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James Newton Howard

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74

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Born
June 9, 1951 in Los Angeles
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James Newton Howard 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.

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2023
Day 26,460
Age 72

Scored 'The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes'

Confidence
96%
Nov 17, 2023

Composed the score for 'The Hunger Games' prequel film.

2022
Day 26,138
Age 71

Scored 'A Man Called Otto'

Confidence
96%
Dec 30, 2022

Composed the score for 'A Man Called Otto'.

2018
Day 24,633
Age 67

Scored 'Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald'

Confidence
96%
Nov 16, 2018

Composed the score for 'Fantastic Beasts' sequel.

Day 24,314
Age 66

Nominated for Primetime Emmy Award

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96%
Jan 1, 2018

Nominated for Outstanding Music Composition for 'AHS: Cult'.

2015
Day 23,541
Age 64

Scored 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2'

Confidence
96%
Nov 20, 2015

Composed the score for the final 'Hunger Games' film.

Day 23,218
Age 63

Nominated for Academy Award for 'Maleficent'

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96%
Jan 1, 2015

Nominated for Best Original Score for 'Maleficent'.

2014
Day 23,177
Age 63

Scored 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1'

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96%
Nov 21, 2014

Composed the score for 'The Hunger Games' sequel.

2009
Day 21,027
Age 57

Nominated for Academy Award for 'Defiance'

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96%
Jan 1, 2009

Nominated for Best Original Score for 'Defiance'.

2008
Day 20,661
Age 56

Nominated for Academy Award for 'Michael Clayton'

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2008

Nominated for Best Original Score for 'Michael Clayton'.

2005
Day 19,566
Age 53

Nominated for Academy Award for 'The Village'

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2005

Nominated for Best Original Score for 'The Village'.

2001
Day 18,105
Age 49

Won Grammy Award for 'Dinosaur'

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2001

Won Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition for 'Dinosaur'.

1994
Day 15,548
Age 42

Nominated for Academy Award for 'The Fugitive'

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1994

Nominated for Best Original Score for 'The Fugitive'.

1992
Day 14,817
Age 40

Nominated for Academy Award for 'The Prince of Tides'

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1992

Nominated for Best Original Score for 'The Prince of Tides'.

1990
Day 14,087
Age 38

Composed score for 'Pretty Woman'

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1990

Composed the score for the hit film 'Pretty Woman'.

1975
Day 8,608
Age 23

Toured with Elton John

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89%
Jan 1, 1975
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1951
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Jun 9, 1951

Born in Los Angeles, California.