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David Louis Newman Los Angeles March 11 1954 Is An American Composer And Conductor Known Particularly For His Film Scores. In A Career Spanning Nearly Forty Years He Has Composed Music For Nearly 100 Feature Films. Newman Was Born In Los Angeles California The Son Of Mississippi-Born Martha Louise Née Montgomery And Hollywood Composer Alfred Newman. He Is The Brother Of Thomas Newman And The Cousin Of Randy Newman Both Of Whom Are Also Composers Of Film Scores. An Accomplished Violinist And Successful Concert Conductor Newman Was Educated At The University Of Southern California. His First Film Work Was On Tim Burton's Short Film Frankenweenie In 1984. In 1987 He Scored Danny DeVito's Throw Momma From The Train. This Was His First Collaboration With DeVito And He Went On To Score Nearly All Of His Subsequent Films Including The War Of The Roses 1989 Other People's Money 1991 Hoffa 1992 Matilda 1996 And Death To Smoochy 2002 . Newman Has Also Scored The Comedies The Flintstones 1994 The Mighty Ducks 1992 The Nutty Professor 1996 And Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure 1989 . Like His Counterpart Henry Mancini Newman's Credits During The Early Years Of His Career Were Mostly Scoring B-Movies Such As The Runestone 1990 And The Kindred 1987 Before He Gradually Transitioned To Score Mostly Comedy Films During His Prime Such As Bowfinger 1999 The Freshman 1990 And The Spy Next Door 2010 . His Score For The Spirit 2008 Was A Tribute To Mancini's 1950s And 60s Neo-Noir Scores Such As Touch Of Evil 1958 Or Experiment In Terror 1962 . He Received An Academy Award Nomination For The Score To The Animated Film Anastasia Following His Father Who Scored The 1956 Live-Action Version. However He Lost To Anne Dudley For The Full Monty. His Other Scores Include Critters The Phantom The Brave Little Toaster Malone Ice Age And Serenity Among Others. In 1997 Newman Began A Four Year Stint As The Music Director For The Sundance Institute And He Has Conducted The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra On Several Occasions. That Year He Also Re-Recorded The Twentieth Century Fox Fanfare Composed By His Father Alfred. In February 2007 He Was Elected President Of The Film Music Society. On May 21 2009 Newman Was Honored With The Richard Kirk Award At The Annual BMI Film & Television Awards. The Prestigious Award Is Given Annually To A Composer Who Has Made Significant Contributions To Film And Television Music. October 22 And 23 2012 Newman Conducted The RSO Vienna Orchestra At The Annual Film Music Gala Concert Hollywood In Vienna Which Was Broadcast On Radio And TV. read less