- Born
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- James Newton Howard attended the University of Southern California's music school, but dropped out to tour with Elton John, and eventually compose music for film and television. He started with Head Office (1985) in 1985. He has been nominated for eight Academy Awards. He currently is a songwriter, record producer, conductor, keyboardist, and film composer.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Matt Dicker
- SpousesSofie Lena Barron(April 25, 1992 - present) (2 children)Rosanna Arquette(September 13, 1986 - October 2, 1987) (divorced)Brie Howard(June 15, 1974 - May 1977) (divorced)
- RelativesJim Howard(Sibling)Arliss Howard(Sibling)Babe Howard(Niece or Nephew)Sam Howard(Niece or Nephew)
- Never conducts his own music
- Extensive use of multiple chord progressions, deceptive cadences, and changes in key.
- Frequently works with Lawrence Kasdan and M. Night Shyamalan.
- Frequently works with Francis Lawrence
- Although he scored the two first Batman films from Christopher Nolan's reboot, along with Hans Zimmer, he turned down the opportunity to score The Dark Knight Rises (2012), as he felt that Nolan and Zimmer make a better partnership than the three combined.
- A famously fast worker, Howard is often called upon to provide last-minute replacement scores for films, or to add to existing soundtracks.
- Toured with Elton John. Worked with pop group TOTO.
- Has said that his single most favorite composer is probably 'Ludwig van Beethoven'.
- Was nominated for Film Composer of the Year in 2007 and 2008 by the International Film Music Critics Association.
- I wish I had some great words of advice. The only advice I have ever been able to give anybody is to focus on writing music, and if you're writing a movie score particularly, don't worry about the picture. Just write great music and the rest will take care of itself.
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