Information AboutAlfred Newman |
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in 1999 commemorating Alfred Newman]] Alfred Newman ( March 17 , 1900 – February 17 , 1970 ) was a major Jewish-American Composer of music for Film s. He received 45 Academy Award nominations (a record in the music categories, now shared with John Williams ), winning 9 times; in 1940 he was nominated for 4 different films. He also composed the familiar fanfare which accompanies the studio logo for 20th Century Fox , where he headed the music department. He was active until the end of his life, scoring Airport shortly before his death. Between 1930 and 1970, he wrote music for over 200 films of every imaginable type, including a score for the newsreel made from the World War II footage of the Battle Of Midway . Among his major film scores are:
He married Martha Louise, née Montgomery. He was the head of a family of major scored three dozen films and several TV series, adapting and conducting scores for hundreds of other films. His brother Emil Newman scored over 50 films. His son David Newman has scored over 70 films, including '' Hoffa '', '' Galaxy Quest '', '' The Nutty Professor '', '' The War Of The Roses '', and '' Ice Age ''. His son Thomas Newman has scored over 50 films, including '' Finding Nemo '', '' The Green Mile '', '' The Shawshank Redemption '', '' Road To Perdition '', and '' American Beauty ''. His nephew Randy Newman is noted not only for his film work but also for a series of popular albums as a singer/songwriter. Other relatives include his nephew Bill Newman-son of Emil Newman and niece Jill Newman--Emil's granddaughter. EXTERNAL LINKS |