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James Newton Howard (born June 9, 1951 in Los Angeles) is an American film composer.
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. Howard began studying music as a small child and went on to attend the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, California and then majored in piano performance at the University of Southern California. After Howard left college, he toured with Elton John and Toto 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 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 two more best original score Oscar nominations, the Harrison Ford actioner The Fugitive (1993) and the Julia Roberts romantic comedy My Best Friend’s Wedding. In addition, Howard scored the Western epic Wyatt Earp (1994), the legal drama Primal Fear (1996), and the blockbuster M. Night Shyamalan suspense thrillers The Sixth Sense (1999), Unbreakable (2000), Signs (2002), and The Village (2004). His collaborations on tunes for One Fine Day (1996) and Junior (1994) garnered Best Song nods.
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. Howard began studying music as a small child and went on to attend the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, California and then majored in piano performance at the University of Southern California. After Howard left college, he toured with Elton John and Toto 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 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 two more best original score Oscar nominations, the Harrison Ford actioner The Fugitive (1993) and the Julia Roberts romantic comedy My Best Friend’s Wedding. In addition, Howard scored the Western epic Wyatt Earp (1994), the legal drama Primal Fear (1996), and the blockbuster M. Night Shyamalan suspense thrillers The Sixth Sense (1999), Unbreakable (2000), Signs (2002), and The Village (2004). His collaborations on tunes for One Fine Day (1996) and Junior (1994) garnered Best Song nods.
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asswig wrote:
London has to be one of the most beautiful songs I've EVER heard
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Thorpe wrote:
@Clackers The Egg Travels is one of the best cues from it - it feels a bit more lively, positive and lighter and I certainly do love the way it rises and blossums into a rather magical cue. The more and more I listen to The Egg Travels, the more it is turning into my favourite but I told myself Across the Desert is the one. That one just seems to be a bit deeper sounding, which I like in that case. For anyone else reading this, I am referring to the Dinosaur soundtrack. Highly recommended. :)
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annaweese wrote:
i've listened to his tracks all day. simply amazing.
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skeepek wrote:
the best is 'the emperor's club' !
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Clackers wrote:
Thorpe, I find Across The Desert to be a bit blah. The Egg Travels is the best track on Dinosaur for me, I love the rousing leitmotif half way through the track. Gives me goosebumps sometimes.
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iDearBach wrote:
Score for Signs still gives me goosebumps... by far my favorite. [2]
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JimmyTrigger wrote:
I love Lady in the Water D: both the music and the film...
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ElFluppe wrote:
Blood Diamond Score ftw.
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MirrorDepth wrote:
Already did. Well, not that great as soundtrack :(
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screwing-a wrote:
No, you should not. ))
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MirrorDepth wrote:
Hmm, "Lady In The Water" soundtrack is great, maybe I should check the movie itself.
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Thorpe wrote:
I have grown to love Dinosaur recently. Certainly check out Across the Desert from it. :)
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Corrie_Jay wrote:
Score for Signs still gives me goosebumps... by far my favorite.
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MinisterZdrowia wrote:
Good soundtrack for The Happening. Here short review of it: http://www.infomusic.pl/recenzje_wiecej.php?id_rec=2041
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Clackers wrote:
I think with JNH you are better off downloading Central Park from King Kong, and The Gravel Road from The Village.
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Rhah wrote:
His Atlantis score is very impressive. I heard the music the first time I watched the movie, went out and got the soundtrack not even 2 hours later. Fantastic composer.
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ywanklan wrote:
try the happening one,it`s creepy,but atmospheric :)
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David_CZ wrote:
What is his best soundtrack? I need a recommendation, please, if you want, send me a message in my shoutbox :D. Really thank you ^_^.
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Rovainia wrote:
I agree with Esteljf!
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Esteljf wrote:
Defiance soundtrack is so good! O.O
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