Thomas Newman
Thomas Montgomery Newman (* 20th October 1955 in Los Angeles , California ) is an American composer of film music .
Life
Newman was born in 1955 in Los Angeles as the youngest son of the film composer Alfred Newman and his wife Martha Louise (née Montgomery). He graduated from Yale University with a "Master of Music Composition".
His uncles are the film composers Lionel and Emil Newman , his brother is the composer David Newman and his cousin is the singer and songwriter Randy Newman .
Newman has so far been nominated 14 times for an Oscar in the category " Best Film Music ", most recently in 2020 for Sam Mendes ' War Film 1917 , but has never received it. Along with Alex North , he holds the record for most nominations for best film music without a single win. In 1994 Newman was nominated twice, both for Betty and Her Sisters and for The Condemned . Furthermore, Newman was once nominated for an Oscar in the " Best Song " category.
In 2012, Newman replaced David Arnold as composer of the soundtracks for the James Bond films. He had previously set five James Bond films to music. Newman received a Grammy Award for his soundtrack to James Bond 007: Skyfall .
Filmography (selection)
Movie
- 1984: Revenge of the Nerds (Revenge of the Nerds)
- 1985: The Man with One Red Shoe (The Man with One Red Shoe)
- 1985: Susan Desperately Seeking ... (Desperately Seeking Susan)
- 1986: Jumpin 'Jack Flash
- 1987 sub-zero (Less Than Zero)
- 1987: The Lost Boys
- 1988: Great Outdoors (The Great Outdoors)
- 1988: The Prince of Pennsylvania (The Prince of Pennsylvania)
- 1989: Cookie
- 1990: A girl named Dinky (Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael)
- 1991: Kevin's cousin alone in the supermarket (Career Opportunities)
- 1991: Green tomatoes (Fried Green Tomatoes)
- 1991: Deceived (Deceived)
- 1992: The Player
- 1992: The Scent of a Woman
- 1993: Josh and SAM
- 1994: The Shawshank Redemption (The Shawshank Redemption)
- 1994: Betty and Her Sisters (Little Women)
- 1994: Einsam Zweisam Dreisam (Threesome)
- 1994: The Tree House (The War)
- 1994: The Favor - Help, my wife is in love! (The Favor)
- 1995: Unstrung Heroes
- 1995: An American Quilt (How to Make an American Quilt)
- 1996: Larry Flynt - The Naked Truth (The People vs. Larry Flynt)
- 1996: Up Close (Up Close & Personal)
- 1996: Phenomenon - The impossible comes true (Phenomenon)
- 1996: American Buffalo - Happiness is in the street (American Buffalo)
- 1997: Oscar and Lucinda (Oscar and Lucinda)
- 1997: Red Corner - Labyrinth with no way out (Red Corner)
- 1997: Mad City
- 1998: The Horse Whisperer (The Horse Whisperer)
- 1998: Rendezvous with Joe Black (Meet Joe Black)
- 1999: American Beauty
- 1999: The Green Mile
- 2000: Erin Brockovich
- 2000: The principle of happiness (Pay It Forward)
- 2001: In the Bedroom
- 2002: Road to Perdition
- 2002: White Oleander (White Oleander)
- 2002: The Salton Sea
- 2003: Finding Nemo (Finding Nemo)
- 2004: Lemony Snicket 's - A Series of Unfortunate Events
- 2005: The Comeback (Cinderella Man)
- 2005: Jarhead - Welcome to the Dirt (Jarhead)
- 2006: The Good German - In denüsten von Berlin (The Good German)
- 2006: Little Children
- 2007: Blunt - Nothing is Private (Towelhead)
- 2008: WALL E - The last one cleans up the earth (WALL E)
- 2008: Times of Turmoil (Revolutionary Road)
- 2009: Brothers
- 2010: An Open Account (The Debt)
- 2011: The Plan (The Adjustment Bureau)
- 2011: Die Eiserne Lady (The Iron Lady)
- 2011: The Help (The Help)
- 2011: Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel)
- 2012: James Bond 007: Skyfall (Skyfall)
- 2013: Saving Mr. Banks
- 2013: Side Effects - Fatal Side Effects
- 2014: The Judge - Right or Honor (The Judge)
- 2015: Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2 (The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel)
- 2015: Bridge of Spies - The Negotiator (Bridge of Spies)
- 2015: James Bond 007: Specter (Specter)
- 2016: Finding Dory (Finding Dory)
- 2016: Passengers
- 2017: Victoria & Abdul
- 2017: Five Came Back
- 2019: The Highwaymen
- 2019: Tolkien
- 2019: 1917
watch TV
- 1984: The Seduction of Gina
- 1990: Against the Law
- 2000: Boston Public
- 2001: Six Feet Under - Died always (Six Feet Under)
- 2003: Angels in America (Angels in America)
- 2012: The Newsroom
Awards
- 1991: Emmy Awards - Outstanding Main Title Music - Mad Rex
- 1999: BAFTA Awards - Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music - American Beauty
- 2000: Grammy Awards - Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or Television - American Beauty
- 2002: Emmy Awards - Outstanding Main Title Music - Six Feet Under
- 2014: Grammy Awards - Best Composed Soundtrack for Visual Media - James Bond 007 - Skyfall
Web links
- Thomas Newman in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Newman, Thomas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Newman, Thomas Montgomery (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer of film music |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 20, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , California , USA |