James Newton Howard

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James Newton Howard () adalah musikus, komposer, konduktor, dan produser musik berkebangsaan Amerika Serikat. Dia telah mengerjakan komposisi lagu untuk lebih dari 100 film berbagai genre, menerima sejumlah penghargaan dan nominasi. Howard telah menerima satu penghargaan Grammy Award dan Emmy Award, serta delapan kali namanya masuk nominasi pada Academy Award. Namanya dikenal secara luas melalui komposisi musik untuk film antara lain Pretty Woman (1990), The Prince of Tides (1991), The Fugitive (1993), The Sixth Sense (1999), Treasure Planet (2002), The Village (2004), King Kong (2005), Batman Begins (2005), I Am Legend (2007), Blood Diamond (2006), The Dark Knight (2008), The Hunger Games (2012), The Bourne Legacy (2012), The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013), dan The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1. Sesekali dia berkolaborasi dengan sutradara M. Night Shyamalan, dan menghasilkan sembilan karya film sejak The Sixth Sense.
Kehidupan pribadi
James Newton Howard lahir di Los Angeles, Amerika Serikat. Dia berasal dari keluarga musikus; neneknya merupakan master konser di Pittsburgh Symphony sejak tahun 1930-an hingga 1940-an.[1] Howard mengawali belajar musik sejak masih usia empat tahun, dengan mengambil kelas piano.[1] Dia menekuni minat musiknya di Thacher School, Ojai, California dan Music Academy of the West di Santa Barbara, California bersama Reginald Stewart and Leon Fleischer.[1] Kemudian dia melanjutkan pendidikan di University of Southern California, mengambil jurusan pertunjukan piano untuk mayor, tapi berhenti setelah enam pekan karena dia ingin mengerjakan hal lain dan mempraktikkan ilmu piano.[2] Setelah Howard keluar kuliah, dia bergabung dengan sebuah band yang cuma berumur pendek, kemudian mengerjakan projek beberapa artis antara lainDiana Ross, Ringo Starr, dan Harry Nilsson. Pada awal tahun 1970-an, [3]
Tahun 1982, Howard tampil dalam Toto IV sebagai konduktor string dan orkestra orchestrator untuk konser bertajuk I Won't Hold You Back, Afraid of Love, dan Lovers in the Night. Satu tahun kemudian, dia merilis live album berjudul James Newton Howard and Friends, yang menampilkan grup musik Toto; David Paich (keyboards), Steve Porcaro (keyboards), Jeff Porcaro (drums), dan Joe Porcaro (percussion). Tahun 1983, Howard bertindak selaku poruser, musisi (keyboards), dan orkestrator untuk album Riccardo Cocciante berjudul Sincerità.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
Discografi

Filmography

Penghargaan
In May 2008 he was made an Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of Music.

































































































































































































AwardYearProjectCategoryOutcomeAcademy Awards1992The Prince of TidesBest Original ScoreNominated1994The FugitiveBest Original ScoreNominated1995Junior (shared with Carole Bayer Sager, James Ingram and Patty Smyth)Best Original SongNominated1997One Fine Day (shared with Jud Friedman and Allan Dennis Rich)Best Original SongNominated1998My Best Friend's WeddingBest Original Musical or Comedy ScoreNominated2005The VillageBest Achievement In Music Written for Motion Pictures  - Original ScoreNominated2008Michael ClaytonBest Achievement In Music Written for Motion Pictures  - Original ScoreNominated2009DefianceBest Achievement In Music Written for Motion Pictures  - Original ScoreNominatedAnnie Awards2000DinosaurMusic in a Feature ProductionNominated2001Atlantis: The Lost EmpireMusic in a Feature ProductionNominatedBAFTA Awards2009The Dark Knight (shared with Hans Zimmer)Anthony Asquith Award for Best Film MusicNominatedEmmy Awards1989MenOutstanding Achievement in Main Title Theme MusicNominated1995EROutstanding Individual Achievement in Main Title Theme MusicNominated2001Gideon's CrossingOutstanding Main Title Theme MusicWonGolden Globe Awards1995Junior (shared with Carole Bayer Sager, James Ingram and Patty Smyth)Best Original SongNominated1997One Fine Day (shared with Jud Friedman and Allan Dennis Rich)Best Original SongNominated2006King KongBest Original ScoreNominated2009DefianceBest Original ScoreNominatedGrammy Awards1998One Fine Day (shared with Jud Friedman and Allan Dennis Rich)Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for TelevisionNominated2008Blood DiamondBest Score Soundtrack for Visual MediaNominated2009The Dark Knight (shared with Hans Zimmer)Best Score Soundtrack for Visual MediaWonSatellite Awards2000Snow Falling on CedarsBest Original ScoreNominated2007The LookoutBest Original ScoreNominated2010SaltBest Original ScoreNominated2011Water for ElephantsBest Original ScoreNominatedSaturn Awards2000DinosaurBest MusicNominated2006Batman Begins (shared with Hans Zimmer)Best MusicNominated2009The Dark Knight (shared with Hans Zimmer)Best MusicWonWorld Soundtrack Awards2001Atlantis: The Lost Empire (shared with Diane Warren)Best Original Song Written for a FilmNominated2005Batman Begins (shared with Hans Zimmer)Best Original Soundtrack of the YearNominated2006King KongBest Original Soundtrack of the YearNominatedSoundtrack Composer of the YearNominated2008I Am LegendSoundtrack Composer of the YearWonMichael ClaytonWonCharlie Wilson's WarWon2013The Bourne LegacyFilm Composer of the YearNominatedAfter EarthNominated
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