PR: The Last Airbender
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Composer James Newton Howard Teams With M. Night Shyamalan For Their
7th Film
(June 2, 2010- Los Angeles, CA) – Lakeshore Records will release The
Last Airbender -- Original Soundtrack, available on June 29, 2010.
James Newton Howard (The Dark Knight, The Sixth Sense), who has
written the music for all of M. Night Shyamalan’s films since 1999’s
The Sixth Sense, composed the original score.
James Newton Howard is one of the most versatile and respected
composers currently working in films. To date, Howard has received
eight Oscar® nominations, including six for Best Original Score for
his work on Defiance, Michael Clayton, The Village, The Fugitive, The
Prince of Tides, and My Best Friend’s Wedding. He was also nominated
for Best Original Song for the films Junior and One Fine Day.
Howard’s success reflects the experiences of a rich musical past.
Inspired by his grandmother, a classical violinist who played in the
Pittsburgh Symphony in the ’30s and ’40s, he began his studies on the
piano at age four. After studying at the Music Academy of the West,
in Santa Barbara, and at the USC Thornton School of Music, as a piano
major, he completed his formal education with orchestration study
under legendary arranger Marty Paich.
Though his training was classical, he maintained an interest in rock
and pop music, and it was his early work in the pop arena that allowed
him to hone his talents as a musician, arranger, songwriter and
producer. He racked up a string of collaborations in the studio with
some of pop’s biggest names, including Barbra Streisand; Earth, Wind &
Fire; Bob Seger; Rod Stewart; Toto; Glenn Frey; Diana Ross; Carly
Simon; Olivia Newton-John; Randy Newman; Rickie Lee Jones; Cher; and
Chaka Khan. In 1975, he joined pop superstar Elton John’s band on the
road and in the studio.
When he was offered his first film in 1985, he never looked back.
Howard, who has been honored with ASCAP’s prestigious Henry Mancini
Award for Lifetime Achievement, now has more than 100 films to his
credit. Among them are all of M. Night Shyamalan’s films (The Sixth
Sense, Unbreakable, Signs, The Village, Lady in the Water andThe
Happening), five films for director Lawrence Kasdan (Grand Canyon,
Wyatt Earp, French Kiss, Mumford and Dreamcatcher), four Julia Roberts
comedies (Pretty Woman, Runaway Bride, My Best Friend’s Wedding and
America’s Sweethearts) and three animated films for Walt Disney
Studios (Dinosaur, Treasure Planet and Atlantis: The Lost Empire).
Air, Water, Earth, Fire. Four nations tied by destiny when the Fire
Nation launches a brutal war against the others. A century has passed
with no hope in sight to change the path of this destruction. Caught
between combat and courage, Aang (Noah Ringer) discovers he is the
lone Avatar with the power to manipulate all four elements. Aang teams
with Katara (Nicola Peltz) a Waterbender, and her brother, Sokka
(Jackson Rathbone), to restore balance to their war-torn world.
Based on the hugely successful Nickelodeon animated TV series, the
live-action feature filmThe Last Airbender is the opening chapter in
Aang’s struggle to survive.
Paramount Pictures presents an M. Night Shyamalan film, The Last
Airbender, in theaters on July 2, 2010. The Last Airbender – Original
Soundtrack on Lakeshore Records will be released in stores and
digitally on June 29, 2010.
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