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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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Thorpe wrote:
He should get an Oscar for a good majority of his soundtracks, Goonz. Especially his scores for family features.
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soulrelic666 wrote:
Master genious!!!!
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Goonz wrote:
Seriously guys ! James should have gotten an Oscar for this. Or at least a grammy !
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Goonz wrote:
His score for "The Village" contains some of most beautiful music ever created. Really, it's THAT good.
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antonio1004 wrote:
THE BOSS
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vikingmuffin wrote:
I love The Village Soundtrack! And Signs :D
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Branislav-BGD wrote:
Tarawa (Snow falling on Cedars OST) is one of his most epic songs!
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grrrsuperlauren wrote:
How is Blood Diamond not a top one on this page??
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Epitymbidia wrote:
Oh, "The Egg Travels" must be THE piece for me too when it comes to "Dinosaur". I'm still totally in love with "Defiance" though; "The Bielski Otriad" is one of his best compositions in my opinion. I also highly recommend "Snow Falling on Cedars" for those who would like to listen to some of his somewhat softer and more gentle tracks. ("Peter Pan" is also quite lovely.)
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CloudyMemory wrote:
I love the quieter moments of Blood Diamond and the finale. Not so much the action parts, but it's still one of my JNH favorites.
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Thorpe wrote:
I'm really getting into Blood Diamond's soundtrack now. Especially the London cue. Beautiful.
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KNSEE wrote:
yes, I can't even describe it.
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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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