With the series ‘Cinema : Sound’ the Wiener Symphoniker are taking up their long tradition of film music, bringing each year a film music legend to Vienna to guide the orchestra through their soundscapes. On 20 May 2025, the celebrated Hollywood composer, conductor and pianist James Newton Howard conducted the Wiener Symphoniker for the first time.

James Newton Howard has created the soundtracks to blockbusters such as the ‘Hunger Games’ series, the ‘Fantastic Beasts’ series, ‘Maleficent’, ‘King Kong’ and ‘Pretty Woman’. His multiple collaborations with M. Night Shyamalan on films such as ‘The Sixth Sense’, ‘Signs’ and ‘The Village’ are particularly noteworthy. In total, Howard has scored more than 120 films and is the recipient of a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, and nine nominations for Academy Awards.

James Newton Howard presents a selection of his outstanding film compositions at this special concert. A musical highlight that is a delight for movie buffs and music lovers alike.

James Newton Howard
Suite from the soundtrack to the motion picture
TREASURE PLANET ATLANTIS

Suite from the soundtrack to the motion picture
SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN

Suite from the soundtrack to the motion picture
PRINCE OF TIDES

Suite from the soundtrack to the motion picture
MALEFICENT

Suite from the soundtrack to the motion picture
SIGNS

Suite from the soundtrack to the motion picture
SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS

Suite from the soundtrack to the motion picture
WYATT EARP

Suite from the soundtrack to the motion picture
HUNGER GAMES

Suite from the soundtrack to the motion picture
THE VILLAGE

Suite from the soundtrack to the motion picture
KING KONG

Suite from the soundtrack to the motion picture
A HIDDEN LIFE

“Flow Like Water” from the soundtrack to the motion picture
THE LAST AIRBENDER

“Rom Com Suite” from the soundtrack to the motion pictures
PRETTY WOMAN and MY BEST FRIEND’S WEDDING

Suite from the soundtrack to the motion picture
FANTASTIC BEASTS

Randy Kerber, piano
James Ehnes, violin

Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde
Isabella Schwerer, soprano
Johannes Prinz, chorus master

Wiener Symphoniker
James Newton Howard, composer & conductor