Throughout his prolific career, James Newton Howard has scored films of all scales and genres, earning multiple award nominations for his work. Howard began studying music as a young child and went on to attend the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, California and then majored in piano performance at the University of Southern California. After Howard left college, he toured with Elton John and Toto as a keyboardist during the late 1970s and early 1980s before moving into film music in the mid-1980s.
By the 1990s, Howard truly hit his career stride, scoring the surprise blockbuster romantic comedy Pretty Woman (1990) and receiving his first Academy Award nomination for his score for Barbra Streisand's drama The Prince of Tides (1991). Setting the musical mood for numerous films throughout the decade, Howard's skills encompassed a plethora of genres, including two more best original score Oscar nominations, the Harrison Ford actioner The Fugitive (1993) and the Julia Roberts romantic comedy My Best Friend's Wedding. In addition, Howard scored the Western epic Wyatt Earp (1994), the legal drama Primal Fear (1996), and the blockbuster M. Night Shyamalan suspense thrillers The Sixth Sense (1999), Unbreakable (2000), Signs (2002), and The Village (2004). His collaborations on tunes for One Fine Day (1996) and Junior (1994) garnered Best Song nods. Along with scoring such smaller, character-driven films as Five Corners (1988), Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), and American Heart (1993), Howard proved equally skilled at composing for big-budget Hollywood spectacles, including Space Jam (1996), Dante's Peak (1997), Dinosaur (2000), and Collateral (2004). Although for Dante's Peak he only composed the main theme only, the score itself was composed by John Frizzell. Though he concentrated primarily on films, Howard has also contributed music for TV series, earning an Emmy nomination in 1995 for his theme to NBC's ratings smash ER.
Howard is now one of the most recognized composers for film. His work in 2004 on The Village, with violin solos by Hilary Hahn, earned him an Oscar nomination. Since, he has composed for several major motion pictures, notably the score for Batman Begins which he co-wrote with Hans Zimmer. On October 14, 2005, it was officially announced that Howard would replace Howard Shore as composer for King Kong, due to "differing creative aspirations for the score" between Shore and director Peter Jackson. The resultant score earned Howard his first Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Score.
Since then he has been nominated for Best Original Score for the legal thriller Michael Clayton in 2008 and the war film Defiance in 2009. Since then he has composed music for blockbuster franchises and solo films including I Am Legend,The Dark Knight with Hans Zimmer, all of The Hunger Games films and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. He was nominated for another Academy Award nomination in 2021 for his work on News of the World
All The Way
James Newton Howard Lyrics
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It's no good unless he loves you, all the way
Happy to be near you
When you need someone to cheer you, all the way
Taller than the tallest tree is
That's how it's got to feel
Deeper than the deep blue see is
When somebody needs you
It's no good unless he needs you, all the way
Through the good or lean years
And for all the in between years, come what may
Who know where the road will lead us
Only a fool would say
But if you'll let me love you
It's for sure I'm gonna love you, all the way
All the way
The song "All the Way" by James Newton Howard is a love song that speaks about the depth of love and how important it is to be loved completely. The song speaks about how it is not enough to be loved halfway or partially, but it is essential for someone to be loved "all the way." The first and second stanzas imply that someone loving you must love you completely, not just when it is convenient or when you want them too. It is a love that should be with you when you need it the most, and they should be happy to be there for you.
The next stanzas convey that the love shared between two people should be deeper than anything else; it should be more profound than the deepest sea, and it should reach the highest peaks like the tallest tree. For a love to be real, it must be all-encompassing and not just based on the good times. The third and fourth stanzas indicate that when someone needs you, they should need you "all the way" as well. This love should be consistent through the good and bad times, and it should be "come what may." Love is uncertain, and we do not know where it will lead us, but if someone lets you love them, you should love them "all the way."
Overall, the song is a declaration of true love, that it should be all-consuming and all-encompassing, and that it should be consistent, no matter what challenges come our way. The song speaks to the heart and is perfect for anyone who has ever been in love, for anyone searching for love, or for anyone who wants to reaffirm their love to their partner.
Line by Line Meaning
When somebody loves you
Love is only complete when the person loving you does it with all their heart
It's no good unless he loves you, all the way
A partial or incomplete love is not good enough, it must be given unconditionally and completely
Happy to be near you
Being around the one you love brings happiness
When you need someone to cheer you, all the way
Loving someone also means being there for them during their difficult times and cheering them up in every possible way
Taller than the tallest tree is
True love should feel bigger and greater than anything in the world
That's how it's got to feel
This is the extent to which love should feel in order for it to be real
Deeper than the deep blue sea is
Love should be as deep and vast as the ocean
That's how deep it goes, if its real
True love should reach depths that are only attainable if it's genuine
When somebody needs you
Loving someone also means being there for them whenever they need you
It's no good unless he needs you, all the way
Being partially needed isn't enough, one must be needed completely and unconditionally
Through the good or lean years
True love must be present through all the ups and downs of life
And for all the in between years, come what may
Love should last for all the moments in between the good and the bad times
Who know where the road will lead us
Uncertainty lies ahead in the future
Only a fool would say
It's impossible to know what the future holds
But if you'll let me love you
If you'll allow me to love you
It's for sure I'm gonna love you, all the way
I will give my love to you completely and unconditionally
All the way
Fully and completely
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: PETER HOOK, GILLIAN LESLEY GILBERT, STEPHEN PAUL DAVID MORRIS, BERNARD (GB 2) SUMNER
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