
James Newton Howard
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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Known For | Sound |
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Most Rating | 1.663 |
Birthday | 1951-06-09 |
Place of Birth | Los Angeles, California, USA |
Also Known As | James Howard Newton, James Newton-Howard, |

2012

The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games
8.2/5
A feature length, eight part documentary that covers everything from pre-production to adapting the source novel to casting to shooting to post and ma...
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The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games

1983

Crosby, Stills & Nash: Daylight Again
8/1
This is a 1982 concert by Crosby, Stills and Nash, in support of their "Daylight Again" CD release. Neil Young is not part of this tour, which simply...
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Crosby, Stills & Nash: Daylight Again

2004

City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral'
6/3
This documentary chronicles the making of the film Collateral (2004). We get to see Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx training for their roles, as well as Jad...
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City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral'

2015

The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
7.1/19
Documentary film about the making of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1. An impressively in depth assortment of seven featurettes that look at a var...
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The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

2009

Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil
5.333/3
Documentary about evil heroes
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Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil

2003

Making 'Signs'
5.8/5
Nearly every possible aspect of fimmaking used to produce the motion picture Signs (2002) is closely examined here. This serves as a good companion to...
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Making 'Signs'

2000

Music and Sound Design of 'The Sixth Sense'
5/1
This making-of piece features Shaymalan and composer James Newton Howard sharing their insights into the film's powerful score and unique sound effect...
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Music and Sound Design of 'The Sixth Sense'

2006

The Eighth Blunder of the World
0/0
Blooper reel for Peter Jackson's King Kong (2005)
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The Eighth Blunder of the World

2005

Deconstructing 'The Village'
4.7/3
In this making-of documentary, we see movie snippets, shots from the set, and interviews. We get notes from the crew and cast. We learn about the movi...
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