There's much more music now in movies than there used to be. Maybe sometimes there's too much music. — James Newton Howard Copy Share Image
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 believe very strongly in having melodic hooks, whether they're short or intricate, that you really remember in a movie. — 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
The first 'Hunger Games' movie was one of those rare films to combine epic storyline, memorable characters and challenging musical opportunities. — 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
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'm a melody guy. To me, that's a musical souvenir people take from a movie. They remember a theme or a feeling,… — James Newton Howard Copy Share Image
I try and write a fair amount in the beginning without the movie. And then when I do get the movie I… — 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
