Thomas Newman

Thomas Newman
Thomas Newman
	Newman at 2010 Classic Brit Awards
Background information
Birth name	Thomas Montgomery Newman
Born	October 20, 1955 (age 69); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Film score; New-age;
Occupation(s)	Composer, conductor, orchestrator
Instruments	Piano, violin
Years active	1979–present
Spouse	Anne Marie Newman

Thomas Montgomery Newman (born October 20, 1955) is an American composer, conductor and orchestrator best known for his many film scores. In a career that has spanned over four decades, he has scored numerous films including The Player (1992), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Meet Joe Black (1998), American Beauty and The Green Mile (both 1999), Pay It Forward (2000), In the Bedroom (2001), Road to Perdition and White Oleander (both 2002), Finding Nemo (2003) and its sequel Finding Dory (2016), Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004), Cinderella Man (2005), WALL-E (2008), the James Bond films Skyfall (2012) and Spectre (2015), Bridge of Spies (2015), 1917 (2019), and Elemental (2023).

Newman also composed the music for the HBO drama series Six Feet Under (2001) and 2003 miniseries Angels in America. Throughout his career, he has collaborated with directors such as Robert Altman, Jon Avnet, Martin Brest, Frank Darabont, Todd Field, John Lee Hancock, John Madden, Sam Mendes, Andrew Stanton, and Steven Soderbergh.