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"People forget how fast you did a job, but they remember how well you did it."
"Little words hurt big ideas."
"Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy."
James Newton Howard
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| Artist: James Newton Howard |
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- Active: '70s, '80s, '90s, 2000s
- Genres: Soundtrack
- Instrument: Synthesizer, Keyboards, Producer
- Representative Albums: "The Sixth Sense," "Man in the Moon," "The Devil's Advocate"
- Representative Songs: "Amuseum," "Theme from ER," "The Fugitive (Main Title)"
Biography
Pianist, producer, and composer James Newton-Howard scored over 60 films beginning in the mid-'80s, including The Fugitive, Space Jam, The Prince of Tides, Pretty Woman, Glengarry Glen Ross, and Waterworld. Newton-Howard began taking classical piano lessons at the age of four, playing on a piano owned by his grandmother, who was the Pittsburgh Symphony's concertmaster and violinist during the 1930s and '40s. He went on to study at the USC School of Music and at the Music Academy of the West (in Santa Barbara, CA) with Reginald Stewart and Leon Fleischer. He also studied under orchestrator Marty Paich, who would later conduct some of Newton-Howard's scores. After graduating from college, Newton-Howard joined a short-lived rock band, then worked for a couple of years as a session musician with artists including Diana Ross, Ringo Starr, and Harry Nilsson. In 1975, he joined the band of the most popular artist of that time, Elton John, toured with them during the mid-'70s and later re-joined for a tour in 1980 and again in 1986. Over the years, Newton-Howard has worked as a songwriter, producer, or arranger with the such artists as Cher, Earth, Wind & Fire, Rickie Lee Jones, Olivia Newton-John, Bob Seger, Rod Stewart, Barbra Streisand, Toto, and more. James Newton-Howard has received Oscars for his film scores in Prince of Tides (1991), The Fugitive (1993), and My Best Friend's Wedding (1997); and an Emmy for his theme for the television show E.R. ~ Joslyn Layne, All Music Guide| Discography: James Newton Howard |
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| Actor: James Newton Howard |
- Born: Jun 09, 1951 in Los Angeles, California
- Active: '80s-2000s
- Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
- Career Highlights: The Fugitive, The Sixth Sense, Glengarry Glen Ross
- First Major Screen Credit: 8 Million Ways to Die (1985)
Biography
Throughout his prolific career, composer/musician/songwriter James Newton Howard has scored films of all scales and genres, earning multiple award nominations for his work. Los Angeles-born Howard began studying music as a small child and went on to attend the Santa Barbara Music Academy and then majored in piano performance at the University of Southern California. After Howard left college, he toured with Elton John as a keyboardist during the late 1970s and early 1980s before moving into film music in the mid-1980s.By the 1990s, Howard truly hit his career stride, scoring the surprise blockbuster romantic comedy Pretty Woman (1990) and receiving his first Oscar nomination for Barbra Streisand's drama The Prince of Tides (1991). Setting the musical mood for numerous films throughout the decade, Howard's skills encompassed a plethora of genres, including the Oscar-nominated actioner The Fugitive (1993), the Western epic Wyatt Earp (1994), the legal drama Primal Fear (1996), the blockbuster suspense thriller The Sixth Sense (1999), and two more Julia Roberts romantic comedy hits, My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) and Runaway Bride (1999). My Best Friend's Wedding earned Howard his third Oscar nomination for Best Score (his collaborations on tunes for One Fine Day (1996) and Junior (1994) garnered Best Song nods). Along with scoring such smaller, character-driven films as Five Corners (1988), Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), and American Heart (1993), Howard proved equally skilled at composing for big-budget Hollywood spectacles, including Space Jam (1996), Dante's Peak (1997), and Dinosaur (2000). Though he concentrated primarily on films, Howard also contributed music for TV shows, earning an Emmy nomination in 1995 for his theme to NBC's ratings smash ER. ~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide
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For other persons named James Howard, see James Howard (disambiguation).
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| Born | June 9, 1951 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Film scores |
| Occupations | Composer, Musician, Songwriter |
| Years active | 1983–present |
James Newton Howard (born June 9, 1951) is an American film score composer, orchestrator and music producer.
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Early life and career
Howard was born in Los Angeles, California. Throughout his career as a composer/musician/songwriter, he has scored films of all scales and genres, earning multiple award nominations for his work. Howard began studying music as a child and went on to attend the Thacher School in Ojai, California; the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, California; and then majored in piano performance at the University of Southern California.[1] After Howard left college, he toured with Elton John as a keyboardist during the late 1970s and early 1980s as well as arranging strings for several of Elton's songs during this period including on the hits "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" and "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word", as well as appearing on Elton's studio albums: "Rock of The Westies" (1975), "Blue Moves" (1976), "21 At 33" (1980), and "The Fox" (1981). After his tenure with John, Howard toured briefly with Crosby Stills and Nash before moving into film music in the mid-1980s. Howard did, however, collaborate briefly with Elton John in 1987 by conducting the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, where Elton performed a setlist of "Orchestrated" songs from his catalog.
He had a brief marriage to Rosanna Arquette in 1986 which lasted until 1987.
1990s
Howard scored the surprise blockbuster romantic comedy Pretty Woman (1990) and receiving his first Academy Award nomination for his score for Barbra Streisand's drama The Prince of Tides (1991). Setting the musical mood for numerous films throughout the decade, Howard's skills encompassed a plethora of genres, including four more best original score Oscar nominations, for the Harrison Ford actioner The Fugitive (1993), the Julia Roberts romantic comedy My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), M. Night Shyamalan's The Village (2004) and most recently, Michael Clayton (2008). In addition, Howard scored the Western epic Wyatt Earp (1994), Kevin Costner's Waterworld (1995), and Primal Fear (1996). His collaborations on tunes for One Fine Day (1996) and Junior (1994) garnered Best Song nods. Along with scoring such smaller, character-driven films as Five Corners (1988), Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), and American Heart (1993), Howard proved equally skilled at composing for big-budget Hollywood spectacles, including Space Jam (1996), Dante's Peak (1997) (theme only - score was composed by John Frizzell), and Collateral (2004). He has also scored three Disney feature films which are Dinosaur (2000) Treasure Planet and Atlantis: The Lost Empire. Though he concentrated primarily on films, Howard has also contributed music for TV series, earning an Emmy nomination in 1995 for his theme to NBC's ratings smash ER.
He has scored all of Shyamalan's suspense thrillers, The Sixth Sense (1999), Unbreakable (2000), Signs (2002), The Village (2004), Lady in the Water (2006), and The Happening (2008).
He married wife Sofie 1991 in a marriage that lasted 15 years, and has 2 children with her.
2000s
Howard is now one of the most recognized composers for film.[2] On October 14, 2005, it was officially announced that James Newton Howard would replace Howard Shore as composer for King Kong, due to "differing creative aspirations for the score" between Shore and director Peter Jackson.[3] The resultant score earned Howard his first Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Score. His work on Michael Clayton earned him an Oscar nomination. He followed in 2008 with his eighth Oscar nomination for Edward Zwick's Defiance. He also collaborated with Hans Zimmer on the scores for Batman Begins and its record-breaking sequel The Dark Knight.
Some of his most recent works are The Happening, his sixth film with M. Night Shyamalan, Blood Diamond, Michael Clayton, The Water Horse, I Am Legend and Charlie Wilson's War. It was also rumored, which has since been confirmed, that he will be composing music for the M. Night Shyamalan movie adaptation of the Nickelodeon series "Avatar: the Last Airbender." Additionally, in a radio interview[4] from early 2008, James revealed that he will collaborate with Terrence Malick "in about a year," a project likely to be the director's upcoming Tree of Life (2009). However, it was later revealed that Alexandre Desplat will provide the score.
Howard debuted his work for symphony orchestra, I Would Plant A Tree, in February 2009 as part of the Pacific Symphony's annual American Composers Festival. The debut took place at the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa, California, with the Symphony under the direction of Carl St.Clair.[5]
In 2009, he was awarded a Grammy along with Hans Zimmer for the soundtrack to The Dark Knight.
His theme song for the hit TV show ER was used for the final episode of the series.
Discography and filmography
Awards and nominations
In May 2008 he was made an Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of Music.
Wins
- 2009: Grammy Award - Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media, The Dark Knight (shared with Hans Zimmer)
- 2009: Critics Choice Awards - Best Original Score, The Dark Knight
- 2008: Classical Brit Awards - Soundtrack of the Year, Blood Diamond
- 2001: Emmy Award - Outstanding Main Title Theme Music, Gideon's Crossing
Nominations
- 1991: Academy Award Nomination - Best Original Score, The Prince Of Tides
- 1993: Academy Award Nomination - Best Original Score, The Fugitive
- 1994: Golden Globe Award Nomination - Best Original Song, "Look What Love Has Done" from Junior
- 1994: Academy Award Nomination (1994) Best Original Song, "Look What Love Has Done" from Junior
- 1996: Golden Globe Award Nomination - Best Original Song, "For The First Time" from One Fine Day
- 1996: Academy Award Nomination - Best Original Song, "For The First Time" from One Fine Day
- 1997: Grammy Award Nomination - Best Song Written for a Motion Picture or Television, "For The First Time" from One Fine Day
- 1997: Academy Award Nomination - Best Original Musical or Comedy Score, My Best Friend's Wedding
- 2000: Grammy Award Nomination - Best Instrumental Composition, “The Egg Travels” from Dinosaur
- 2002: Grammy Award Nomination - Best Instrumental Composition, “Main Titles” from Signs
- 2005: Academy Award Nomination - Best Original Score, The Village
- 2005: Golden Globe Award Nomination - Best Original Score, King Kong
- 2007: International Film Music Critics Association Nomination - Film Composer of the Year
- 2008: Academy Award Nomination - Best Original Score, Michael Clayton
- 2008 - Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media, Blood Diamond
- 2009: Golden Globe Nomination - Best Original Score, Defiance
- 2009: Academy Award Nomination - Best Original Score, Defiance
See also
References
External links
- James-Newton-Howard.com (unofficial site)
- All Music Guide to James Newton Howard
- James Newton Howard at the Internet Movie Database
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