Academy Awards and three 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 annually to a composer who has made significant contributions to film and television music.[1]
Contents
1 Personal life 2 Film scoring career 3 Filmography
3.1 Film
3.1.1 1980s 3.1.2 1990s 3.1.3 2000s 3.1.4 2010s
4 Additional soundtracks 5 Awards and nominations
5.1 American Film Institute
6 References 7 External links
Personal life[edit]
Born in Los Angeles, California, he is the youngest son of Martha
Louis Montgomery (1920–2005) and composer Alfred Newman
(1900–1970), who won the
Academy Award for Best Original Score nine
times. He is a member of a film-scoring dynasty in
Hollywood
Hollywood that
includes his father Alfred, brother David Newman, sister Maria Newman,
uncles
Lionel Newman and Emil Newman, cousin
Randy Newman
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Randy Newman (also known
as a singer and songwriter), and his first cousin, once removed, Joey
Newman. His paternal grandparents were Russian Jewish immigrants, and
his mother was from Mississippi.
During their upbringing, Martha herded her sons into violin lessons in
the San Fernando Valley every weekend.[2] Newman later studied
composition and orchestration for two years at the University of
Southern California,[3] before transferring to Yale University, where
he graduated as a
Bachelor of Arts in 1977 and a
Master of Music
Master of Music in
1978.[4] While at Yale, he met composer Stephen Sondheim, who became
an early mentor.[2]
Newman and his wife, Ann Marie, have three children. They reside in
the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Film scoring career[edit]
At first, Newman was more interested in musical theater than in film
composition, working with Sondheim in Broadway plays.[5] 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.[1] 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 where
Darth Vader
Darth Vader dies.[6] Afterwards Newman met in New York
producer Scott Rudin, who invited him to compose the score for
Reckless (1984). Newman said that he thought "it was a tough job, at
first" for requiring him to "develop vocabularies and a sense of
procedure", only getting comfortable with writing scores "and not
fraudulent in my efforts" after 8 years.[7]
In 1992, Newman composed the score to Martin Brest's film Scent of a
Woman.
In 1994, he got his first
Academy Award
Academy Award nominations with the scores to
The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption and Little Women.[5] He also scored the film
The War. In 1996, he scored Diane Keaton's Unstrung Heroes, receiving
yet another Oscar nomination. In 1998, he scored Robert Redford's The
Horse Whisperer as well as Meet Joe Black. In 1999, Newman composed
the score to Sam Mendes' first feature film American Beauty, created
using mainly percussion instruments. Newman believed the score helped
move the film along without disturbing the "moral ambiguity" of the
script, saying "It was a real delicate balancing act in terms of what
music worked to preserve that."[8] This was his first collaboration
with Mendes, and he would go on to score all of the director's
subsequent films except for the comedy-drama Away We Go, which
featured songs instead of a score. He received a fourth Oscar
nomination for this score, and although he lost again (to John
Corigliano for The Red Violin), he did receive a
Grammy
Grammy and a BAFTA.
His critical and commercial success has continued in the following
years with his scores for films such as Meet Joe Black, The Green
Mile, Erin Brockovich,
In the Bedroom
In the Bedroom and The Salton Sea. He was
nominated consecutively for a further three Academy Awards, for Road
to Perdition (2002),
Finding Nemo
Finding Nemo (2003), and Lemony Snicket's A
Series of Unfortunate Events (2004). However, he lost on each occasion
to
Elliot Goldenthal
Elliot Goldenthal (for Frida),
Howard Shore
Howard Shore (for The Lord of the
Rings: The Return of the King), and
Jan A. P. Kaczmarek
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Jan A. P. Kaczmarek (for Finding
Neverland) respectively.
He was again nominated for an Oscar for scoring Steven Soderbergh's
The Good German
The Good German (2006). At the Oscar ceremony, he appeared in the
opening segment by Errol Morris, who jokingly stated that Newman had
been nominated for and failed to win an Oscar eight times. Newman
replied: "No, I've failed seven but this will be my eighth", and
indeed, he again lost, this time to
Gustavo Santaolalla
Gustavo Santaolalla for Babel.
His first score since
The Good German
The Good German was for the 2008 animated film
WALL-E, collaborating for the second time with director Andrew Stanton
(with the first collaboration being Finding Nemo). The film won the
Academy Award
Academy Award for Best Animated Feature (as had Nemo). Newman received
two Oscar nominations: one for Best Original Score, and another for
Best Original Song for "Down to Earth", which he co-wrote with Peter
Gabriel. He was nominated in the Original Score category with two
other veteran composers,
James Newton-Howard
James Newton-Howard and Danny Elfman, both of
whom have also been nominated for several Oscars but each time
unsuccessfully. Newman lost both the score and song nominations to A R
Rahman for his work on Slumdog Millionaire. He and
Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel did
however win a
Grammy
Grammy for "Down to Earth".
In 2008, Newman scored Towelhead and Sam Mendes' Revolutionary Road
and in 2009 he scored Brothers. In 2011 he scored The Help, The Debt,
The Iron Lady, and The Adjustment Bureau.[9]
In 2012, Newman scored The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. He also scored
the 23rd
James Bond
James Bond movie Skyfall, directed by his longtime
collaborator Sam Mendes, which celebrates the film franchise's 50th
anniversary.[10] His work on this film earned him his eleventh Oscar
nomination and a second
BAFTA
BAFTA win. During 2013, he scored Steven
Soderbergh's Side Effects and Saving Mr. Banks. The latter score was
very well received by film music critics, earning Newman
BAFTA
BAFTA and
Oscar nominations for the second consecutive year, both of which he
lost to Steven Price for Gravity.
Newman's 2014 projects included The Judge and Get on Up. He scored
2015's The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, marking the first time
Newman has scored a sequel to a film he also wrote the score for.[11]
In 2016, Newman scored the motion picture "Passengers" starring
Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt.
Newman likes to vary the instrumentation in his scores, ranging from
full orchestra to percussion-only music. He is also fond of
incorporating unusual instruments such as the zither, hurdy-gurdy,
psaltery and hammered dulcimer,[1] or unexpected sounds, like
Aboriginal chants and the chirping of cicadas. The composer declared
that he has "an interest in mundane experimentation."[5]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
1980s[edit]
Year Title Director(s) Studio(s) Notes
1984 Reckless James Foley Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer N/A
Revenge of the Nerds Jeff Kanew Interscope Communications 20th Century Fox N/A
Grandview, U.S.A.
Randal Kleiser
CBS Entertainment Production
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. (theatrical)
CBS/Fox Video
CBS/Fox Video (VHS release)
Paramount Home Entertainment
Paramount Home Entertainment (DVD release)
N/A
1985 Desperately Seeking Susan Susan Seidelman Orion Pictures Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande. Album shared with Making Mr. Right
Girls Just Want to Have Fun Alan Metter New World Pictures N/A
The Man with One Red Shoe Stan Dragoti 20th Century Fox N/A
Real Genius Martha Coolidge TriStar Pictures N/A
1986
Gung Ho
Ron Howard
Paramount Pictures
First collaboration with Ron Howard
One track released by Milan on the compilation album
Ron Howard
Ron Howard –
Passions & Achievements
Jumpin' Jack Flash Penny Marshall Largo Entertainment Silver Pictures 20th Century Fox Song album with two Newman tracks
1987 Light of Day Paul Schrader TriStar Pictures Song album with one Newman track
The Lost Boys Joel Schumacher Warner Bros. Song album with one Newman track
Less Than Zero Marek Kanievska 20th Century Fox Song album; no Newman score; score album released by La-La Land Records in September 2016.
1988 The Great Outdoors Howard Deutch Hughes Entertainment Universal Pictures Song album with one Newman track
The Prince of Pennsylvania Ron Nyswaner Fine Line Features New Line Cinema N/A
1989 Cookie Susan Seidelman Lorimar Film Entertainment Warner Bros. N/A
1990s[edit]
Year Title Director(s) Studio(s) Notes
1990 Men Don't Leave Paul Brickman Geffen Pictures Warner Bros. N/A
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael Jim Abrahams Paramount Pictures Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande
1991 Career Opportunities Bryan Gordon Hughes Entertainment Universal Pictures Song album with three Newman tracks released by Curb
The Linguini Incident Richard Shepard Academy Entertainment Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande
Naked Tango Leonard Schrader New Line Cinema N/A
The Rapture Michael Tolkin Fine Line Features New Line Cinema Song album with ten Newman tracks
Deceived Damian Harris Touchstone Pictures N/A
Fried Green Tomatoes Jon Avnet Act III Communications Universal Pictures Song album with three Newman tracks and separate score album, both released by MCA
1992
The Player
Robert Altman
Avenue Pictures
Spelling Films
Fine Line Features (US)
Pathé
Pathé (International)
Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande
Whispers in the Dark Christopher Crowe Paramount Pictures Varèse Sarabande album release cancelled; released by Intrada in 2012
Scent of a Woman Martin Brest City Light Films Universal Pictures Soundtrack released by MCA
1993 Flesh and Bone Steve Kloves Paramount Pictures Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande
Josh and S.A.M. Billy Weber Castle Rock Entertainment New Line Cinema Columbia Pictures Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande
1994 Threesome Andrew Fleming Motion Picture Corporation of America TriStar Pictures Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande. Twinned with American Buffalo
The Favor Donald Petrie Orion Pictures N/A
The Shawshank Redemption Frank Darabont Castle Rock Entertainment Columbia Pictures First collaboration with Frank Darabont Soundtrack released by Sony BMG
The War Jon Avnet Universal Pictures Song album with 12 Newman tracks released by MCA
Little Women Gillian Armstrong Columbia Pictures Soundtrack released by Sony Classical
1995
Unstrung Heroes
Diane Keaton
Hollywood
Hollywood Pictures
Soundtrack released by
Hollywood
Hollywood Records
How to Make an American Quilt Jocelyn Moorhouse Amblin Entertainment Universal Pictures Soundtrack released by MCA
1996
Up Close & Personal
Jon Avnet
Cinergi Pictures
Touchstone Pictures
Soundtrack released by
Hollywood
Hollywood Records
Phenomenon Jon Turteltaub Touchstone Pictures Song album with one Newman track released by Reprise
American Buffalo Michael Corrente Capitol Films Channel Four Films The Samuel Goldwyn Company Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande. Twinned with Threesome
The People vs. Larry Flynt Miloš Forman Phoenix Pictures Columbia Pictures Soundtrack released by Angel Records
1997 Red Corner Jon Avnet Avnet-Kerner Productions Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Soundtrack released by EAR
Mad City Costa Gavras Warner Bros. Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande
Oscar and Lucinda Gillian Armstrong Australian Film Finance Corporation Fox Searchlight Pictures Soundtrack released by Sony Classical
1998
The Horse Whisperer
Robert Redford
Touchstone Pictures
Soundtrack released by
Hollywood
Hollywood Records
Meet Joe Black Martin Brest City Light Filmsw Universal Pictures Soundtrack released by Universal Records
1999 American Beauty Sam Mendes DreamWorks Pictures First collaboration with Sam Mendes Soundtrack released by DreamWorks Records
The Green Mile
Frank Darabont
Castle Rock Entertainment
Warner Bros.
Second collaboration with Frank Darabont
Soundtrack released by
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Records.
2000s[edit]
Year Title Director(s) Studio(s) Notes
2000
Erin Brockovich
Steven Soderbergh
Jersey Films
Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures (US)
Columbia Pictures
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Columbia Pictures (International)
First collaboration with Steven Soderbergh
Soundtrack released by Sony Classical
Pay It Forward Mimi Leder Bel Air Entertainment Tapestry Films Pathé Warner Bros. Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande
2001 In the Bedroom Todd Field Good Machine Miramax Films Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande
2002 The Salton Sea D. J. Caruso Castle Rock Entertainment Warner Bros. Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande
Road to Perdition
Sam Mendes
The Zanuck Company
DreamWorks Pictures
DreamWorks Pictures (US)
20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox (International)
Second collaboration with Sam Mendes
Soundtrack released by Decca Records
White Oleander Peter Kosminsky Umbrella Entertainment Warner Bros. Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande
2003 Finding Nemo Andrew Stanton Pixar Animation Studios Walt Disney Pictures First collaboration with Andrew Stanton, and Newman's first score for an animated film Soundtrack released by Walt Disney Records
2004
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Brad Silberling
Nickelodeon Movies
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures (US)
DreamWorks Pictures
DreamWorks Pictures (International)
Soundtrack released by Sony Classical
2005
Cinderella Man
Ron Howard
Imagine Entertainment
Miramax Films
Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures (North America)
Buena Vista Pictures
Buena Vista Pictures (International)
Second collaboration with Ron Howard
Soundtrack released by Decca Records
Jarhead Sam Mendes Universal Pictures Third collaboration with Sam Mendes Soundtrack released by Decca Records
2006 Little Children Todd Field New Line Cinema Soundtrack released by Silva Screen Records
The Good German Steven Soderbergh Virtual Studios Section Eight Productions Warner Bros. Second collaboration with Steven Soderbergh Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande
2007 Towelhead Alan Ball Scott Rudin Productions This is that Corporation Warner Independent Pictures Soundtrack released by Lakeshore Records
2008 WALL-E Andrew Stanton Pixar Animation Studios Walt Disney Pictures Second collaboration with Andrew Stanton Soundtrack released by Walt Disney Records
Revolutionary Road
Sam Mendes
BBC Films
DreamWorks Pictures
Paramount Vantage
Paramount Vantage (US)
United International Pictures
United International Pictures (International)
Fourth collaboration with Sam Mendes
Soundtrack released by Nonesuch
2009 Brothers Jim Sheridan Relativity Media Lionsgate Soundtrack released by Relativity Music Group
2010s[edit]
Year Title Director(s) Studio(s) Notes
2011 The Adjustment Bureau George Nolfi Media Rights Capital Universal Pictures Soundtrack released by Relativity Music Group
The Help Tate Taylor Reliance Entertainment Participant Media Image Nation 1492 Pictures Touchstone Pictures DreamWorks Pictures Score album released by Varèse Sarabande
The Debt
John Madden
Marv Films
Miramax Films
Focus Features
Focus Features (US)
Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures (International)
Soundtrack released by Relativity Music Group, Silva Screen Music
The Iron Lady
Phyllida Lloyd
Pathé
Film4
UK Film Council
Canal+
Goldcrest Films
The Weinstein Company (US)
20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox (UK)
Soundtrack released by Sony Classical
2012 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel John Madden Participant Media Blueprint Pictures Fox Searchlight Pictures Soundtrack released by Sony Classical
Skyfall Sam Mendes Eon Productions Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Columbia Pictures Fifth collaboration with Sam Mendes Soundtrack released by Sony Classical
2013 Side Effects Steven Soderbergh FilmNation Entertainment Open Road Films Third collaboration with Steven Soderbergh Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande
Saving Mr. Banks John Lee Hancock Walt Disney Pictures BBC Films Essential Media Entertainment Soundtrack released by Walt Disney Records
2014 Get on Up Tate Taylor Imagine Entertainment Universal Pictures N/A
The Judge David Dobkin Village Roadshow Pictures Warner Bros. Soundtrack released by WaterTower Music
2015 The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel John Madden Participant Media Blueprint Pictures Fox Searchlight Pictures N/A
He Named Me Malala Davis Guggenheim Image Nation Abu Dhabi FZ Participant Media Soundtrack released by Sony Classical
Bridge of Spies
Steven Spielberg
Touchstone Pictures
DreamWorks Pictures
20th Century Fox
First
Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg theatrical film without his long-time composer
John Williams
John Williams since The Color Purple (1985), and Newman's first
collaboration with Steven Spielberg
Spectre Sam Mendes Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Columbia Pictures Sixth collaboration with Sam Mendes Soundtrack released by Decca Records
2016 Finding Dory[12] Andrew Stanton Walt Disney Pictures Pixar Animation Studios Third collaboration with Andrew Stanton
Passengers Morten Tyldum Columbia Pictures Village Roadshow Pictures N/A
2017 Victoria & Abdul Stephen Frears Focus Features Working Title Films N/A
Thank You for Your Service Jason Hall Universal Pictures DreamWorks Pictures N/A
2018
Unsane Steven Soderbergh Fingerprint Releasing Bleecker Street Regency Enterprises N/A
Year Title Director(s) Notes
1985 Amazing Stories Various Episode "Santa '85." Soundtrack released by Intrada
1990 Heat Wave Kevin Hooks
1992 Those Secrets David Manson Soundtrack released by Masters Film Music
Citizen Cohn Frank Pierson
2000 Boston Public Various Main Title Theme
2001 Six Feet Under Various Main title Theme
2003 Angels in America Mike Nichols Soundtrack released by Nonesuch
2012 The Newsroom Various Main Theme and Pilot
2017 Five Came Back Various Main Theme
Additional soundtracks[edit]
2005:
Brokeback Mountain
Brokeback Mountain (Trailer) (from The Shawshank Redemption)
2005:
Corpse Bride
Corpse Bride (Trailer) (from Lemony Snicket's A Series of
Unfortunate Events)
2005: Madagascar (from American Beauty)
2005: Fun with Dick and Jane (from Lemony Snicket's A Series of
Unfortunate Events)
2007:
Sicko
Sicko (from Little Children, Lemony Snicket's A Series of
Unfortunate Events and In the Bedroom)
2007: No Reservations (Trailer) (from Lemony Snicket's A Series of
Unfortunate Events and American Beauty)
2009: Bigfoot (Trailer) (from WALL-E)
2010: Alice in Wonderland (Teaser Trailer) (from Lemony Snicket's A
Series of Unfortunate Events)
Newman has composed music for television as well, including theme
music for the series
Boston Public
Boston Public and the miniseries Angels in
America. His theme music for the television show Six Feet Under won
two
Grammy
Grammy Awards in 2003, for
Best Instrumental Composition as well
as Best Instrumental Arrangement. Newman also wrote a commissioned
concert work for orchestra, Reach Forth Our Hands, for the 1996
Cleveland
Cleveland Bicentennial. The
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Philharmonic has commissioned
a new work by Newman to be performed by the Kronos Quartet and Los
Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Leonard Slatkin, during the
orchestra's 2009–2010 season.
He composed the incidental music for the Washington Shakespeare
Theatre Company's 2014 production of As You Like It, directed by
Michael Attenborough and starring Zoe Waites.[13]
Awards and nominations[edit]
As of 2017, Newman has received a total of fourteen Academy Award
nominations, however he has yet to win the award, making him the most
nominated living composer to have never won an Oscar, and behind Alex
North, who received 15 unsuccessful nominations. Thirteen of his
nominations are in the Best Original Score category, while one is for
Best Original Song.
His first major successes for which he was recognised, came in 1994,
when he earned two
Academy Award
Academy Award nominations for his scores to Little
Women and The Shawshank Redemption; he was the only double-nominee
that year, although he lost to
Hans Zimmer
Hans Zimmer for The Lion King.
He received his third
Academy Award
Academy Award nomination in 1996 for the score
to Diane Keaton's comedy Unstrung Heroes, but again lost, this time to
Alan Menken
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Alan Menken for Pocahontas.
He has also received three Golden Globe nominations including one for
Best Original Score for 1999's
American Beauty and two for Best
Original Song, as well as nine
Grammy
Grammy nominations and five wins.
Award Year Category Project Outcome
Academy Award 1995 Best Music, Original Score Little Women Nominated
Best Music, Original Score The Shawshank Redemption Nominated
1996 Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score Unstrung Heroes Nominated
2000 Best Music, Original Score American Beauty Nominated
2003 Best Music, Original Score Road to Perdition Nominated
2004 Best Music, Original Score Finding Nemo Nominated
2005 Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Nominated
2007 Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score The Good German Nominated
2009 Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score WALL-E Nominated
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song (with Peter Gabriel) for "Down to Earth" Nominated
2013 Best Music, Original Score Skyfall Nominated
2014 Best Music, Original Score Saving Mr. Banks Nominated
2016 Best Music, Original Score Bridge of Spies Nominated
2017 Best Music, Original Score Passengers Nominated
Annie Award 2004 Outstanding Music in an Animated Feature Production Finding Nemo Won
BAFTA
BAFTA Award
2000
Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music
American Beauty
Won
2009 Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music WALL-E Nominated
2013 Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music Skyfall Won
2014 Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music Saving Mr. Banks Nominated
Classical Brit Award 2010 Soundtrack of the Year Revolutionary Road Won
Emmy Award 1991 Outstanding Achievement in Main Title Theme Music Against the Law Nominated
2002 Outstanding Main Title Theme Music Six Feet Under Won
Golden Globe Award 2000 Best Original Score – Motion Picture American Beauty Nominated
2009 Best Original Song – Motion Picture (with Peter Gabriel) for "Down to Earth" WALL-E Nominated
2012 Best Original Song – Motion Picture (with Mary J. Blige, Harvey Mason, Jr. and Damon Thomas) for "The Living Proof" The Help Nominated
Grammy
Grammy Award
1995
Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for
Television
The Shawshank Redemption
Nominated
1997 Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television Unstrung Heroes Nominated
2001
Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture,
Television
Television or other
Visual Media
American Beauty
Won
2003 Best Instrumental Composition for Title Theme Six Feet Under Won
Best Instrumental Arrangement for Title Theme Six Feet Under Won
2005
Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture,
Television
Television or Other
Visual Media
Angels in America
Nominated
2009
Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture,
Television
Television or Other
Visual Media
WALL-E
Nominated
Best Song Written for Motion Picture,
Television
Television or Other Visual Media
(with Peter Gabriel) for "Down to Earth"
Won
Best Instrumental Arrangement (with Peter Gabriel) for Score Track, "Define Dancing" Won
2014 Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Skyfall Won
2015 Saving Mr. Banks Nominated
2017 Bridge of Spies Nominated
Best Instrumental Composition for End Title Bridge of Spies Nominated
Saturn Awards 1999 Best Film Music Meet Joe Black Nominated
2000 Best Film Music The Green Mile Nominated
2004 Best Film Music Finding Nemo Nominated
2017 Best Film Music Passengers Nominated
World Soundtrack Awards 2003 Best Original Soundtrack of the Year Road to Perdition Nominated
2005
Soundtrack
Composer
Composer of the Year
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Nominated
2008 Best Original Song Written Directly for Film (with Peter Gabriel) for "Down to Earth" WALL-E Won
Best Original Score of the Year Nominated
American Film Institute[edit]
Newman's scores for
American Beauty and
The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption were
nominated for AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores.
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External links[edit]
Thomas Newman
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Preceded by
David Arnold
1997-2008
James Bond
James Bond film score composer
2012–present
Succeeded by
none
v t e
James Bond
James Bond music
Themes
"
James Bond
James Bond Theme" (Monty Norman)
"
James Bond
James Bond Is Back" (John Barry)
"007 Theme" (John Barry)
"On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (John Barry)
"Bond 77" (Marvin Hamlisch)
"
James Bond
James Bond Theme" (Moby)
Soundtracks
Dr. No From Russia with Love Goldfinger Thunderball Casino Royale You Only Live Twice On Her Majesty's Secret Service Diamonds Are Forever Live and Let Die The Man with the Golden Gun The Spy Who Loved Me Moonraker For Your Eyes Only Octopussy Never Say Never Again A View to a Kill The Living Daylights Licence to Kill GoldenEye Tomorrow Never Dies The World Is Not Enough Die Another Day Casino Royale Quantum of Solace Skyfall Spectre
Composers
Monty Norman John Barry Burt Bacharach George Martin Marvin Hamlisch Bill Conti Michel Legrand Michael Kamen Éric Serra David Arnold Thomas Newman
Eon themes
"Kingston Calypso" "From Russia with Love" "Goldfinger" "Thunderball" "You Only Live Twice" "We Have All the Time in the World" "Diamonds Are Forever" "Live and Let Die" "The Man with the Golden Gun" "Nobody Does It Better" "Moonraker" "For Your Eyes Only" "All Time High" "A View to a Kill" "The Living Daylights" "Where Has Everybody Gone?" "Licence to Kill" "If You Asked Me To" "GoldenEye" "Tomorrow Never Dies" "The World Is Not Enough" "Die Another Day" "You Know My Name" "Another Way to Die" "Skyfall" "Writing's on the Wall"
Non-Eon themes
"Casino Royale" "The Look of Love" "Never Say Never Again"
Compilations
Shaken and Stirred The Incredible World of James Bond The Best of Bond...James Bond
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v t e
AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score
1975–2000
The Cars That Ate Paris and The Great McCarthy – Bruce Smeaton
(1975)
Not awarded (1976)
The Picture Show Man
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The Picture Show Man – Peter Best (1977)
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith –
Bruce Smeaton (1978)
Mad Max
Mad Max – Brian May (1979)
Manganinnie
Manganinnie –
Peter Sculthorpe (1980)
Fatty Finn –
Rory O'Donoghue and
Grahame Bond (1981)
The Man from Snowy River –
Bruce Rowland (1982)
Phar Lap –
Bruce Rowland (1983)
Street Hero
Street Hero –
Garth Porter and
Bruce Smeaton (1984)
Rebel – Ray Cook, Chris Neal, Peter Best, Billy Byers, Bruce Rowland
(1985)
Young Einstein
Young Einstein –
William Motzing and
Martin Armiger (1986)
The Tale of Ruby Rose
The Tale of Ruby Rose –
Paul Schütze
Paul Schütze (1987)
The Lighthorsemen –
Mario Millo (1988)
Dead Calm –
Graeme Revell (1989)
The Big Steal –
Phil Judd (1990)
Dingo –
Michel Legrand and
Miles Davis
Miles Davis (1991)
Romper Stomper
Romper Stomper – John Clifford White (1992)
The Piano
The Piano –
Michael Nyman
Michael Nyman (1993)
Traps – Douglas Stephen Rae (1994)
Hotel Sorrento
Hotel Sorrento – Nerida Tyson-Chew (1995)
Shine –
David Hirschfelder (1996)
Doing Time for Patsy Cline
Doing Time for Patsy Cline – Peter Best (1997)
Oscar and Lucinda –
Thomas Newman
Thomas Newman (1998)
In a Savage Land
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In a Savage Land –
David Bridie (1999)
Bootmen
Bootmen –
Cezary Skubiszewski (2000)
2001–present
The Dish
The Dish – Edmund Choi (2001)
Rabbit-Proof Fence –
Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel (2002)
Japanese Story
Japanese Story – Elizabeth Drake (2003)
Somersault –
Decoder Ring (2004)
The Proposition –
Nick Cave
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis (2005)
Suburban Mayhem
Suburban Mayhem –
Mick Harvey
Mick Harvey (2006)
The Home Song Stories
The Home Song Stories –
Antony Partos (2007)
Unfinished Sky
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Unfinished Sky –
Antony Partos (2008)
Mao's Last Dancer – Christopher Gordon (2009)
Animal Kingdom –
Antony Partos and Sam Petty (2010)
The Hunter – Andrew Lancaster,
Michael Lira
Michael Lira and Matteo Zingales
(2011)
Not Suitable for Children
Not Suitable for Children –
Matteo Zingales
Matteo Zingales and Jono Ma (2012)
The Great Gatsby – Craig Armstrong (2013)
The Railwayman –
David Hirschfelder (2014)
Mad Max: Fury Road – Tom Holkenborg (2015)
Tanna –
Antony Partos (2016)
Lion –
Volker Bertelmann
Volker Bertelmann and
Dustin O’Halloran
Dustin O’Halloran (2017)
v t e
BAFTA
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
John Barry (1968)
Mikis Theodorakis
Mikis Theodorakis (1969)
Burt Bacharach
Burt Bacharach (1970)
Michel Legrand (1971)
Nino Rota
Nino Rota (1972)
Alan Price (1973)
Richard Rodney Bennett (1974)
John Williams
John Williams (1975)
Bernard Herrmann
Bernard Herrmann (1976)
John Addison (1977)
John Williams
John Williams (1978)
Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone (1979)
John Williams
John Williams (1980)
Carl Davis
Carl Davis (1981)
John Williams
John Williams (1982)
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto (1983)
Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone (1984)
Maurice Jarre
Maurice Jarre (1985)
Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone (1986)
Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone (1987)
John Williams
John Williams (1988)
Maurice Jarre
Maurice Jarre (1989)
Andrea and
Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone (1990)
Jean-Claude Petit (1991)
David Hirschfelder (1992)
John Williams
John Williams (1993)
Don Was
Don Was (1994)
Luis Bacalov
Luis Bacalov (1995)
Gabriel Yared (1996)
Nellee Hooper (1997)
David Hirschfelder (1998)
Thomas Newman
Thomas Newman (1999)
Tan Dun
Tan Dun (2000)
Craig Armstrong and
Marius de Vries (2001)
Philip Glass
Philip Glass (2002)
T Bone Burnett
T Bone Burnett and
Gabriel Yared (2003)
Gustavo Santaolalla
Gustavo Santaolalla (2004)
John Williams
John Williams (2005)
Gustavo Santaolalla
Gustavo Santaolalla (2006)
Christopher Gunning
Christopher Gunning (2007)
A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman (2008)
Michael Giacchino
Michael Giacchino (2009)
Alexandre Desplat
Alexandre Desplat (2010)
Ludovic Bource
Ludovic Bource (2011)
Thomas Newman
Thomas Newman (2012)
Steven Price (2013)
Alexandre Desplat
Alexandre Desplat (2014)
Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone (2015)
Justin Hurwitz
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Justin Hurwitz (2016)
Alexandre Desplat
Alexandre Desplat (2017)
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WorldCat Identities VIAF: 100233733 LCCN: n91058376 ISNI: 0000 0001 1478 5927 GND: 124479162 SUDOC: 071506535 BNF: cb13927103j (data) BIBSYS: 3103474 MusicBrainz: 348f3a5f-5112-4d72-b33b-11c60b4f9af2 BNE: XX1078172 SN