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David Louis Newman (born March 11, 1954) is an American composer and conductor known particularly for his film scores. In a career spanning more than thirty years, he has composed music for nearly 100 feature films, as well as the 1997 and 1998 versions of the 20th Century Fox fanfare.
DAVID NEWMAN is one of today’s most accomplished creators of music for film. In his 25-year career, he has scored over 100 films, ranging from War of the Roses, Matilda, Bowfinger and Heathers, to the more recent The Spirit, and Serenity, Behaving Badly and Tarzan.
The son of nine-time Oscar-winning composer, Alfred Newman, David Newman was born in Los Angeles in 1954. He trained in violin and piano from an early age and earned degrees in orchestral conducting and violin from the University of Southern California.
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The son of nine-time Oscar-winning composer, Alfred Newman, David Newman was born in Los Angeles in 1954. He trained in violin and piano from an early age and earned degrees in orchestral conducting and violin from the University of Southern California.
- March 11, 1954
- How did you get involved with the American Youth Symphony? I grew up in Los Angeles and I played in the American Youth Symphony from when I was about 16 until maybe 23 or 24 years old.
- How does the American Youth Symphony nurture young musicians? It’s a place where talented kids from the ages of 14 to 27 come together every weekend and rehearse, with the idea of performing the standard classical music repertoire.
- Before the Elfman Project, AYS spent three years exploring the music of film composer Jerry Goldsmith. So is film music now considered part of the “standard classical repertoire”?
- I understand that film music preservation is a big passion of yours. Why is this such an issue? Generally after the music is recorded it can be very hard to find where the scores went.
Jan 18, 2019 · A highly prolific composer with a career that spans three decades and over a hundred motion pictures, David Newman has devoted his life to his passion for fi...
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Jun 17, 2024 · Composer David Newman talks Firefly's legacy and his score for the 2005 movie Serenity to celebrate the unique soundtrack’s first-ever vinyl release.
