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Composer (Music Score) Born: June 9, 1951 in Los Angeles, CA Biography: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, he toured with "Elton John" as a keyboardist during the late 1970s and early 1980s before moving into film music in the mid-1980s.
By the 1990s, Howard truly hit his career stride, scoring the surprise blockbuster romantic comedy "Pretty Woman" (1990) and receiving his first Oscar nomination for "Barbra Streisand"'s drama "The Prince of Tides" (1991). Setting the musical mood for numerous films throughout the decade, Howard's skills encompassed a plethora of genres, including the Oscar-nominated actioner... Full Biography
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