Composer
James Newton Howard
Born 9 June 1951 · Los Angeles, California, USA
James Newton Howard (born 1951) is an American film composer who has scored over 100 films. He is known for long collaborations with M. Night Shyamalan and Francis Lawrence, and for co-scoring Christopher Nolan's Batman films with Hans Zimmer. His music spans romance, thrillers, fantasy and blockbusters.
Key films
Pretty Woman (1990)
An early hit that brought him wide attention in Hollywood scoring.
The Sixth Sense (1999)
Began his long partnership with director M. Night Shyamalan.
Batman Begins (2005)
Co-scored with Hans Zimmer, setting the musical tone of Nolan's Batman films.
The Dark Knight (2008)
Second Batman collaboration with Zimmer, on one of the most acclaimed superhero films.
The Hunger Games (2012)
Launched his scoring of the franchise and his work with director Francis Lawrence.
Key awards
- Grammy Award winner
- Emmy Award winner
- Nine Academy Award nominations (no wins)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 162
- 1983Crosby, Stills & Nash - Daylight Again · as Self - KeyboardsActor
- 1984DuneComposer
- 1985Head OfficeComposer
- 1986WildcatsComposer
- 1986Tough GuysComposer
- 19868 Million Ways to DieComposer
- 1986Nobody's FoolComposer
- 1987Five CornersComposer
- 1987RusskiesComposer
- 1987Campus ManComposer
- 1988Some GirlsComposer
- 1988Off LimitsComposer
- 1988Everybody's All-AmericanComposer
- 1988Promised LandComposer
- 1988Go Toward the LightComposer
- 1989Major LeagueComposer
- 1989The PackageComposer
- 1989TapComposer
- 1990Pretty WomanComposer
- 1990FlatlinersComposer
- 1990Marked for DeathComposer
- 19903 Men and a Little LadyComposer
- 1990Coupe de VilleComposer
- 1990The ImageComposer
- 1990Descending AngelComposer
- 1990Somebody Has to Shoot the PictureComposer
- 1990Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu StranglerComposer
- 1991My GirlComposer
- 1991Dying YoungComposer
- 1991The Man in the MoonComposer
- 1991King RalphComposer
- 1991The Prince of TidesComposer
- 1991Grand CanyonComposer
- 1991Guilty by SuspicionComposer
- 1992Glengarry Glen RossComposer
- 1992DiggstownComposer
- 1992Night and the CityComposer
- 1992American HeartComposer
- 1992A Private MatterComposer
- 1993The FugitiveComposer
- 1993Falling DownComposer
- 1993AliveComposer
- 1993DaveComposer
- 1993The Saint of Fort WashingtonComposer
- 1993Alive: 20 Years LaterComposer
- 1994JuniorComposer
- 1994Wyatt EarpComposer
- 1994IntersectionComposer
- 1995WaterworldComposer
- 1995OutbreakComposer
- 1995French KissComposer
- 1995Just CauseComposer
- 1995RestorationComposer
- 1995Eye of the StalkerComposer
- 1996Space JamComposer
- 1996Primal FearComposer
- 1996One Fine DayComposer
- 1996Eye for an EyeComposer
- 1996The JurorComposer
- 1996The Trigger EffectComposer
- 1997The Devil's AdvocateComposer
- 1997My Best Friend's WeddingComposer
- 1997Dante's PeakComposer
- 1997The PostmanComposer
- 1997Fathers' DayComposer
- 1998A Perfect MurderComposer
- 1999The Sixth SenseComposer
- 1999Runaway BrideComposer
- 1999Stir of EchoesComposer
- 1999Snow Falling on CedarsComposer
- 1999MumfordComposer
- 1999Wayward SonComposer
- 2000UnbreakableComposer
- 2000DinosaurComposer
- 2000Vertical LimitComposer
- 2000Music and Sound Design of 'The Sixth Sense' · as SelfActor
- 2001Atlantis: The Lost EmpireComposer
- 2001America's SweetheartsComposer
- 2002SignsComposer
- 2002Treasure PlanetComposer
- 2002The Emperor's ClubComposer
- 2002Big TroubleComposer
- 2002Unconditional LoveComposer
- 2002Amongst the ShoesComposer
- 2003Peter PanComposer
- 2003DreamcatcherComposer
- 2003Making 'Signs' · as Self - ComposerActor
- 2004CollateralComposer
- 2004The VillageComposer
- 2004HidalgoComposer
- 2004City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral' · as SelfActor
- 2005Batman BeginsComposer
- 2005King KongComposer
- 2005The InterpreterComposer
- 2005Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the MoonComposer
- 2005Deconstructing 'The Village' · as SelfActor
- 2006Blood DiamondComposer
- 2006RVComposer
- 2006Lady in the WaterComposer
- 2006FreedomlandComposer
- 2006The Eighth Blunder of the World · as SelfActor
- 2007I Am LegendComposer
- 2007Michael ClaytonComposer
- 2007Charlie Wilson's WarComposer
- 2007The Water HorseComposer
- 2007The Great DebatersComposer
- 2007The LookoutComposer
- 2008The Dark KnightComposer
- 2008The HappeningComposer
- 2008DefianceComposer
- 2008Mad MoneyComposer
- 2008Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I LoveComposer
- 2009Confessions of a ShopaholicComposer
- 2009DuplicityComposer
- 2009Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil · as SelfActor
- 2010SaltComposer
- 2010The TouristComposer
- 2010Love & Other DrugsComposer
- 2010The Last AirbenderComposer
- 2010Nanny McPhee and the Big BangComposer
- 2010InhaleComposer
- 2011Green LanternComposer
- 2011The Green HornetComposer
- 2011Water for ElephantsComposer
- 2011Gnomeo & JulietComposer
- 2011Larry CrowneComposer
- 2012The Hunger GamesComposer
- 2012Snow White and the HuntsmanComposer
- 2012The Bourne LegacyComposer
- 2012Darling CompanionComposer
- 2012The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games · as Self - Original Music Composer (archive footage)Actor
- 2013The Hunger Games: Catching FireComposer
- 2013After EarthComposer
- 2013ParklandComposer
- 2014The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1Composer
- 2014MaleficentComposer
- 2014NightcrawlerComposer
- 2014Cut BankComposer
- 2015The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2Composer
- 2015ConcussionComposer
- 2015Pawn SacrificeComposer
- 2015The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 · as Self - Original Music ComposerActor
- 2016Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find ThemComposer
- 2016The Huntsman: Winter's WarComposer
- 2016All the WayComposer
- 2017DetroitComposer
- 2017Roman J. Israel, Esq.Composer
- 2018Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of GrindelwaldComposer
- 2018Red SparrowComposer
- 2018The Nutcracker and the Four RealmsComposer
- 2019A Hidden LifeComposer
- 2020News of the WorldComposer
- 2021Raya and the Last DragonComposer
- 2021Jungle CruiseComposer
- 2022Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of DumbledoreComposer
- 2023The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & SnakesComposer
- 2023Pain HustlersComposer
- 2025The Lost BusComposer
- 2026Marty, Life Is ShortComposer
- 2026Behemoth!Composer
- 2026The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the ReapingComposer
- 2027RemainComposer
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.