--- name: "Lionel Newman" canonical: "https://film.one/person/lionel-newman" roles: ["Conductor"] born: "4 January 1916" died: "3 February 1989" reviewed_on_fi1m: 4 average_fi1m_score: 75 average_over: 4 updated: "2026-09-20T06:07:14.036057+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Lionel Newman Conductor. Born 4 January 1916 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Died 3 February 1989. ## Details - **Work:** Conductor - **Born:** 4 January 1916, New Haven, Connecticut, USA - **Died:** 3 February 1989 - **Active:** 1966–1979 - **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 10 nominated) - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 61 (2), 1970s 89 (2) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 78 to 71 across 3 titles - **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 1 under 60 - **Genres:** Comedy 2, Drama 2, Horror 1, Romance 1, Science Fiction 1, War 1 - **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $178m across 4 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Newman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1827266, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006213/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/11441 ## Streaming the US now - **Disney+:** [*Hello, Dolly!*](https://film.one/film/hello-dolly.md) (56) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Lionel Newman (4 January 1916 – 3 February 1989) was an American conductor, pianist and composer of film and television music. He joined 20th Century Fox in the early 1940s as a rehearsal pianist after working as an accompanist for Mae West and conducting for Earl Carroll’s Vanities. He remained at the studio for more than four decades, rising to music director and later general director of music, and contributed to over 200 films. Newman received eleven Academy Award nominations and won the award for Best Score of a Musical Picture for *Hello, Dolly!* (1969), shared with Lennie Hayton. He conducted or supervised scores for films including *Alien* (1979), *The Omen* (1976), *Gentlemen Prefer Blondes* (1953) and *An Affair to Remember* (1957). He was the brother of composers Alfred Newman and Emil Newman, and uncle to Randy Newman, David Newman, Thomas Newman and Maria Newman. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (4) - *Alien* (1979), Fi1m 92, Conductor — [page](https://film.one/film/alien.md) - *Breaking Away* (1979), Fi1m 86, Conductor — [page](https://film.one/film/breaking-away.md) - *Hello, Dolly!* (1969), Fi1m 56, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/hello-dolly.md) - *The Sand Pebbles* (1966), Fi1m 66, Conductor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-sand-pebbles.md) ## Complete filmography (121) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Batman '66 Meets the Green Hornet* (2020), Music Supervisor - *The Alien Legacy* (1999), Conductor - *Spellbinder* (1988), Music Supervisor - *Covenant* (1985), Music Supervisor - *Crazy Dan* (1984), series, Music Supervisor - *Love Thy Neighbor* (1984), Music Supervisor - *It's Not Easy* (1983), series, Music Supervisor - *The Fall Guy* (1981), series, Music Supervisor - *Back to the Planet of the Apes* (1980), Music Supervisor - *Alien* (1979), Conductor — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/alien.md) - *Breaking Away* (1979), Conductor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/breaking-away.md) - *A Guide for the Married Woman* (1978), Music Supervisor - *The Omen* (1976), Additional Soundtrack - *State Fair* (1976), Music - *The Swiss Family Robinson* (1975), Music Supervisor - *Stowaway to the Moon* (1975), Music Supervisor - *The Mark of Zorro* (1974), Music Supervisor - *Big Rose* (1974), Music Supervisor - *Mrs. Sundance* (1974), Music Supervisor - *Terror on the Beach* (1973), Music Supervisor - *When the Legends Die* (1972), Conductor - *When Michael Calls* (1972), Conductor - *Sam Cade* (1972), Music Supervisor - *They Call It Murder* (1971), Music Supervisor - *Tribes* (1970), Music Supervisor - *The Great White Hope* (1970), Original Music Composer - *The Challenge* (1970), Music Supervisor - *Along Came a Spider* (1970), Music Supervisor - *Honeymoon with a Stranger* (1969), Music Supervisor - *Hello, Dolly!* (1969), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/hello-dolly.md) - *Daughter of the Mind* (1969), Music Supervisor - *The Desperate Mission* (1969), Music Supervisor - *The Boston Strangler* (1968), Original Music Composer - *Land of the Giants* (1968), series, Music Supervisor - *Dick Tracy - The Plot To Kill NATO* (1967), Music Supervisor - *The St. Valentine's Day Massacre* (1967), Original Music Composer - *The Sand Pebbles* (1966), Conductor — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/the-sand-pebbles.md) - *The Time Tunnel* (1966), series, Music Supervisor - *Jan & Dean: On the Run* (1966), Music Supervisor - *Do Not Disturb* (1965), Music - *Lost in Space* (1965), series, Music Supervisor - *The Pleasure Seekers* (1964), Original Music Composer, Conductor - *Move Over, Darling* (1963), Conductor, Original Music Composer - *Flaming Star* (1960), Conductor - *North to Alaska* (1960), Original Music Composer - *Let's Make Love* (1960), Original Music Composer - *Adventures in Paradise* (1959), series, Original Music Composer - *Say One for Me* (1959), Conductor, Music Supervisor, Original Music Composer - *Compulsion* (1959), Original Music Composer - *Mardi Gras* (1958), Original Music Composer - *The Bravados* (1958), Original Music Composer - *The Long, Hot Summer* (1958), Conductor - *The Young Lions* (1958), Conductor - *The Sun Also Rises* (1957), Conductor - *Desk Set* (1957), Conductor - *Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?* (1957), Conductor - *An Affair to Remember* (1957), Conductor - *The Wayward Bus* (1957), Conductor - *Boy on a Dolphin* (1957), Conductor - *The Girl Can't Help It* (1956), Original Music Composer - *Bigger Than Life* (1956), Conductor - *Love Me Tender* (1956), Original Music Composer - *Teenage Rebel* (1956), Conductor, Songs - *Between Heaven and Hell* (1956), Conductor - *The Last Wagon* (1956), Original Music Composer - *The Solid Gold Cadillac* (1956), Conductor - *23 Paces to Baker Street* (1956), Conductor - *The Proud Ones* (1956), Original Music Composer - *A Kiss Before Dying* (1956), Original Music Composer, Songs - *The Killer Is Loose* (1956), Original Music Composer - *The Lieutenant Wore Skirts* (1956), Conductor - *Seven Cities of Gold* (1955), Conductor - *The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing* (1955), Music Editor - *House of Bamboo* (1955), Conductor - *The Seven Year Itch* (1955), Conductor - *White Feather* (1955), Conductor - *There's No Business Like Show Business* (1954), Music Supervisor - *Three Young Texans* (1954), Music Director - *Black Widow* (1954), Conductor - *The Siege at Red River* (1954), Music - *River of No Return* (1954), as Songs · Music Director - *The Rocket Man* (1954), Original Music Composer - *Inferno* (1953), Music Director - *A Blueprint for Murder* (1953), Music Director - *Dangerous Crossing* (1953), Music Director - *Gentlemen Prefer Blondes* (1953), Music Director, Original Music Composer - *The Kid from Left Field* (1953), Original Music Composer - *Pickup on South Street* (1953), Music Director - *The Glory Brigade* (1953), Music Director - *The Girl Next Door* (1953), Music Director - *Niagara* (1953), Music Director - *Taxi* (1953), Music Director - *The Outcasts of Poker Flat* (1952), Music Director - *My Wife's Best Friend* (1952), Music Director - *Night Without Sleep* (1952), Music Director - *Monkey Business* (1952), Music Director - *Dreamboat* (1952), Music Director - *Don't Bother to Knock* (1952), Music Supervisor, Original Music Composer - *We're Not Married!* (1952), Music Director - *Deadline - U.S.A.* (1952), Music Director - *Belles on Their Toes* (1952), Music Director - *Let's Make It Legal* (1951), Music Director - *Love Nest* (1951), Music Director - *The Secret of Convict Lake* (1951), Music Director - *Rawhide* (1951), as Songs · Music Director - *The 13th Letter* (1951), Music Director - *The Frogmen* (1951), Music Director - *The Jackpot* (1950), Original Music Composer - *Mister 880* (1950), Music Director - *Stella* (1950), Music Director - *Where the Sidewalk Ends* (1950), Music Director - *Cheaper by the Dozen* (1950), Music Director - *Wabash Avenue* (1950), Music Director - *Mother Didn't Tell Me* (1950), Music Director - *Thieves' Highway* (1949), Music Director - *I Was a Male War Bride* (1949), Music Director - *Come to the Stable* (1949), Music Director - *Cry of the City* (1948), Music Director - *The Street with No Name* (1948), Music Director - *Kiss of Death* (1947), Conductor - *The Cowboy and the Lady* (1938), as Songs ## Awards ### Academy Awards — 1 won, 10 nominated - 1970: Best Original Musical Score (won), for *Hello, Dolly!* - 1968: Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment (nominated), for *Doctor Dolittle* - 1966: Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment (nominated), for *The Pleasure Seekers* - 1961: Best Original Musical Score (nominated), for *Let's Make Love* - 1960: Best Original Musical Score (nominated), for *Say One for Me* - 1959: Best Original Musical Score (nominated), for *Mardi Gras* - 1957: Best Original Musical Score (nominated), for *The Best Things in Life Are Free* - 1955: Best Original Musical Score (nominated), for *There's No Business Like Show Business* - 1952: Best Original Song (nominated), for *Never* - 1951: Best Original Musical Score (nominated), for *I'll Get By* - 1939: Best Original Song (nominated), for *The Cowboy and the Lady* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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