Ira Newborn

Ira Newborn

Known for
Sound
Born
December 26, 1949 (age 76)
Birthplace
New York City, New York

Biography

James Ira Newborn (born December 26, 1949) is an American musician known for scores for comedy films of the 1980s and 1990s, including many with director John Hughes.

Known For

Filmography

2000
Angels in the Infield poster

Angels in the Infield

Movie · Original Music Composer

1999
Autopsy: Through the Eyes of Death's Detectives poster

Autopsy: Through the Eyes of Death's Detectives

Movie · Music

1998
BASEketball poster

BASEketball

Movie · Original Music Composer

1998
Bad Manners poster

Bad Manners

Movie · Original Music Composer

1997
The Pest poster

The Pest

Movie · Music Consultant

1996
High School High poster

High School High

Movie · Original Music Composer

1996
The Late Shift poster

The Late Shift

Movie · Original Music Composer

1995
Mallrats poster

Mallrats

Movie · Original Music Composer

1995
The Jerky Boys poster

The Jerky Boys

Movie · Original Music Composer

1994
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult poster

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

Movie · Original Music Composer, Conductor

1994
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective poster

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

Movie · Original Music Composer

1992
Innocent Blood poster

Innocent Blood

Movie · Original Music Composer

1992
Brain Donors poster

Brain Donors

Movie · Music

1992
The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them poster

The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them

Movie · Original Music Composer

1991
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear poster

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

Movie · Original Music Composer

1990
Short Time poster

Short Time

Movie · Original Music Composer

1990
My Blue Heaven poster

My Blue Heaven

Movie · Original Music Composer

1989
Uncle Buck poster

Uncle Buck

Movie · Original Music Composer

1989
Collision Course poster

Collision Course

Movie · Original Music Composer

1989
Cast the First Stone poster

Cast the First Stone

Movie · Original Music Composer

1989
Tales from the Crypt poster

Tales from the Crypt

TV · Music · 1 ep

1988
Caddyshack II poster

Caddyshack II

Movie · Original Music Composer

1988
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! poster

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

Movie · Original Music Composer

1987
Dragnet poster

Dragnet

Movie · Original Music Composer

1987
Planes, Trains and Automobiles poster

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Movie · Original Music Composer

1987
Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story poster

Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story

Movie · Music

1986
Wise Guys poster

Wise Guys

Movie · Original Music Composer

1986
Ferris Bueller's Day Off poster

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Movie · Original Music Composer

1985
Into the Night poster

Into the Night

Movie · Original Music Composer

1985
Weird Science poster

Weird Science

Movie · Original Music Composer

1984
Sixteen Candles poster

Sixteen Candles

Movie · Original Music Composer

1982
Police Squad! poster

Police Squad!

TV · Original Music Composer · 6 eps

1981
All Night Long poster

All Night Long

Movie · Music