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James Newton Howard also has his collection archived there: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt500039nf/entire_text/?query=James newton howard

I don’t think he has any intention of going quietly. Hans Zimmer: The Next Level

Awesome score. Needs expanding, no question, shut up Thor, etc.

I’m really hoping Andrew Stanton’s upcoming IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE has given him some melodic scope at the very least.

Very sad but what a great life and career. I’d bet you at least 75% of the people I know would not know his name… but his voice. It’s a voice multiple generations of film-goers recognise in a heartbeat. Well done man.

I don’t think I’ve ever compiled a top ten JNH. I just love so much stuff of his. He wasn't my first discovery in film music but he’s certainly responsible for the rapid acceleration in my appreciation of the artform. I think Dinosaur was possibly the first time I noticed his music in a film. Then - when I found out he worked with Shyamalan - I was hooked. The period of discovery that followed, in my early teens, was so wonderful. Just score after score of brilliance. Wish I could experience that again. Sad face.

Fantastic work as always!

I agree with this. You only really need the New York finale action material - it contains all the riffs from earlier on, including the T-Rex Fight stuff. Still a phenomenal effort. Looking back, it’s too easy to imagine this film being left with something totally mediocre had it been given to someone else without the inspiration JNH clearly had. So he really does deserve all the praise he’s gotten.

I've only listened to the first cue. It's great. I can hear quite a lot of Powell in it!

It really is. It was one of my father's favourite films and it's the anniversary of his death tomorrow. Hence why it sprang to mind tonight.

A Newman favourite and there's a lot to like here. Everyone loves the finale - which is indeed superb, and Newman at his best - but one of my favourite cues is the one that accompanies the mouse squash and its subsequent revival. I just love that return to tenderness at 1:54 ... breaks my heart every time. In context, it's even better Anyway, it's a beautiful and haunting score. Newman has done some fantastic stuff since, don't get me wrong, but this was the last time he genuinely gave me goosebumps. I'm not sure if it's quite worthy of an expansion, though there are a handful of cues missing that I'd like to hear.

I’ve not yet seen the new film but I understand it’s rather a loose sequel, so perhaps a musical connection with the original is less pertinent. Still would have been good though, to have Mancina on board. I genuinely miss him. Having said that, I do like his Moana score so it’s not like I’m losing or anything.

I’ve given it a once over. It’s ok. There are some good moments but I’m not sure if I’ll return to it anytime soon. Like Thor, I feel the only thing this score has done for me is further my appreciation for Mancina’s original. Were there any media drippings that revealed why he didn’t return?

Trevor Rabin and the sea? Give me The Guardian anytime! And a dash of Deep Blue Sea for good measure.

Nice energy, good dynamics, some decent textures. He just forgot to put a melody in it.