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David Louis Newman (born March 11, 1954) is an American composer and conductor known particularly for his film scores. In a career spanning more than thirty years, he has composed music for nearly 100 feature films, as well as the 1997 and 1998 versions of the 20th Century Fox fanfare.
The son of nine-time Oscar-winning composer, Alfred Newman, David Newman was born in Los Angeles in 1954. He trained in violin and piano from an early age and earned degrees in orchestral conducting and violin from the University of Southern California.
The son of nine-time Oscar-winning composer Alfred Newman, David Newman was born in Los Angeles in 1954. He trained in violin and piano from an early age and earned degrees in orchestral conducting and violin from the University of Southern California.
Jun 17, 2024 · Composer David Newman talks Firefly's legacy and his score for the 2005 movie Serenity to celebrate the unique soundtrack’s first-ever vinyl release.
May 19, 2023 · Composer-conductor David Newman, here at the 2023 TCM Classic Film Festival, is part of a Hollywood film-music dynasty that consists of his father, two uncles, siblings and very famous cousin, Randy "You've Got a Friend in Me" Newman.
An active composer for the concert hall, he has composed works that have been performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Indianapolis Symphony, and Long Beach Symphony, as well as at the Ravinia Festival, Spoleto Festival USA, and Chicago’s Grant Park Music Festival.
Jan 18, 2019 · A highly prolific composer with a career that spans three decades and over a hundred motion pictures, David Newman has devoted his life to his passion for film music. Born into a family with a...
May 30, 2023 · Conductor-composer David Newman relishes the idea of bringing film music to the fore when he conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in Concert from June 29 to July 1.
Dec 17, 2021 · A versatile composer, Newman is at home writing for comedies, dramas, and animated films, and his most recent project, overseeing orchestral music for Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story, offered the incredible opportunity to revisit Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim’s beloved score.
Dec 9, 2021 · The Credits spoke to composer David Newman, who acted as orchestrator and arranger on West Side Story, about his personal history with the musical, and how he worked to preserve Bernstein’s genius in this new incarnation.
