Archive for the ‘James Newton Howard’ Category

New Line Cinema recently released the teaser trailer to their movie “The Golden Compass” today, which happens to feature some music from James Newton Howard’s score to “Lady in the Water.” Although niether “The Golden Compass” or it’s score have any connections to Shyamalan or James Newton Howard, I still found it quite interesting, and a true testament to the beauty of the “Lady in the Water” score.

[View "The Golden Compass" Trailer Here"]

‘Lady in the Water’ Score Wins 3 IFMCA Awards!

Saturday, February 24th, 2007 by Dr Malcolm Crowe

The members of the International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) have announced the winners of the 3rd Annual IFMCA Awards, honoring achievements in film and television music in 2006.

Leading the pack with the most wins is James Newton Howard, for his score to M. Night Shyamalan’s “Lady in the Water” which picked up three awards including Best Film Score of the Year, Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film and Individual Cue of the Year for “The Great Eatlon.”

Read the rest of this entry »

James Newton Howard Recieves 4 IFMCA Nominations

Friday, February 2nd, 2007 by Dr Malcolm Crowe

The members of the International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) have announced their nominees for the latest IFMCA Awards, honoring achievements in film and television music in 2006. The nominees are:

Read the rest of this entry »

FSM Podcast – “James Newton Howard & M. Night Shyamalan”

Thursday, August 10th, 2006 by Dr Malcolm Crowe

Film Score Monthly has posted a podcast discussing James Newton Howard’s 5 scores to M. Night Shyamalan films. There isn’t much else to say other than it’s a very enjoyable listen and they have many positive things to say about the relationship. Thanks to J Pickering for the heads up!

(Film Score Monthly Podcast – James Newton Howard and Shyamalan Films)

Variety.com’s 5 Articles about Composer James Newton Howard

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006 by Dr Malcolm Crowe

Variety.com posted a couple weeks back 5 articles about composer James Newton Howard, I just happened to find them now . The different articles talk about everything, but are most interesting when talking about his collaborations with M. Night Shyamalan. All in all, they’re good reads. Enjoy:

( Variety.com - Billion-Dollar Composer: James Newton Howard )

Lady in the Water Score Reviews: You Must Buy It!

Monday, July 24th, 2006 by Specter

Lady in the Water’s Score by James Newton Howard has been getting incredible reviews all over the place.  I’ll be adding mine to the numbers in the next few days or so, but just for now, here’s a roundup of reviews from around the net.

Read the rest of this entry »

Lady in the Water Score Press Release

Friday, July 21st, 2006 by Specter

Here’s the Press Release for James Newton Howard’s Lady in the Water Score.  It is now available in stores everywhere, and online.  We’ll have a review of the score sometime next week!

Read the rest of this entry »

FilmTracks Reviews Lady in the Water Score

Tuesday, July 18th, 2006 by Specter

Here’s the main selling points of the review:
Buy it… if you’re intrigued by the idea of James Newton Howard’s darkly romantic writing expanded to the ultimate in complexly harmonic layers, memorable themes, and the balanced mix of superior orchestration and choral beauty.
Avoid it… if you’re a sourpuss or a pickle puss, and you’d rather be clubbed over the head by far more simplistic scores.

Read the rest of this entry »

Music for a Bedtime Story: The Lady in the Water Score

Sunday, May 14th, 2006 by Dr Malcolm Crowe

’Composer James Newton Howard’s collaborations with writer/director M. Night Shyamalan have resulted in some of his most powerful and beautiful film scores: The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, Signs, and most recently The Village, which garnered him an Academy Award nomination.’

Recently, SoundtrackNet was able to visit some of the recording sessions for the score to Lady in the Water, and have published an online article (with pictures too ).

Enjoy: Soundtrack.net: Music for a Bedtime Story

The Village Nominated for Best Original Score!

Tuesday, January 25th, 2005 by Specter

James Newton Howard has been nominated for Best Original Score by the Academy for his fabulous score to The Village!!!

Read the rest of this entry »



Films: Praying with Anger | Wide Awake | The Sixth Sense | Unbreakable | Signs | The Village | Lady in the Water | The Happening | Avatar: The Last Airbender
This site is maintained and updated by fans of M. Night Shyamalan, and is in no way affiliated with M. Night Shyamalan or Blinding Edge Pictures. We in no way claim the artwork displayed to be our own. Copyrights and trademarks for the books, films, articles, and other promotional materials are held by their respective owners and their use is allowed under the fair use clause of the Copyright Law. Design and original photography however are Copyright © 2004 - 2010 MNightFans.com.
Related Fan Sites: Chronicles of Narnia Movie News | Christopher Nolan | Hitchcock | Last Airbender | Matrix Trilogy | The Terminator | Walden Media