David Newman

**David Louis Newman** (born March 11, 1954) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, composer and conductor. He is known for his movie scores.  In his career more than thirty years, he has composed music for nearly 100 feature movies.

#### 1980s

|Year|Title|Director|Studio(s)|Notes||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1984|_Frankenweenie_|Tim Burton|Walt Disney Pictures|Short film||
|rowspan=2|1986|_Critters_|Stephen Herek|New Line Cinema||
|_Vendetta_|Bruce Logan|Vestron Pictures||||
|rowspan=5|1987|_The Kindred_|Stephen Carpenter Jeffrey Obrow|FM Entertainment||
|_My Demon Lover_|Charlie Loventhal|New Line Cinema||||
|_Malone_|Harley Cokeliss|Orion Pictures||||
|_The Brave Little Toaster_|Jerry Rees|The Kushner-Locke Company Hyperion Pictures Buena Vista Pictures Distribution <small>(US theatrical release)</small> ITC Entertainment <small>(UK theatrical release)</small> Walt Disney Home Video <small>(US video release)</small>|David Newman's first score for an animated film|||
|_Throw Momma from the Train_|Danny DeVito|Orion Pictures||||
|1988|_Heathers_|Michael Lehmann|New World Pictures|||
|rowspan=5|1989|_Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure_|Stephen Herek|Nelson Entertainment Interscope Communications Orion Pictures <small>(US)</small> De Laurentiis Entertainment Group <small>(International)</small>||
|_Disorganized Crime_|Jim Kouf|Silver Screen Partners IV Touchstone Pictures||||
|_Little Monsters_|Richard Alan Greenberg|Allied Stars Ltd Davis Entertainment Vestron Pictures <small>(original production and distribution company)</small> United Artists <small>(theatrical distribution; Vestron sold the movie to United Artists)</small>||||
|_Gross Anatomy_|Thom Eberhardt|Sandollar Productions Silver Screen Partners IV Touchstone Pictures||||
|_The War of the Roses_|Danny DeVito|Gracie Films 20th Century Fox||||

#### 1990s

|Year|Title|Director|Studio(s)|Notes||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan=6|1990|_Madhouse_|Tom Ropelewski|Orion Pictures||
|_Fire Birds_|David Green|Touchstone Pictures||||
|_The Freshman_|Andrew Bergman|TriStar Pictures||||
|_DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp_|Bob Hathcock|DisneyToon Studios Walt Disney Pictures||||
|_Mr. Destiny_|James Orr|Silver Screen Partners IV Touchstone Pictures||||
|_Meet the Applegates_|Michael Lehmann|New World Pictures||||
|rowspan=8|1991|_The Marrying Man_|Jerry Rees|Silver Screen Partners IV Hollywood Pictures||
|_Talent for the Game_|Robert M. Young|Paramount Pictures||||
|_Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead_|Stephen Herek|HBO Pictures Warner Bros. Pictures||||
|_Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey_|Peter Hewitt|Nelson Entertainment Interscope Communications Orion Pictures||||
|_Rover Dangerfield_|James L. George Bob Seeley|Hyperion Pictures Warner Bros. Pictures||||
|_Paradise_|Mary Agnes Donoghue|Interscope Communications Touchstone Pictures||||
|_Other People's Money_|Norman Jewison|Warner Bros. Pictures||||
|_The Runestone_|Willard Carroll|Hyperion Pictures LIVE Entertainment||||
|rowspan=5|1992|_Itsy Bitsy Spider_|Matthew O'Callaghan|Hyperion Pictures Paramount Pictures|Short film|
|_Honeymoon in Vegas_|Andrew Bergman|Castle Rock Entertainment New Line Cinema Columbia Pictures||||
|_The Mighty Ducks_|Stephen Herek|Avnet-Kerner Productions Walt Disney Pictures||||
|_That Night_|Craig Bolotin|Le Studio Canal+ Regency Enterprises Alcor Films Warner Bros. Pictures||||
|_Hoffa_|Danny DeVito|Le Studio Canal+ Jersey Films 20th Century Fox||||
|rowspan=3|1993|_The Sandlot_|David Mickey Evans|Island World 20th Century Fox||
|_Coneheads_|Steve Barron|NBC Films Paramount Pictures||||
|_Undercover Blues_|Herbert Ross|Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer||||
|rowspan=5|1994|_The Air Up There_|Paul Michael Glaser|Nomura Babcock & Brown Interscope Communications PolyGram Filmed Entertainment Hollywood Pictures||
|_My Father the Hero_|Steve Miner|Touchstone Pictures||||
|_The Flintstones_|Brian Levant|Hanna-Barbera Productions Amblin Entertainment Universal Pictures||||
|_The Cowboy Way_|Gregg Champion|Imagine Entertainment Universal Pictures||||
|_I Love Trouble_|Charles Shyer|Caravan Pictures Touchstone Pictures||||
|rowspan=3|1995|_Boys on the Side_|Herbert Ross|Le Studio Canal+ Regency Enterprises Warner Bros. Pictures||
|_Tommy Boy_|Peter Segal|Paramount Pictures||||
|_Operation Dumbo Drop_|Simon Wincer|Interscope Communications PolyGram Filmed Entertainment Walt Disney Pictures||||
|rowspan=5|1996|_Big Bully_|Steve Miner|Morgan Creek Productions Warner Bros. Pictures||
|_The Phantom_|Simon Wincer|The Ladd Company Village Roadshow Pictures Paramount Pictures||||
|_The Nutty Professor_|Tom Shadyac|Imagine Entertainment Universal Pictures||||
|_Matilda_|Danny DeVito|Jersey Films TriStar Pictures||||
|_Jingle All the Way_|Brian Levant|1492 Pictures 20th Century Fox||||
|rowspan=2|1997|_Out to Sea_|Martha Coolidge|Davis Entertainment 20th Century Fox||
|_Anastasia_|Don Bluth Gary Goldman|20th Century Fox 20th Century Fox Animation Fox Animation Studios||||
|rowspan=5|1999|_Inspector Gadget_|David Kellogg|Walt Disney Pictures Caravan Pictures||
|_Bowfinger_|Frank Oz|Imagine Entertainment Universal Pictures||||
|_Brokedown Palace_|Jonathan Kaplan|20th Century Fox||||
|_Galaxy Quest_|Dean Parisot|DreamWorks Pictures||||
|_Fantasia 2000_|Various|Walt Disney Feature Animation Walt Disney Pictures|Score for the "Rhapsody in Blue" segment|||

#### 2000s

|Year|Title|Director|Studio(s)|Notes||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan=5|2000|_The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas_|Brian Levant|Hanna-Barbera Productions Amblin Entertainment Universal Pictures||
|_Nutty Professor II: The Klumps_|Peter Segal|Imagine Entertainment Universal Pictures||||
|_Duets_|Bruce Paltrow|Hollywood Pictures||||
|_Bedazzled_|Harold Ramis|Regency Enterprises 20th Century Fox||||
|_102 Dalmatians_|Kevin Lima|Walt Disney Pictures||||
|rowspan=4|2001|_The Flamingo Rising_|Martha Coolidge|CBS Hallmark Hall of Fame|Television film|
|_Lost Soul_|David Mickey Evans|Brocita Entertainment (S) Pte Ltd Onetree Pictures United International Pictures||||
|_Dr. Dolittle 2_|Steve Carr|Davis Entertainment 20th Century Fox||||
|_The Affair of the Necklace_|Charles Shyer|Alcon Entertainment Warner Bros. Pictures||||
|rowspan=4|2002|_Ice Age_|Chris Wedge|Blue Sky Studios 20th Century Fox Animation 20th Century Fox||
|_Death to Smoochy_|Danny DeVito|Jersey Films Film4 Warner Bros. Pictures||||
|_Life or Something Like It_|Stephen Herek|Regency Enterprises Davis Entertainment 20th Century Fox||||
|_Scooby-Doo_|Raja Gosnell|Atlas Entertainment Warner Bros. Pictures||||
|rowspan=4|2003|_How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days_|Donald Petrie|Paramount Pictures||
|_Daddy Day Care_|Steve Carr|Revolution Studios Davis Entertainment Columbia Pictures||||
|_Duplex_|Danny DeVito|Flower Films Red Hour Productions FilmColony Miramax Films||||
|_The Cat in the Hat_|Bo Welch|Imagine Entertainment Universal Pictures <small>(North America)</small> DreamWorks Pictures <small>(International)</small>|Replaced Marc Shaiman|||
|2004|_Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed_|Raja Gosnell|Warner Bros. Pictures|||
|rowspan=4|2005|_Are We There Yet?_|Brian Levant|Revolution Studios Columbia Pictures||
|_Man of the House_|Stephen Herek|Bel Air Entertainment Revolution Studios Columbia Pictures||||
|_Monster-in-Law_|Robert Luketic|Allied Stars Ltd New Line Cinema||||
|_Serenity_|Joss Whedon|Universal Pictures||||
|2007|_Norbit_|Brian Robbins|Tollin/Robbins Productions Davis Entertainment DreamWorks Pictures Paramount Pictures|||
|rowspan=2|2008|_Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins_|Malcolm D. Lee|Spyglass Entertainment Universal Pictures||
|_The Spirit_|Frank Miller|OddLot Entertainment Lionsgate||||
|rowspan=3|2009|_My Life in Ruins_|Donald Petrie|Playtone Echo Bridge Entertainment Fox Searchlight Pictures||
|_Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins_|Brian Levant|Cartoon Network Warner Premiere|Television film|||
|_Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel_|Betty Thomas|Bagdasarian Productions Dune Entertainment Regency Enterprises 20th Century Fox||||

#### 2010s

|Year|Title|Director|Studio(s)|Notes||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan=4|2010|_Crazy on the Outside_|Tim Allen|Freestyle Releasing||
|_The Spy Next Door_|Brian Levant|Relativity Media Lionsgate||||
|_Animals United_|Reinhard Klooss Holger Tappe|Ambient Entertainment Constantin Film||||
|_Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster_|Brian Levant|Atlas Entertainment Warner Premiere|Television film|||
|2011|_Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son_|John Whitesell|Regency Enterprises 20th Century Fox|||
|2012|_A Christmas Story 2_|Brian Levant|Warner Premiere Warner Bros. Pictures|Direct-to-video film||
|2013|_Tarzan_|Reinhard Klooss|Ambient Entertainment Constantin Film|||
|rowspan="2"|2014|_Behaving Badly_|Tim Garrick|Vertical Entertainment||
|_5 Flights Up_|Richard Loncraine|Focus World||||
|2016|_Army of One_|Larry Charles|Conde Nast Entertainment Endgame Entertainment Kasbah-Film Tanger|||
|rowspan="2"|2017|_Girls Trip_|Malcolm D. Lee|Universal Pictures Will Packer Productions||
|_Naked_|Michael Tiddes|Netflix Wayans Alvarez Productions||||
|2018|_Night School_|Malcolm D. Lee|Universal Pictures|||
|2019|_Pets United_|Reinhard Klooss|Netflix|||

#### 2020s

|Year|Title|Director|Studio(s)|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2021|_West Side Story_|Steven Spielberg|20th Century Studios Amblin Entertainment|As arranger and adapter. Original themes and songs by Leonard Bernstein. Fifth Steven Spielberg film without his long-time collaborator, John Williams, since _Twilight Zone: The Movie_ (1983), _The Color Purple_ (1985), _Bridge of Spies_ (2015) and _Ready Player One_ (2018). _Bridge of Spies_ was composed by Thomas Newman, David Newman's younger brother.|

### Television

|Year|Title|Creator|Studio(s)|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2019-2022|_Green Eggs and Ham_|Jared Stern|Gulfstream Pictures A Stern Talking To A Very Good Production Warner Bros. Animation Netflix|Newman's first score for an animated series|

## Awards

He received an Academy Award nomination for writing the score to the 1997 movie _Anastasia_.

## Family

He was an cousin of Randy Newman.

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: David Newman
- **birth name**: David Louis Newman
- **birth place**: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- **occupation**: Composer, orchestrator, conductor
- **genre**: Soundtrack, Film score
- **years active**: 1984–present
- **instrument**: Piano
- **relatives**: Randy Newman (cousin)
Thomas Newman (brother)