Thomas Newman
- Known for
- Sound
- Born
- October 20, 1955 (age 71)
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
Thomas Montgomery Newman (born October 20, 1955) is an American composer, conductor, and orchestrator. He is best known for his film scores, earning accolades of six Grammy Awards, an Emmy Award, two BAFTA Film Awards, and 15 Academy Award nominations. In a career that has spanned over four decades, he has scored numerous films including The Player (1992), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Little Women (1994), Meet Joe Black(1998), American Beauty and The Green Mile (both 1999), Pay It Forward (2000), In the Bedroom (2001), Road to Perdition and White Oleander (both 2002), Finding Nemo (2003) and its sequel Finding Dory (2016), Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004), Cinderella Man (2005), WALL-E (2008), the James Bond films Skyfall (2012) and Spectre (2015), Bridge of Spies (2015), 1917 (2019), and Elemental (2023). In television, Newman has composed music for the HBO drama series Six Feet Under (2001), the 2003 miniseries Angels in America, and the Netflix biographical crime drama Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (2024). In the latter, he co-composed with his daughter Julia Newman. He has collaborated with directors such as Robert Altman, Jon Avnet, Martin Brest, Frank Darabont, Todd Field, John Lee Hancock, John Madden, Sam Mendes, Andrew Stanton, and Steven Soderbergh. Description above from the Wikipedia article Thomas Newman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Anxious People
Movie · Original Music Composer
Star Wars: Starfighter
Movie · Original Music Composer
In the Blink of an Eye
Movie · Original Music Composer
Onwards and Sideways
Movie · Original Music Composer
No Man's Mind
Movie · Music
The Thursday Murder Club
Movie · Original Music Composer
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
TV · Original Music Composer · 9 eps
White Bird
Movie · Original Music Composer
WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko
Movie · Original Music Composer
Elemental
Movie · Original Music Composer, Conductor
Operation Mincemeat
Movie · Original Music Composer
Dog
Movie · Original Music Composer
A Man Called Otto
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Little Things
Movie · Original Music Composer
Let Them All Talk
Movie · Original Music Composer
Tolkien
Movie · Conductor, Original Music Composer
The Highwaymen
Movie · Original Music Composer
1917
Movie · Original Music Composer
Castle Rock
TV · Main Title Theme Composer · 10 eps
Five Came Back
Movie · Music
Thank You for Your Service
Movie · Original Music Composer
Victoria & Abdul
Movie · Original Music Composer
Five Came Back
TV · Music · 3 eps
FEUD
TV · Original Music Composer · 8 eps
Finding Dory
Movie · Original Music Composer
Passengers
Movie · Original Music Composer
Spectre
Movie · Original Music Composer
Bridge of Spies
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Movie · Original Music Composer
He Named Me Malala
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Judge
Movie · Original Music Composer
Get On Up
Movie · Original Music Composer
Walking the Mile
Movie · Music
Saving Mr. Banks
Movie · Original Music Composer
Side Effects
Movie · Original Music Composer
Paloma
TV · Main Title Theme Composer · 4 eps
Skyfall
Movie · Original Music Composer
Gumdrop
Movie · Music
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Movie · Original Music Composer
Ruth & Erica
TV · Main Title Theme Composer · 13 eps
The Adjustment Bureau
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Iron Lady
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Help
Movie · Original Music Composer, Songs
Alien
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Debt
Movie · Original Music Composer
Brothers
Movie · Original Music Composer
Towelhead
Movie · Original Music Composer
WALL·E
Movie · Original Music Composer, Songs
Revolutionary Road
Movie · Original Music Composer
Little Children
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Good German
Movie · Original Music Composer
Jarhead
Movie · Original Music Composer
Cinderella Man
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Woman in the Room
Movie · Music
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Movie · Original Music Composer, Conductor
Hope Springs Eternal: A Look Back at The Shawshank Redemption
Movie · Music
Finding Nemo
Movie · Original Music Composer
Angels in America
TV · Original Music Composer · 6 eps
Road to Perdition
Movie · Original Music Composer
White Oleander
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Salton Sea
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Execution of Wanda Jean
Movie · Music
In the Bedroom
Movie · Original Music Composer
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
Movie · Music
Erin Brockovich
Movie · Original Music Composer
Pay It Forward
Movie · Original Music Composer
Boston Public
TV · Original Music Composer · 15 eps
American Beauty
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Green Mile
Movie · Original Music Composer
Meet Joe Black
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Horse Whisperer
Movie · Original Music Composer
Red Corner
Movie · Original Music Composer
Mad City
Movie · Original Music Composer
Oscar and Lucinda
Movie · Original Music Composer
American Buffalo
Movie · Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
Up Close & Personal
Movie · Original Music Composer
Phenomenon
Movie · Original Music Composer
The People vs. Larry Flynt
Movie · Original Music Composer
How to Make an American Quilt
Movie · Original Music Composer
Unstrung Heroes
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Shawshank Redemption
Movie · Original Music Composer, Conductor
Little Women
Movie · Original Music Composer
Corrina, Corrina
Movie · Music
Threesome
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Favor
Movie · Original Music Composer
The War
Movie · Original Music Composer
Josh & S.A.M.
Movie · Original Music Composer
Flesh and Bone
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Player
Movie · Original Music Composer
Scent of a Woman
Movie · Original Music Composer
Whispers in the Dark
Movie · Original Music Composer
Citizen Cohn
Movie · Original Music Composer
Those Secrets
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Rapture
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Linguini Incident
Movie · Original Music Composer
Deceived
Movie · Original Music Composer
Career Opportunities
Movie · Original Music Composer
Fried Green Tomatoes
Movie · Original Music Composer
Men Don't Leave
Movie · Original Music Composer
Heat Wave
Movie · Original Music Composer
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
Movie · Original Music Composer
Naked Tango
Movie · Original Music Composer
Cookie
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Great Outdoors
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Prince of Pennsylvania
Movie · Original Music Composer
Light of Day
Movie · Original Music Composer
Less Than Zero
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Lost Boys
Movie · Original Music Composer
Jumpin' Jack Flash
Movie · Original Music Composer
Gung Ho
Movie · Original Music Composer
American Geisha
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Man with One Red Shoe
Movie · Original Music Composer
Real Genius
Movie · Original Music Composer
Summer's End
Movie · Original Music Composer
Desperately Seeking Susan
Movie · Original Music Composer
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Movie · Original Music Composer
Amazing Stories
TV · Music · 1 ep
Grandview, U.S.A.
Movie · Original Music Composer
Revenge of the Nerds
Movie · Original Music Composer
Reckless
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Seduction of Gina
Movie · Original Music Composer