Alan Howarth (born 1948) is an American composer and sound designer who has worked on soundtracks for Hollywood films including the Star Trek and Halloween series, and is known for his collaborations with film director and composer John Carpenter.
Playing music in local rock bands, he opened for national touring acts including The Who and Cream.
[citation needed] He then began to create original music in bands Braino and Pi Corp, using synthesizers.
From 1976 he provided synthesizer support for fusion jazz band Weather Report,[citation needed] which relocated him to Los Angeles.
His current research has resulted in founding of RA Music, which holds several worldwide patents[citation needed] for the conversion of standard musical recordings into tunings of the Natural Frequency Spectrum as defined by nature, science and ancient architecture.