I am delighted just to work on a good movie, no matter what the medium is. — James Newton Howard Copy Share Image
Any composer should be able to synthesize the primary feelings that the characters are going through in the movie. — James Newton Howard Copy Share Image
Every movie you score you hope is unlike anything you have done before. You are always trying to not sound like yourself. — James Newton Howard Copy Share Image
Music can help uncover that tone that's in the fabric of the movie. Sometimes it's very plain to see, sometimes it's not. — James Newton Howard Copy Share Image
I just go from one movie to the next and try not to get fired. — James Newton Howard Copy Share Image
One of my biggest goals in writing the music for 'Fantastic Beasts' was to create memorable melodies. J.K. Rowling's world has always… — James Newton Howard Copy Share Image
Immersion in a movie over months and months will give you what you just can't get in the same way over a… — James Newton Howard Copy Share Image
As a film composer I deal with short bursts of musical ideas that are defined to a large extent by what's happening… — James Newton Howard Copy Share Image
The colors of 'The Nutcracker' ballet score have become a part of the vocabulary of film music. It's where so much of… — James Newton Howard Copy Share Image
What happens with a good score is, somehow the composer manages to cast himself or herself in the role of the protagonist.… — James Newton Howard Copy Share Image
That's what keeps me going: those moments of solving a problem, of what happens to a movie when the right music is… — James Newton Howard Copy Share Image
I work independently of the director, and to some extent, that's actually a big relief to them. When I come to them… — James Newton Howard Copy Share Image
The thing about 'Fantastic Beasts' is that it's in the wizarding world, in J.K. Rowling's world, but it's not a Harry Potter… — James Newton Howard Copy Share Image
Jerry Goldsmith, I have to say, is my single favorite composer of all time. He was one of the most innovative guys… — James Newton Howard Copy Share Image
I think every classically trained film composer feels to some extent, maybe on some level, that they took the low road, that… — James Newton Howard Copy Share Image
My earliest memories are listening to my Grandmother playing the piano at our house as I jumped up and down on the couch. She… — James Newton Howard Copy Share
Disney movies have had a tradition of excellent music since the beginning. Some of my favorites are 'Fantasia,' 'Dumbo,' 'The Lion King' and 'Toy… — James Newton Howard Copy Share
Any composer should be able to synthesize the primary feelings that the characters are going through in the movie. — James Newton Howard Copy Share
I joined Elton John's band in '75. He not only allowed me to play the electronic keyboard on his albums, he also let me… — James Newton Howard Copy Share
I loved working with Chris Nolan. I love working with Lawrence Kasdan. Dan Gilroy. Francis Lawrence I love. — James Newton Howard Copy Share
Something different happened to me when I started to write music to images. It was a feeling of excitement and connection and a sense… — James Newton Howard Copy Share
There's a sadness about love, a melancholy and a sadness about beauty. It's just part of the human experience of living on this planet. — James Newton Howard Copy Share
Composing is a natural fit. As far as the creative process goes, I'd rather do this than anything else, by far. Something different happened… — James Newton Howard Copy Share
Becoming a father allowed me to become a much better composer, because it allowed me to have tremendous patience. I have much more tolerance… — James Newton Howard Copy Share
I'm a melody guy. To me, that's a musical souvenir people take from a movie. They remember a theme or a feeling, and if… — James Newton Howard Copy Share
Well, the first two movies of any size that I did were a movie called 'Everybody's All American' that Taylor Hackford directed - I… — James Newton Howard Copy Share
I work independently of the director, and to some extent, that's actually a big relief to them. When I come to them in post-production,… — James Newton Howard Copy Share
That's what keeps me going: those moments of solving a problem, of what happens to a movie when the right music is added -… — James Newton Howard Copy Share
