David Newman
Known for: Sound
Born: March 11, 1954
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
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Filmography
113 movies · 3 TV shows, newest first
8.0
Music by John Williams
2024
5.7
Arthur's Whisky
2024NR
Inhuman Experiments: The Making of "The Kindred"
2021
6.9
West Side Story
2021
NR
Time Flies When You Are Having Fun! A Look Back at a Most "Excellent Adventure"
2020
7.4
Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary
2019
5.9
Pets United
2019
8.0
Green Eggs and Ham
2019
6.1
Night School
2018
5.8
Naked
2017
6.8
Girls Trip
2017
7.2
Score: A Film Music Documentary
2017
5.2
Army of One
2016NR
Richard Glazier: From Broadway to Hollywood
2015
5.6
Some Kind of Beautiful
2014
6.0
5 Flights Up
2014
5.3
Behaving Badly
2014
5.7
Tarzan
2013
8.5
Hollywood in Vienna: The World of James Horner
2013
5.1
A Christmas Story 2
2012
5.5
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
2011
6.2
Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster
2010
5.6
Animals United
2010
5.9
The Spy Next Door
2010
5.3
Crazy on the Outside
2010
5.7
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
2009
6.4
Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins
2009
6.1
My Life in Ruins
2009
4.8
The Spirit
2008
6.0
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
2008
5.7
Norbit
2007
7.4
Serenity
2005
6.2
Monster-in-Law
2005
5.8
Man of the House
2005
5.7
Are We There Yet?
2005
6.1
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
2004
5.4
The Cat in the Hat
2003
6.1
Duplex
2003
5.9
Daddy Day Care
2003
6.9
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
2003
6.1
Scooby-Doo
2002
5.7
Life or Something Like It
2002
5.9
Death to Smoochy
2002
7.4
Ice Age
2002
5.6
The Affair of the Necklace
2001
5.3
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001
5.0
The Flamingo Rising
2001
6.1
Bedazzled
2000
5.5
102 Dalmatians
2000
5.7
Duets
2000
5.0
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
2000
4.8
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
2000
7.1
Galaxy Quest
1999
6.5
Brokedown Palace
1999
6.2
Bowfinger
1999
6.2
Never Been Kissed
1999
6.7
1001 Nights
1998
7.6
Anastasia
1997
5.8
Out to Sea
1997
6.1
Jingle All the Way
1996
7.2
Matilda
1996
5.6
The Nutty Professor
1996
5.3
The Phantom
1996
4.7
Big Bully
1996
5.2
Operation Dumbo Drop
1995
6.8
Tommy Boy
1995
6.4
Boys on the Side
1995
5.5
I Love Trouble
1994
5.7
The Cowboy Way
1994
5.4
The Flintstones
1994
5.4
My Father the Hero
1994
6.2
The Air Up There
1994
6.0
Undercover Blues
1993
5.5
Coneheads
1993
7.6
The Sandlot
1993
6.3
Hoffa
1992
6.6
The Mighty Ducks
1992
5.7
Honeymoon in Vegas
1992
6.4
That Night
1992
6.4
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
1992
6.1
Other People's Money
1991
6.2
Paradise
1991
6.3
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
1991
5.5
Rover Dangerfield
1991
6.2
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
1991
7.0
Talent for the Game
1991
5.5
The Marrying Man
1991
4.8
The Runestone
1991
6.3
Mr. Destiny
1990
6.7
DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp
1990
6.3
The Freshman
1990
5.6
Meet the Applegates
1990
5.0
Fire Birds
1990
5.3
MadHouse
1990
6.9
The War of the Roses
1989
5.7
Gross Anatomy
1989
5.8
Little Monsters
1989
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
1989
7.0
Back to Neverland
1989
5.4
Disorganized Crime
1989
7.3
Heathers
1989
6.8
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
1989NR
Die Reis Na Blinkliggiestad
1988
6.2
Throw Momma from the Train
1987
6.9
The Brave Little Toaster
1987
6.0
Malone
1987
5.3
My Demon Lover
1987
6.1
The Kindred
1987
4.8
Vendetta
1986
6.0
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
1986
6.5
Critters
1986
7.5
Amazing Stories
1985
7.0
Frankenweenie
1984
6.0
Curious George
1984
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Monty and the Movies
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All About Alfred
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