Jamie Howarth is an American television and film composer and musical director. Howarth also restores damaged soundtracks from old films. He owns a company for sound restoration, called Plangent Processes. One of its more notable restorations is the soundtrack for the 1958 production of ''

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'', starring

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and

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. The restored version of the track was released in 2006.''South Pacific'' DVD at IMDB
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, and, as of 2002, resides in Nantucket. He lived in

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, in the eighties and nineties, during which period he worked at various media facilities including the

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, ABC-TV, and AudioTechniques.

Awards and nominations

He has been nominated for four

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awards for his work on " One Life to Live", and won three times; twice in 2000 for Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition for a Drama Series and Outstanding Achievement in Live & Direct to Tape Sound Mixing for a Drama Series, and once in 2001 for Outstanding Achievement in Live & Direct to Tape Sound Mixing for a Drama Series. His nomination in 1995 was for Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team.IMDB awards list for Jamie Howarth
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award in 2000, for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials, for his work on "One Life to Live". His first Daytime Emmy nomination was shared with

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, Jim McDonald,

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, Mary Kelly Rodden, and James Sayegh. His first win was shared with

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, and

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. His Directors Guild of America win was shared with Jill Mitwell,

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, Alan P. Needleman, Richard A. Manfredi, and

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. Howarth's company, Plangent Processes, has been nominated for 3

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s, including Erroll Garner's ''

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'' and 2 wins for The Rolling Stones "Charley is My Darling" and for Best Historical Album in 2008, for their restoration of '' The Live Wire'', a recorded live performance by

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, in 1949. Plangent Processes has also restored master tapes for

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, and the

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estate, among others. Film soundtrack restoration for

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and

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among others.

Credits

* '' One Life to Live'' (music director and mixer, 1999–2001) * ''

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'' (composer, 2002) * ''

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'' (composer, 2003)

References

External links

*
Official website for Plangent Process

Howarth discusses Plangent Process (Video)
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