James Newton Howard

: January 5, 2024
: Composer

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Full Name	James Newton Howard
Occupation	Composer
Date Of Birth	Jun 9, 1951(1951-06-09)
Age	73
Birthplace	Los Angeles
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Gemini

James Newton Howard Biography

Name	James Newton Howard
Birthday	Jun 9
Birth Year	1951
Place Of Birth	Los Angeles
Home Town	California
Birth Country	United States
Birth Sign	Gemini
Spouse	Sophie Howard , Rosanna Arquette

James Newton Howard is one of the most popular and richest Composer who was born on June 9, 1951 in Los Angeles, California, United States. One of the most renowned film composers in the history of cinema. He is a multiple-time Oscar nominee for his work on scores for films like The Fugitive.

He is known for his ominous musical contributions to the films of director M. Night Shyamalan.

James Newton Howard (born June 9, 1951) is an American composer, conductor, and music producer. He has scored over 100 films and is the recipient of a Grammy Award, Emmy Award, and eight Academy Award nominations. His film scores include Pretty Woman (1990), Grand Canyon (1991), The Fugitive (1993), Junior (1994), Restoration (1995), One Fine Day (1996), Space Jam (1996), The Devil’s Advocate (1997), Dinosaur (2000), Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001), Treasure Planet (2002), King Kong (2005), Batman Begins (2005), Blood Diamond (2006), The Dark Knight (2008), The Bourne Legacy (2012), The Hunger Games series (2012–2015), Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016), and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018). He has collaborated with directors M. Night Shyamalan, having scored nine of his films since The Sixth Sense; Christopher Nolan, having collaborated with Hans Zimmer on The Dark Knight Trilogy, excluding The Dark Knight Rises; Peter Jackson, composing the score for his 2005 remake of King Kong; and Francis Lawrence, having scored all of his films since I Am Legend.

After Howard left college, he joined a short-lived rock band called Mama Lion. The band was led by Neil Merryweather (bass, backing vocals) and featured lead singer Lynn Carey, Coffi Hall on drums, and Rick Gaxiola on guitar. Mama Lion recorded two full-length albums. Members of Mama Lion also formed the band Heavy Cruiser with Merryweather now on lead vocals, recording two albums whose genre was closer to hard rock, bit also displayed psychedelic and progressive influences. He then worked for a couple of years as a session musician with artists including Diana Ross, Ringo Starr, and Harry Nilsson. In the early 70s, he described himself as being “dirt poor”, until his big break in 1975 when his manager got him an audition with Elton John. He joined John’s band and toured with them as keyboardist during the late 70s and early 80s. He was part of the band that played Central Park, New York, on September 13, 1980. Howard also arranged strings for several of John’s songs during this period including the hits “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” and “Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word”, and played additional keyboards and synthesizers on studio albums including Rock of the Westies (1975), Blue Moves (1976), 21 at 33 (1980), and The Fox (1981).

He married Sophie Howard in 1992. His grandmother was a highly-respected violinist in the Pittsburgh Symphony.

James Newton Howard Net Worth

Net Worth	$50 Million
Source Of Income	Composer
House	Living in own house.

James Newton Howard is one of the richest Composer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, James Newton Howard 's net worth $50 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He majored in Piano Performance at the USC School of Music but dropped out after just six weeks of schooling.

He toured as a keyboardist with Elton John’s band in 1975.

Howard was born in Los Angeles. He is from a musical family; his grandmother was the Pittsburgh Symphony’s concertmaster and violinist during the 1930s and ’40s.

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Who is James Newton Howard Dating?

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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), The Happening (2008), and The Last Airbender (2010), notably dropping the intense, yet subtle, opening credit music for The Sixth Sense from the corresponding soundtrack album.

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James Ranked on the list of most popular Composer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. James Newton Howard celebrates birthday on June 9 of every year.

In May 2008, he was made an Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of Music.

Who did the music for Hunger Games?

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What did James Newton Howard compose?

Howard composed the score for the fantasy drama Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them , a spin-off/prequel of the Harry Potter film series, and for its sequels, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald and Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.

What is James Newton Howard famous for?

American composer, conductor, and musician James Newton Howard scored a wide array of movies, garnering acclaim for his work on such films as “The Prince of Tides” (1991), “Signs” (2002), “I Am Legend” (2007), and the four installments of the Hunger Games film series, beginning with “The Hunger Games” (2012).