Newton Howard Biography (1951-)

Born June 9, 1951; divorced from first wife; married Rosanna Arquette (an actress), 1986 (divorced); married; wife's name, Sophie; children: Jackson, Hayden. Career: Composer, music producer, and keyboardist. Worked as a producer for Valerie Carter, 1978, and played as a session musician with such performers as Fanny, 1974, Ringo Starr, 1974, Elton John, 1975-80, Neil Diamond, 1976, Harry Nilsson, 1976, Neil Sedaka, 1976, Yvonne Elliman, 1978, the Dudek-Finnigan-Kruger Band, 1980, Boz Scaggs, 1980, and Melissa Manchester. Awards, Honors: Emmy Award nomination, outstanding main title theme music,1989, for Men; Grammy Award nomination, best instrumental music fromtelevision or film, 1990, for Dying Young; Academy Award nomination, best original score, 1991, for The Prince of Tides; Academy Award nomination, for best original score, 1994, for The Fugitive; Academy Awardnomination, best music-song, and Golden Globe Award nomination, best originalsong-motion picture, both 1994, for "Look What Love Has Done"; Emmy Award, outstanding individual achievement in main title theme music, 1994, for ER; Academy Award nomination (with others), best song, Golden Globe Award nominations, best music-song and best original song-motion picture, and GrammyAward nomination, best song written specifically for a motion picture or fortelevision, all 1997, for "For the First Time"; Academy Award nomination, best musical or comedy score, 1998, for My Best Friend's Wedding..

Nationality
American
Occupation
Composer, producer, keyboardist
Birth Details
June 9, 1951
United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Work
  • Orchestrator, Unless Otherwise Noted
  • Music conductor and music arranger for strings, Nothing in Common,TriStar, 1986
  • Music producer, Five Corners, Cineplex Odeon, 1987
  • Music conductor, Some Girls, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1988
  • Pretty Woman (also known as $3000), Buena Vista, 1990
  • Falling Down, Warner Bros., 1993
  • The Fugitive, Warner Bros., 1993
  • The Saint of Fort Washington, Warner Bros., 1993
  • Junior, Universal, 1994
  • Intersection, Paramount, 1994
  • Song producer, "Ride Gambler Ride," Maverick, Warner Bros., 1994
  • Wyatt Earp, Warner Bros., 1994
  • French Kiss (also known as Paris Match), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995
  • Outbreak, Warner Bros., 1995
  • Waterworld, Universal, 1995
  • Eye for an Eye, Paramount, 1996
  • One Fine Day, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
  • Primal Fear, Paramount, 1996
  • The Trigger Effect, Gramercy Pictures, 1996
  • Devil's Advocate, Warner Bros., 1997
  • Father's Day, Warner Bros., 1997
  • The Postman, Warner Bros., 1997
  • Television Work
  • Specials
  • Orchestrator, Alive-The Miracle of the Andes (also known as Alive-Twenty Years Later), CBS, 1993
  • Television Appearances
  • Specials
  • Orchestra conductor, Elton John in Australia (also known as Elton John in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra), Showtime, 1987
  • RECORDINGS
  • Albums
  • James Newton Howard, Kama Sutra, 1974
  • James Newton Howard and Friends, Sheffield Lab, 1985
  • Promised Land, Private Music, 1985
  • Man in the Moon, Reprise, 1991
  • Performed or worked with numerous artists and music groups, including Elton John, Ringo Starr, Melissa Manchester, Carly Simon, Neil Diamond, Olivia Newton-John, Diana Ross, Barbra Streisand, The Pointer Sisters, Kenny Loggins,Randy Newman, Toto, Gordon Lightfoot, David Lee Roth, Julio Iglesias, Ashford & Simpson, America, Rickie Lee Jones, Bob Seger, Rod Stewart, Peter Cetera, Dusty Springfield, and Crosby, Stills & Nash.
  • WRITINGS
  • Film Music
  • Scores, Unless Otherwise Noted
  • Song "Prove Me Wrong," White Nights, Columbia, 1985
  • Song "Hold on to Your Vision," Cobra, Warner Bros., 1986
  • (With Hawk Wolinski) Wildcats (also known as First and Goal), Warner Bros., 1986
  • Head Office, TriStar, 1986
  • Nobody's Fool, Island Pictures, 1986
  • Never Too Young to Die, Paul Releasing, 1986
  • 8 Million Ways to Die, TriStar, 1986
  • Tough Guys, Buena Vista, 1986
  • Promised Land (also known as Young Hearts), Vestron, 1987
  • Five Corners, Cineplex Odeon, 1987
  • Russkies, New Century/Vista, 1987
  • Campus Man, Paramount, 1987
  • Some Girls (also known as Sisters), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1988
  • Off Limits (also known as Saigon), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988
  • (And song "Until Forever") Everybody's All American, Warner Bros.,1988
  • Tap, TriStar, 1989
  • (And song "Most of All You") Major League, Paramount, 1989
  • The Package, Orion, 1989
  • Coupe de Ville, Universal, 1990
  • Pretty Woman (also known as $3000), Buena Vista, 1990
  • Three Men and a Little Lady, Buena Vista, 1990
  • Flatliners, Columbia, 1990
  • Marked for Death (also known as Screwface), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990
  • (And song "Love Theme from Dying Young ") Dying Young, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
  • The Prince of Tides, Columbia, 1991
  • The Man in the Moon, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Pathe, 1991
  • King Ralph, Universal, 1991
  • Guilty by Suspicion, Warner Bros., 1991
  • My Girl, Columbia, 1991
  • Grand Canyon, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
  • American Heart, Triton Pictures, 1992
  • Glengarry Glen Ross, New Line Cinema, 1992
  • Diggstown (also known as Midnight Sting), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1992
  • (And songs "I Wanna Be the One," "Love Doesn't Matter," and "Never GonnaStop") Night and the City, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
  • Falling Down, Warner Bros., 1993
  • Dave, Warner Bros., 1993
  • The Fugitive, Warner Bros., 1993
  • The Saint of Fort Washington, Warner Bros., 1993
  • (And song "Look What Love Has Done") Junior, Universal, 1994
  • Wyatt Earp, Warner Bros., 1994
  • Intersection, Paramount, 1994
  • French Kiss (also known as Paris Match), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995
  • Just Cause, Warner Bros., 1995
  • Outbreak, Warner Bros., 1995
  • Restoration, Miramax, 1995
  • Waterworld, Universal, 1995
  • Eye for an Eye, Paramount, 1996
  • (And song "For the First Time") One Fine Day, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
  • Primal Fear, Paramount, 1996
  • Space Jam, Warner Bros., 1996
  • The Juror, Columbia, 1996
  • Theme music, The Rich Man's Wife, Buena Vista, 1996
  • The Trigger Effect, Gramercy Pictures, 1996
  • Theme music, Dante's Peak, Universal, 1997
  • Devil's Advocate, Warner Bros., 1997
  • Father's Day, Warner Bros., 1997
  • Theme music, Liar Liar, Universal, 1997
  • My Best Friend's Wedding, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1997
  • Song "Viv Dejected," Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, BuenaVista, 1997
  • The Postman, Warner Bros., 1997
  • Song "The Boxing Gym," Volcano, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
  • A Perfect Murder (also known as Dial M for Murder), WarnerBros., 1998
  • Snow Falling on Cedars, Universal, 1999
  • Mumford, Buena Vista, 1999
  • Television Music
  • Series
  • Men, ABC, 1989
  • Theme song "You'll Love the Ride," Sunday Dinner, CBS, 1991
  • Middle Ages, CBS, 1992
  • 2000 Malibu Road, 1992
  • ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1994
  • Theme "You Know Me Too Well," The George and Alana Show, syndicated, 1995
  • The Sentinel, UPN, 1996-97
  • Movies
  • Go Toward the Light (also known as Go to the Light and Toward the Light), CBS, 1988
  • The Image, HBO, 1990
  • Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture, HBO, 1990
  • Descending Angel, HBO, 1990
  • Revealing Evidence (also known as Heat, Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler, and Tango), NBC, 1990
  • A Private Matter (also known as Miss Sherri and The Sherri Finkbine Story), HBO, 1992
  • Episodic
  • "The Visit," Trying Times, PBS, 1987
  • "Bedtime Story," Trying Times, PBS, 1987
  • "The Hit List," Trying Times, PBS, 1989
  • Miniseries
  • "Mare Tranquilitatis," From the Earth to the Moon, HBO, 1998
  • Specials
  • Alive-The Miracle of the Andes (also known as Alive-Twenty Years Later), CBS, 1993
  • Song "For the First Time," The 69th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1997