David Newman

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. David Louis Newman (born March 11, 1954) is an American composer and conductor known particularly for his film scores. In a career spanning nearly forty years, he has composed music for nearly 100 feature films. Newman was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Mississippi-born Martha Louise (née Montgomery) and Hollywood composer Alfred Newman. He is the brother of Thomas Newman and the cousin of Randy Newman, both of whom are also composers of film scores. An accomplished violinist, and successful concert conductor, Newman was educated at the University of Southern California.

Most Famous Work

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Ice Age

(2002) Conductor

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6

Scooby-Doo

(2002) Conductor

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8

Anastasia

(1997) Original Music Composer

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7

Matilda

(1996) Original Music Composer

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5

The Cat in the Hat

(2003) Original Music Composer

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5

The Flintstones

(1994) Music

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6

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

(2009) Original Music Composer

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6

Norbit

(2007) Original Music Composer

Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2022	Self	Time Flies When You Are Having Fun! A Look Back at a Most "Excellent Adventure" 2022-10-01 Movie
2021	Self	Inhuman Experiments: The Making of "The Kindred" 2021-12-14 Movie
2019	Self	Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary 2019-11-26 Movie
2017	Self	Score: A Film Music Documentary 2017-03-16 Movie
2015	N/A	Richard Glazier: From Broadway to Hollywood 2015-01-01 Movie
2013	Self - Conductor	Hollywood in Vienna: The World of James Horner 2013-10-11 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Sound

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2021	Music Arranger	West Side Story 2021-12-08 Movie
2019	Original Music Composer	Green Eggs and Ham 2019-11-08 TV Show
	Music	Pets United 2019-11-08 Movie
2018	Music	Night School 2018-09-27 Movie
2017	Original Music Composer	Naked 2017-08-11 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Girls Trip 2017-07-21 Movie
2016	Original Music Composer	Army of One 2016-11-04 Movie
2015	Original Music Composer	Some Kind of Beautiful 2015-07-16 Movie
2014	Music	5 Flights Up 2014-09-05 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Behaving Badly 2014-04-14 Movie
2013	Original Music Composer	Tarzan 2013-10-17 Movie
2012	Music	A Christmas Story 2 2012-09-06 Movie
2011	Original Music Composer	Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son 2011-02-16 Movie
2010	Music	Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster 2010-10-16 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Animals United 2010-10-07 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Spy Next Door 2010-01-15 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Crazy on the Outside 2010-01-08 Movie
2009	Original Music Composer	Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel 2009-12-21 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins 2009-09-13 Movie
	Music	My Life in Ruins 2009-06-05 Movie
2008	Original Music Composer	The Spirit 2008-12-25 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins 2008-02-08 Movie
2007	Original Music Composer	Norbit 2007-02-08 Movie
2005	Conductor	Serenity 2005-09-25 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Serenity 2005-09-25 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Monster-in-Law 2005-05-13 Movie
	Music	Man of the House 2005-02-25 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Are We There Yet? 2005-01-20 Movie
2004	Conductor	Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed 2004-03-24 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed 2004-03-24 Movie
2003	Original Music Composer	The Cat in the Hat 2003-11-21 Movie
	Music	Duplex 2003-09-26 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Daddy Day Care 2003-05-09 Movie
	Conductor	How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days 2003-02-07 Movie
	Music	How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days 2003-02-07 Movie
2002	Conductor	Scooby-Doo 2002-06-14 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Scooby-Doo 2002-06-14 Movie
	Music	Life or Something Like It 2002-04-24 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Death to Smoochy 2002-03-29 Movie
	Songs	Death to Smoochy 2002-03-29 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Ice Age 2002-03-10 Movie
	Conductor	Ice Age 2002-03-10 Movie
2001	Original Music Composer	The Affair of the Necklace 2001-11-30 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Dr. Dolittle 2 2001-06-22 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Flamingo Rising 2001-02-04 Movie
2000	Original Music Composer	Bedazzled 2000-10-19 Movie
	Original Music Composer	102 Dalmatians 2000-10-07 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Duets 2000-09-09 Movie
	Music	Nutty Professor II: The Klumps 2000-07-27 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas 2000-04-28 Movie
1999	Orchestrator	Galaxy Quest 1999-12-25 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Galaxy Quest 1999-12-25 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Brokedown Palace 1999-08-13 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Bowfinger 1999-08-12 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Never Been Kissed 1999-04-09 Movie
1998	Original Music Composer	1001 Nights 1998-04-30 Movie
1997	Original Music Composer	Anastasia 1997-11-20 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Out to Sea 1997-07-02 Movie
1996	Original Music Composer	Jingle All the Way 1996-11-21 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Matilda 1996-08-02 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Nutty Professor 1996-06-28 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Phantom 1996-06-06 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Big Bully 1996-01-26 Movie
1995	Original Music Composer	Operation Dumbo Drop 1995-07-28 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Tommy Boy 1995-03-31 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Boys on the Side 1995-02-03 Movie
1994	Music	I Love Trouble 1994-06-29 Movie
	Music	The Cowboy Way 1994-06-03 Movie
	Music	The Flintstones 1994-05-26 Movie
	Original Music Composer	My Father the Hero 1994-02-04 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Air Up There 1994-01-07 Movie
1993	Original Music Composer	Undercover Blues 1993-09-10 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Coneheads 1993-07-23 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Sandlot 1993-04-07 Movie
1992	Original Music Composer	Hoffa 1992-12-25 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Mighty Ducks 1992-10-02 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Honeymoon in Vegas 1992-08-28 Movie
	Music	That Night 1992-08-04 Movie
	Music	The Itsy Bitsy Spider 1992-07-31 Movie
1991	Original Music Composer	Other People's Money 1991-10-18 Movie
	Music	Paradise 1991-09-18 Movie
	Music	Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey 1991-07-19 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Rover Dangerfield 1991-07-01 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead 1991-06-07 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Talent for the Game 1991-04-26 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Marrying Man 1991-04-05 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Runestone 1991-02-01 Movie
1990	Original Music Composer	Meet the Applegates 1990-11-08 Movie
	Music	Mr. Destiny 1990-10-12 Movie
	Original Music Composer	DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp 1990-08-03 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Freshman 1990-07-20 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Fire Birds 1990-05-25 Movie
	Original Music Composer	MadHouse 1990-02-16 Movie
1989	Original Music Composer	The War of the Roses 1989-12-08 Movie
	Music	Gross Anatomy 1989-10-20 Movie
	Music	Little Monsters 1989-08-25 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Tales from the Crypt 1989-06-10 TV Show
	Music	Back to Neverland 1989-04-30 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Disorganized Crime 1989-04-14 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Heathers 1989-03-31 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure 1989-02-17 Movie
1988	Music	Die Reis Na Blinkliggiestad 1988-01-01 Movie
1987	Original Music Composer	Throw Momma from the Train 1987-12-11 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Brave Little Toaster 1987-07-09 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Malone 1987-05-01 Movie
	Music	My Demon Lover 1987-04-24 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Kindred 1987-01-09 Movie
1986	Music	Vendetta 1986-09-12 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Critters 1986-04-11 Movie
1985	Music	Amazing Stories 1985-09-29 TV Show
1984	Music	Frankenweenie 1984-12-14 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv