David Newman

David Louis Newman (born March 11, 1954) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, composer and conductor. He is known for his movie scores. In his career more than thirty years, he has composed music for nearly 100 feature movies.

David Newman
Birth nameDavid Louis Newman
Born (1954-03-11) March 11, 1954 (age 70)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, musician, composer, orchestrator, conductor
InstrumentsGuitar, piano, keyboards
Years active1976–present
Associated actsOingo Boingo

Influences

Newman stated composers like Alfred Newman, John Williams, Elmer Bernstein, Jerry Goldsmith, Henry Mancini, Leonard Bernstein, Dave Grusin, Alan Menken, Bruce Broughton, Lalo Schifrin, John Barry, Howard Shore, Irwin Kostal, Alan Silvestri, James Horner, Randy Newman, Michael Kamen, Ennio Morricone, Oliver Wallace, Frank Churchill and Buddy Baker as Influences

Awards

He received an Academy Award nomination for writing the score to the 1997 movie Anastasia.

Family

He was an cousin of Randy Newman.