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Howard also arranged strings for several of John's songs during this period including the hits ' Don't Go Breaking My Heart' and ' Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word', and played additional keyboards and synthesizers on studio albums including Rock of the Westies (1975), Blue Moves (1976), 21 at 33 (1980), and The Fox (1981). He was part of the band that played Central Park, New York, on September 13, 1980. He joined John's band and toured with them as keyboardist during the late 70s and early 80s. In the early 70s, he described himself as being 'dirt poor', until his big break in 1975 when his manager got him an audition with Elton John. He then worked for a couple of years as a session musician with artists including Diana Ross, Ringo Starr, and Harry Nilsson. Members of Mama Lion also formed the band Heavy Cruiser with Merryweather now on lead vocals, recording two albums whose genre was closer to hard rock, but also displayed psychedelic and progressive influences. Mama Lion recorded two full-length albums. The band was led by Neil Merryweather (bass, backing vocals) and featured lead singer Lynn Carey, Coffi Hall on drums, and Rick Gaxiola on guitar. He then attended the University of Southern California, studying at the School of Music as a piano performance major, but dropped out after 6 weeks because 'He wanted to do other things than practicing the piano.' Īfter Howard left college, he joined a short-lived rock band called Mama Lion. He went on to attend the Thacher School in Ojai, California and the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, California with Reginald Stewart and Leon Fleischer. Howard began studying music as a child, taking classical piano lessons at the age of four. He is from a musical family his grandmother was the Pittsburgh Symphony's concertmaster and violinist during the 1930s and '40s. Multimedia Music was represented by DLA Piper.Howard was born in Los Angeles. The composer was represented for the catalog sale by Dave Kaplan/Surfdog, along with Gorfaine Schwartz. Howard has also written concert works for the Pacific Symphony, the Seattle Chamber Music Society, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and 27 Pieces: The Hilary Hahn Encores. As a record producer, arranger, and songwriter, he has collaborated with artists like Elton John Crosby, Stills & Nash Barbra Streisand Earth, Wind and Fire Bob Seger Rod Stewart Toto Glenn Frey Diana Ross Carly Simon Olivia Newton-John and Randy Newman. He has also received ASCAP’s Henry Mancini Award for Lifetime Achievement and the BMI ICON Award. While the Oscar has thus far eluded him, most recently for News of the World in 2021, Howard is an Emmy and Grammy winner. Phil Hope embodies what it means to honor a handshake, and is a sharp businessman whose word is his bond.” Howard’s longtime agent, Sam Schwartz of the Gorfaine Schwartz Agency, added, “I am so pleased we found a solid and classy home in MMM for James’ legendary body of work. “Our thanks go to James and his team for trusting us to deliver the deal in record quick time and we are honored to be the new custodian of such an amazing catalog.” “ We are incredibly proud to have been chosen as the partner for this stellar acquisition from one of the true creative heavyweights of the industry,” Hope said.

#James newton howard tv

As streaming expands, pay-TV and traditional film releases are continuing on, which means the overall exposure of film and TV music (and therefore its value) is on the rise. Newer rivals like Disney+ and HBO Max have come on the scene more recently and are not yet globally available. Even as well-penetrated as Netflix is, with 222 million global subscribers after 15 years of direct-to-consumer operations, its management team sees a path to double or triple in size in the coming years. The thesis driving Multimedia’s acquisition strategy is that the video streaming pie is already large but getting much larger.

#James newton howard series

TV and series work has included ER and Emily In Paris. His film credits include Fantastic Beasts, the Hunger Games films, The Dark Knight, Maleficent, Raya and the Last Dragon, Snow White and the Huntsman, King Kong, I Am Legend, The Fugitive and Pretty Woman. Howard has scored more than 140 film and TV projects, with box office revenue from his film work exceeding $15 billion. Multimedia Music Acquires Rights To Scores Of 'Guardians Of The Galaxy', 'John Wick' Franchises, TV's 'The Good Wife', 'ICarly' & More