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> [I think every classically trained film composer feels to some extent, maybe on some level, that they took the low road, that they could have maybe pursued a career in the concert music world, and perhaps been involved in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-newton-howard/i-think-every-classically-trained-film-composer-feels-to-some-extent/)

[James Newton Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-newton-howard/)

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## More by James Newton Howard

> [My earliest memories are listening to my Grandmother playing the piano at our house as I jumped up and down on the couch. She…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-newton-howard/my-earliest-memories-are-listening-to-my-grandmother-playing-the/)

[James Newton Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-newton-howard/)

> [Disney movies have had a tradition of excellent music since the beginning. Some of my favorites are 'Fantasia,' 'Dumbo,' 'The Lion King' and 'Toy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-newton-howard/disney-movies-have-had-a-tradition-of-excellent-music-since-the/)

[James Newton Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-newton-howard/)

> [Any composer should be able to synthesize the primary feelings that the characters are going through in the movie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-newton-howard/any-composer-should-be-able-to-synthesize-the-primary-feelings-that/)

[James Newton Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-newton-howard/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-newton-howard/i-joined-elton-john-s-band-in-75-he-not-only-allowed-me-to-play-the/)

[James Newton Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-newton-howard/)

> [I loved working with Chris Nolan. I love working with Lawrence Kasdan. Dan Gilroy. Francis Lawrence I love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-newton-howard/i-loved-working-with-chris-nolan-i-love-working-with-lawrence-kasdan/)

[James Newton Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-newton-howard/)

> [Something different happened to me when I started to write music to images. It was a feeling of excitement and connection and a sense…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-newton-howard/something-different-happened-to-me-when-i-started-to-write-music-to/)

[James Newton Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-newton-howard/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-newton-howard/there-s-a-sadness-about-love-a-melancholy-and-a-sadness-about-beauty/)

[James Newton Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-newton-howard/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-newton-howard/composing-is-a-natural-fit-as-far-as-the-creative-process-goes-i-d/)

[James Newton Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-newton-howard/)

> [Becoming a father allowed me to become a much better composer, because it allowed me to have tremendous patience. I have much more tolerance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-newton-howard/becoming-a-father-allowed-me-to-become-a-much-better-composer-because/)

[James Newton Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-newton-howard/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-newton-howard/i-m-a-melody-guy-to-me-that-s-a-musical-souvenir-people-take-from-a/)

[James Newton Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-newton-howard/)

> [Well, the first two movies of any size that I did were a movie called 'Everybody's All American' that Taylor Hackford directed - I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-newton-howard/well-the-first-two-movies-of-any-size-that-i-did-were-a-movie-called/)

[James Newton Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-newton-howard/)

> [I really don't think about the Oscars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-newton-howard/i-really-don-t-think-about-the-oscars/)

[James Newton Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-newton-howard/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-newton-howard/i-work-independently-of-the-director-and-to-some-extent-that-s/)

[James Newton Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-newton-howard/)

> [Gamelan instruments are exotic and mysterious.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-newton-howard/gamelan-instruments-are-exotic-and-mysterious/)

[James Newton Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-newton-howard/)

> [That's what keeps me going: those moments of solving a problem, of what happens to a movie when the right music is added -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-newton-howard/that-s-what-keeps-me-going-those-moments-of-solving-a-problem-of-what/)

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