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David Newman

Composer / Musician | * 03/11/1954 († 64, 05/01/2018) | Los Angeles, California (United States of America (USA))
David Louis Newman (born March 11, 1954) is an American composer and conductor known particularly for his film scores. In a career spanning more than thirty years, he has composed music for nearly 100 feature films, as well as the 1997 and 1998 versions of the 20th Century Fox fanfare. He received an Academy Award nomination for writing the score to the 1997 film Anastasia, contributing to the Newmans being the most nominated Academy Award extended family, with a collective 92 nominations in various music categories. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Kids & Family | Romance / Love

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Awards & Nominations for David Newman

Academy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score Satellite Award for Best Original Score Saturn Award for Best Music
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Movies with David Newman as Actor(3)

Movies with David Newman as Crew(106)

Sound/Music Arranger2021 West Side Story
Sound/Music2019 Pets United
Sound/Music2018 Night School
Sound/Original Music Composer2017 Girls Trip
Sound/Original Music Composer2017 Naked
Sound/Original Music Composer2016 Army of One
Sound/Original Music Composer2015 Some Kind of Beautiful
Sound/Music2014 5 Flights Up
Sound/Original Music Composer2014 Behaving Badly
Sound/Original Music Composer2013 Tarzan
Sound/Music2012 A Christmas Story 2
Sound/Original Music Composer2011 Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
Sound/Original Music Composer2010 Crazy on the Outside
Sound/Original Music Composer2010 Animals United
Sound/Original Music Composer2010 The Spy Next Door
Sound/Original Music Composer2009 Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins
Sound/Original Music Composer2009 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
Sound/Music2009 My Life in Ruins
Sound/Original Music Composer2008 Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
Sound/Original Music Composer2008 The Spirit
Sound/Original Music Composer2007 Norbit
Sound/Original Music Composer2005 Monster-in-Law
Sound/Original Music Composer2005 Serenity
Sound/Conductor2005 Serenity
Sound/Music2005 Man of the House
Sound/Original Music Composer2005 Are We There Yet?
Sound/Original Music Composer2004 Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
Sound/Original Music Composer2003 The Cat in the Hat
Sound/Music2003 Duplex
Sound/Conductor2003 How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Sound/Original Music Composer2003 Daddy Day Care
Sound/Original Music Composer2002 Ice Age
Sound/Conductor2002 Ice Age
Sound/Original Music Composer2002 Scooby-Doo
Sound/Conductor2002 Scooby-Doo
Sound/Original Music Composer2002 Death to Smoochy
Sound/Songs2002 Death to Smoochy
Sound/Original Music Composer2001 The Flamingo Rising
Sound/Original Music Composer2001 Dr. Dolittle 2
Sound/Original Music Composer2000 Duets
Sound/Original Music Composer2000 102 Dalmatians
Sound/Original Music Composer2000 Bedazzled
Sound/Original Music Composer2000 The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
Sound/Original Music Composer1999 Galaxy Quest
Sound/Orchestrator1999 Galaxy Quest
Sound/Original Music Composer1999 Bowfinger
Sound/Original Music Composer1999 Never Been Kissed
Sound/Original Music Composer1999 Brokedown Palace
Sound/Original Music Composer1998 1001 Nights
Sound/Original Music Composer1997 Anastasia
Sound/Original Music Composer1997 Out to Sea
Sound/Original Music Composer1996 The Phantom
Sound/Original Music Composer1996 Big Bully
Sound/Original Music Composer1996 The Nutty Professor
Sound/Original Music Composer1996 Matilda
Sound/Original Music Composer1996 Jingle All the Way
Sound/Original Music Composer1995 Tommy Boy
Sound/Original Music Composer1995 Operation Dumbo Drop
Sound/Original Music Composer1995 Boys on the Side
Sound/Original Music Composer1994 The Air Up There
Sound/Original Music Composer1994 My Father the Hero
Sound/Music1994 The Cowboy Way
Sound/Music1994 I Love Trouble
Sound/Music1994 The Flintstones
Sound/Original Music Composer1993 Undercover Blues
Sound/Original Music Composer1993 The Sandlot
Sound/Original Music Composer1993 Coneheads
Sound/Music1992 The Itsy Bitsy Spider
Sound/Original Music Composer1992 Honeymoon in Vegas
Sound/Original Music Composer1992 Hoffa
Sound/Music1992 That Night
Sound/Original Music Composer1992 The Mighty Ducks
Sound/Music1991 Paradise
Sound/Original Music Composer1991 Other People's Money
Sound/Original Music Composer1991 Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
Sound/Original Music Composer1991 The Runestone
Sound/Original Music Composer1991 Talent for the Game
Sound/Original Music Composer1991 The Marrying Man
Sound/Music1991 Rover Dangerfield
Sound/Original Music Composer1990 The Freshman
Sound/Original Music Composer1990 DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp
Sound/Original Music Composer1990 Meet the Applegates
Sound/Original Music Composer1990 MadHouse
Sound/Original Music Composer1990 Fire Birds
Sound/Music1990 Mr. Destiny
Sound/Original Music Composer1989 Heathers
Sound/Original Music Composer1989 Disorganized Crime
Sound/Original Music Composer1989 Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Sound/Music1989 Back to Neverland
Sound/Original Music Composer1989 The War of the Roses
Sound/Music1989 Little Monsters
Sound/Music1989 Gross Anatomy
Sound/Original Music Composer1987 Malone
Sound/Original Music Composer1987 The Kindred
Sound/Original Music Composer1987 The Brave Little Toaster
Sound/Original Music Composer1987 Throw Momma from the Train
Sound/Music1987 My Demon Lover
Sound/Original Music Composer1986 Critters
Sound/Music1984 Frankenweenie

TV Shows/Series with David Newman as Crew(3)

Sound/Original Music Composer2019 Green Eggs and Ham
Sound/Original Music Composer1989 Tales from the Crypt
Sound/Music1985 Amazing Stories

Additional Information

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Full Name: David Newman
Born: Thursday, 03/11 1954 (March) in Los Angeles, California (United States of America (USA))
Died: Tuesday, 05/01 2018 (May) (aged: 64)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: University of Southern California, USC Thornton School of Music, Palisades Charter High School
Spouses (current/former): Krystyna Newman
Children: Isaac Newman, Danny David Newman, Diana Newman
Related to: Evan Newman
Other names for David Newman (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"David Louis Newman"
"David Newman (composer)"
"David Newman (Komponist)"
David Newman frequently works together with these people:
Danny DeVito (15x, Actor)
Fred Tatasciore (13x, Actor)
David Kaye (13x, Actor)
Brian Levant (11x, Crew)
Keith Ferguson (11x, Actor)
Eddie Murphy (10x, Actor)
Frank Welker (9x, Actor)
Joseph Barbera (9x, Crew)
Reinhard Klooss (9x, Crew)
William Hanna (8x, Crew)
Jerry Rees (8x, Crew)
Tom Villano (8x, Crew)

Other people with this name: David Newman (US)

WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1345065, Added: 09/03/2019, Last updated: 03/22/2024