David Newman
Appearance
David Newman | |
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Birth name | David Louis Newman |
Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | March 11, 1954
Genres | Film score |
Occupation(s) | Composer, orchestrator, conductor |
Instruments | Piano |
Years active | 1984–present |
David Louis Newman (born March 11, 1954) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, composer and conductor. He is known for his movie scores. In his career more than thirty years, he has composed music for nearly 100 feature movies.
Filmography
[change | change source]Film
[change | change source]1980s
[change | change source]1990s
[change | change source]2000s
[change | change source]2010s
[change | change source]2020s
[change | change source]Year | Title | Director | Studio(s) | Notes |
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2021 | West Side Story | Steven Spielberg | 20th Century Studios Amblin Entertainment |
As arranger and adapter. Original themes and songs by Leonard Bernstein. Fifth Steven Spielberg film without his long-time collaborator, John Williams, since Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983), The Color Purple (1985), Bridge of Spies (2015) and Ready Player One (2018). Bridge of Spies was composed by Thomas Newman, David Newman's younger brother. |
Television
[change | change source]Year | Title | Creator | Studio(s) | Notes |
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2019-2022 | Green Eggs and Ham | Jared Stern | Gulfstream Pictures A Stern Talking To A Very Good Production Warner Bros. Animation Netflix |
Newman's first score for an animated series |
Awards
[change | change source]He received an Academy Award nomination for writing the score to the 1997 movie Anastasia.
Family
[change | change source]He was an cousin of Randy Newman.