◇ image via WikipediaJames Newton Howard
James Newton Howard is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Youssou N’Dour. Those roots explain a lot about how James Newton Howard arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Patrick Doyle, Jerry Goldsmith, Harry Gregson-Williams, John Williams and John Powell, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Adam Young and Trevor Morris, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 14 connections around James Newton Howard, reaching back through Youssou N’Dour and forward to Adam Young. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
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.
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James Newton Howard grew out of Youssou N’Dour, shares an orbit with Patrick Doyle, Jerry Goldsmith, Harry Gregson-Williams and John Williams, went on to shape Adam Young and Trevor Morris. 14 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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