Alan Howarth (composer)

Alan Howarth is a composer and sound designer who has worked on soundtracks for many Hollywood films, such as Star Trek, Halloween, and many others. He is known for collaborating with film director and composer John Carpenter on over half a dozen films, these include, Escape From New York, Halloween II, Halloween III, Halloween IV, Halloween V, Halloween VI, Christine, Big Trouble in Little China, Prince of Darkness and They Live. His music been featured in films like The Dentist and The Dentist 2, Boo, Evilution, Basement Jack, Hansel and Gretel, Zombie Night and Brutal. His award winning sound designs have appeared in Star Trek I, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Poltergeist, Back to the Future Part II and Back to the Future Part III, The Little Mermaid and Total Recall. His team received Academy Award awards for Best Sound Effects for The Hunt for Red October and Bram Stoker's Dracula directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Alan Howarth is currently performing his music compositions in live concert. Having performed in Geneva, Kraków, St. Petersburg, New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, London and Paris. Howarth is also known for his cutting edge work in sound technology having pioneered immersive multi-channel surround sound systems with Steven Taylor's "Dimension Audio" that included the early prototype theatrical 48.4 systems that are now known as Dolby Atmos and DTS sound immersion. His current research has resulted in founding of RA Music, which holds several world wide patents for the conversion of standard musical recordings into tunings of the Natural Frequency Spectrum as defined by nature, science and ancient architecture. This technology currently applies to body, mind and spirit enhancement.

Biography - Alan Howarth's high school and college days took place in Cleveland, Ohio. Playing music in local rock bands, he opened for national touring acts including The Who, and The Cream. He then began to create original music in bands Braino and Pi Corp, utilizing synthesizers to make electronic music. He was invited to provide synthesizer support for fusion jazz band, Weather Report, beginning in 1976 which relocated him to LA. The major breakthrough for Alan was in 1979, when he met the sound effects team for Star Trek The Motion Picture, launching him as a sound designer for the following 6 Star Trek feature films. Alan's next break was Escape From New York where he co-composed music with director, John Carpenter. Firmly established as a producer, film composer and sound designer, he continues be a sonic visionary today.

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "HYPER-REALITY: ALAN HOWARTH's Synthesized Scores and Specialized Sound Effects". alanhowarth.com. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "Feeling the Sounds of Alan Howarth". constructinghorror.com. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Sci Fi Horror movie composer Alan Howarth Brutal interview - Without". youtube.com. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "Alan Howarth with Emeralds Interview". Natural Frequencies
  5. ↑ "Alan Howarth Media Credits". Feature Film Composer and Sound Design Credits

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