
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Shawn Murphy engineered 1909 songs on fono, more than any other engineer
Peter Cobbin engineered 1156 songs on fono, the 8th most of any engineer
Jim Weidman produced 3 of James Newton Howard’s top 10 songs
Shawn Murphy engineered 3 of James Newton Howard’s top 10 songs
Credits
All 11 credits
- Written by
- James Newton Howard
- Produced by
- James Newton Howard, Jim Weidman and Sven Faulconer
- Engineered by
- Peter Cobbin and Shawn Murphy
- Mixed by
- Kirsty Whalley and Peter Cobbin
- Released on
- Sony Classical and WaterTower Music
- Written by
- James Newton Howard
- Produced by
- James Newton Howard, Jim Weidman and Sven Faulconer
- Engineered by
- Peter Cobbin and Shawn Murphy
- Mixed by
- Kirsty Whalley and Peter Cobbin
- Released on
- Sony Classical and WaterTower Music
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same engineer: Peter Cobbin

Same mixer: Peter Cobbin

Same producer: Jim Weidman

Same engineer: Shawn Murphy

Same label: Sony Classical

Same release: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Same engineer: Peter Cobbin

Same mixer: Peter Cobbin

Elsewhere
Sources (12)
Every fact on this page comes from one of these sources.
1MusicBrainz A Close Friend was produced by James Newton Howard
A Close Friend was produced by James Newton Howard
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz A Close Friend was produced by Jim Weidman
A Close Friend was produced by Jim Weidman
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz A Close Friend was produced by Sven Faulconer
A Close Friend was produced by Sven Faulconer
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz A Close Friend was written by James Newton Howard
A Close Friend was written by James Newton Howard
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz A Close Friend is part of the release Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
A Close Friend is part of the release Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Sony Classical is the label of the song A Close Friend
Sony Classical is the label of the song A Close Friend
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz WaterTower Music is the label of the song A Close Friend
WaterTower Music is the label of the song A Close Friend
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz A Close Friend was engineered by Peter Cobbin
A Close Friend was engineered by Peter Cobbin
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz A Close Friend was engineered by Shawn Murphy
A Close Friend was engineered by Shawn Murphy
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz A Close Friend was mixed by Kirsty Whalley
A Close Friend was mixed by Kirsty Whalley
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz A Close Friend was mixed by Peter Cobbin
A Close Friend was mixed by Peter Cobbin
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz A Close Friend was released on 2016-11-16
A Close Friend was released on 2016-11-16
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
