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Thomas Newman

Born: 1955

Biography

Thomas Montgomery Newman (born October 20, 1955) is an American composer best known for his many film scores. In a career that has spanned over four decades, he has scored numerous classics including The Player, The Shawshank Redemption, Cinderella Man, American Beauty, The Green Mile, In the Bedroom, Angels in America, Finding Nemo, WALL-E, the James Bond films Skyfall, Spectre, and the war film 1917. Newman has been nominated for fifteen Academy Awards, tying him with fellow composer Alex North for the most nominations without a win. He has also been nominated for four 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. His achievements have contributed to the Newmans being the most nominated Academy Award extended family, with a collective 92 nominations in various music categories. Description above from the Wikipedia article Thomas Newman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For Sound
Gender Male
Place of Birth Los Angeles, California, USA

Resources

Movies

Finding Nemo

Finding Nemo

American Beauty

American Beauty

Jarhead

Jarhead

The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption

Meet Joe Black

Meet Joe Black

The Green Mile

The Green Mile

The Rapture

The Rapture

The Horse Whisperer

The Horse Whisperer

Little Children

Little Children

The Great Outdoors

The Great Outdoors

The Player

The Player

Road to Perdition

Road to Perdition

Cinderella Man

Cinderella Man

In the Bedroom

In the Bedroom

Light of Day

Light of Day

Towelhead

Towelhead

The Man with One Red Shoe

The Man with One Red Shoe

Jumpin' Jack Flash

Jumpin' Jack Flash

Men Don't Leave

Men Don't Leave

White Oleander

White Oleander

WALL·E

WALL·E

The Salton Sea

The Salton Sea

How to Make an American Quilt

How to Make an American Quilt

Brothers

Brothers

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

American Buffalo

American Buffalo

Red Corner

Red Corner

Scent of a Woman

Scent of a Woman

Little Women

Little Women

Real Genius

Real Genius

The Adjustment Bureau

The Adjustment Bureau

Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile

Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile

Skyfall

Skyfall

Summer's End

Summer's End

The Iron Lady

The Iron Lady

Tolkien

Tolkien

Grandview, U.S.A.

Grandview, U.S.A.

Saving Mr. Banks

Saving Mr. Banks

Side Effects

Side Effects

Whispers in the Dark

Whispers in the Dark

Corrina, Corrina

Corrina, Corrina

The Judge

The Judge

Spectre

Spectre

Operation Mincemeat

Operation Mincemeat

White Bird

White Bird

The Prince of Pennsylvania

The Prince of Pennsylvania

The Linguini Incident

The Linguini Incident

Deceived

Deceived

Citizen Cohn

Citizen Cohn

Threesome

Threesome

The Favor

The Favor

WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko

WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko

Less Than Zero

Less Than Zero

Sicko

Sicko

Bridge of Spies

Bridge of Spies

The Help

The Help

Heat Wave

Heat Wave

Get on Up

Get on Up

Dog

Dog

Rhythm Nation 1814

Rhythm Nation 1814

Desperately Seeking Susan

Desperately Seeking Susan

Revenge of the Nerds

Revenge of the Nerds

Finding Dory

Finding Dory

Reckless

Reckless

Career Opportunities

Career Opportunities

Walking the Mile

Walking the Mile

Fried Green Tomatoes

Fried Green Tomatoes

Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael

Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael

Those Secrets

Those Secrets

Elemental

Elemental

Passengers

Passengers

Erin Brockovich

Erin Brockovich

Five Came Back

Five Came Back

The War

The War

Up Close & Personal

Up Close & Personal

Mad City

Mad City

Josh and S.A.M.

Josh and S.A.M.

Girls Just Want to Have Fun

Girls Just Want to Have Fun

The Execution of Wanda Jean

The Execution of Wanda Jean

A Man Called Otto

A Man Called Otto

Thank You for Your Service

Thank You for Your Service

Victoria & Abdul

Victoria & Abdul

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Revolutionary Road

Revolutionary Road

Unstrung Heroes

Unstrung Heroes

The Lost Boys

The Lost Boys

The Seduction of Gina

The Seduction of Gina

Gung Ho

Gung Ho

The People vs. Larry Flynt

The People vs. Larry Flynt

Phenomenon

Phenomenon

The Good German

The Good German

The Debt

The Debt

He Named Me Malala

He Named Me Malala

Black Bag

Black Bag

Gumdrop

Gumdrop

Cookie

Cookie

The Highwaymen

The Highwaymen

1917

1917

Flesh and Bone

Flesh and Bone

Let Them All Talk

Let Them All Talk

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Oscar and Lucinda

Oscar and Lucinda

Pay It Forward

Pay It Forward

Naked Tango

Naked Tango

The Little Things

The Little Things

In the Blink of an Eye

In the Blink of an Eye

The Thursday Murder Club

The Thursday Murder Club

TV Shows