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David Newman Biography

Birth Name:David Louis Newman

Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, United States

Profession Composer, Music department, Actor

Fast Facts

Was nominated for the Golden Satellite Award for Outstanding Original Score in 1998
Won the 1995 BMI Film Music Award for his work on "The Flintstones․"
Studied music at the University of Southern California
Is the brother of film and television music composer Thomas Newman
Is the son of well-known film composer Alfred Newman
Has frequently collaborated with filmmaker Danny DeVito
Was named president of The Film Music Society in 2007

1988BMI Film Music Award-: winner
1989ACE-Original Score: nominated
1990BMI Film Music Award-: winner
1995BMI Film Music Award-: winner
1997BMI Film Music Award-: winner
1998Oscar-Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score: nominated
1998Annie-Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production: nominated
1998OFTA Film Award-Best Music, Original Comedy/Musical Score: nominated
1998Golden Satellite Award-Best Original Score: nominated
2000Saturn Award-Best Music: nominated
2001BMI Film Music Award-: winner
2002BMI Film Music Award-: winner
2002BMI Film Music Award-: winner
2002Stinker Award-Most Intrusive Musical Score: nominated
2003Annie-Outstanding Music in an Animated Feature Production: nominated
2003BMI Film Music Award-: winner
2003BMI Film Music Award-: winner
2004BMI Film Music Award-: winner
2004BMI Film Music Award-: winner
2005BMI Film Music Award-: winner
2010BMI Film Music Award-Film Music: winner
2015IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for an Animated Film: nominated
2018Black Reel-Outstanding Score: nominated
2021NYFCO Award-Best Use of Music: winner
2022Special Award-Kyle Renick Special Award: winner