Birthday: June 09, 1951
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. Los Angeles-born 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, ...more- 2008
- Las Vegas Film Critics Association
- Best Score
- Defiance
- win
- 2008
- Austin Film Critics
- Best Orignal Score
- The Dark Knight
- win
- 2008
- Online Film Critics Association
- Best Original Score
- The Dark Knight
- win
- 2008
- Hollywood Foreign Press Association
- Best Original Score
- Defiance
- nom
- 2008
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
- Best Original Score
- Defiance
- nom
- 2009
- Duplicity
- Composer (Music Score)
- 2009
- Confessions of a Shopaholic
- Composer (Music Score)
- 2008
- Mad Money
- Composer (Music Score)
- 2008
- Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Love
- Composer (Music Score)
- 2008
- The Happening
- Composer (Music Score)














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