James Newton Howard
Filmography

| Tahun | Judul | Sutradara | Studio | Catatan |
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| 1985 | Head Office | Ken Finkelman | HBO Pictures TriStar Pictures | Film scoring debut. Composed with Alan Howarth. |
| 1986 | Wildcats (with Hawk Wolinski) | Michael Ritchie | Warner Bros. | Soundtrack released by Warner Bros. Records with songs co-written by Howard and one score cue |
| 1986 | 8 Million Ways to Die | Hal Ashby | Producers Sales Organization TriStar Pictures | — |
| 1986 | Tough Guys | Jeff Kanew | Touchstone Pictures Silver Screen Patterns II Bryna Productions | — |
| 1986 | Nobody's Fool | Evelyn Purcell | Island Pictures | — |
| 1987 | Campus Man | Ron Casden | RKO Pictures Paramount Pictures | — |
| 1987 | Five Corners | Tony Bill | HandMade Films Cineplex-Odeon Films | Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande First score by Howard to have an album release. |
| 1987 | Russkies | Rick Rosenthal | New Century Vista Film Company | Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande |
| 1988 | Promised Land | Michael Hoffman | Vestron Pictures | Soundtrack released by Private Music |
| 1988 | Off Limits | Christopher Crowe | 20th Century Fox | Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande |
| 1988 | Some Girls | Michael Hoffman | United Artists Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | — |
| 1988 | Go Toward the Light | Mike Robe | RHI Entertainment | television film |
| 1988 | Everybody's All-American | Taylor Hackford | Warner Bros. | Soundtrack released by Capitol Records with one song co-written by Howard; no score included |
| 1989 | Tap | Nick Castle | TriStar Pictures | Soundtrack released by Epic Records with one song co-written by Howard; no score included |
| 1989 | Men | various | ABC | TV series pilot and theme. Nominated for an Emmy Award. |
| 1989 | Major League | David S. Ward | Morgan Creek Productions Paramount Pictures | Soundtrack released by Curb Records with two songs co-written by Howard and two score cues |
| 1989 | The Package | Andrew Davis | Orion Pictures | Soundtrack released by Prometheus Records |
| 1990 | The Image | Peter Werner | Home Box Office | television film |
| 1990 | Coupe de Ville | Joe Roth | Morgan Creek Productions Universal Pictures | — |
| 1990 | Pretty Woman | Garry Marshall | Touchstone Pictures Silver Screen Patterns III | Cue "She Rescues Him Right Back" written by Thomas Pasatieri.  Soundtrack released by EMI America; no score included |
| 1990 | Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler | Michael Seitzer | MCA Television Entertainment | television film |
| 1990 | Flatliners | Joel Schumacher | Columbia Pictures | — |
| 1990 | Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture | Frank Pierson | Home Box Office MCA Television Entertainment | television film |
| 1990 | Marked for Death | Dwight H. Little | Steamroller Productions 20th Century Fox | Soundtrack released by Delicious Vinyl with one score cue |
| 1990 | 3 Men and a Little Lady | Emile Ardolino | Touchstone Pictures Interscope Communications | Soundtrack released by Hollywood Records with 20 mins. of score |
| 1990 | Descending Angel | Jeremy Kagan | Home Box Office | television film |
| 1991 | King Ralph | David S. Ward | Universal Pictures | — |
| 1991 | Guilty by Suspicion | Irwin Winkler | Warner Bros. | Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande with 13 mins. of score End Title composed with Alan and Marilyn Bergman One of the few James Newton Howard film scores to be conducted by the composer |
| 1991 | Dying Young | Joel Schumacher | 20th Century Fox | Soundtrack released by Arista Records with 28 mins. of score |
| 1991 | The Man in the Moon | Robert Mulligan | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | Soundtrack released by Reprise Records |
| 1991 | My Girl | Howard Zieff | Imagine Entertainment Columbia Pictures | Soundtrack released by Columbia Records with one score cut |
| 1991 | Grand Canyon | Lawrence Kasdan | 20th Century Fox | Soundtrack released by Milan Expanded edition later released by La-La Land Records |
| 1991 | The Prince of Tides | Barbra Streisand | Columbia Pictures | Replaced John Barry Soundtrack released by Columbia Records with 44 minutes of score Includes song co-written by Howard and performed by Barbra Streisand not used in the film. Academy Award Nominee for Best Original Score. |
| 1992 | A Private Matter | Joan Micklin Silver | Mirage Enterprises Home Box Office | television film |
| 1992 | Diggstown | Michael Ritchie | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande; conducted by Howard |
| 1992 | 2000 Malibu Road | various | Spelling Television | TV series theme |
| 1992 | Glengarry Glen Ross | James Foley | New Line Cinema  LIVE Entertainment (US)  The Rank Organisation (International) | Soundtrack released by Elektra with just over 16 mins. of score; conducted by Howard |
| 1992 | American Heart | Martin Bell | Triton Pictures | Independent film. |
| 1992 | Night and the City  | Irwin Winkler | 20th Century Fox | Soundtrack released by Hollywood Records with two songs co-written by Howard and one score cue |
| 1993 | Alive | Frank Marshall | The Kennedy/Marshall Company Touchstone Pictures (US/Canada)  Paramount Pictures (International) | Soundtrack released by Hollywood Records |
| 1993 | Falling Down  | Joel Schumacher | Le Studio Canal+ Regency Enterprises Warner Bros. | Replaced Graeme Revell Soundtrack released by Intrada Records |
| 1993 | Dave | Ivan Reitman | Northern Lights Entertainment Warner Bros. | Soundtrack released by Big Screen Records – cover erroneously credits Howard as the conductor (score actually conducted by Marty Paich); expanded edition later released by La-La Land |
| 1993 | The Fugitive | Andrew Davis | Warner Bros. | Soundtrack released by Elektra; complete score later released by La-La Land Academy Award Nominee for Best Original Score. |
| 1993 | The Saint of Fort Washington | Tim Hunter | Warner Bros. | Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande |
| 1994 | Intersection | Mark Rydell | Paramount Pictures | Soundtrack released by Milan |
| 1994 | Wyatt Earp | Lawrence Kasdan | Tig Productions Kasdan Pictures Warner Bros. | Soundtrack released by Warner Bros. Records; complete score later released by La-La Land |
| 1994 | ER | various | Amblin Television Warner Bros. Television | TV series theme and pilot score Soundtrack released by Atlantic Records with Howard's theme in TV and complete versions Nominated for an Emmy Award. |
| 1994 | Junior | Ivan Reitman | Northern Lights Entertainment Universal Pictures | Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande The song "Look What Love Has Done" was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe. |
| 1995 | Just Cause | Arne Glimcher | Warner Bros. | Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande |
| 1995 | Outbreak | Wolfgang Petersen | Warner Bros. | Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande |
| 1995 | French Kiss | Lawrence Kasdan | PolyGram Filmed Entertainment Working Title Films 20th Century Fox | Soundtrack released by Mercury Records with one score cue |
| 1995 | Waterworld | Kevin Reynolds | Gordon Company Davis Entertainment Licht/Mueller Film Corporation Universal Pictures | Replaced Mark Isham (who did only demos; his music box melody remains in the movie) Soundtrack released by MCA |
| 1995 | Restoration | Michael Hoffman | Miramax Films | Soundtrack released by Milan with 44 minutes of score |
| 1996 | Eye for an Eye | John Schlesinger | Paramount Pictures | Soundtrack released by La-La Land |
| 1996 | The Juror | Brian Gibson | Columbia Pictures | Replaced John Barry  |
| 1996 | Primal Fear | Gregory Hoblit | Rysher Entertainment Paramount Pictures | Soundtrack released by Milan with 28 and a half minutes of score |
| 1996 | Imagine Entertainment ID | — | — | Logo theme. |
| 1996 | The Trigger Effect | David Koepp | Amblin Entertainment Gramercy Pictures (US/Canada)  Universal Pictures (International) | — |
| 1996 | The Rich Man's Wife | Amy Holden Jones | Hollywood Pictures Caravan Pictures | Theme only; score by John Frizzell |
| 1996 | Space Jam | Joe Pytka | Northern Lights Entertainment Warner Bros. Animation Warner Bros. Family Entertainment | Separate score and song albums released by Atlantic Records Song album includes one track co-written by Howard |
| 1996 | One Fine Day | Michael Hoffman | Lynda Obst Productions 20th Century Fox | Soundtrack released by Columbia Records with a song co-written by Howard and one score suite The song "For the First Time" was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe. |
| 1996 | The Sentinel | various | Paramount Network Television | TV series theme only; scores by Steve Porcaro and John M. Keane Soundtrack released by Sonic Images with Howard's theme in main and end title versions |
| 1997 | Dante's Peak | Roger Donaldson | Pacific Western Production Universal Pictures | Theme and some cues; majority of score by John Frizzell Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande |
| 1997 | Liar Liar | Tom Shadyac | Imagine Entertainment Universal Pictures | Theme only; score by John Debney Soundtrack released by MCA |
| 1997 | Fathers' Day | Ivan Reitman | Silver Pictures Northern Lights Entertainment Warner Bros. | — |
| 1997 | My Best Friend's Wedding | P.J. Hogan | Zucker Brothers Productions TriStar Pictures | Soundtrack released by Sony/Work with one score suite For Your Consideration promo with just over 24 minutes issued Nominated for the Academy Award in the category Best Original Musical or Comedy Score. |
| 1997 | The Devil's Advocate | Taylor Hackford | Regency Enterprises Warner Bros. | Soundtrack released by TVT with just over 39 minutes of score |
| 1997 | The Postman | Kevin Costner | Tig Productions Warner Bros. | Soundtrack released by Warner Bros. Records with just under 50 minutes of score |
| 1998 | From the Earth to the Moon | various | Home Box Office | Score for part 6: "Mare Tranquilitatis" Soundtrack released by Epic Soundtrax with period pop songs and Michael Kamen's opening and closing theme music; no episode scores |
| 1998 | A Perfect Murder | Andrew Davis | Kopelson Entertainment Warner Bros. | Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande |
| 1999 | Runaway Bride | Garry Marshall | Lakeshore Entertainment Interscope Communications Paramount Pictures (US/Canada)  Touchstone Pictures (International) | Soundtrack released by Sony; no score |
| 1999 | Stir of Echoes | David Koepp | Artisan Entertainment (US/Canada)  20th Century Fox (International) | Soundtrack released by Nettwerk with 17 and a half minutes of score |
| 1999 | The Sixth Sense | M. Night Shyamalan | The Kennedy/Marshall Company Barry Mendel Productions Hollywood Pictures Spyglass Entertainment | Replaced a yet unknown composer Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande |
| 1999 | Mumford | Lawrence Kasdan | Touchstone Pictures | Soundtrack released by Hollywood Records with just under 25 minutes of score |
| 1999 | Snow Falling on Cedars | Scott Hicks | The Kennedy/Marshall Company Universal Pictures | Soundtrack released by Decca Records |
| 1999 | Wayward Son | Randall Harris | Avenue Pictures (International; The movie had no distributor in the United States) | Composed with Steve Porcaro |
| 2000 | Dinosaur | Eric Leighton Ralph Zondag | Walt Disney Pictures | Soundtrack released by Walt Disney Records |
| 2000 | Gideon's Crossing (Emmy Winner) | various | Heel and Toe Films Touchstone Television | TV series theme. Winner of the Emmy Award for Outstanding Title Theme Music. |
| 2000 | Unbreakable | M. Night Shyamalan | Barry Mendel Productions Blinding Edge Pictures Touchstone Pictures | Soundtrack released by Hollywood Records |
| 2000 | Vertical Limit | Martin Campbell | Columbia Pictures | Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande |
| 2001 | Atlantis: The Lost Empire | Gary Trousdale Kirk Wise | Walt Disney Pictures | Soundtrack released by Walt Disney Records 73-minute FYC promo issued |
| 2001 | America's Sweethearts | Joe Roth | Revolution Studios Columbia Pictures | Soundtrack released by Atlantic Records with one score suite |
| 2002 | Big Trouble | Barry Sonnenfeld | Touchstone Pictures | — |
| 2002 | Signs | M. Night Shyamalan | The Kennedy/Marshall Company Blinding Edge Pictures Touchstone Pictures | Soundtrack released by Hollywood Records |
| 2002 | Unconditional Love | P.J. Hogan | New Line Cinema | — |
| 2002 | The Emperor's Club | Michael Hoffman | Beacon Communications Fine Line Features Sidney Kimmel Entertainment Universal Pictures | Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande |
| 2002 | Treasure Planet | Ron Clements John Musker | Walt Disney Pictures | Replaced Alan Silvestri Soundtrack released by Walt Disney Records with about 47 and a half minutes of score |
| 2003 | Dreamcatcher | Lawrence Kasdan | Castle Rock Entertainment Village Roadshow Pictures Warner Bros. | Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande |
| 2003 | Peter Pan | P.J. Hogan | Revolution Studios Red Wagon Productions Allied Stars Ltd Universal Pictures (US/Canada/Australia)  Columbia Pictures (International) | "Flying" later used in commercials for Disneyland Paris Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande |
| 2004 | Hidalgo | Joe Johnston | Carey Silver Productions Touchstone Pictures | Soundtrack released by Hollywood Records |
| 2004 | The Village | M. Night Shyamalan | Blinding Edge Pictures Touchstone Pictures | Soundtrack released by Hollywood Records Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score. |
| 2004 | Collateral | Michael Mann | DreamWorks Pictures (US/Canada)  Paramount Pictures (International) | Soundtrack released by Hip-O Records with three Howard cues Composed with Tom Rothrock and Antonio Pinto |
| 2005 | The Interpreter | Sydney Pollack | Working Title Films Mirage Enterprises Universal Pictures | Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande |
| 2005 | Batman Begins | Christopher Nolan | DC Comics Syncopy Inc. Legendary Pictures Warner Bros. | Composed with Hans Zimmer. Soundtrack released by Warner Bros. Records. |
| 2005 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D | Mark Cowen | Playtone IMAX | Theme only; score by Blake Neely |
| 2005 | King Kong | Peter Jackson | WingNut Films Universal Pictures | Replaced Howard Shore Soundtrack released by Decca Records. Additonnal music by Blake Neely and Chris P. Bacon. Nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Original Score. |
| 2006 | Freedomland | Joe Roth | Revolution Studios Columbia Pictures | Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande. Composed with Mel Wesson. |
| 2006 | Sony Pictures Animation ID | — | — | Logo theme. |
| 2006 | RV | Barry Sonnenfeld | Relativity Media Red Wagon Entertainment Intermedia Films Columbia Pictures | Composed with Stuart Michael Thomas and Blake Neely. |
| 2006 | Lady in the Water | M. Night Shyamalan | Legendary Pictures Blinding Edge Pictures Warner Bros. | Soundtrack released by Decca Records |
| 2006 | Blood Diamond | Edward Zwick | Bedford Falls Productions Virtual Studios Initial Entertainment Group Warner Bros. | Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande with 51 and a half minutes of score |
| 2007 | The Lookout | Scott Frank | Spyglass Entertainment Miramax Films | Soundtrack released by Hollywood Records as an iTunes exclusive. Composed with Clay Duncan and Stuart Michael Thomas. |
| 2007 | Michael Clayton | Tony Gilroy | Section Eight Productions Mirage Enterprises Castle Rock Entertainment Warner Bros. | Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score. |
| 2007 | I Am Legend | Francis Lawrence | Weed Road Pictures Overbrook Entertainment Heyday Films Original Film Village Roadshow Pictures Warner Bros. | Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande |
| 2007 | The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep | Jay Russell | Revolution Studios Walden Media Beacon Communications Columbia Pictures | Soundtrack released by Sony Classical with 46 minutes of score iTunes release includes 12 more minutes of score |
| 2007 | Charlie Wilson's War | Mike Nichols | Relativity Media Participant Productions Playtone Universal Pictures | Replaced Ry Cooder Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande One track co-written by Gingger Shankar |
| 2007 | The Great Debaters | Denzel Washington | Harpo Productions The Weinstein Company | Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande. Composed with Peter Golub. |
| 2008 | Mad Money | Callie Khouri | Millenium Films Overture Films | Composed with Marty Davich. |
| 2008 | The Happening | M. Night Shyamalan | Spyglass Entertainment Blinding Edge Pictures UTV Motion Pictures Dune Entertainment 20th Century Fox | Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande |
| 2008 | The Dark Knight | Christopher Nolan | DC Comics Syncopy Inc. Legendary Pictures Warner Bros. | Soundtrack released by Warner Bros. Records in one-disc and two-disc editions. Composed with Hans Zimmer. Nominated for the Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music at the BAFTA Awards, shared with Hans Zimmer. |
| 2008 | Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Love | Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi | Shadow Distribution (US theatrical)  Oscilloscope Pictures (US home video) | Soundtrack released by Nonesuch with one score track. Composed with Marty Davich. |
| 2008 | Defiance (Oscar Nomination) | Edward Zwick | Bedford Falls Productions Paramount Vantage | Soundtrack released by Sony Classical Nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe. |
| 2009 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | P.J. Hogan | Jerry Bruckheimer Films Touchstone Pictures | Soundtrack released by Hollywood Records with one score suite |
| 2009 | Duplicity | Tony Gilroy | Relativity Media Universal Pictures | Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande |
| 2009 | Wings Over the Rockies | Tod Williams | Holding Pictures | Short film. |
| 2009 | It's Complicated | Nancy Meyers | Relativity Media Waverly Films Dentsu Universal Pictures | Some additional music with Hans Zimmer. |
| 2010 | Nanny McPhee & The Big Bang | Susanna White | Relativity Media Working Title Films StudioCanal Universal Pictures | Took over from Thomas Newman (who left and did not do a score) Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande |
| 2010 | Salt | Phillip Noyce | Di Bonaventura Pictures Rainmaker Digital Effects Columbia Pictures | Soundtrack released by Madison Gate Records |
| 2010 | The Last Airbender | M. Night Shyamalan | Nickelodeon Movies The Kennedy/Marshall Company Blinding Edge Pictures Paramount Pictures | Soundtrack released by Lakeshore Records |
| 2010 | Inhale | Baltasar Kormákur | IFC Films | — |
| 2010 | Love & Other Drugs | Edward Zwick | Fox 2000 Pictures Regency Enterprises New Regency Stuber Pictures 20th Century Fox | — |
| 2010 | The Tourist | Florian Henckel von Donnersmack | GK Films Spyglass Entertainment StudioCanal Columbia Pictures | Replaced Gabriel Yared Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande (includes one track retained from Yared's thrown-out score) |
| 2011 | Larry Crowne | Tom Hanks | Playtone StudioCanal Universal Pictures | Soundtrack released by Rhino Records with one score track |
| 2011 | Water for Elephants | Francis Lawrence | Fox 2000 Pictures Dune Entertainment Ingenious Media 20th Century Fox | Soundtrack released by Sony Classical |
| 2011 | The Green Hornet | Michel Gondry | Original Film Columbia Pictures | Replaced Danny Elfman due to a scheduling conflict |
| 2011 | Gnomeo & Juliet | Kelly Asbury | Touchstone Pictures Miramax Films (uncredited)  Rocket Pictures Arc Productions | Soundtrack released by Hollywood Records and Walt Disney Records. Composed with Chris P. Bacon. |
| 2011 | Green Lantern | Martin Campbell | DC Entertainment De Line Pictures Warner Bros. | Soundtrack released by Watertower Music |
| 2011 | Darling Companion | Lawrence Kasdan | Sony Pictures Classics (USA)  Sierra / Affinity (International) | — |
| 2012 | The Hunger Games | Gary Ross | Color Force Lionsgate | Replaced Danny Elfman due to a scheduling conflict Score album released by Universal Republic |
| 2012 | Snow White and the Huntsman | Rupert Sanders | Roth Films Universal Pictures | Soundtrack released by Universal Republic |
| 2012 | The Bourne Legacy | Tony Gilroy | Relativity Media The Kennedy/Marshall Company Captivate Entertainment Universal Pictures | Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande |
| 2013 | After Earth | M. Night Shyamalan | Overbrook Entertainment Blinding Edge Pictures Relativity Media Columbia Pictures | Soundtrack released by Sony Masterworks |
| 2013 | The Hunger Games: Catching Fire | Francis Lawrence | Color Force Lionsgate | Score album released by Universal Republic |
| 2013 | Parkland | Peter Landesman | American Film Company Playtone Exclusive Media Group | Soundtrack released by Rhino as a digital download |
| 2014 | Maleficent | Robert Stromberg | Roth Films Walt Disney Pictures | Soundtrack released by Walt Disney Records |
| 2014 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 | Francis Lawrence | Color Force Lionsgate | Score album released by Universal Republic |
| 2014 | Cut Bank | Matt Shakman | Kilburn Media A24 | — |
| 2014 | Nightcrawler | Dan Gilroy | Bold Films Open Road Films | Soundtrack released by Lakeshore Records |
| 2014 | Pawn Sacrifice | Edward Zwick | Blecker Street | Wide release on September 18, 2015. |
| 2015 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 | Francis Lawrence | Color Force Lionsgate | In pre-production. |
| 2015 | Concussion | Peter Landesman | Village Roadshow Pictures Scott Free Productions Columbia Pictures | In pre-production |
| 2015 | The American Can | Edward Zwick | — | — |