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Thomas Newman
12+ albums
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Thomas Montgomery Newman (born October 20, 1955) is an American composer best known for his many film scores. Newman has been nominated for 15 Academy Awards and 4 Golden Globes, and has won 2 BAFTAs, 6 Grammys and an Emmy Award. Newman was honored with the Richard Kirk award at the 2000 BMI Film and TV Awards. The award is given annually to a composer who has made significant contributions to film and television music. Born in Los Angeles, California, he is the youngest son of Martha Louis Montgomery (1920–2005) and composer Alfred Newman (1900–1970), who won the Academy Award for Best Original Score nine times. He is a member of a film-scoring dynasty in Hollywood that includes his father Alfred, brother David Newman, sister Maria Newman, uncles Lionel Newman and Emil Newman, cousin Randy Newman (also known as a singer and songwriter), and his first cousin, once removed, Joey Newman. His paternal grandparents were Russian immigrants, and his mother was from Mississippi. During their upbringing, Martha herded her sons into violin lessons in the San Fernando Valley every weekend. Newman later studied composition and orchestration for two years at the University of Southern California, before transferring to Yale University, where he graduated as a Bachelor of Arts in 1977 and a Master of Music in 1978. While at Yale, he met composer Stephen Sondheim, who became an early mentor. Newman and his wife, Ann Marie, have three children. They reside in the Pacific Palisades neigh
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American Beauty
Finding Nemo (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
American Beauty (Original Motion Picture Score)
1917 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
The Shawshank Redemption
Elemental (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
American Beauty (Soundtrack)
Victoria & Abdul (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Saving Mr. Banks (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Deluxe Edition])
Skyfall
Road to Perdition (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Finding Dory (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)