James Newton Howard

James Newton Howard is, to me, the kind of artist who deserves far more recognition than his fame suggests. Over 100 scores, a Grammy, an Emmy, and nine Academy Award nominations, yet most moviegoers couldn't pick him out of a lineup. That's the paradox I love about great film composers: while audiences weep at the story, it's his melodies quietly steering the emotion. A USC-trained pianist and conductor from Los Angeles, he's a musician's musician. I'll always be drawn to the craftsmen working behind the curtain over the stars in the spotlight.

Name (English)

James Newton Howard

Name (Japanese)

ジェームズ・ニュートン・ハワード

Reading

じぇーむず・にゅーとん・はわーど

Born

June 9, 1951 (age 75)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Rabbit

Origin

Los Angeles, California, United States

Occupation

composer / pianist / conductor / record producer / songwriter

University

University of Southern California

Awards & achievements

• 2008 Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
• 2001 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
• Grammy Awards
• Classic Brit Awards

• Official sitehttp://www.jamesnhoward.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/james_newtonhoward/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Newton%20Howard
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%82%BA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q213869

Tags

• California
• composer
• pianist
• conductor

Last updated

2026-06-17

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