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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 nearly forty years, he has composed music for nearly 100 feature films. ==Life and career== Newman was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Mississippi-born Martha Louis (née Montgomery) and Hollywood composer Alfred Newman. He is the brother of Thomas Newman, Maria Newman and the cousin of Randy Newman, all of whom are also composers. He is also the nephew of composers Lionel Newman and Emil Newman. An accomplished violinist, and successful concert conductor, Newman was educated at the University of Southern California. His first film work was on Tim Burton's short film ''Frankenweenie'' in 1984. In 1987 he scored Danny DeVito's ''Throw Momma from the Train''. This was his first collaboration with DeVito, and he went on to score nearly all of his subsequent films, including ''The War of the Roses'' (1989), ''Other People's Money'' (1991), ''Hoffa'' (1992), ''Matilda'' (1996) and ''Death to Smoochy'' (2002). Newman has also scored the comedies ''The Flintstones'' (1994), ''The Mighty Ducks'' (1992), ''The Nutty Professor'' (1996), and ''Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'' (1989). Like his counterpart Henry Mancini, Newman's credits during the early years of his career were mostly scoring B-movies such as ''The Runestone'' (1990) and ''The Kindred'' (1987) before he gradually transitioned to score mostly comedy films during his prime such as ''Bowfinger'' (1999), ''The Freshman'' (1990) and ''The Spy Next Door'' (2010). His score for ''The Spirit'' (2008) was a tribute to Mancini's 1950s and 60s neo-noir scores such as ''Touch of Evil'' (1958) or ''Experiment in Terror'' (1962). He received an Academy Award nomination for the score to the animated film ''Anastasia'', following his father, who scored the 1956 live-action version. However, he lost to Anne Dudley for ''The Full Monty''. His other scores include ''Critters'', ''The Phantom'', ''The Brave Little Toaster'', ''Malone'', ''Ice Age'', and ''Serenity'', among others. In 1997, Newman began a four-year stint as the music director for the Sundance Institute, and he has conducted the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra on several occasions. That year, he also re-recorded the Twentieth Century Fox Fanfare, composed by his father Alfred. In February 2007, he was elected president of The Film Music Society. On May 21, 2009, Newman was honored with the Richard Kirk award at the annual BMI Film & Television Awards. The prestigious award is given annually to a composer who has made significant contributions to film and television music.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BMI Film & Television Awards Tout Composers of Year's Top Film, Television, & Cable Music )〕 Since 2012, Newman is conducting the RSO Vienna orchestra at the annual film music gala concert Hollywood in Vienna which is broadcast on radio and TV. Newman is an alumnus and Board Member of the American Youth Symphony.〔http://aysymphony.org/about-ays/board-of-directors/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Newman (composer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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