James Newton Howard

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James Newton Howard Monthly listeners & Spotify stats

4,786,820Monthly listeners4.8M
481,488Followers481.5K

Daily history

Monthly listeners over time

This site first read James Newton Howard's numbers on Nov 4, 2026. The line and the daily, weekly and monthly changes start once there is a second day to compare; a day without a reading stays a gap, never a zero.

Most played

Popular tracks

The 10 tracks Spotify lists as James Newton Howard's most popular, with lifetime plays as of Nov 4, 2026: 605,114,472 plays between them.

  1. 1

    297,585,148 plays

  2. 2
    A Close Friend

    James Newton Howard

    71,712,350 plays

  3. 3
    Eptesicus

    James Newton Howard, Hans Zimmer

    36,179,555 plays

  4. 4

    17,798,945 plays

  5. 5
    A Dark Knight

    Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard

    40,700,695 plays

  6. 6
    Like a Dog Chasing Cars

    Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard

    35,057,376 plays

  7. 7
    I'm Not a Hero

    Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard

    31,550,834 plays

  8. 8
    Molossus

    James Newton Howard, Hans Zimmer

    28,017,995 plays

  9. 9
    Salamander Eyes

    James Newton Howard

    23,796,846 plays

  10. 10
    Rue's Farewell

    James Newton Howard

    22,714,728 plays

Audience

Top cities

The cities with the most monthly listeners for James Newton Howard, as Spotify reported them on Nov 4, 2026; share is of all James Newton Howard's monthly listeners that day.

#CityListenersShare
1LondonUnited Kingdom65,9371.4%
2Mexico CityMexico45,3350.9%
3São PauloBrazil43,9550.9%
4SydneyAustralia41,5810.9%
5MadridSpain38,2430.8%

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Releases

Discography

82 albums, 7 singles and EPs and 9 compilations on Spotify.

Latest releaseHaymitch Meets Snow (From The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping - The Score)Single · Oct 23, 2026 · Label: Music Corporation of America

Newest albums and singles

  1. The Lost Bus (Apple Original Film Soundtrack)Sep 19, 2025 · Album
  2. Epic Movie SoundtracksJul 14, 2025 · Album
  3. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (Original Motion Picture Score)Nov 17, 2023 · Album
  4. All the Light We Cannot See (Soundtrack from the Netflix Limited Series)Nov 2, 2023 · Album
  5. Pain Hustlers (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film)Oct 27, 2023 · Album
  6. Night After Night (Music from the Movies of M. Night Shyamalan)Oct 20, 2023 · Album
  7. Willow: Vol. 1 (Episodes 1-3) [Original Soundtrack]Dec 16, 2022 · Album
  8. Light & Magic (Original Soundtrack)Aug 26, 2022 · Album
  9. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Apr 8, 2022 · Album
  10. Jungle Cruise (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Jul 30, 2021 · Album
  11. A Hidden LifeNov 18, 2022 · Single
  12. Manticore Dance (TRINIX Remix) [from "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore"]Apr 17, 2022 · Single
  13. Corynorhinus (From "Batman Begins")Feb 25, 2022 · Single
  14. The Hanging Tree [(Rebel Remix) From The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1]Jan 13, 2015 · Single
  15. I Need You (From "Love & Other Drugs")May 2, 2011 · Single
  16. The Dark Knight Remixes EPJul 14, 2008 · EP

Discovery

Profile

About James Newton Howard

Pianist, producer, and composer James Newton Howard scored over 60 films beginning in the mid-'80s, including The Fugitive, The Prince of Tides, Pretty Woman, Glengarry Glen Ross, Batman Begins, Michael Clayton, and the Hunger Games series. Howard began taking classical piano lessons at the age of four, playing on a piano owned by his grandmother, who was the Pittsburgh Symphony's concertmaster and violinist during the 1930s and '40s. He went on to study at the USC School of Music and at the Music Academy of the West (in Santa Barbara, California) with Reginald Stewart and Leon Fleisher. He…

FAQ

James Newton Howard on Spotify, in numbers

How many monthly listeners does James Newton Howard have on Spotify?
James Newton Howard has 4,786,820 monthly listeners on Spotify as of Nov 4, 2026.
How many followers does James Newton Howard have on Spotify?
James Newton Howard has 481,488 followers on Spotify as of Nov 4, 2026.
What is James Newton Howard's most streamed song on Spotify?
Of the 10 songs Spotify lists as James Newton Howard's most popular, "The Hanging Tree - From "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay" Soundtrack" has the most plays: 297,585,148 as of Nov 4, 2026.
Which cities listen to James Newton Howard the most on Spotify?
London, United Kingdom (65,937 listeners), Mexico City, Mexico (45,335 listeners) and São Paulo, Brazil (43,955 listeners), by monthly listeners as of Nov 4, 2026.
What is James Newton Howard's latest release on Spotify?
"Haymitch Meets Snow (From The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping - The Score)", a single released on Oct 23, 2026 (label: Music Corporation of America).