David Newman (composer)

David Louis Newman (born March 11, 1954) is an American composer and conductor known particularly for his film scores. In a career spanning more than thirty years, he has composed music for nearly 100 feature films.
==Life and career==
Newman was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Mississippi-born Martha Louis (née Montgomery) and Hollywood composer Alfred Newman. He is the brother of Thomas Newman, Maria Newman and the cousin of Randy Newman, all of whom are also composers. He is also the nephew of composers Lionel Newman and Emil Newman, and first cousin, once removed, of musician Joey Newman. An accomplished violinist, and successful concert conductor, Newman was educated at the University of Southern California.
His first film work was on Tim Burton's short film Frankenweenie in 1984. In 1987, he scored Danny DeVito's Throw Momma from the Train. This was his first collaboration with DeVito, and he went on to score nearly all of his subsequent films, including The War of the Roses (1989), Other People's Money (1991), Hoffa (1992), Matilda (1996) and Death to Smoochy (2002). Newman has also scored the comedies The Flintstones (1994), The Mighty Ducks (1992), The Nutty Professor (1996), and Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989).
Like his counterpart Henry Mancini, Newman's credits during the early years of his career were mostly scoring B-movies such as The Runestone (1990) and The Kindred (1987) before he gradually transitioned to score mostly comedy films during his prime such as Bowfinger (1999), The Freshman (1990), and The Spy Next Door (2010). His score for The Spirit (2008) was a tribute to Mancini's 1950s and 60s neo-noir scores such as Touch of Evil (1958) or Experiment in Terror (1962).
He received an Academy Award nomination for the score to the animated film Anastasia (1997), following his father, who scored the 1956 live-action version. However, he lost to Anne Dudley for The Full Monty. His other scores include Critters, The Phantom, The Brave Little Toaster, Malone, Ice Age, and Serenity, among others.
In 1997, Newman began a four-year stint as the music director for the Sundance Institute, and he has conducted the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra on several occasions. That year, he also re-recorded the Twentieth Century Fox Fanfare, composed by his father Alfred.
In February 2007, he was elected president of The Film Music Society.
On May 21, 2009, Newman was honored with the Richard Kirk award at the annual BMI Film & Television Awards. The prestigious award is given annually to a composer who has made significant contributions to film and television music.
Since 2012,
 
Newman has conducted the RSO Vienna orchestra at the annual film music gala concert Hollywood in Vienna which is broadcast on radio and TV.
Newman is an alumnus and Board Member of the American Youth Symphony.http://aysymphony.org/about-ays/board-of-directors/
==Filmography==
===1980s===
Year	Title 	Director 	Studio(s) 	Notes
1984	Frankenweenie 	Tim Burton 	Walt Disney Pictures 	Short film
1986	Critters 	Stephen Herek 	New Line Cinema 	
1986	Vendetta 	Bruce Logan 	Vestron Pictures 	
1987	The Kindred 	Stephen CarpenterJeffrey Obrow	FM Entertainment 	
1987	My Demon Lover 	Charlie Loventhal 	New Line Cinema 	
1987	Malone 	Harley Cokeliss 	Orion Pictures 	
1987	The Brave Little Toaster 	Jerry Rees 	The Kushner-Locke CompanyHyperion PicturesITC Entertainment (UK theatrical)Walt Disney Home Video (US video release) 	
1987	Throw Momma from the Train 	Danny DeVito 	Orion Pictures 	
1988	Heathers 	Michael Lehmann 	New World Pictures 	
1989	Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure	Stephen Herek 	Nelson EntertainmentInterscope CommunicationsOrion Pictures (US)De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (International) 	
1989	Disorganized Crime 	Jim Kouf 	Silver Screen Partners IVTouchstone Pictures 	
1989	Little Monsters 	Richard Alan Greenberg 	Allied Stars LtdDavis EntertainmentVestron Pictures (original production and distribution company)United Artists (theatrical distribution; Vestron sold the movie to United Artists)	
1989	Gross Anatomy 	Thom Eberhardt 	Sandollar ProductionsSilver Screen Partners IVTouchstone Pictures 	
1989	The War of the Roses 	Danny DeVito 	Gracie Films20th Century Fox 	
===1990s===
Year	Title 	Director 	Studio(s) 	Notes
1990	Madhouse 	Tom Ropelewski 	Orion Pictures 	
1990	Fire Birds 	David Green 	Touchstone Pictures 	
1990	The Freshman 	Andrew Bergman 	TriStar Pictures 	
1990	DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp	Bob Hathcock 	DisneyToon StudiosWalt Disney Pictures 	
1990	Mr. Destiny 	James Orr 	Silver Screen Partners IVTouchstone Pictures 	
1991	Meet the Applegates 	Michael Lehmann 	New World Pictures 	
1991	The Marrying Man 	Jerry Rees 	Silver Screen Partners IVHollywood Pictures 	
1991	Talent for the Game 	Robert M. Young 	Paramount Pictures 	
1991	Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead 	Stephen Herek 	HBO PicturesWarner Bros. Pictures 	
1991	Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey 	Peter Hewitt 	Nelson EntertainmentInterscope CommunicationsOrion Pictures 	
1991	Rover Dangerfield 	James L. GeorgeBob Seeley	Hyperion PicturesWarner Bros. Pictures 	
1991	Paradise 	Mary Agnes Donoghue 	Interscope CommunicationsTouchstone Pictures 	
1991	Other People's Money 	Norman Jewison 	Warner Bros. Pictures 	
1992	The Runestone 	Willard Carroll 	Hyperion PicturesLIVE Entertainment 	
1992	Itsy Bitsy Spider 	Matthew O'Callaghan 	Hyperion PicturesParamount Pictures 	Short film
1992	Honeymoon in Vegas 	Andrew Bergman 	Castle Rock EntertainmentNew Line CinemaColumbia Pictures 	
1992	The Mighty Ducks 	Stephen Herek 	Avnet-Kerner ProductionsWalt Disney Pictures 	
1992	That Night 	Craig Bolotin 	Le Studio Canal+Regency EnterprisesAlcor FilmsWarner Bros. Pictures 	
1992	Hoffa 	Danny DeVito 	Le Studio Canal+Jersey Films20th Century Fox 	
1993	The Sandlot 	David Mickey Evans 	Island World20th Century Fox 	
1993	Coneheads 	Steve Barron 	NBC FilmsParamount Pictures 	
1993	That Night 	Craig Bolotin 	Le Studio Canal+Regency EnterprisesWarner Bros. Pictures 	
1993	Undercover Blues 	Herbert Ross 	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 	
1994	The Air Up There 	Paul Michael Glaser 	Nomura Babcock & BrownInterscope CommunicationsPolyGram Filmed EntertainmentHollywood Pictures	
1994	My Father the Hero 	Steve Miner 	Touchstone Pictures 	
1994	The Flintstones 	Brian Levant 	Hanna-Barbera ProductionsAmblin EntertainmentUniversal Pictures 	
1994	The Cowboy Way 	Gregg Champion 	Imagine EntertainmentUniversal Pictures 	
1994	Tom and Jerry: The Brave Little Toaster 	Joe Johnston 	The Kushner-Locke CompanyHyperion PicturesTurner PicturesMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer 	Themes by James Horner
1994	I Love Trouble 	Charles Shyer 	Caravan PicturesTouchstone Pictures 	
1995	Boys on the Side 	Herbert Ross 	Le Studio Canal+Regency EnterprisesWarner Bros. Pictures 	
1995	Tommy Boy 	Peter Segal 	Paramount Pictures 	
1995	Operation Dumbo Drop 	Simon Wincer 	Interscope CommunicationsPolyGram Filmed EntertainmentWalt Disney Pictures 	
1996	Big Bully 	Steve Miner 	Morgan Creek ProductionsWarner Bros. Pictures 	
1996	The Phantom 	Simon Wincer 	The Ladd CompanyVillage Roadshow PicturesParamount Pictures 	
1996	The Nutty Professor 	Tom Shadyac 	Imagine EntertainmentUniversal Pictures 	
1996	Matilda 	Danny DeVito 	Jersey FilmsTriStar Pictures 	
1996	Jingle All the Way 	Brian Levant 	1492 Pictures20th Century Fox 	
1997	Out to Sea 	Martha Coolidge 	Davis Entertainment20th Century Fox 	
1997	Anastasia 	Don BluthGary Goldman 	20th Century FoxFox Animation Studios 	
1998	Celebrity 	Woody Allen 	Sweetland FilmsMagnolia ProductionsMiramax Films 	
1999	Never Been Kissed 	Raja Gosnell 	Fox 2000 PicturesFlower Films20th Century Fox 	
1999	Bowfinger 	Frank Oz 	Imagine EntertainmentUniversal Pictures 	
1999	Brokedown Palace 	Jonathan Kaplan 	20th Century Fox 	
1999	Tom and Jerry: Anastasia 	Steve Gomer 	Tom and Jerry Toon StudiosTurner PicturesWarner Bros. 	
1999	Galaxy Quest 	Dean Parisot 	DreamWorks Pictures 	
===2000s===
Year	Title 	Director 	Studio(s) 	Notes
2000	The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas 	Brian Levant 	Hanna-Barbera ProductionsAmblin EntertainmentUniversal Pictures 	
2000	Nutty Professor II: The Klumps 	Peter Segal 	Imagine EntertainmentUniversal Pictures 	
2000	Duets 	Bruce Paltrow 	Hollywood Pictures 	
2000	Bedazzled 	Harold Ramis 	Regency Enterprises20th Century Fox 	
2000	102 Dalmatians 	Kevin Lima 	Walt Disney Pictures 	
2001	The Flamingo Rising 	Martha Coolidge 	CBSHallmark Hall of Fame 	Television film
2001	Tom and Jerry: 102 Dalmatians 	Kevin Lima 	Turner PicturesWarner Bros. Feature AnimationWarner Bros. Pictures 	
2001	Lost Soul 	David Mickey Evans	Brocita Entertainment (S) Pte LtdOnetree PicturesUnited International Pictures 	
2001	Dr. Dolittle 2 	Steve Carr 	Davis Entertainment20th Century Fox 	
2001	Tom and Jerry: Dr. Dolittle 2 	Steve Carr 	Davis EntertainmentTurner PicturesVillage Roadshow PicturesWarner Bros. Pictures 	
2001	The Affair of the Necklace 	Charles Shyer 	Alcon EntertainmentWarner Bros. Pictures 	
2002	Ice Age 	Chris Wedge 	Blue Sky Studios20th Century Fox 	
2002	Looney Tunes: Ice Age 	Chris Wedge 	Warner Bros. Feature AnimationWarner Bros. Pictures 	
2002	Death to Smoochy 	Danny DeVito 	Jersey FilmsFilm4Warner Bros. Pictures 	
2002	Life or Something Like It 	Stephen Herek 	Regency EnterprisesDavis Entertainment20th Century Fox 	
2002	Scooby-Doo 	Raja Gosnell 	Atlas EntertainmentWarner Bros. Pictures 	
2003	How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days 	Donald Petrie 	Paramount Pictures 	
2003	Daddy Day Care 	Steve Carr 	Revolution StudiosDavis EntertainmentColumbia Pictures 	
2003	Duplex 	Danny DeVito 	Flower FilmsRed Hour ProductionsFilmColonyMiramax Films 	
2003	The Cat in the Hat 	Bo Welch 	Imagine EntertainmentUniversal Pictures (North America)DreamWorks Pictures (International) 	
2003	Tom and Jerry Meet The Cat in the Hat 	Bo Welch 	Imagine EntertainmentUniversal Pictures (North America)Warner Bros. Pictures (International)	
2004	Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed 	Raja Gosnell 	Warner Bros. Pictures 	
2005	Are We There Yet? 	Brian Levant 	Revolution StudiosColumbia Pictures 	
2005	Man of the House 	Stephen Herek 	Bel Air EntertainmentRevolution StudiosColumbia Pictures 	
2005	Monster-in-Law 	Robert Luketic 	Sesame WorkshopAllied Stars LtdNew Line Cinema 	
2005	Serenity 	Joss Whedon 	Universal Pictures 	
2007	Norbit 	Brian Robbins 	Tollin/Robbins ProductionsDavis EntertainmentDreamWorks PicturesParamount Pictures 	
2008	Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins 	Malcolm D. Lee 	Spyglass EntertainmentUniversal Pictures 	
2008	The Spirit 	Frank Miller 	OddLot EntertainmentLionsgate 	
2009	My Life in Ruins 	Donald Petrie 	PlaytoneEcho Bridge EntertainmentFox Searchlight Pictures 	
2009	Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins 	Brian Levant 	Cartoon NetworkWarner Premiere 	Television film
2009	Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel	Betty Thomas 	Bagdasarian ProductionsDune EntertainmentRegency Enterprises20th Century Fox 	
===2010s===
Year	Title 	Director 	Studio(s) 	Notes
2010	Crazy on the Outside 	Tim Allen 	Freestyle Releasing 	
2010	The Spy Next Door 	Brian Levant 	Relativity MediaLionsgate 	
2010	Animals United 	Reinhard KloossHolger Tappe	Ambient EntertainmentConstantin Film 	
2010	Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster	Brian Levant 	Atlas EntertainmentWarner Premiere 	Television film
2011	Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son 	John Whitesell 	Regency Enterprises20th Century Fox 	
2012	A Christmas Story 2 	Brian Levant 	Warner PremiereWarner Bros. Pictures 	Direct-to-video film
2013	Tarzan 	Reinhard Klooss 	Ambient EntertainmentConstantin Film 	
2014	Behaving Badly 	Tim Garrick 	Vertical Entertainment 	
2014	5 Flights Up 	Richard Loncraine 	Focus World 	
2016	Army of One 	Larry Charles 	Conde Nast EntertainmentEndgame EntertainmentKasbah-Film Tanger	
2017	Girls Trip 	Malcolm D. Lee 	Universal PicturesWill Packer Productions 	
2017	Naked 	Michael Tiddes 	NetflixWayans Alvarez Productions 	
2018	Night School 	Malcolm D. Lee 	Universal Pictures 	
==References==
==External links==
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*Comprehensive David Newman fansite
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