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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1954-03-11 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

David Newman

Biography:

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.

Known For

Acting

2024

Music by John Williams as Self - Film Composer / Conductor

2021

2020

2019

2017

2015

2013

Sound

2024

Arthur's Whisky as Original Music Composer

2021

West Side Story as Music Arranger

2019

Pets United as Music
Green Eggs and Ham as Original Music Composer

2018

Night School as Original Music Composer

2017

Girls Trip as Original Music Composer
Naked as Original Music Composer

2016

Army of One as Original Music Composer

2015

Some Kind of Beautiful as Original Music Composer

2014

Behaving Badly as Original Music Composer
5 Flights Up as Music

2013

Tarzan as Original Music Composer

2012

A Christmas Story 2 as Original Music Composer

2011

Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son as Original Music Composer

2010

Crazy on the Outside as Original Music Composer
Animals United as Original Music Composer
The Spy Next Door as Original Music Composer

2009

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel as Original Music Composer
My Life in Ruins as Original Music Composer
Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins as Original Music Composer

2008

The Spirit as Original Music Composer
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins as Original Music Composer

2007

Norbit as Original Music Composer

2005

Monster-in-Law as Original Music Composer
Are We There Yet? as Original Music Composer
Man of the House as Original Music Composer
Serenity as Original Music Composer
Serenity as Conductor

2004

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed as Original Music Composer

2003

The Cat in the Hat as Original Music Composer
Daddy Day Care as Original Music Composer
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days as Original Music Composer
Duplex as Original Music Composer

2002

Ice Age as Original Music Composer
Death to Smoochy as Original Music Composer
Scooby-Doo as Original Music Composer
Life or Something Like It as Original Music Composer
Ice Age as Conductor
Scooby-Doo as Conductor

2001

Dr. Dolittle 2 as Original Music Composer
The Flamingo Rising as Original Music Composer
The Affair of the Necklace as Original Music Composer

2000

Bedazzled as Original Music Composer
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas as Original Music Composer
Duets as Original Music Composer
102 Dalmatians as Original Music Composer
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps as Original Music Composer

1999

Galaxy Quest as Original Music Composer
Never Been Kissed as Original Music Composer
Bowfinger as Original Music Composer
Galaxy Quest as Orchestrator
Brokedown Palace as Original Music Composer

1998

1001 Nights as Original Music Composer

1997

Anastasia as Original Music Composer
Out to Sea as Original Music Composer

1996

Matilda as Original Music Composer
Jingle All the Way as Original Music Composer
The Phantom as Original Music Composer
The Nutty Professor as Original Music Composer
Big Bully as Original Music Composer

1995

Boys on the Side as Original Music Composer
Tommy Boy as Original Music Composer
Operation Dumbo Drop as Original Music Composer

1994

My Father the Hero as Original Music Composer
The Air Up There as Original Music Composer
The Flintstones as Original Music Composer

1993

The Sandlot as Original Music Composer
Coneheads as Original Music Composer
Undercover Blues as Original Music Composer

1992

Hoffa as Original Music Composer
The Mighty Ducks as Original Music Composer
Honeymoon in Vegas as Original Music Composer
That Night as Music

1991

Other People's Money as Original Music Composer
Talent for the Game as Original Music Composer
Rover Dangerfield as Original Music Composer
The Runestone as Original Music Composer
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead as Original Music Composer
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey as Original Music Composer
The Marrying Man as Original Music Composer
Paradise as Original Music Composer

1990

The Freshman as Original Music Composer
Fire Birds as Original Music Composer
Mr. Destiny as Music
MadHouse as Original Music Composer
Meet the Applegates as Original Music Composer

1989

The War of the Roses as Original Music Composer
Disorganized Crime as Original Music Composer
Gross Anatomy as Music
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure as Original Music Composer
Little Monsters as Original Music Composer
Tales from the Crypt as Original Music Composer

1988

Heathers as Original Music Composer

1987

The Kindred as Original Music Composer
Throw Momma from the Train as Original Music Composer
The Brave Little Toaster as Original Music Composer
Malone as Original Music Composer

1986

Critters as Original Music Composer
Vendetta as Music

1985

1984

Frankenweenie as Music