James Newton Howard

James Newton Howard (born June 9, 1951 in Los Angeles) is a famous American film composer.

Throughout his prolific career, composer/musician/songwriter James Newton Howard has scored films of all scales and genres, earnin

James Newton Howard (born June 9, 1951 in Los Angeles) is a famous American film composer.

Throughout his prolific career, composer/musician/songwriter James Newton Howard has scored films of all scales and genres, earning multiple award nominations for his work. Howard began studying music as a small child and went on to attend the Santa Barbara Music Academy and then majored in piano performance at the University of Southern California. After Howard left college, he toured with Elton John as a keyboardist during the late 1970s and early 1980s before moving into film music in the mid-1980s.