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David Louis Newman (* 11. März 1954 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien) ist ein US-amerikanischer Komponist. Er zählt zu den führenden Dirigenten Hollywoods und hat sich im Bereich der Filmmusik hauptsächlich auf Filmkomödien spezialisiert.
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.
Learn about David Newman, one of today’s most accomplished creators of music for film. He has scored over 100 films, conducted orchestras worldwide, and restored film music classics.
David Newman was a sacred chant master, recording artist, singer/songwriter, best-selling author, and inspirational teacher. David, also known as Durga Das, traveled extensively sharing his music and teachings on the path of love as a vehicle for spiritual awakening. Biography.
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Born in Los Angeles, California, Newman is the youngest son of composer Alfred Newman (1900–1970), who won the Academy Award for Best Original Score nine times, and Martha Louis Montgomery (1920–2005). He is a member of a film-scoring dynasty in Hollywood that includes his father Alfred, older brother David Newman, younger sister Maria Newman, uncl...
1983–1992
At first, Newman was more interested in musical theater than in film composition, working with Sondheim in Broadway plays. Lionel, who succeeded Alfred as music director for 20th Century Fox, gave Thomas his first scoring assignment on a 1979 episode of the series The Paper Chase. In 1983, John Williams, who was a friend of both Alfred and Lionel, invited Newman to work on Return of the Jedi, orchestrating the scene in which Darth Vader dies. Afterward Newman met producer Scott Rudin in New Y...
1994–1999
In 1994, he received his first Academy Award nominations with the scores for The Shawshank Redemption and Little Women. He also scored The War. In 1996, he scored Unstrung Heroes, receiving yet another Oscar nomination. In 1998, he scored The Horse Whisperer as well as Meet Joe Black. In 1999, Newman composed the score to American Beauty, created using mainly percussion instruments; this was the first of several collaborations with director Sam Mendes. Newman believed the score helped move th...
2000–2011
His critical and commercial success continued in the years to follow, which included scores for films directed by celebrated independent filmmakers such as Steven Soderbergh (Erin Brockovich), and Todd Field (In the Bedroom). He was nominated consecutively for a further three Academy Awards, for Road to Perdition (2002; his second collaboration with Sam Mendes), Finding Nemo (2003), and Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004). However, he lost on each occasion, to Elliot Golden...
Newman has been nominated for fifteen Academy Awards, tying him with fellow composer Alex North for the most nominations without a win. He has also been nominated for four Golden Globes, and has won two BAFTAs, six Grammys and an Emmy Award. Newman was honored with the Richard Kirk award at the 2000 BMI Film and TV Awards. The award is given annual...
Composer. Actor. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Play trailer 1:39. The Flintstones (1994) More at IMDbPro. Contact info. Agent info. In his 25 year career, David Newman has scored over 100 films, ranging from War of the Roses, Matilda, Bowfinger and Heathers, to the more recent The Spirit, Serenity, and Alvin and the Chipmonks: The Squeakuel.
Atlantic. Composer (s) Stephen Flaherty. Lyricist (s) Lynn Ahrens. Producer (s) Lynn Ahrens, David Newman, Stephen Flaherty. " Once Upon a December " is a song from the 1997 20th Century Fox animated film Anastasia. The song was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song.
