NEWTON HOWARD James

Bio

James Newton Howard (born June 9, 1951), an American composer, orchestrator, and music producer, is an eight-time Academy Award nominee. He is best known for his frequent collaborations with director M. Night Shyamalan. He is well known for his highly emotional and powerfully subtle music, supplying his talent to an array of films such as The Fugitive, The Sixth Sense, Signs, The Village, the two Christopher Nolan Batman films. He has scored over 100 films and is the recipient of a Grammy Award, Emmy Award, and eight Academy Award nominations.