James Newton Howard scoring King Kong part 1

[eddietheguy12]

I'd have Thomas Newman , Alexandre Desplat , and Bernard Hermman on my list of King composers.

[BigtimeDirector2005]

I now have the full complete score to this, it's 107 tracks and 3hrs 57 minutes of music!!!!

[TheKrustaceox]

how the hell, a human being can compose that soundtrack?

[marshmellowhugz]

What's the song at 1: 54?

[BigtimeDirector2005]

I think James Newton Howard did an excellent job on his score to "King Kong". I mean I'm sure Howard Shore did too, before his score got rejected, but I think this score by JNH is superb.

[Mannuwahwah]

James Newton Howard shines becoz he is in lock-step with creativity, ingenuity and flair every time he goes to score for a movie, strikingly similar to John Williams, Ennio Morricone, and Maurice Jarre. His genius to arouse considerable interest among his soundtrack listeners is something so special. His films would have been livelier had there been more of his splendid music. Do you know that JNH felt ' King Kong ' was the toughest to compose a score for fictional giant ape movie remake?

[MajhiS29]

Beethoven @ 0:25 Yaaay!!

[RemovdSande11]

seeing mister Howard do his mockups in his studio gets me PSYCHED up :P what a great composer 

[Marcatolegato]

the piano sheet in the beginning is played at A FATEFUL MEETING at time mark 2:49.

[lovelydiva06]

well the hard work paid off mr james newton howard cause the musical score for king kong was awesome and i actually loved the movie and the musical score

[MrsWLeach]

Great score. Loved it. But Peter forgot to have Kong bleed when he was shot.

[Marcatolegato]

@MrsWLeach i think that was becuarse of rating - or a creative choice - we don't have to see the blood - that's the same of saying that he's weak

[MrsWLeach]

@Marcatolegato Hi. Hadn't thought of that. In any case. Great score. Especially Central Park. I loved watching it. FYI, if you're a fan of actor Andy Serkis, he plays the title character of Screwtape in the Radio Theatre production of C.S. Lewis' The Screwtape Letters. (Cd's, but with one dvd behind the scenes stuff. )

[MrsWLeach]

@Marcatolegato That's possible. Thanks.

[korlock3000]

At 2:26 what piece is it?

[theycameatnight]

Beauty kills the beast part 4 or it could be part 5

[BigtimeDirector2005]

I hope they release the complete score to this film. I wanna hear the entire score from every scene with music.

King Kong (Complete Motion Pic. Score)

Music Composed By

James Newton Howard

2hrs 48 Minutes

[timemperor]

yeah, man!

that would be great

[141414abc]

He is more then just talented ... he is one who keeps the art going !

[TheRealmsOfGold]

I'm a student of composition and, having done some small score projects myself, I can second this. Especially if he's orchestrating it himself. It's great to have a composer who still does as much of that as possible—the orchestration is just as much a part of the music as the themes.

As for deadlines... they have an incredible way of motivating. It's a lot different than the kick you get from inspiration, and not as pleasant, but they work!

[USCSAX90]

King Kong is my most favorite movie of all time-mainly because of the music!!

[ryangfilm]

Composing music for film is so much fun! I wish I had his setup :D :(

[DaveHealey1]

2 minutes is quite a lot, try doing it lol. You have to first come up with a musical idea, which can sometimes take days except when you're scoring a film you have tight deadlines so you have to come up with new ideas everyday. Then you have to write it down, or in J.N.H's case play it and record it into a sequencer, Once you have th melody and chords in the sequencer you have to orchestrate and arrange it which is a big job. and then it needs to be tidy'd up for the orchestra to play. :)

[DaveHealey1]

Actually thinking about it, J.N.H has a load of other dudes to arrange it and make it ready for orchestra so i dont know why he only manages 2 minute lol maybe he just takes a while to get inspired, everyones different

[5botball]

is it really true he writes 2 min of music a day why is it so little? can anyone tell me. I love his music.

[Pain08MX]

amazing work

james newton howard ftw

[xx2heartzmakeakissxx]

omg james howard is AMAZINGGG!! I LOVE ALL OF HIS SONGS FROM DIFFERENT MOVIES!! =]

[jeremylebre]

I love this score. Fan of film music, visit my blog:

Jeremy5 Film Scores

[MrsWLeach]

I LOVE the score to this movie! Especially central park and "Beautiful". Lovely.

[Bandyof07]

He is such a film score god!lol. Does anyone know what software he uses? I want to start practicing film scoring but most film score software uses nothing but MAC does anyone know of a software that can be used on windows XP?? I've tried FL Studio but the sounds are way to computer generated.

Thanks a lot!!!!

J.N.Howard RULES!loL!

[4ever0o0themusic]

omg is he james newton howard?? iv always wanted to meet him!!! im his fanatic i love his job.... u are great Newton!!!

[directinformation]

King composers are

John williams

James newton howard

james horner

danny elfman

eliot goldenthal

hans zimmer

and hovard shore

ha ha...

[krazie835]

How could you forget Jerry Goldsmith? He a much better composer than all of those you listed ;)

Such a shame he passed away.

[vicjd1]

@krazie835 I agree I still listen to Star Trek, The Omen, The Mummy and others...so many of his scores on my ipod!

[spaghetti2312]

micheal kamen can be added at this list! ^^

[goband182]

ooo, yeah

i love john william's music from

schindler's list

[steamfish323]

and Harry Gregson-Williams

[Liberalman35]

Plus John Powell

[avatarnarutochuck]

A shame no one remembered the great Elmer Bernstein. Three words: The Magnificent Seven. Plus a lot more. A shame he passed way mere months after Jerry Goldsmith.

[musicsoothesusall]

@directinformation

ALL OF THEM ARE GREAT !!! THINK I MIGHT ADD, JOHN BARRY AND THOMAS NEUMAN

[Arkinko1]

@directinformation you forot Trevor Rabin, Michael Giacchino, Steve Jablonsky and many more

[Keytaster]

@Arkinko1 actually s/he didn't because it was about "King composers" and not "the rest" ...

[NathanDrakeTheGreat]

@directinformation John Powell, Harry-Gregson Williams, Alan Silvestri and Alexandre Desplat deserve honorable mentions aswell.

[MuseumOfVGM]

@directinformation Don't forget Alan Silvestri ;) 

[5botball]

how does he make the Synthesized version of the movie made with his key board into notated music? i really want to know cause i am trying to connect my piano (yamaha mo8) to sibelius but the program does not get it right most of the time.

[musicamultimedia]

the mock-up is made with a complex midi system, with sound libraries installed on several computers all connected to a digital audio workstation (DAW) generally equipped with Apple Logic, a sequencer wich can also export notation. With Logic you can work to make a clear score while retaining the feel of your performance. Anyway assistants to the composer work to the score generally in Finale (or Sibelius) to make full orchestral score and parts.

[5botball]

how does he make the Synthesized version of the movie made with his key board into notated music? i really want to know cause i am trying to connect my piano (yamaha mo8) to sibelius but the program does not get it right most of the time.

[arnaudana]

Trés grand musicien que j'adore.

[aungmyo1991]

That Horn theme in the opening scene is Masterpiece for him.

[sarah905z]

i love his music for the movie dinasour

[migdrj]

i admire his work....

[zenrarity]

this guy is so fucking awesome.

[crazywales]

J N Howard is one of my main influences. I hope to be as good a film composer as him one day.

[biosphere333]

you are deity ı love your music

[lotrfan8]

Is this on the Extended DVD? Because I have it, but can't find this.

[PieterdeRooijHolland]

JNH did a great job for PJ's KK. It's one of his very best scores. The monkey is not to blame, cause who can resist a Beauty (Ann Darrow played by Naomi Watts)surrounded by such endearing music? So thanks JNH, for making us believe "it was Beauty killed the Beast".

[RichardKleiner]

King Kong's score wasn't bad, but I would have expected something much more spectacular. Even though, when the ape dies, the music almost makes me cry.

[knightflyte]

Who cares who's better? Both John Williams and James Newton Howard have created music that will live for years to come.

Jaws is over 30 years old and EVERYBODY knows the shark theme.

JNH has done great music too that sets the pace and tone for all the movies he's done.

The more I hear the score of KK05 the more I'm impressed with his work.

[FatJugs]

THAT GUYS IS AMAZING!

[electricalsemen]

He's better than Williams; his scores are more diverse-sounding from each other in a wider variety of movie genres. And Howard's music makes my body break out in goosebumps.

[ooerme]

I love this guy!

I love the music he wrote for King Kong & Lady in the Water!

[rmo52]

The film he was scoring at the house was "Tough Guys", by the way. Actress Joan Collins was playing tennis at her house next door.

[rmo52]

I was at his house some years ago, watching him work on a film score. No, he's not John Williams; he's James Newton Howard, a gifted composer and very nice guy.

[mr0aziz]

Peter Jackson he was thin.

[revoltz7]

Yea, this guy is nothing compared to Williams!

[pansamec]

NO WAY, John Williams is the best of course:)

[mcjansen84]

The best composer today , best work is his score on the village, but kong is pretty good aswell,

[thefemto]

i completely agree with you, the village has been james newton's best work.

[RichardKleiner]

I actually prefer Signs over Village. Those Main Titles give me goosebumps!