Age: 75
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James Newton Howard is an American film composer, orchestrator and music producer. He has scored over 100 films and is the recipient of a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, and nine nominations for Academy Awards. His film scores include Pretty Woman (1990), The Prince of Tides (1991), The Fugitive (1993), Space Jam (1996), The Sixth Sense (1999), Dinosaur (2000), Unbreakable (2000), Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001), Signs (2002), Treasure Planet (2002), Peter Pan (2003), The Village (2004), King Kong (2005), Batman Begins (2005) and its sequel, The Dark Knight (2008) (both composed with Hans Zimmer), Blood Diamond (2006), Michael Clayton (2007), The Hunger Games series (2012–present), the Fantastic Beasts trilogy (2016–2022), and Raya and the Last Dragon (2021). He has collaborated extensively with directors M. Night Shyamalan and Francis Lawrence, having scored eight of Shyamalan's films and eight of Lawrence's films since I Am Legend (2007). He has also worked with other directors such as Peter Jackson, Edward Zwick, Michael Hoffman, P. J. Hogan, Paul Greengrass, Andrew Davis, Lawrence Kasdan, Joe Roth, Martin Campbell, Joe Johnston, Tony Gilroy, Taylor Hackford, Ivan Reitman, Joel Schumacher, and David Yates; conductor Pete Anthony; and violinists Bruce Dukov, and Eun-Mee Ahn.
It all starts at the top. Earth-21 was once a world where the American government treated super heroes with trepidation. Leaders gave in to paranoia and actively pursued vigilantes, while the tumultuous times faced by this world strained international relationships. The US was at the height of its Cold War with the Soviet Union and in the midst of the Civil Rights movement and atomic testing. The nation and planet as a whole were under immense pressure and strain. And then President John F. Kennedy took office. On Earth-21, Kennedy was never assassinated. Instead, his optimism proved contagious and under his guidance, the United States of America embraced the future. Citizens stood a little taller and turned their eyes ahead and up toward the stars. They found their sense of wonder. The stalwart leader repaired the tenuous connection between his country and those with super powers, and the faithful Justice League of America was formed to guard the world and its ideals. Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, the Flash and other pioneers and scientists now stand at the forefront of Earth-21’s progress and exploration, an inspiration to us all.
