Happy Birthday composer James Newton Howard

Born: June 9, 1951 in Los Angeles, California, USA

Married to: Sofie Lena Barron (25 April 1992 – present) (2 children)

Nominated for 8 Academy Awards:

QUOTE:

I wish I had some great words of advice. The only advice I have ever been able to give anybody is to focus on writing music, and if you’re writing a movie score particularly, don’t worry about the picture. Just write great music and the rest will take care of itself.