Thomas Newman (I)

Music Department | Composer | Soundtrack

Thomas Newman is an American film score composer. He was born in Los Angeles. His father was ...

Born: October 20, 1955

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Filmography

Known For

Skyfall Music Department (2012)
WALL·E Music Department (2008)
American Beauty Music Department (1999)
Known For

The Help Composer (2011)
Soundtrack

Striptease (2017)
Cumulonimbus Kandarian (2017)
You Were Never Really Here (2017)
Disney Magic Kingdoms (2016)
He Named Me Malala (2015)
Slash 3 (2015)
The Newsroom (2012-2014)
Wimbledon (2014)
Skyfall (2012)
Atop the Fourth Wall (2012)
The Help (2011)
The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
Nature (2010)
Through the Letterbox (2010)
A Perfect Day (2009)
The 81st Annual Academy Awards (2009)
WALL·E (2008)
Sicko (2007)
Ainda Há Pastores? (2006)
An Inconvenient Truth (2006)
Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)
Jarhead (2005)
Madagascar (2005)
The Longest Yard (2005)
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005)
The Robinsons: Lost in Space (2004)
A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
Six Feet Under (2001-2004)
P.O.V. (2004)
Skeppsholmen (2003)
Finding Nemo (2003)
3.z (2002)
A Many Splintered Thing (2000)
Cold Hearts (1999)
Three Kings (1999)
Meet Joe Black (1998)
Phenomenon (1996)
Grumpier Old Men (1995)
Grumpy Old Men (1993)
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
The Epic of Detective Mandy: Book Two - Spoof of the Living Dead (1991)
Men Don't Leave (1990)
Quicksilver (1986)
Soundtrack

Reckless (1984)
Composer

Castle Rock (2018)
Unsane (2018)
Thank You for Your Service (2017)
Victoria & Abdul (2017)
Passengers (2016)
Animation and Acting:Finding Dory Documentary (2016)
Finding Dory (2016)
Spectre (2015)
Bridge of Spies (2015)
He Named Me Malala (2015)
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)
The Judge (2014)
Get on Up (2014)
Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
Lauren (2013)
James Bond 007 Vs. The Joker (2013)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar (2013)
Wright vs. Wrong (2013)
Side Effects (2013)
Skyfall (2012)
The Newsroom (2012)
The Iron Lady (2011)
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
The Help (2011)
The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
La siesta de Jacinto (2010)
The Debt (2010)
Brothers (2009)
Autumn of Youth (2009)
Revolutionary Road (2008)
WALL·E (2008)
Towelhead (2007)
The Good German (2006)
Little Children (2006)
Jarhead (2005)
La femme dans la chambre (2005)
Cinderella Man (2005)
A Terrible Tragedy: Alarming Evidence from the Making of the Film - Costumes and Other Suspicious Disguises (2004)
A Terrible Tragedy: Alarming Evidence from the Making of the Film - A Woeful World (2004)
A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
Hope Springs Eternal: A Look Back at 'The Shawshank Redemption' (2004)
Six Feet Under (2004)
Angels in America (2003)
Finding Nemo (2003)
White Oleander (2002)
Road to Perdition (2002)
The Salton Sea (2002)
The Deserter (2002)
The Execution of Wanda Jean (2002)
In the Bedroom (2001)
Pay It Forward (2000)
My Khmer Heart (2000)
Walking the Mile (2000)
Erin Brockovich (2000)
The Green Mile (1999)
American Beauty (1999)
Meet Joe Black (1998)
The Horse Whisperer (1998)
Oscar and Lucinda (1997)
Red Corner (1997)
Mad City (1997)
The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
American Buffalo (1996)
Phenomenon (1996)
Up Close & Personal (1996)
How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
Unstrung Heroes (1995)
Little Women (1994)
The War (1994)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Favor (1994)
Threesome (1994)
Josh and S.A.M. (1993)
Flesh and Bone (1993)
Scent of a Woman (1992)
Citizen Cohn (1992)
Whispers in the Dark (1992)
The Player (1992)
Those Secrets (1992)
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
The Linguini Incident (1991)
Deceived (1991)
The Rapture (1991)
Career Opportunities (1991)
Rhythm Nation 1814 (1990)
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990)
Naked Tango (1990)
Against the Law (1990)
Heat Wave (1990)
Men Don't Leave (1990)
Cookie (1989)
The Great Outdoors (1988)
The Prince of Pennsylvania (1988)
Less Than Zero (1987)
The Lost Boys (1987)
Light of Day (1987)
Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985-1986)
Gung Ho (1986)
Amazing Stories (1985)
Summer's End (1985)
Real Genius (1985)
The Man with One Red Shoe (1985)
Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985)
Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
Otherworld (1985)
Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)
Revenge of the Nerds (1984)
Reckless (1984)
The Seduction of Gina (1984)
Composer

The Paper Chase (1979)
Music Department

Castle Rock (2018)
Five Came Back (2017)
Spectre (2015)
Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
Susanna (2013)
Paloma (2013)
Ro (2012)
Mary (2012)
Kendra (2012)
Gumdrop (2012)
Audrey (2012)
Celia (2012)
Skyfall (2012)
Ruth & Erica (2012)
Georgia (2012)
Vanessa & Jan (2012)
Rochelle (2012)
The Newsroom (2012)
Jennifer (2012)
Leslie (2012)
Lauren (2012)
Christine (2012)
Dakota (2012)
Allison (2012)
Denise (2012)
Blue (2012)
Jan (2012)
Serena (2012)
The Iron Lady (2011)
The Debt (2010)
A Son's War (2009)
WALL·E (2008)
Foxed Out (2007)
Little Children (2006)
Life and Loss: The Impact of 'Six Feet Under' (2006)
Six Feet Under (2002-2005)
A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
Boston Public (2003-2004)
3.z (2002)
Ice Age (2002)
The Salton Sea (2002)
Pasadena (2001)
The Green Mile (1999)
American Beauty (1999)
American Buffalo (1996)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Corrina, Corrina (1994)
Whispers in the Dark (1992)
JFK (1991)
Less Than Zero (1987)
Music Department

The Man with One Red Shoe (1985)
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Archive footage

Score: A Film Music Documentary (2016)
The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005)

Awards

Did You Know

Trivia

As with the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney, pieces from Newman's scores were used amidst biographies of Olympians such as Leann Parsley during the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City.

I hate the notion that electronics are a cheesy way of doing things and that orchestra is the only 'true' approach to scoring. But you can understand those critics, because electronics allow you to make easy choices. Anyone can do it. But while ...