David Newman
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
Awards
- 1988BMI Film Music AwardWinner
- 1989ACE - Original Score:Nominated
- 1990BMI Film Music AwardWinner
- 1995BMI Film Music AwardWinner
- 1997BMI Film Music AwardWinner
- 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 AwardWinner
- 2002BMI Film Music AwardWinner
- 2002BMI Film Music AwardWinner
- 2002Stinker Award - Most Intrusive Musical Score:Nominated
- 2003Annie - Outstanding Music in an Animated Feature Production:Nominated
- 2003BMI Film Music AwardWinner
- 2003BMI Film Music AwardWinner
- 2004BMI Film Music AwardWinner
- 2004BMI Film Music AwardWinner
- 2005BMI Film Music AwardWinner
- 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