caption associated_acts years_active birth_place background birth_date genre image article_title name occupation
howard , 2008 at premiere of '' the dark knight '' hans control productions zimmer , elton john , toto , remote 1975 -- present los angeles , california , u.s. non_performing_personnel 9 june 1951 film scores james newton howard.jpg james newton howard
 james newton howard composer , musician , songwriter
james newton howard

james newton howard -lrb- born june 9 , 1951 -rrb- is an american composer , conductor , music producer and musician .
throughout his career , he has scored over 100 films of all scales and genres , earning multiple award nominations for his work .
he is the recipient of a grammy award , emmy award , and eight academy award nominations .
his best known film scores include `` pretty woman '' -lrb- 1990 -rrb- , `` the prince of tides '' -lrb- 1991 -rrb- , `` the fugitive '' -lrb- 1993 -rrb- , `` the sixth sense '' -lrb- 1999 -rrb- , `` treasure planet '' -lrb- 2002 -rrb- , `` the village '' -lrb- 2004 -rrb- , `` king kong '' -lrb- 2005 -rrb- , `` batman begins '' -lrb- 2005 -rrb- , `` i am legend '' -lrb- 2007 -rrb- , `` blood diamond '' -lrb- 2006 -rrb- , `` the dark knight '' -lrb- 2008 -rrb- , and `` the hunger games '' -lrb- 2012 -rrb- , `` the bourne legacy '' -lrb- 2012 -rrb- , ' -lrb- 2013 -rrb- , and ' .
he has frequently collaborated with director m. night shyamalan , having scored nine of his films since `` the sixth sense '' .
he is renowned for being a fast composer due to his work on large-scale films such as `` king kong '' and `` the hunger games '' , both of which were composed in approximately one month .
