David Newman
born on 11/3/1954 in Los Angeles, CA, United States
David Newman (composer)
David Newman | |
Born | David Louis Newman March 11 1954 Los Angeles, California U.S. |
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Occupation | composer, orchestrator, conductor |
Spouse(s) | Krystyna Newman (2 children; 1 stepchild)[1] |
David Louis Newman (born March 11, 1954) is an American composer and conductor known particularly for his film scores. In a career spanning nearly forty years, he has composed music for nearly 100 feature films.
Life and career
Newman was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Mississippi-born Martha Louise (née Montgomery) and Hollywood composer Alfred Newman. He is the brother of Thomas Newman, Maria Newman and the cousin of Randy Newman, all of whom are also composers. An accomplished violinist, and successful concert conductor, Newman was educated at the University of Southern California.
His first film work was on Tim Burton's short film Frankenweenie in 1984. In 1987 he scored Danny DeVito's Throw Momma from the Train. This was his first collaboration with DeVito, and he went on to score nearly all of his subsequent films, including The War of the Roses (1989), Other People's Money (1991), Hoffa (1992), Matilda (1996) and Death to Smoochy (2002). Newman has also scored the comedies The Flintstones (1994), The Mighty Ducks (1992), The Nutty Professor (1996), and Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989).
Like his counterpart Henry Mancini, Newman's credits during the early years of his career were mostly scoring B-movies such as The Runestone (1990) and The Kindred (1987) before he gradually transitioned to score mostly comedy films during his prime such as Bowfinger (1999), The Freshman (1990) and The Spy Next Door (2010). His score for The Spirit (2008) was a tribute to Mancini's 1950s and 60s neo-noir scores such as Touch of Evil (1958) or Experiment in Terror (1962).
He received an Academy Award nomination for the score to the animated film Anastasia, following his father, who scored the 1956 live-action version. However, he lost to Anne Dudley for The Full Monty. His other scores include Critters, The Phantom, The Brave Little Toaster, Malone, Ice Age, and Serenity, among others.
In 1997, Newman began a four year stint as the music director for the Sundance Institute, and he has conducted the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra on several occasions. That year, he also re-recorded the Twentieth Century Fox Fanfare, composed by his father Alfred.
In February 2007, he was elected president of The Film Music Society.[2]
On May 21, 2009, Newman was honored with the Richard Kirk award at the annual BMI Film & Television Awards. The prestigious award is given annually to a composer who has made significant contributions to film and television music.[3]
October 22 and 23 2012, Newman conducted the RSO Vienna orchestra at the annual film music gala concert Hollywood in Vienna which was broadcast on radio and TV.
Filmography
1980s
Year | Title | Director | Studio(s) | Notes |
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1984 | Frankenweenie | Tim Burton | Walt Disney Pictures | Short film |
1986 | Critters | Stephen Herek | New Line Cinema | |
Vendetta | Bruce Logan | Vestron Pictures | ||
1987 | The Kindred | Stephen Carpenter Jeffrey Obrow |
FM Entertainment | |
My Demon Lover | Charlie Loventhal | New Line Cinema | ||
Malone | Harley Cokeliss | Orion Pictures | ||
The Brave Little Toaster | Jerry Rees | Hyperion Pictures | ||
Throw Momma from the Train | Danny DeVito | Orion Pictures | ||
1988 | Heathers | Michael Lehmann | New World Pictures | |
1989 | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure | Stephen Herek | Orion Pictures | |
Disorganized Crime | Jim Kouf | Touchstone Pictures | ||
Little Monsters | Richard Alan Greenberg | United Artists | ||
Gross Anatomy | Thom Eberhardt | Touchstone Pictures | ||
The War of the Roses | Danny DeVito | 20th Century Fox |
1990s
Year | Title | Director | Studio(s) | Notes |
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1990 | Madhouse | Tom Ropelewski | Orion Pictures | |
Fire Birds | David Green | Touchstone Pictures | ||
The Freshman | Andrew Bergman | TriStar Pictures | ||
DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp | Bob Hathcock | Walt Disney Pictures | ||
Mr. Destiny | James Orr | Touchstone Pictures | ||
1991 | Meet the Applegates | Michael Lehmann | New World Pictures | |
The Marrying Man | Jerry Rees | Hollywood Pictures | ||
Talent for the Game | Robert M. Young | Paramount Pictures | ||
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead | Stephen Herek | Warner Bros. Pictures | ||
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey | Peter Hewitt | Orion Pictures | ||
Rover Dangerfield | James L. George Bob Seeley |
Warner Bros. Pictures | ||
Paradise | Mary Agnes Donoghue | Touchstone Pictures | ||
Other People's Money | Norman Jewison | Warner Bros. Pictures | ||
1992 | The Runestone | Willard Carroll | Hyperion Pictures | |
Itsy Bitsy Spider | Matthew O'Callaghan | Hyperion Pictures Paramount Pictures |
Short film | |
Honeymoon in Vegas | Andrew Bergman | Castle Rock Entertainment Columbia Pictures |
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The Mighty Ducks | Stephen Herek | Walt Disney Pictures | ||
Hoffa | Danny DeVito | 20th Century Fox | ||
1993 | The Sandlot | David Mickey Evans | 20th Century Fox | |
Coneheads | Steve Barron | Paramount Pictures | ||
That Night | Craig Bolotin | Warner Bros. Pictures | ||
Undercover Blues | Herbert Ross | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | ||
1994 | The Air Up There | Paul Michael Glaser | Hollywood Pictures | |
My Father The Hero | Steve Miner | Touchstone Pictures | ||
The Flintstones | Brian Levant | Universal Pictures | ||
The Cowboy Way | Gregg Champion | Universal Pictures | ||
I Love Trouble | Charles Shyer | Touchstone Pictures | ||
1995 | Boys on the Side | Herbert Ross | Warner Bros. Pictures | |
Tommy Boy | Peter Segal | Paramount Pictures | ||
Operation Dumbo Drop | Simon Wincer | Walt Disney Pictures | ||
1996 | Big Bully | Steve Miner | Warner Bros. Pictures | |
The Phantom | Simon Wincer | Paramount Pictures | ||
The Nutty Professor | Tom Shadyac | Universal Pictures | ||
Matilda | Danny DeVito | TriStar Pictures | ||
Jingle All the Way | Brian Levant | 20th Century Fox | ||
1997 | Out to Sea | Martha Coolidge | 20th Century Fox | |
Anastasia | Don Bluth Gary Goldman |
20th Century Fox Fox Animation Studios |
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1998 | 1001 Nights | Mike Smith | Blur Studio | Short film; music inspired by Yoshitaka Amano's illustrations for the picture book Princess Budou to be performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic to concert video directed by Mike Smith[4] |
1999 | Never Been Kissed | Raja Gosnell | 20th Century Fox | |
Bowfinger | Frank Oz | Universal Pictures | ||
Brokedown Palace | Jonathan Kaplan | 20th Century Fox | ||
Galaxy Quest | Dean Parisot | DreamWorks Pictures |
2000s
Year | Title | Director | Studio(s) | Notes |
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2000 | The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas | Brian Levant | Universal Pictures | |
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps | Peter Segal | Universal Pictures | ||
Duets | Bruce Paltrow | Hollywood Pictures | ||
Bedazzled | Harold Ramis | 20th Century Fox | ||
102 Dalmatians | Kevin Lima | Walt Disney Pictures | ||
2001 | The Flamingo Rising | Martha Coolidge | CBS Hallmark Hall of Fame |
Television film |
Dr. Dolittle 2 | Steve Carr | 20th Century Fox | ||
The Affair of the Necklace | Charles Shyer | Warner Bros. Pictures | ||
2002 | Ice Age | Chris Wedge | 20th Century Fox | |
Death to Smoochy | Danny DeVito | Warner Bros. Pictures | ||
Life or Something Like It | Stephen Herek | 20th Century Fox | ||
Scooby-Doo | Raja Gosnell | Warner Bros. Pictures | ||
2003 | How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days | Donald Petrie | Paramount Pictures | |
Daddy Day Care | Steve Carr | Columbia Pictures | ||
Duplex | Danny DeVito | Miramax Films | ||
The Cat in the Hat | Bo Welch | Universal Pictures | ||
2004 | Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed | Raja Gosnell | Warner Bros. Pictures | |
2005 | Are We There Yet? | Brian Levant | Columbia Pictures | |
Man of the House | Stephen Herek | Columbia Pictures | ||
Monster-in-Law | Robert Luketic | New Line Cinema | ||
Serenity | Joss Whedon | Universal Pictures | ||
2007 | Norbit | Brian Robbins | DreamWorks Pictures | |
2008 | Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins | Malcolm D. Lee | Universal Pictures | |
The Spirit | Frank Miller | Lionsgate | ||
2009 | My Life in Ruins | Donald Petrie | Fox Searchlight Pictures | |
Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins | Brian Levant | Warner Premiere | Direct-to-video film | |
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | Betty Thomas | 20th Century Fox |
2010s
Year | Title | Director | Studio(s) | Notes |
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2010 | Crazy on the Outside | Tim Allen | Freestyle Releasing | |
The Spy Next Door | Brian Levant | Lionsgate | ||
Animals United | Reinhard Klooss Holger Tappe |
Constantin Film | ||
Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster | Brian Levant | Warner Premiere | Direct-to-video film | |
2011 | Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son | John Whitesell | 20th Century Fox | |
2012 | A Christmas Story 2 | Brian Levant | Warner Premiere | Direct-to-video film |
2013 | Tarzan | Reinhard Klooss | Constantin Film | |
2014 | Behaving Badly | Tim Garrick | Vertical Entertainment |
References
- http://www.davidnewmancomposer.com/biography.html
- David Newman Elected President of The Film Music Society.
- BMI Film & Television Awards Tout Composers of Years Top Film, Television, & Cable Music. bmi.com. Retrieved on 2010-10-20.
- amanosworld.com. amanosworld.com. Retrieved on 2012-03-03.
External links
- David Newman at the Internet Movie Database
- Comprehensive David Newman fansite
- David Newman
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