NEWMAN, Thomas 1955–

PERSONAL

Full name, Thomas Montgomery Newman; born October 20, 1955, in Los Angeles, CA; son of Alfred Newman (a film composer); brother of David Newman (a film composer); nephew of Emil and Lionel Newman (both film composers); cousin of Randy Newman (a film composer, songwriter, and performer); married Ann Marie Zirbes (a musician; some sources spell name Anne Marie Zerbes); children: Evan, Julia, Jack. Education: University of Southern California, B.A.; Yale University, M.A.

Addresses:

Agent—Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, 13245 Riverside Dr., Suite 450, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423.

Career:

Composer, orchestrator, and musician. Composer of music for various productions, such as the 2000 Summer Olympic Games, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and the 2001 Winter Olympic Games, Salt Lake City, UT. Composer of music used in promotions, including trailers for films and commercials for television productions. The Innocents (rock band), former keyboard player and recording artist; also a performer with the improvisational music group Tokyo 77.

Awards, Honors:

BMI Film Music Award, BMI Film and Television awards, 1987, for Gung Ho; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding achievement in main title theme music, 1991, for Against the Law; BMI Film Music Award, 1993, for Fried Green Tomatoes; BMI Film Music Award, 1994, for Scent of a Woman; Academy Award nomination, best musical score, and Grammy Award nomination, best instrumental composition written for a motion picture or for television, both 1995, for The Shawshank Redemption; BMI Film Music Award, and Academy Award nomination, best musical score, both 1995, for Little Women; Academy Award nomination, best original musical or comedy score, 1996, and Grammy Award nomination, best instrumental composition written for a motion picture or for television, 1997, both for Unstrung Heroes; BMI Film Music Award, 1997, for Phenomenon; Australian Film Institute Award, best original score, 1998, and Film Critics Circle of Australia Award nomination, best music score, 1999, both for Oscar and Lucinda; Saturn Award nomination, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, best music, 1999, for Meet Joe Black; BMI Film Music Award, 1999, for The Horse Whisperer; Richard Kirk Career Achievement Award, BMI Film and Television awards, 2000; BMI Film Music Award and Saturn Award nomination, best music, both 2000, for The Green Mile; BMI Film Music Award, 2000, for Erin Brockovich; Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, BMI Film Music Award, Academy Award nomination, best original score, Golden Globe Award nomination, best original score for a motion picture, Sierra Award nomination, Las Vegas Film Critics Society, best score, and Online Film Critics Society Award nomination, best original score, all 2000, and Grammy Award, best soundtrack album for a motion picture, television, or other visual media, 2001, all for American Beauty; Emmy Award, outstanding main title theme music, 2002, Grammy awards, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, best instrumental composition and best instrumental arrangement, 2002, and BMI Cable awards, BMI Film and Television awards, 2002 and 2003, all for Six Feet Under; BMI Film Music Award, Academy Award nomination, best original score, and World Soundtrack Award nomination, best original soundtrack of the year, all 2003, for Road to Perdition; Annie Award, International Animated Film Society, outstanding music in an animated feature production, BMI Film Music Award, Academy Award nomination, best original score, Golden Satellite Award nomination, International Press Academy, best original score, and Saturn Award nomination, best music, all 2004, for Finding Nemo; Academy Award nomination, best original score, 2005, for Lemony Snicket's "A Series of Unfortunate Events"; Grammy Award nomination, best score, 2005, for Angels in America.

CREDITS

Film Orchestrator:

(Uncredited) Star Wars: Episode VI—Return of the Jedi (also known as Return of the Jedi and Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi), Twentieth Century–Fox, 1983.

(Uncredited) The Man with One Red Shoe, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1985.

(Uncredited) Less Than Zero, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1987.

American Buffalo, Samuel Goldwyn, 1996.

Film Conductor:

Orchestra conductor, Whispers in the Dark, Paramount, 1992.

Music conductor, The Salton Sea, Warner Bros., 2002.

Film Music Performer:

"Suite Streets from 'Quicksilver,'" Quicksilver, Columbia, 1986.

Pianist on the score for several of his films.

Film Appearances:

All about Alfred (documentary), c. 1999.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

(In archive footage) The 77th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2005.

RECORDINGS

Albums:

Several Newman film scores have been released as recordings. Newman has served as the pianist for several of these recordings.

Videos:

Himself, Hope Springs Eternal: A Look Back at "The Shawshank Redemption," Warner Home Video, 2004.

WRITINGS

Film Music:

Grandview, U.S.A., Warner Bros., 1984.

(And song "It's So Incredible") Revenge of the Nerds, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1984.

(And song "Understanding Gravity") Reckless, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1984.

Desperately Seeking Susan, Orion, 1985.

Girls Just Want to Have Fun, New World, 1985.

The Man with One Red Shoe, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1985.

Real Genius, TriStar, 1985.

Gung Ho (also known as Working Class Man), Paramount, 1986.

Jumpin' Jack Flash, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1986.

"Suite Streets from 'Quicksilver,'" Quicksilver, Columbia, 1986.

Less Than Zero, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1987.

Light of Day, TriStar, 1987.

The Lost Boys, Warner Bros., 1987.

The Great Outdoors, Universal, 1988.

The Prince of Pennsylvania, New Line Cinema, 1988.

Cookie, Warner Bros., 1989.

Men Don't Leave, Warner Bros., 1990.

Naked Tango (also known as Tempo desnudo), New Line Cinema, 1990.

Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael, Paramount, 1990.

Career Opportunities (also known as One Wild Night), Universal, 1991.

Deceived, Buena Vista, 1991.

Fried Green Tomatoes (also known as Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe), Universal, 1991.

The Linguini Incident, Academy Pictures, 1991.

The Rapture, Fine Line, 1991.

The Player, Fine Line, 1992.

Scent of a Woman, Universal, 1992.

Whispers in the Dark, Paramount, 1992.

Flesh and Bone, Paramount, 1993.

Josh and S.A.M., Columbia, 1993.

Song "Liar's Polka," Grumpy Old Men, Warner Bros., 1993.

Corrina, Corrina, New Line Cinema, 1994.

The Favor (also known as The Favour and The Indecent Favour), Orion, 1994.

Little Women, Columbia, 1994.

The Shawshank Redemption, Columbia, 1994.

Threesome, TriStar, 1994.

The War, Universal, 1994.

How to Make an American Quilt (also known as An American Quilt), Universal, 1995.

Unstrung Heroes, Buena Vista, 1995.

American Buffalo, Samuel Goldwyn, 1996.

The People vs. Larry Flynt (also known as Larry Flynt), Columbia, 1996.

Phenomenon, Buena Vista, 1996.

Up Close and Personal (also known as Up Close and Personal: The Jessica Savitch Story), Buena Vista, 1996.

Mad City, Warner Bros., 1997.

Oscar and Lucinda, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1997.

Red Corner, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1997.

The Horse Whisperer, Buena Vista, 1998.

Meet Joe Black, Universal, 1998.

American Beauty, DreamWorks, 1999.

The Green Mile (also known as Stephen King's "The Green Mile"), Warner Bros., 1999.

Music from the film Flesh and Bone, Three Kings, Warner Bros., 1999.

Erin Brockovich, Universal, 2000.

My Khmer Heart (documentary), Direct Cinema Limited, 2000.

Pay It Forward, Warner Bros., 2000.

In the Bedroom, Miramax, 2001.

The Execution of Wanda Jean, Seventh Art Releasing, 2002.

Road to Perdition, DreamWorks, 2002.

The Salton Sea, Warner Bros., 2002.

White Oleander (also known as Weisser Oleander), Warner Bros., 2002.

Finding Nemo (animated), Buena Vista, 2003.

Lemony Snicket's "A Series of Unfortunate Events" (also known as Lemony Snicket), Paramount, 2004.

Near the End of August (short film), 2004.

The Cinderella Man, Universal, 2005.

Jarhead, Universal, 2005.

Television Music; Series:

The Paper Chase (also known as The Paper Chase: The Second Year, The Paper Chase: The Third Year, The Paper Chase: The Fourth Year, and The Paper Chase: The Graduation Year), CBS, 1978–79, Showtime, 1983–86.

Theme music, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, NBC, 1985–86, USA Network, 1987–88.

Arli$$, HBO, 1996–2002.

Main theme music, Boston Public, Fox, 2000–2004.

Main title theme music, Six Feet Under, HBO, 2001—.

Television Music; Miniseries:

Angels in America, HBO, 2003.

Katedralen 1.z, 2004.

Television Music; Movies:

The Seduction of Gina (also known as Another High Roller), CBS, 1984.

Heat Wave, TNT, 1990.

Citizen Cohn, HBO, 1992.

Those Secrets, ABC, 1992.

Television Music; Specials:

Summer's End, Showtime, 1986.

"Horse Whisperer," Visions of Grace: Robert Redford and "The Horse Whisperer," Lifetime, 1998.

"Any Other Name," 3.z (also known as 3.z—gensyn med vennerne), 2002.

Television Music; Episodic:

"Santa '85," Amazing Stories (also known as Stephen Spielberg's "Amazing Stories"), NBC, 1985.

Television Music; Pilots:

Against the Law, Fox, 1990.

Writings for the Stage:

Composer for Three Mean Fairy Tales (staged workshop production), Stuart Ostrow Foundation; and for off–Broadway and other theatrical productions. Composer for the bands The Innocents and Tokyo 77.

Video Music:

Music from The Green Mile, Walking the Mile (documentary; also known as Walking the Mile: The Making of "The Green Mile"), Warner Home Video, 2000.

Music from The Shawshank Redemption, Hope Springs Eternal: A Look Back at "The Shawshank Redemption," Warner Home Video, 2004.

Albums:

Several Newman film scores have been released as recordings.

Nonfiction:

Contributor to periodicals, including Film Score Monthly.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 4: Writers and Production Artists, 4th edition, St. James Press, 2000.

Periodicals:

Los Angeles Time Magazine, January 26, 2003, p. 6.

Variety, August 16, 2004, p. S46.