David Newman David Newman

Born: 11 March 1954, Los Angeles, California.

Biography:
As the eldest son of Alfred Newman (making him the brother of Thomas, the cousin of Randy and the nephew of Lionel and Emil), David Louis Newman was born into a legendary film music family. An accomplished violinist, and successful concert conductor, Newman was educated at the University of Southern California, and following the completion of his studies, he began his career in 1974 as a studio musician. Almost inevitably, Newman went into the family composing business a decade later, contributing music to Tim Burton's classic animated short "Frankenweenie" in 1984, and scoring his first features - Roger Corman's "Vendetta" and the low-budget horror classic "Critters" - the following year. Since then, Newman has notched up a large list of credits, containing a number of highly successful movies, most significantly in the high-concept comedy genre. Among his most popular credits are films such as "The War of the Roses" (1989), "The Flintstones" (1994), "The Nutty Professor" (1996), "Galaxy Quest" (1999), "Nutty Professor II: The Klumps" (2000), "102 Dalmatians" (2000), "Dr. Dolittle 2" (2001), "Ice Age" (2002), "Scooby-Doo" (2002) and "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" (2003). Newman received his first (and, to date, only) Oscar nomination in 1997, for his work on the Fox animated fairytale "Anastasia". Also in 1997, Newman also began a four year stint as the music director for the Sundance Institute, and in 2007 he was elected President of the Film Music Society. Newman is married, to Krystyna, who often works as her husband’s “scoring consultant”; together, they have one child, and reside in Malibu, California.

Reviews:
Anastasia, Bedazzled, Bowfinger, Brokedown Palace, Galaxy Quest, How To Lose A Guy in 10 Days, Norbit, Operation Dumbo Drop, The Phantom, Serenity and The Spirit

Filmography:
The Spirit (2008), Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008), Norbit (2007), Are We There Yet? (2005), Man of the House (2005), Monster-in-Law (2005), Serenity (2005), Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004), The Cat in the Hat (2003), Daddy Day Care (2003), Duplex (2003), How To Lose A Guy in 10 Days (2003), Death to Smoochy (2002), Ice Age (2002), Life or Something Like It (2002), Scooby-Doo (2002), The Affair of the Necklace (2001), Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001), Flamingo Rising (2001), 102 Dalmatians (2000), Bedazzled (2000), Duets (2000), The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000), Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000), Bowfinger (1999), Brokedown Palace (1999), Galaxy Quest (1999), Never Been Kissed (1999), 1001 Nights (1998), Anastasia (1997), Out to Sea (1997), Jingle All the Way (1996), Matilda (1996), The Nutty Professor (1996), The Phantom (1996), Big Bully (1996), Operation Dumbo Drop (1995), Tommy Boy (1995), Boys on the Side (1995), The Flintstones (1994), I Love Trouble (1994), The Cowboy Way (1994), My Father the Hero (1994), The Air Up There (1994), Coneheads (1993), The Sandlot Kids (1993), Undercover Blues (1993), Hoffa (1992), Honeymoon in Vegas (1992), The Mighty Ducks (1992), That Night (1992), Other People's Money (1991), The Marrying Man (1991), Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991), Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991), Paradise (1991), Rover Dangerfield (1991), Talent for the Game (1991), The Freshman (1990), DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990), Fire Birds (1990), Madhouse (1990), Mr. Destiny (1990), The Runestone (1990), Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989), Disorganized Crime (1989), Gross Anatomy (1989), Heathers (1989), Little Monsters (1989), R.O.T.O.R. (1989), The War of the Roses (1989), The Brave Little Toaster (1987), Malone (1987), My Demon Lover (1987), Throw Momma from the Train (1987), Critters (1986), The Kindred (1986), Vendetta (1986), Frankenweenie (1984).

Highest Grossing Films as at end of 2007 (adjusted for inflation):
The Flintstones ($221.1m), Ice Age ($214.9m), The Nutty Professor ($206.3m), Scooby-Doo ($186.8m), Nutty Professor II: The Klumps ($162.0m), The War of the Roses ($155.0m), Dr Dolittle 2 ($141.3m), How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days ($124.2m), Daddy Day Care ($122.5m), The Cat in the Hat ($118.7m)

Awards:
1997 Academy Awards - Nominee, Best Original Musical/Comedy Score - Anastasia
1997 Academy Awards - Nominee, Best Original Song - "Journey to the Past" from Anastasia
1997 Golden Globes - Nominee, Best Original Song - "Journey to the Past" from Anastasia
1997 Golden Globes - Nominee, Best Original Song - "Once Upon A December" from Anastasia

102 Dalmatians The Affair of the Necklace Anastasia Bedazzled Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure Bowfinger Brokedown Palace Boys on the Side The Brave Little Toaster The Cat in the Hat Coneheads The Cowboy Way Critters Daddy Day Care Dr. Dolittle 2 Duets The Flintstones The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas Galaxy Quest Heathers Hoffa Honeymoon in Vegas How To Lose A Guy in 10 Days I Love Trouble Ice Age Jingle All the Way The Kindred The Marrying Man Matilda Mr. Destiny Never Been Kissed Norbit The Nutty Professor Nutty Professor II: The Klumps Operation Dumbo Drop Out to Sea The Phantom Rover Dangerfield The Sandlot Kids Scooby-Doo Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed Serenity The Spirit Tommy Boy


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