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James Newton Howard Biography (1951-)

Born June 9, 1951, in Los Angeles, CA; divorced from first wife; married Rosanna Arquette (an actress), September 13, 1986 (divorced); married Sofie Barron (an illustrator); children: (third marriage) Jackson Samuel, Hayden Barron.Addresses: Agent: Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, 13245 Riverside Dr., Suite 450, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Composer, conductor, orchestrator, music producer, keyboardist

Birth Details

June 9, 1951

Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Work
• Orchestrator
• Pretty Woman (also known as $3000), Buena Vista, 1990
• Grand Canyon, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
• Diggstown (also known as Midnight Sting), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1992
• Dave, Warner Bros., 1993
• Falling Down (also known as Chute libre), Warner Bros., 1993
• The Fugitive, Warner Bros., 1993
• The Saint of Fort Washington, Warner Bros., 1993
• Intersection, Paramount, 1994
• Junior, United International Pictures, 1994
• Wyatt Earp, Warner Bros., 1994
• French Kiss (also known as Paris Match), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995
• Just Cause, Warner Bros., 1995
• Outbreak, Warner Bros., 1995
• Waterworld, Universal, 1995
• Eye for an Eye, Paramount, 1996
• One Fine Day, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
• Primal Fear, Paramount, 1996
• Space Jam, Warner Bros., 1996
• The Trigger Effect, Gramercy, 1996
• The Devil's Advocate, Warner Bros., 1997
• Father's Day, Warner Bros., 1997
• The Postman, Warner Bros., 1997
• A Perfect Murder (also known as Dial M for Murder), WarnerBros., 1998
• Mumford, Buena Vista, 1999
• Runaway Bride, Paramount, 1999
• The Sixth Sense, Buena Vista, 1999
• Snow Falling on Cedars, Universal, 1999
• Stir of Echoes, Artisan Entertainment, 1999
• Dinosaur, Buena Vista, 2000
• Unbreakable, Buena Vista, 2000
• Vertical Limit, Columbia, 2000
• Atlantis: The Lost Empire (animated), Buena Vista, 2001
• Music Producer
• Five Corners, Cineplex Odeon, 1987
• (Producer of song "Ride Gambler Ride") Maverick, Warner Bros., 1994
• Mumford, Buena Vista, 1999
• The Sixth Sense, Buena Vista, 1999
• Snow Falling on Cedars, Universal, 1999
• Stir of Echoes, Artisan Entertainment, 1999
• Dinosaur, Buena Vista, 2000
• Unbreakable, Buena Vista, 2000
• Vertical Limit, Columbia, 2000
• Atlantis: The Lost Empire (animated), Buena Vista, 2001
• Music Conductor
• (And music arranger for strings) Nothing in Common, TriStar, 1986
• Some Girls (also known as Sisters), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1988
• Television Work
• Orchestrator; Specials
• Alive--The Miracle of the Andes (also known as Alive and Alive--Twenty Years Later), CBS, 1993
• Television Appearances
• Specials
• Orchestra conductor, Elton John in Australia (also known as Elton John in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra), Showtime, 1987
• Spotlight on Location: Snow Falling on Cedars, 2000
• The Score, Trio Network, 2002
• RECORDINGS
• Albums
• James Newton Howard, Kama Sutra, 1974
• James Newton Howard and Friends, Sheffield Lab, 1985
• Promised Land, Private Music, 1985
• Man in the Moon, Reprise, 1991
• Dave, Warner Bros., 1993
• The Fugitive, Elektra/Asylum, 1993
• Space Jam, Atlantic, 1997
• The Sixth Sense, Varese, 1999
• Signs, Hollywood Records, 2002
• Performer or recording session musician with various artists and musicalgroups, including America, Ashford & Simpson, Peter Cetera, Neil Diamond,Julio Iglesias, Elton John, Rickie Lee Jones, Gordon Lightfoot, Kenny Loggins, Melissa Manchester, Randy Newman, Olivia Newton-John, The Pointer Sisters,Diana Ross, David Lee Roth, Bob Seger, Carly Simon, Dusty Springfield, RingoStarr, Rod Stewart, Barbra Streisand, Toto, and Crosby, Stills & Nash.
• WRITINGS
• Film Scores
• 8 Million Ways to Die, TriStar, 1986
• Head Office, TriStar, 1986
• Never Too Young to Die, Paul Releasing, 1986
• Nobody's Fool, Island Pictures, 1986
• Tough Guys, Buena Vista, 1986
• (With Hawk Wolinski) Wildcats (also known as First and Goal), Warner Bros., 1986
• Campus Man, Paramount, 1987
• Five Corners, Cineplex Odeon, 1987
• Promised Land (also known as Young Hearts), Vestron, 1987
• Russkies, New Century/Vista, 1987
• Everybody's All American (also known as When I Fall in Love), Warner Bros., 1988
• Off Limits (also known as Saigon), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988
• Some Girls (also known as Sisters), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1988
• Major League, Paramount, 1989
• The Package, Orion, 1989
• Tap, TriStar, 1989
• Coupe de Ville, Universal, 1990
• Flatliners, Columbia, 1990
• Marked for Death (also known as Screwface), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990
• Pretty Woman (also known as $3000), Buena Vista, 1990
• 3 Men and a Little Lady, Buena Vista, 1990
• Dying Young, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
• Grand Canyon, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
• Guilty by Suspicion (also known as La liste noire), WarnerBros., 1991
• King Ralph, Universal, 1991
• The Man in the Moon, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Pathe, 1991
• My Girl, Columbia, 1991
• The Prince of Tides, Columbia, 1991
• American Heart, Triton Pictures, 1992
• Diggstown (also known as Midnight Sting), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1992
• Glengarry Glen Ross, New Line Cinema, 1992
• Night and the City, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
• Dave, Warner Bros., 1993
• Falling Down (also known as Chute libre), Warner Bros., 1993
• The Fugitive, Warner Bros., 1993
• The Saint of Fort Washington, Warner Bros., 1993
• Intersection, Paramount, 1994
• Junior, United International Pictures, 1994
• Wyatt Earp, Warner Bros., 1994
• French Kiss (also known as Paris Match), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995
• Just Cause, Warner Bros., 1995
• Outbreak, Warner Bros., 1995
• Restoration, Miramax, 1995
• Waterworld, Universal, 1995
• Eye for an Eye, Paramount, 1996
• The Juror, Columbia, 1996
• One Fine Day, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
• Primal Fear, Paramount, 1996
• Space Jam, Warner Bros., 1996
• The Trigger Effect, Gramercy, 1996
• The Devil's Advocate, Warner Bros., 1997
• Father's Day, Warner Bros., 1997
• My Best Friend's Wedding, TriStar, 1997
• The Postman, Warner Bros., 1997
• A Perfect Murder (also known as Dial M for Murder), WarnerBros., 1998
• Mumford, Buena Vista, 1999
• Runaway Bride, Paramount, 1999
• The Sixth Sense, Buena Vista, 1999
• Snow Falling on Cedars, Universal, 1999
• Stir of Echoes, Artisan Entertainment, 1999
• Wayward Son, Arthur Kananack and Associates, 1999
• The White River Kid, Warner Bros., 1999
• Dinosaur, Buena Vista, 2000
• Unbreakable, Buena Vista, 2000
• Vertical Limit, Columbia, 2000
• America's Sweethearts, Columbia, 2001
• Atlantis: The Lost Empire (animated), Buena Vista, 2001
• Big Trouble, Buena Vista, 2002
• The Emperor's Club, Universal, 2002
• Signs, Buena Vista, 2002
• Treasure Planet (animated), Buena Vista, 2002
• Unconditional Love, New Line Cinema, 2002
• Dreamcatcher, Warner Bros., 2003
• Hidalgo, Buena Vista, 2003
• Peter Pan, Universal, 2003
• Film Music
• Additional Music
• Major League II, Warner Bros., 1994
• Metro, Buena Vista, 1997
• Picture Perfect, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
• Songs Featured in Films
• "Prove Me Wrong," White Nights, Columbia, 1985
• "Hold on to Your Vision," Cobra, Warner Bros., 1986
• "Until Forever," Everybody's All American (also known as When IFall in Love), Warner Bros., 1988
• "Most of All You," Major League, Paramount, 1989
• "Love Theme from Dying Young," Dying Young, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
• "I Wanna Be the One," "Love Doesn't Matter," and "Never Gonna Stop," Night and the City, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
• "Look What Love Has Done," Junior, United International Pictures,1994
• "For the First Time," One Fine Day, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
• "The Boxing Gym," Volcano, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
• "Viv Dejected," Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, Buena Vista, 1997
• "Where the Dream Takes You," Atlantis: The Last Empire (animated),Buena Vista, 2001
• Film Theme Music
• The Rich Man's Wife, Buena Vista, 1996
• Dante's Peak, Universal, 1997
• Liar Liar, Universal, 1997
• Television Music
• Series
• Men, ABC, 1989
• Theme song "You'll Love the Ride," Sunday Dinner, CBS, 1991
• Middle Ages, CBS, 1992
• Theme music, 2000 Malibu Road, CBS, 1992
• Theme music, ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1994-
• Theme "You Know Me Too Well," The George and Alana Show, syndicated, 1995-1996
• Theme music, The Sentinel, UPN, 1996-1997
• Theme music, Gideon's Crossing, ABC, 2000-2001
• Movies
• Go Toward the Light (also known as Go to the Light and Toward the Light), CBS, 1988
• Descending Angel, HBO, 1990
• The Image, HBO, 1990
• Revealing Evidence (also known as Heat, Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler, and Tango), NBC, 1990
• Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture, HBO, 1990
• A Private Matter (also known as Miss Sherri and The Sherri Finkbine Story), HBO, 1992
• Episodic
• "Bedtime Story," Trying Times, PBS, 1987
• "The Visit," Trying Times, PBS, 1987
• "The Hit List," Trying Times, PBS, 1989
• Miniseries
• "Mare Tranquilitatis," From the Earth to the Moon, HBO, 1998
• Specials
• Alive--The Miracle of the Andes (also known as Alive and Alive--Twenty Years Later), CBS, 1993
• Stories of Lupus, PBS, 1999
• Television Theme Music
• Pilots
• ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1994
• The Sentinel, UPN, 1996
• Songs
• Composer of songs, including "Everything," for Jody Watley.

Further Reference

ADAPTATIONS

• The music from the film The Fugitive was adapted for the television series The Fugitive, broadcast by CBS, beginning in 2000. The musicfrom the film Dinosaur was featured in the film Aap Muhje Achche Lagne Lage (also known as AMALL), 2002.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Hollywood Reporter, January 16, 1996