Beauty Quote 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…

— 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…

— James Newton Howard

Any composer should be able to synthesize the primary feelings that the characters are going through in the movie.

— 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…

— James Newton Howard

I loved working with Chris Nolan. I love working with Lawrence Kasdan. Dan Gilroy. Francis Lawrence I love.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— James Newton Howard

I really don't think about the Oscars.

— 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,…

— James Newton Howard