Sound
Thomas Newman
EN, AZ, FR cinema · 118 credits
Born
20 October 1955 (age 71)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as Tom Newman
Thomas Montgomery Newman (born October 20, 1955) is an American composer, conductor, and orchestrator. He is best known for his film scores, earning accolades of six Grammy Awards, an Emmy Award, two BAFTA Film Awards, and 15 Academy Award nominations. In a career that has spanned over four decades, he has scored numerous films including The Player (1992), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Little Women (1994), Meet Joe Black(1998), American Beauty and The Green Mile (both 1999), Pay It Forward (2000), In the Bedroom (2001), Road to Perdition and White Oleander (both 2002), Finding Nemo (2003) and its sequel Finding Dory (2016), Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004), Cinderella Man (2005), WALL-E (2008), the James Bond films Skyfall (2012) and Spectre (2015), Bridge of Spies (2015), 1917 (2019), and Elemental (2023). In television, Newman has composed music for the HBO drama series Six Feet Under (2001), the 2003 miniseries Angels in America, and the Netflix biographical crime drama Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (2024). In the latter, he co-composed with his daughter Julia Newman. He has collaborated with directors such as Robert Altman, Jon Avnet, Martin Brest, Frank Darabont, Todd Field, John Lee Hancock, John Madden, Sam Mendes, Andrew Stanton, and Steven Soderbergh. Description above from the Wikipedia article Thomas Newman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
Anxious People
Anxious People
Original Music Composer
Star Wars: Starfighter
Original Music Composer
In the Blink of an Eye
Original Music Composer
Onwards and Sideways
Original Music Composer
The Thursday Murder Club
Original Music Composer
Music by John Williams
as Self - Composer
White Bird
Original Music Composer
WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko
Original Music Composer
Elemental
Original Music Composer, Conductor
The Sound of 007
as Self
Operation Mincemeat
Original Music Composer
Dog
Original Music Composer
A Man Called Otto
Original Music Composer
The Little Things
Original Music Composer
Let Them All Talk
Original Music Composer
Tolkien
Conductor, Original Music Composer
The Highwaymen
Original Music Composer
1917
Original Music Composer
Victoria & Abdul
Original Music Composer
Thank You for Your Service
Original Music Composer
Finding Dory
Original Music Composer
Passengers
Original Music Composer
Spectre
Original Music Composer
Bridge of Spies
Original Music Composer
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Original Music Composer
He Named Me Malala
Original Music Composer
The Judge
Original Music Composer
Get On Up
Original Music Composer
Saving Mr. Banks
Original Music Composer
Side Effects
Original Music Composer
Skyfall
Original Music Composer
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Original Music Composer
The Adjustment Bureau
Original Music Composer
The Iron Lady
Original Music Composer
The Help
Original Music Composer, Songs
Alien
Original Music Composer
The Debt
Original Music Composer
Brothers
Original Music Composer
Towelhead
Original Music Composer
WALL·E
Original Music Composer, Songs
Revolutionary Road
Original Music Composer
Sicko
Thanks
Little Children
Original Music Composer
The Good German
Original Music Composer
Jarhead
Original Music Composer
Cinderella Man
Original Music Composer
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Finding Nemo
Original Music Composer
Road to Perdition
Original Music Composer
White Oleander
Original Music Composer
The Salton Sea
Original Music Composer
In the Bedroom
Original Music Composer
Erin Brockovich
Original Music Composer
Pay It Forward
Original Music Composer
American Beauty
Original Music Composer
The Green Mile
Original Music Composer
Meet Joe Black
Original Music Composer
The Horse Whisperer
Original Music Composer
Red Corner
Original Music Composer
Mad City
Original Music Composer
Oscar and Lucinda
Original Music Composer
American Buffalo
Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
Up Close & Personal
Original Music Composer
Phenomenon
Original Music Composer
The People vs. Larry Flynt
Original Music Composer
How to Make an American Quilt
Original Music Composer
Unstrung Heroes
Original Music Composer
The Shawshank Redemption
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Little Women
Original Music Composer
Threesome
Original Music Composer
The Favor
Original Music Composer
The War
Original Music Composer
Josh & S.A.M.
Original Music Composer
Flesh and Bone
Original Music Composer
The Player
Original Music Composer
Scent of a Woman
Original Music Composer
Whispers in the Dark
Original Music Composer
Citizen Cohn
Original Music Composer
Those Secrets
Original Music Composer
The Rapture
Original Music Composer
The Linguini Incident
Original Music Composer
Deceived
Original Music Composer
Career Opportunities
Original Music Composer
Fried Green Tomatoes
Original Music Composer
Men Don't Leave
Original Music Composer
Heat Wave
Original Music Composer
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
Original Music Composer
Naked Tango
Original Music Composer
Cookie
Original Music Composer
The Great Outdoors
Original Music Composer
The Prince of Pennsylvania
Original Music Composer
Light of Day
Original Music Composer
Less Than Zero
Original Music Composer
The Lost Boys
Original Music Composer
Jumpin' Jack Flash
Original Music Composer
Gung Ho
Original Music Composer
American Geisha
Original Music Composer
The Man with One Red Shoe
Original Music Composer
Real Genius
Original Music Composer
Summer's End
Original Music Composer
Desperately Seeking Susan
Original Music Composer
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Original Music Composer
Grandview, U.S.A.
Original Music Composer
Revenge of the Nerds
Original Music Composer
Reckless
Original Music Composer
The Seduction of Gina
Original Music Composer