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James Newton Howard is a Musical, Sound and Compositor American born on 9 june 1951 at Los Angeles (USA)

James Newton Howard

James Newton Howard
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Birth name James Newton Howard
Nationality USA
Birth 9 june 1951 (72 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Awards Emmy Award

James Newton Howard (born June 9, 1951) is an American composer best known for his scores to motion pictures. He is one of the most popular and respected composers for cinema, and has scored over 100 films. The recipient of eight Academy Award nominations, some of Howard's best known film scores include The Prince of Tides (1991), The Fugitive (1993), Dinosaur (2000), The Village (2004), King Kong (2005), Batman Begins (2005) (with Hans Zimmer), I Am Legend (2007) The Dark Knight (2008) (also with Zimmer), and, most recently Green Lantern (2011), The Hunger Games (2012), Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), and The Bourne Legacy (2012). He is known for his frequent collaborations with director M. Night Shyamalan, having scored all his films since The Sixth Sense (1999). Howard also has a reputation of being a fast composer, due to his work on movies such as King Kong and The Hunger Games, both of which were composed in approximately one month.

Biography

James Newton Howard a commencé à étudier la musique jeune, et a continué à l’école de Thacher à Ojai, en Californie, l’académie de musique à l'ouest de Santa Barbara. Il s’est ensuite spécialisé dans le piano à l’Université de Californie du Sud. Il suit Elton John comme clavier à la fin des années 1970 et au début des années 1980. Il écrit aussi les arrangements de plusieurs des chansons d'Elton John au cours de cette période. On lui doit notamment le célèbre arrangement pour orchestre à cordes sur Don't Go Breaking My Heart et Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word. Il suit ensuite Graham Nash (de Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young) avant de commencer une carrière dans la musique de film au milieu des années 1980. Il collabore brièvement avec Elton John en 1987 en conduisant l'orchestre symphonique de Melbourne, où le chanteur exécutait un setlist des chansons « orchestrées » de son catalogue.

Le studio personnel de James est situé à Santa Monica en Californie. Il y écrit ses chansons avant de les envoyer aux différents studios pour l'enregistrement orchestral. Le principal d'entre eux, Todd-AO, est localisé à Burbank, à une vingtaine de kilomètres de Santa Monica.

James Newton Howard, comme de nombreux compositeurs d'aujourd'hui, est parfois confronté à des délais très courts pour composer sa musique. À titre d'exemple, la bande originale de King Kong, représentant environ 165 minutes de musique, a été composée, enregistrée et mixée en seulement 8 semaines.

Il a notamment collaboré avec plusieurs membres du groupe californien Toto, dont Steve Porcaro (keyboards, lui aussi compositeur de musiques de film), avec David Paich, Marty Paich et Jeff Porcaro. Ces derniers ont d'ailleurs réalisé un album en commun intitulé James Newton Howard & Friends.

En 1994, il compose le générique de la série télévisée à succès, Urgences.

Depuis 1999 et le succès du film Sixième Sens, il développe une collaboration privilégiée avec le réalisateur M. Night Shyamalan, pour lequel il a composé notamment les partitions de Incassable, Signes, La Jeune Fille de l'eau et Le Village. Cette dernière partition a été sélectionnée aux Oscars 2005 dans la catégorie Meilleure musique de film. Leur dernière collaboration remonte en 2013 avec After Earth.

En 2005, il participe à la bande originale de Batman Begins de Christopher Nolan avec son ami Hans Zimmer. Les deux compositeurs réitèrent leur duo en 2008 avec The Dark Knight, du même réalisateur.

Best films

The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight
(2008)
(Original Music Composer) The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
(2013)
(Original Music Composer) Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
(2016)
(Original Music Composer) Maleficent
Maleficent
(2014)
(Original Music Composer) The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
(2014)
(Original Music Composer) The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games
(2012)
(Original Music Composer)

Usually with

M. Night Shyamalan
M. Night Shyamalan
(8 films)
Lawrence Kasdan
Lawrence Kasdan
(6 films)
Edward Zwick
Edward Zwick
(6 films)
Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks
(4 films)
Colleen Atwood
Colleen Atwood
(9 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of James Newton Howard (147 films)

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YearNameJobRoles
2022Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of DumbledoreOriginal Music Composer
2021Jungle CruiseOriginal Music Composer
2021Raya and the Last DragonOriginal Music Composer
2019A Hidden LifeOriginal Music Composer
2018Red SparrowOriginal Music Composer
2018Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of GrindelwaldMusic Score Producer
2018The Nutcracker and the Four RealmsMusic
2017Roman J. Israel, Esq.Music
2017DetroitOriginal Music Composer
2016The Huntsman: Winter's WarOriginal Music Composer
2016Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find ThemOriginal Music Composer
2016Jack Reacher: Never Go BackMusic
2016All the WayOriginal Music Composer
2015Pawn SacrificeOriginal Music Composer
2015The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2Original Music Composer
2015ConcussionOriginal Music Composer
2014MaleficentOriginal Music Composer
2014Cut BankOriginal Music Composer
2014The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1Original Music Composer
2014NightcrawlerOriginal Music Composer
2013After EarthOriginal Music Composer
2013The Hunger Games: Catching FireOriginal Music Composer
2013ParklandOriginal Music Composer
2012Snow White and the HuntsmanOriginal Music Composer
2012The Punisher: Dirty LaundrySound
2012Darling CompanionOriginal Music Composer
2012The Hunger GamesOriginal Music Composer
2012The Bourne LegacyOriginal Music Composer
2011Water for ElephantsOriginal Music Composer
2011Gnomeo & JulietOriginal Music Composer
2011The Green HornetOriginal Music Composer
2011Green LanternOriginal Music Composer
2011Larry CrowneOriginal Music Composer
2010The Last AirbenderOriginal Music Composer
2010InhaleOriginal Music Composer
2010Love & Other DrugsOriginal Music Composer
2010Nanny McPhee and the Big BangOriginal Music Composer
2010SaltOriginal Music Composer
2010The TouristOriginal Music Composer
2009Confessions of a ShopaholicOriginal Music Composer
2009DuplicityOriginal Music Composer
2008The Dark KnightOriginal Music Composer
2008The HappeningOriginal Music Composer
2008DefianceOriginal Music Composer
2008Crossing the LineSound
2008Mad MoneyOriginal Music Composer
2008Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I LoveOriginal Music Composer
2007Charlie Wilson's WarOriginal Music Composer
2007I Am LegendOriginal Music Composer
2007Michael ClaytonOriginal Music Composer
2007The Great DebatersOriginal Music Composer
2007The LookoutOriginal Music Composer
2007The Water HorseOrchestrator
2007Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I LoveSound
2006Blood DiamondOriginal Music Composer
2006FreedomlandOriginal Music Composer
2006Lady in the WaterOriginal Music Composer
2006Reign of the FallenMusic
2006RVOriginal Music Composer
2005King KongOriginal Music Composer
2005Batman BeginsOriginal Music Composer
2005The InterpreterOriginal Music Composer
2005Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the MoonOriginal Music Composer
2004CollateralOriginal Music Composer
2004The VillageOriginal Music Composer
2004HidalgoOriginal Music Composer
2003DreamcatcherOriginal Music Composer
2003Peter PanOriginal Music Composer
2002Treasure PlanetOriginal Music Composer
2002Big TroubleMusical, Original Music Composer
2002SignsOriginal Music Composer
2002Unconditional LoveOriginal Music Composer
2002The Emperor's ClubMusic
2001Atlantis: The Lost EmpireOriginal Music Composer
2001America's SweetheartsOriginal Music Composer
2000DinosaurOriginal Music Composer
2000UnbreakableOrchestrator
2000Vertical LimitOriginal Music Composer
1999MumfordMusic
1999The Sixth SenseOriginal Music Composer
1999Snow Falling on CedarsOriginal Music Composer
1999Stir of EchoesOriginal Music Composer
1999Wayward SonMusic
1999Runaway BrideOriginal Music Composer
1998A Perfect MurderOriginal Music Composer
1997The Devil's AdvocateOriginal Music Composer
1997Dante's PeakOriginal Music Composer
1997The PostmanOriginal Music Composer
1997Romy and Michele's High School ReunionOriginal Music Composer
1997Fathers' DayOriginal Music Composer
1997My Best Friend's WeddingOriginal Music Composer
1996Primal FearOriginal Music Composer
1996The Trigger EffectOriginal Music Composer
1996Space JamOriginal Music Composer
1996Eye for an EyeMusic
1996The JurorOriginal Music Composer
1996One Fine DayOriginal Music Composer
1996The Rich Man's WifeSound
1995RestorationOriginal Music Composer
1995WaterworldOriginal Music Composer
1995French KissOriginal Music Composer
1995Just CauseOriginal Music Composer
1995OutbreakOriginal Music Composer
1994Wyatt EarpOriginal Music Composer
1994IntersectionOriginal Music Composer
1994JuniorOriginal Music Composer
1993Falling DownMusic
1993The FugitiveOriginal Music Composer
1993DaveOriginal Music Composer
1993AliveOriginal Music Composer
1993The Saint of Fort WashingtonMusic
1993Alive: 20 Years LaterOriginal Music Composer
1992American HeartOriginal Music Composer
1992DiggstownOriginal Music Composer
1992Glengarry Glen RossOriginal Music Composer
1992Night and the CityOriginal Music Composer
1992A Private MatterOriginal Music Composer
1991Grand CanyonOriginal Music Composer
1991King RalphOriginal Music Composer
1991My GirlOriginal Music Composer
1991The Man in the MoonMusic
1991Dying YoungOriginal Music Composer
1991Guilty by SuspicionOriginal Music Composer
1991The Prince of TidesOriginal Music Composer
1990Coupe de VilleMusic
1990Marked for DeathOriginal Music Composer
1990FlatlinersOriginal Music Composer
1990Pretty WomanOriginal Music Composer
19903 Men and a Little LadyOriginal Music Composer
1990Descending AngelOriginal Music Composer
1990Somebody Has to Shoot the PictureSound
1989TapOriginal Music Composer
1989Major LeagueOriginal Music Composer
1989The PackageMusic
1988Everybody's All-AmericanOriginal Music Composer
1988Off LimitsOriginal Music Composer
1988Promised LandOriginal Music Composer, Compositor
1988Some GirlsOriginal Music Composer
1988Go Toward the LightSound
1987Campus ManOriginal Music Composer
1987Five CornersOriginal Music Composer
1987RusskiesOriginal Music Composer
19868 Million Ways to DieOriginal Music Composer
1986Nobody's FoolMusic
1986Tough GuysOriginal Music Composer
1986WildcatsOriginal Music Composer
1985Head OfficeOriginal Music Composer