James Newton Howard - Genealogy Howard scored the surprise blockbuster romantic comedy Pretty Woman (1990) and received his first Academy Award nomination for his score for Barbra Streisand's drama The Prince of Tides (1991). Filmtracks: James Newton Howard James Newton Howard studied at the Music Academy of the West, in Santa Barbara, California, before enrolling at the University of Southern California's School of Music, where he majored in piano performance. His film scores include Pretty Woman (1990), The Fugitive (1993), Space Jam (1996), Peter Pan (2003), King Kong (2005), The Dark Knight (2008) which he composed with Hans Zimmer, and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016). Howard continued directing through the 1990s, including the American drama Backdraft revolving around firefighters. [23], In 2009, he was awarded a Grammy alongside Hans Zimmer for the score soundtrack album to The Dark Knight.[24]. JAMES NEWTON HOWARD is one of the film industrys most versatile and honored composers, with a career spanning over thirty years and encompassing more than 140 film and television projects. James Newton Howard Tchaikovsky was one of the great melody writers of all time. James Newton Howard Facts | Britannica [13] His work on Michael Clayton earned him an Oscar nomination. James Newton Howard - Wikipedia Clint was forthright with his older brother about wanting to be in the space drama. Ron Howard Biography (1954-) - Film Reference After being replaced in later seasons, his original theme song for the hit TV show ER returned for the final episode of the series. The film featured performances from Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, Josh Lucas, and Christopher Plummer. As a record producer, arranger, and songwriter, he has collaborated with some of pops biggest names including Elton John; Crosby, Stills & Nash; Barbra Streisand; Earth, Wind and Fire; Bob Seger; Rod Stewart; Toto; Glenn Frey; Diana Ross; Carly Simon; Olivia Newton-John; Randy Newman; Rickie Lee Jones; and Chaka Khan. After Howard left college, he joined a short-lived rock band called Mama Lion. As it turns out, Zimmer and Howard were originally supposed to co-compose a different film, David Koepps 2004 thriller Secret Window: Hans and I had become good friends, and then there was a David Koepp movie that came along that was called [Secret Window], and Hans and I had talked at one point we were saying, Gosh, how many more car chases can we write? and I think he said, What if I start a cue and you finish it, and then you start a cue and I finish it? So when David called me to do the movie, I said, Well, what would you think if I did it with Hans Zimmer? and he said Great! And then for a number of reasons I was going through some personal stuff, I think I was getting divorced and it didnt happen. [26] The film was a critical hit and received two Academy Award nominations. James Newton Howard to Score Disney+'s Willow Series
