Self - Original Music Composer |
| 2012 | The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games MOVIE | Self - Original Music Composer (archive footage) |
| 2011 | Hollywood in Vienna TV | Self |
| 2009 | Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil MOVIE | Self |
| 2006 | The Eighth Blunder of the World MOVIE | Self |
| 2005 | Deconstructing 'The Village' MOVIE | Self |
| 2004 | City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral' MOVIE | Self |
| 2003 | Making 'Signs' MOVIE | Self - Composer |
| 2000 | Music and Sound Design of 'The Sixth Sense' MOVIE | Self |
| 1983 | Crosby, Stills & Nash - Daylight Again MOVIE | Self - Keyboards |