Thomas Newman Thomas Newman

Biography: 20 October 1955, Los Angeles, California.

Biography:
Thomas Montgomery Newman is youngest son of Alfred Newman (making him the brother of David, the cousin of Randy and the nephew of Lionel and Emil). After graduating from Yale University and spending time writing for off-Broadway productions, theatre, and pop bands such as The Innocents and Tokyo 77, Newman entered the movie world in 1984 with his score for the movie "Reckless". Since then, Newman has become one of film music's true original voices: with regular collaborators Bill Bernstein, Thomas Pasatieri, George Doering, Chas Smith and others, Newman often utilizes numerous unusual and rare instruments alongside a standard symphony orchestra to create an enigmatic and highly unique sound that is both lush and pastoral, but infused with the rhythms and textures of world music; his Oscar-nominated score for "American Beauty" (1999) has become one of the most-widely copied scores in recent years, and has proven to be a musical inspiration to many seeking to musically encompass modern American suburbia. Among his more high-profile credits are films such as "The Lost Boys" (1987), "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café" (1991), "Scent of a Woman" (1992), "Little Women" (1994), "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994), "Unstrung Heroes" (1995), "Up Close and Personal" (1996), "Phenomenon" (1996), "The Horse Whisperer" (1998), "The Green Mile" (1999), "Erin Brockovich" (2000), "Road to Perdition" (2002), "Finding Nemo" (2003), “Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events” (2004), and the multi award-winning TV series "Angels in America" (2003). He is an eight-time Oscar-nominee, and was awarded an Emmy for his title music to the hit TV series "Six Feet Under" in 2001. Newman lives in Los Angeles with his wife and children.

Reviews:
American Beauty, Angels in America, Brothers, Cinderella Man, Erin Brockovich, Finding Nemo, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Shop Café, The Green Mile, The Horse Whisperer, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, Mad City, Meet Joe Black, Oscar and Lucinda, Pay It Forward, Phenomenon, Revolutionary Road, Road to Perdition, Red Corner, The Shawshank Redemption, WALL·E and White Oleander

Filmography:
Brothers (2009), Revolutionary Road (2008), Towelhead (2008), WALL·E (2008), The Good German (2006), Little Children (2006), Cinderella Man (2005), Jarhead (2005), The Woman in the Room (2005), Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004), Angels in America (2003), Finding Nemo (2003), Road to Perdition (2002), The Salton Sea (2002), White Oleander (2002), In the Bedroom (2001), Six Feet Under (2001), Boston Public (2000), Erin Brockovich (2000), My Khmer Heart (2000), Pay It Forward (2000), American Beauty (1999), The Green Mile (1999), The Horse Whisperer (1998), Meet Joe Black (1998), Mad City (1997), Oscar & Lucinda (1997), Red Corner (1997), American Buffalo (1996), The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996), Phenomenon (1996), Up Close and Personal (1996), How to Make an American Quilt (1995), Unstrung Heroes (1995), Corrina Corrina (1994), The Favor (1994), Little Women (1994), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Threesome (1994), The War (1994), Flesh and Bone (1993), Josh and S.A.M. (1993), The Player (1992), Scent of a Woman (1992), Those Secrets (1992), Whispers in the Dark (1992), Career Opportunities (1991), Deceived (1991), Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café (1991), The Linguini Incident (1991), The Rapture (1991), Heat Wave (1990), Men Don't Leave (1990), Naked Tango (1990), Welcome Home Roxy Carmichael (1990), Cookie (1989), The Great Outdoors (1988), The Prince of Pennsylvania (1988), Less Than Zero (1987), Light of Day (1987), The Lost Boys (1987), Gung Ho (1986), Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986), Quicksilver (1986), Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985), The Man with One Red Shoe (1985), Real Genius (1985), Grandview USA (1984), Reckless (1984), Revenge of the Nerds (1984), The Seduction of Gina (1984).

Highest Grossing Films as at end of 2008 (adjusted for inflation):
Finding Nemo ($421.0m), Wall*E ($227.5m), The Green Mile ($193.9m), American Beauty ($184.4m), Phenomenon ($170.5m), Erin Brockovich ($167.8m), Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café ($141.0m), Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events ($137.5m), Road to Perdition ($129.4m), The Horse Whisperer ($115.7m), Scent of a Woman ($109.5m)

Awards:
2007 Academy Awards - Nominee, Best Original Score – The Good German
2004 Academy Awards - Nominee, Best Original Score - Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
2003 Academy Awards - Nominee, Best Original Score - Finding Nemo
2002 Academy Awards - Nominee, Best Original Score - Road to Perdition
1999 Academy Awards - Nominee, Best Original Score - American Beauty
1995 Academy Awards - Nominee, Best Original Music or Comedy Score - Unstrung Heroes
1994 Academy Awards - Nominee, Best Original Score - Little Women
1994 Academy Awards - Nominee, Best Original Score - The Shawshank Redemption
2008 Golden Globes - Nominee, Best Original Song – “Down to Earth” from Wall*E
1999 Golden Globes - Nominee, Best Original Score - American Beauty
1999 BAFTA Awards - Winner, Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music - American Beauty
2000 Grammy Awards – Winner, Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or Television – American Beauty
2004 Grammy Awards – Nominee, Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or Television – Angels in America
1996 Grammy Awards – Nominee, Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or Television – Unstrung Heroes
1994 Grammy Awards – Nominee, Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or Television – The Shawshank Redemption
2002 Emmy Awards – Winner, Outstanding Main Title Music – Six Feet Under
1991 Emmy Awards – Nominee, Outstanding Main Title Music – Against the Law

Links:
Thomas Newman Complete by Erwin Taets

American Beauty American Buffalo/Threesome Angels in America Brothers Career Opportunities Cinderella Man Cookie Corrina Corrina Desperately Seeking Susan Erin Brockovich Finding Nemo Flesh and Bone Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café The Good German The Great Outdoors The Green Mile The Horse Whisperer How to Make an American Quilt In the Bedroom Jarhead Josh and S.A.M. Jumpin' Jack Flash Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Less Than Zero Light of Day The Linguini Incident Little Children Little Women The Lost Boys Mad City Meet Joe Black Oscar & Lucinda Pay It Forward The People vs. Larry Flynt Phenomenon The Player Quicksilver The Rapture Red Corner Revolutionary Road Road to Perdition The Salton Sea Scent of a Woman The Shawshank Redemption Six Feet Under Those Secrets Towelhead Unstrung Heroes Up Close and Personal WALL·EThe War Welcome Home Roxy Carmichael White Oleander


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