Howard scored the surprise blockbuster romantic comedy "Pretty Woman" (1990) and received his first Academy Award nomination for his score for Barbra Streisand's drama "The Prince of Tides" (1991). Setting the musical mood for numerous films throughout the decade, Howard's skills encompassed a plethora of genres, including four more best original score Oscar nominations, for the Harrison Ford action feature "The Fugitive" (1993), the Julia Roberts romantic comedy "My Best Friend's Wedding" (1997), M. Night Shyamalan's "The Village" (2004), and "Michael Clayton" (2007). In addition, Howard scored the Western epic "Wyatt Earp" (1994), Kevin Costner's "Waterworld" (1995), and "Primal Fear" (1996). His collaborations on songs for "One Fine Day" (1996) and "Junior" (1994) garnered Oscar nominations for Best Song. Along with scoring small-scaled, independent films such as "Five Corners" (1988), "Glengarry Glen Ross" (1992), and "American Heart" (1993), Howard proved equally skilled at composing for big-budget Hollywood spectacles, including "Space Jam" (1996), "Dante's Peak" (1997) (theme only – score was composed by John Frizzell), and "Collateral" (2004). He has also scored four Disney animated feature films: "Dinosaur" (2000), "" (2001), "Treasure Planet" (2002), and "Raya and the Last Dragon" (2021). Although he concentrates primarily on films, Howard has also contributed music for TV, earning an Emmy nomination in 1995 for his theme to NBC's ratings smash "ER" (Howard also scored the two-hour pilot); he also provided the themes for "The Sentinel" and "Gideon's Crossing", winning an Emmy for the latter.