David Newman Biography (1954-)

Full name, David Louis Newman; born March 11, 1954, in Los Angeles, CA; son of Alfred Newman (a composer); married Krystyna; children: Diana; (stepdaughter) Brianne. Addresses: Agent: Agency for the Performing Arts, 9200 Sunset Blvd., #900, Los Angeles, CA 90069.; Manager: Blue Focus Management, 15233 Ventura Blvd., Suite 2A, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Composer, conductor, orchestrator, actor
Birth Details: March 11, 1954; Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Work
Conductor, Battle beyond the Stars, New World Pictures, 1980
(Uncredited) Musician: violin, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (also known as E.T. and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: The 20th Anniversary), MCA/Universal, 1982
Orchestrator, Wise Guy, 1986
Music director, The Brave Little Toaster (short film), Hyperion, 1987
Orchestrator, Dragnet, Universal, 1987
Orchestrator, Mr. Destiny, Buena Vista, 1990
Orchestrator, The Marrying Man (also known as Too Hot to Handle), Buena Vista, 1991
Orchestrator, Paradise, Buena Vista, 1991
Orchestrator, Talent for the Game, Paramount, 1991
Orchestrator, Honeymoon in Vegas, Columbia, 1992
Orchestrator, The Mighty Ducks (also known as Champions), Buena Vista, 1992
Music orchestrator and conductor, Coneheads, Paramount, 1993
Orchestrator, The Air Up There, Buena Vista, 1994
Orchestrator and vocal arrangements, My Father the Hero (also known as My father, ce heros), Buena Vista, 1994
Orchestrator, The Cowboy Way, MCA/Universal, 1994
Orchestrator, Boys on the Side (also known as Avec ou sans hommes), Warner Bros., 1995
Orchestrator, Operation Dumbo Drop (also known as Dumbo Drop), Buena Vista, 1995
Music orchestrator and conductor, Tommy Boy, Paramount, 1995
Orchestrator, The Phantom, Paramount, 1996
Orchestrator, The Nutty Professor, Universal, 1996
Orchestrator and conductor, Jingle All the Way, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
Conductor, Big Bully, Warner Bros., 1996
Conductor, Out to Sea, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
Orchestrator and conductor, Anastasia, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
Conductor, Never Been Kissed, Fox 2000, 1999
Conductor, Brokedown Palace, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
Orchestrator, Galaxy Quest, DreamWorks, 1999
Conductor, Bedazzled, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000
Conductor, 102 Dalmatians, Buena Vista, 2000
Orchestrator, Scooby-Doo, Warner Bros., 2002
Conductor and orchestrator, Ice Age, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002
Conductor, Life or Something Like It, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002
Orchestrator, Death to Smoochy, Warner Bros., 2002
Film Appearances
Graves, The Runestone, 1990
Television Music Conductor
Specials
"Twentieth Century-Fox Fanfare," 20th Century-Fox: The Blockbuster Years, AMC, 2000
WRITINGS
Film Scores
Frankenweenie, Buena Vista, 1984
Critters, New Line Cinema, 1986
Vendetta, Concorde, 1986
The Kindred, FM Home Video, 1986
Malone, Orion, 1987
Throw Mama from the Train, Orion, 1987
My Demon Lover, New Line Cinema, 1987
The Brave Little Toaster (short film), Hyperion, 1987
(And songs "You're in Paradise Now" and "Samson and Delilah") Pass theAmmo, 1987

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Orion, 1989
Heathers, New World Pictures, 1989
Disorganized Crime, Buena Vista, 1989
Little Monsters, United Artists, 1989
Gross Anatomy (also known as A Cut Above), Buena Vista, 1989
The War of the Roses, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1989
R.O.T.O.R., Imperial Entertainment, 1989
Madhouse, Orion, 1990
Meet the Applegates, 1990
Fire Birds (also known as Wings of the Apache), Buena Vista, 1990
The Freshman, 1990
DuckTales: The Movie--Treasure of the Lost Lamp, Buena Vista, 1990
Mr. Destiny, Buena Vista, 1990
The Runestone, Hyperion, 1990
The Marrying Man (also known as Too Hot to Handle), Buena Vista, 1991
Talent for the Game, Paramount, 1991
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, Warner Bros., 1991
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, Orion, 1991
Rover Dangerfield, Warner Bros., 1991
Paradise, Buena Vista, 1991
Other People's Money, Warner Bros., 1991
Honeymoon in Vegas, Columbia, 1992
The Mighty Ducks (also known as Champions), Buena Vista, 1992
That Night (also known as One Hot Summer), Warner Bros., 1992
Hoffa, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
The Itsy Bitsy Spider, 1992
The Sandlot (also known as The Sandlot Kids), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1993
Coneheads, Paramount, 1993
Undercover Blues, United International Pictures, 1993
The Air Up There, Buena Vista, 1994
My Father, the Hero (also known as My father, ce heros), Buena Vista, 1994
The Flintstones, Universal, 1994
The Cowboy Way, MCA/Universal, 1994
I Love Trouble, Buena Vista, 1994
Boys on the Side (also known as Avec ou sans hommes), Warner Bros., 1995
Tommy Boy, Paramount, 1995
Operation Dumbo Drop (also known as Dumbo Drop), Buena Vista, 1995
Big Bully, Warner Bros., 1996
The Phantom, Paramount, 1996
The Nutty Professor, Universal, 1996
Matilda (also known as Roald Dahl's Matilda), Sony PicturesEntertainment, 1996
(And theme, "Turbo Man Theme") Jingle All the Way, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
Out to Sea, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
(And songs "Journey to the Past" and "Once Upon a December") Anastasia, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
1001 Nights, 1998
Never Been Kissed, Fox, 1999
Brokedown Palace, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
Bowfinger, MCA/Universal, 1999
Galaxy Quest, DreamWorks, 1999
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, MCA/Universal, 2000
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (also known as The Klumps),Universal, 2000
Duets, Buena Vista, 2000
Bedazzled, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000
102 Dalmatians, Buena Vista, 2000
Dr. Doolittle 2 (also known as DR.2 and DR2), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001
The Affair of the Necklace, Warner Bros., 2001
(And songs "Friends Come in All Sizes, "Smoochy's Magic Jungle Theme," and "The Cookie Chant") Death to Smoochy, Warner Bros., 2002
Ice Age, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002
Life or Something Like It, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002
Scooby-Doo, Warner Bros., 2002
Film Additional Music
Dragnet, Universal, 1987
Film Songs
"You'll End up Eating Worms," The Worm Eaters, New American Films,1977
"Original Mighty Ducks Theme," D2: The Mighty Ducks, 1994
"Original Mighty Ducks Theme," D3: The Mighty Ducks, 1996
Television Scores
Movies
The Flamingo Rising, CBS, 2001
Specials
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman, ABC, 1975
Episodic
"Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp," Faerie Tale Theatre, Showtime, 1984
"Such Interesting Neighbors," Amazing Stories, NBC, 1987
Also scored "The Thing from the Grave," Tales from the Crypt (alsoknown as HBO's Tales from the Crypt), HBO; Ripley's Believe It orNot, ABC.

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