Thomas Newman
Sound
Born: October 20, 1955 (age 70) · Los Angeles, California, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
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
The Shawshank Redemption
1994
Finding Nemo
2003
WALL·E
2008
The Green Mile
1999
Skyfall
2012
Passengers
2016
1917
2019
American Beauty
1999
Finding Dory
2016
Spectre
2015
The Help
2011
Supernatural
2005
Photos (1)
TV Shows (1)
Self / Appearances (6)
Upcoming (1)
Other Crew (124)
The Shawshank Redemption
Original Music Composer
The Shawshank Redemption
Conductor
Boston Public
Original Music Composer
Amazing Stories
Music
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Original Music Composer
WALL·E
Original Music Composer
WALL·E
Songs
Finding Nemo
Original Music Composer
The Green Mile
Original Music Composer
Castle Rock
Main Title Theme Composer
1917
Original Music Composer
FEUD
Original Music Composer
American Beauty
Original Music Composer
A Man Called Otto
Original Music Composer
Meet Joe Black
Original Music Composer
The Help
Original Music Composer
The Help
Songs
Elemental
Original Music Composer
Elemental
Conductor
The Judge
Original Music Composer
Skyfall
Original Music Composer
Finding Dory
Original Music Composer
Bridge of Spies
Original Music Composer
Scent of a Woman
Original Music Composer
The Little Things
Original Music Composer
Spectre
Original Music Composer
Passengers
Original Music Composer
Revolutionary Road
Original Music Composer
Brothers
Original Music Composer
Road to Perdition
Original Music Composer
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Original Music Composer
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Conductor
The Adjustment Bureau
Original Music Composer
Erin Brockovich
Original Music Composer
The Lost Boys
Original Music Composer
The Thursday Murder Club
Original Music Composer
Cinderella Man
Original Music Composer
Phenomenon
Original Music Composer
Angels in America
Original Music Composer
Little Women
Original Music Composer
In the Blink of an Eye
Original Music Composer
The Horse Whisperer
Original Music Composer
Pay It Forward
Original Music Composer
Dog
Original Music Composer
The Highwaymen
Original Music Composer
Fried Green Tomatoes
Original Music Composer
Jarhead
Original Music Composer
Saving Mr. Banks
Original Music Composer
Little Children
Original Music Composer
White Bird
Original Music Composer
The Iron Lady
Original Music Composer
The People vs. Larry Flynt
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Operation Mincemeat
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Red Corner
Original Music Composer
Career Opportunities
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The Player
Original Music Composer
Side Effects
Original Music Composer
The Man with One Red Shoe
Original Music Composer
Victoria & Abdul
Original Music Composer
Ruth & Erica
Main Title Theme Composer
Let Them All Talk
Original Music Composer
Five Came Back
Music
The Salton Sea
Original Music Composer
Real Genius
Original Music Composer
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Original Music Composer
White Oleander
Original Music Composer
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Original Music Composer
The Debt
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Revenge of the Nerds
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Tolkien
Conductor
Tolkien
Original Music Composer
The Great Outdoors
Original Music Composer
Get On Up
Original Music Composer
How to Make an American Quilt
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The Good German
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Flesh and Bone
Original Music Composer
Desperately Seeking Susan
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The War
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Up Close & Personal
Original Music Composer
Corrina, Corrina
Music
Less Than Zero
Original Music Composer
Grandview, U.S.A.
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Girls Just Want to Have Fun
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Thank You for Your Service
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In the Bedroom
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Paloma
Main Title Theme Composer
Threesome
Original Music Composer
Mad City
Original Music Composer
Jumpin' Jack Flash
Original Music Composer
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
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Gung Ho
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Men Don't Leave
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Oscar and Lucinda
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Sicko
Thanks
Towelhead
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Deceived
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Josh & S.A.M.
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Whispers in the Dark
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The Seduction of Gina
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The Favor
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Light of Day
Original Music Composer
The Rapture
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Onwards and Sideways
Original Music Composer
The Prince of Pennsylvania
Original Music Composer
Reckless
Original Music Composer
He Named Me Malala
Original Music Composer
WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko
Original Music Composer
Walking the Mile
Music
Naked Tango
Original Music Composer
Cookie
Original Music Composer
Five Came Back
Music
Unstrung Heroes
Original Music Composer
American Buffalo
Original Music Composer
American Buffalo
Orchestrator
Heat Wave
Original Music Composer
Citizen Cohn
Original Music Composer
The Linguini Incident
Original Music Composer
Those Secrets
Original Music Composer
The Woman in the Room
Music
Alien
Original Music Composer
American Geisha
Original Music Composer
The Execution of Wanda Jean
Music
No Man's Mind
Music
Summer's End
Original Music Composer