James Newton Howard
Sound · Original Music Composer · Music · Orchestrator
Born Jun 9, 1951 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Active 1984–present · Awards: Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music, Grammy Awards, Classic Brit Awards
James Newton Howard (born June 9, 1951) is an American film composer, orchestrator and music producer. He has scored over 100 films and is the recipient of a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, and nine nominations for Academy Awards.
Filmography
The Lost Bus (2025) — Original Music ComposerThe Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (2026) — Original Music ComposerRemain (2027) — Original Music ComposerBehemoth! (2026) — Original Music ComposerThe Dark Knight (2008) — Original Music ComposerBatman Begins (2005) — Original Music ComposerThe Sixth Sense (1999) — Original Music ComposerThe Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) — Original Music ComposerThe Hunger Games (2012) — Original Music ComposerNightcrawler (2014) — Original Music ComposerFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) — Original Music ComposerI Am Legend (2007) — Original Music ComposerRaya and the Last Dragon (2021) — Original Music ComposerBlood Diamond (2006) — Original Music ComposerPretty Woman (1990) — Original Music ComposerMaleficent (2014) — Original Music ComposerThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) — Original Music ComposerThe Devil's Advocate (1997) — Original Music ComposerUnbreakable (2000) — Original Music Composer · OrchestratorThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015) — Original Music ComposerTreasure Planet (2002) — Original Music ComposerFantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) — Music Score Producer · Original Music ComposerPrimal Fear (1996) — Original Music ComposerJungle Cruise (2021) — Original Music Composer