James Newton Howard

1951 (75) • Sound

Born: 6/9/1951 (75) in Los Angeles, California, USA

Known for: Sound

James Newton Howard

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.

Known For

The Dark Knight

85%

Original Music Composer

2008

The Hunger Games

72%

Original Music Composer

2012

Batman Begins

77%

Original Music Composer

2005

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

73%

Original Music Composer

2016

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

74%

Original Music Composer

2013

I Am Legend

72%

Original Music Composer

2007

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

68%

Original Music Composer

2014

Maleficent

71%

Original Music Composer

2014

Remain

Original Music Composer

2027

Behemoth!

Original Music Composer

2026

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping

Original Music Composer

2026

Marty, Life Is Short

79%

Original Music Composer

2026

The Lost Bus

70%

Original Music Composer

2025

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes

70%

Original Music Composer

2023

All the Light We Cannot See

74%

Original Music Composer

2023

Pain Hustlers

66%

Original Music Composer

2023

Day Twelve

Music

2023

Willow

66%

Original Music Composer

2022

LIGHT & MAGIC

79%

Music, Original Music Composer

2022

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

66%

Original Music Composer

2022

Jungle Cruise

73%

Original Music Composer

2021

Raya and the Last Dragon

78%

Original Music Composer

2021

News of the World

69%

Original Music Composer

2020

A Hidden Life

72%

Original Music Composer

2019

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

68%

Music Score Producer

2018

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

68%

Original Music Composer

2018

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

61%

Original Music Composer

2018

Red Sparrow

65%

Original Music Composer

2018

Roman J. Israel, Esq.

63%

Original Music Composer

2017

Detroit

72%

Original Music Composer

2017

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

73%

Original Music Composer

2016

All the Way

67%

Original Music Composer

2016

The Huntsman: Winter's War

63%

Original Music Composer

2016

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

69%

Original Music Composer

2015

Concussion

71%

Original Music Composer

2015

Pawn Sacrifice

67%

Original Music Composer

2015