What is James Newton Howard?
{{Infobox musical artist | name = James Newton Howard | image = James Newton Howard.jpg | caption = James Newton Howard at premiere of [[The Dark Knight (film)|The Dark Knight]]. | image_size = | background = non_performing_personnel | alias = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|6|9}} | birth_place = [[Los Angeles, California]], United States | genre = Movie scores | occupation = [[Composer]], [[music producer]], [[Conductor (music)|conductor]] | instrument = | years_active = 1983–present | label = | associated_acts = [[Hans Zimmer]], [[Elton John]] }} '''James Newton Howard''' (born June 9, 1951) is an [[Americans|American]] [[composer]] and [[Conductor (music)|conductor]]. He is best known for his scores in movies. A score is the music that is heard during a movie. He has written the music for over 100 movies. He is now one of the most well-known movie composers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfiles.co.uk/composers/James-Newton-Howard.htm |title=James Newton Howard - film composer |publisher=Mfiles.co.uk |accessdate=2011-01-02}}</ref> He has eight [[Academy Award]] nominations. Some of Howard's best known movie scores include ''The Prince of Tides'' (1991), ''The Fugitive'' (1993), ''Dinosaur'' (2000), ''King Kong'' (2005), ''[[Batman Begins]]'', ''I Am Legend'' (2007) ''[[The Dark Knight (movie)|The Dark Knight]]'' (2008). Recent movies include ''Green Lantern'' (2011), ''The Hunger Games'' (2012), ''Snow White and the Huntsman'' (2012), and ''The Bourne Legacy'' (2012). Howard is also known for working with director [[M. Night Shyamalan]]. He has scored all of Shyamalan's movies since ''The Sixth Sense'' (1999). From 1986 to 1987, Howard married actress [[Rosanna Arquette]]. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commons cat-inline}} * {{IMDb name|6133}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Howard, James Newton}} [[Category:1951 births]] [[Category:Living