---
name: "Thomas Newman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/thomas-newman"
fi1m_id: "thomas-newman"
imdb_id: "nm0002353"
tmdb_id: 153
wikidata_id: "Q319996"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "20 October 1955"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 39
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_over: 39
updated: "2026-10-05T01:26:37.280467+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."
---

# Thomas Newman

## Identity

Thomas Newman

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/thomas-newman
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** thomas-newman
- **IMDb ID:** nm0002353
- **TMDB ID:** 153
- **Wikidata ID:** Q319996
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Newman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q319996, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002353/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/153

Composer. Born 20 October 1955 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 20 October 1955, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Active:** 1984–present
- **Also known as:** Tom Newman
- **Frequently works with:** [Sam Mendes](https://film.one/person/sam-mendes.md), [John Madden](https://film.one/person/john-madden.md), [Judi Dench](https://film.one/person/judi-dench.md), [Steven Soderbergh](https://film.one/person/steven-soderbergh.md), [Tom Hanks](https://film.one/person/tom-hanks.md), [Andrew Stanton](https://film.one/person/andrew-stanton.md), [Daniel Craig](https://film.one/person/daniel-craig.md), [Dianne Wiest](https://film.one/person/dianne-wiest.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 14 Oscar nominations
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 38 (1), 1990s 76 (8), 2000s 78 (9), 2010s 66 (15), 2020s 64 (6)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 70 to 68 across 36 titles
- **Score spread:** 7 at 80+, 25 at 60–79, 7 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 29, Thriller 13, Comedy 10, Crime 8, Romance 6, Adventure 5
- **Screen time:** 78 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $8,310m across 34 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Newman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q319996, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002353/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/153

## Coming up

- *Anxious People* (2026-11-26), Original Music Composer
- *Star Wars: Starfighter* (2027-05-26), Original Music Composer

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*WALL·E*](https://film.one/film/walle.md) (92), [*Finding Nemo*](https://film.one/film/finding-nemo.md) (85), [*Finding Dory*](https://film.one/film/finding-dory.md) (68)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Shawshank Redemption*](https://film.one/film/the-shawshank-redemption.md) (84), [*Little Children*](https://film.one/film/little-children.md) (77), [*Side Effects*](https://film.one/film/side-effects.md) (70)
- **HBO Max:** [*The Player*](https://film.one/film/the-player.md) (85), [*Angels in America*](https://film.one/tv/angels-in-america.md) (83)
- **Netflix:** [*1917*](https://film.one/film/1917.md) (78), [*Operation Mincemeat*](https://film.one/film/operation-mincemeat.md) (66)
- **Pluto TV:** [*Revolutionary Road*](https://film.one/film/revolutionary-road.md) (71)
- **Tubi:** [*The Horse Whisperer*](https://film.one/film/the-horse-whisperer.md) (68)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Thomas Newman is an American composer, conductor and orchestrator. Born on 20 October 1955 in Los Angeles, he has composed scores for numerous films and television series over four decades.

His film work includes *Erin Brockovich* (2000), *Side Effects* (2013), *Skyfall* (2012), *Let Them All Talk* (2020), *Elemental* (2023) and *The Thursday Murder Club* (2025). He is also known for scores such as *The Shawshank Redemption* (1994), *American Beauty* (1999), *Finding Nemo* (2003), *WALL·E* (2008) and *1917* (2019). Newman has received six Grammy Awards, an Emmy Award, two BAFTA Film Awards and 15 Academy Award nominations.

He has collaborated frequently with directors including Sam Mendes and Steven Soderbergh. In television, he composed for *Six Feet Under* and co-composed the 2024 series *Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story* with his daughter Julia Newman.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (39)

- *Onwards and Sideways* (2026), Fi1m 72, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/onwards-and-sideways.md)
- *The Thursday Murder Club* (2025), Fi1m 57, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-thursday-murder-club.md)
- *Elemental* (2023), Fi1m 64, Music, Conductor, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/elemental.md)
- *Operation Mincemeat* (2022), Fi1m 66, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/operation-mincemeat.md)
- *The Little Things* (2021), Fi1m 60, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-little-things.md)
- *Let Them All Talk* (2020), Fi1m 64, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/let-them-all-talk.md)
- *1917* (2019), Fi1m 78, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/1917.md)
- *The Highwaymen* (2019), Fi1m 55, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-highwaymen.md)
- *Finding Dory* (2016), Fi1m 68, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/finding-dory.md)
- *Bridge of Spies* (2015), Fi1m 75, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/bridge-of-spies.md)
- *He Named Me Malala* (2015), Fi1m 60, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/he-named-me-malala.md)
- *Spectre* (2015), Fi1m 58, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/spectre.md)
- *The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel* (2015), Fi1m 58, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-second-best-exotic-marigold-hotel.md)
- *Saving Mr. Banks* (2013), Fi1m 63, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/saving-mr-banks.md)
- *Side Effects* (2013), Fi1m 70, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/side-effects.md)
- *Skyfall* (2012), Fi1m 81, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/skyfall.md)
- *The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel* (2012), Fi1m 71, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-best-exotic-marigold-hotel.md)
- *The Adjustment Bureau* (2011), Fi1m 64, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-adjustment-bureau.md)
- *The Help* (2011), Fi1m 66, Music, Songs, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-help.md)
- *The Iron Lady* (2011), Fi1m 52, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-iron-lady.md)
- *The Debt* (2010), Fi1m 65, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-debt-2010.md)
- *Revolutionary Road* (2008), Fi1m 71, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/revolutionary-road.md)
- *WALL·E* (2008), Fi1m 92, Original Music Composer, Songs, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/walle.md)
- *Little Children* (2006), Fi1m 77, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/little-children.md)
- *The Good German* (2006), Fi1m 53, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-good-german.md)
- *Angels in America* (2003), Fi1m 83, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/tv/angels-in-america.md)
- *Finding Nemo* (2003), Fi1m 85, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/finding-nemo.md)
- *Road to Perdition* (2002), Fi1m 77, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/road-to-perdition.md)
- *In the Bedroom* (2001), Fi1m 84, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/in-the-bedroom.md)
- *Erin Brockovich* (2000), Fi1m 78, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/erin-brockovich.md)
- *American Beauty* (1999), Fi1m 76, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/american-beauty.md)
- *The Green Mile* (1999), Fi1m 73, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-green-mile.md)
- *The Horse Whisperer* (1998), Fi1m 68, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-horse-whisperer.md)
- *The Shawshank Redemption* (1994), Fi1m 84, Original Music Composer, Conductor, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-shawshank-redemption.md)
- *Scent of a Woman* (1992), Fi1m 75, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/scent-of-a-woman.md)
- *The Player* (1992), Fi1m 85, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-player.md)
- *Fried Green Tomatoes* (1991), Fi1m 75, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/fried-green-tomatoes.md)
- *The Rapture* (1991), Fi1m 72, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-rapture.md)
- *Revenge of the Nerds* (1984), Fi1m 38, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/revenge-of-the-nerds.md)

## Complete filmography (122)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Star Wars: Starfighter* (2027), Original Music Composer
- *Anxious People* (2026), Original Music Composer
- *Onwards and Sideways* (2026), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/onwards-and-sideways.md)
- *No Man's Mind* (2026), Music
- *In the Blink of an Eye* (2026), Original Music Composer
- *The Thursday Murder Club* (2025), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/the-thursday-murder-club.md)
- *Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story* (2024), series, Original Music Composer
- *WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko* (2023), Original Music Composer
- *White Bird* (2023), Original Music Composer
- *Elemental* (2023), Original Music Composer, Conductor — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/elemental.md)
- *A Man Called Otto* (2022), Original Music Composer
- *Operation Mincemeat* (2022), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/operation-mincemeat.md)
- *Dog* (2022), Original Music Composer
- *The Little Things* (2021), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/the-little-things.md)
- *Let Them All Talk* (2020), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/let-them-all-talk.md)
- *1917* (2019), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/1917.md)
- *Tolkien* (2019), Conductor, Original Music Composer
- *The Highwaymen* (2019), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/the-highwaymen.md)
- *Castle Rock* (2018), series, Main Title Theme Composer
- *Thank You for Your Service* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *Victoria & Abdul* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *Five Came Back* (2017), series, Music
- *Five Came Back* (2017), Music
- *FEUD* (2017), series, Original Music Composer
- *Passengers* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *Finding Dory* (2016), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/finding-dory.md)
- *Spectre* (2015), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/spectre.md)
- *Bridge of Spies* (2015), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/bridge-of-spies.md)
- *He Named Me Malala* (2015), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/he-named-me-malala.md)
- *The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel* (2015), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/the-second-best-exotic-marigold-hotel.md)
- *Walking the Mile* (2014), Music
- *The Judge* (2014), Original Music Composer
- *Get On Up* (2014), Original Music Composer
- *Saving Mr. Banks* (2013), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/saving-mr-banks.md)
- *Paloma* (2013), series, Main Title Theme Composer
- *Side Effects* (2013), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/side-effects.md)
- *Gumdrop* (2012), Music
- *Skyfall* (2012), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/skyfall.md)
- *Ruth & Erica* (2012), series, Main Title Theme Composer
- *The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel* (2012), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/the-best-exotic-marigold-hotel.md)
- *The Iron Lady* (2011), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/the-iron-lady.md)
- *Alien* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *The Help* (2011), Original Music Composer, Songs — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/the-help.md)
- *The Adjustment Bureau* (2011), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-adjustment-bureau.md)
- *The Debt* (2010), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/the-debt-2010.md)
- *Brothers* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *Revolutionary Road* (2008), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/revolutionary-road.md)
- *Towelhead* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *WALL·E* (2008), Original Music Composer, Songs — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/walle.md)
- *Sicko* (2007), Thanks
- *The Good German* (2006), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 53, [page](https://film.one/film/the-good-german.md)
- *Little Children* (2006), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/little-children.md)
- *Jarhead* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *The Woman in the Room* (2005), Music
- *Supernatural* (2005), series, as Salinger — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/supernatural.md)
- *Cinderella Man* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events* (2004), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *Angels in America* (2003), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/angels-in-america.md)
- *Finding Nemo* (2003), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/finding-nemo.md)
- *White Oleander* (2002), Original Music Composer
- *Road to Perdition* (2002), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/road-to-perdition.md)
- *The Salton Sea* (2002), Original Music Composer
- *The Execution of Wanda Jean* (2002), Music
- *In the Bedroom* (2001), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/in-the-bedroom.md)
- *Boston Public* (2000), series, Original Music Composer
- *Pay It Forward* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile* (2000), Music
- *Erin Brockovich* (2000), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/erin-brockovich.md)
- *The Green Mile* (1999), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/the-green-mile.md)
- *American Beauty* (1999), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/american-beauty.md)
- *Meet Joe Black* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *The Horse Whisperer* (1998), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-horse-whisperer.md)
- *Oscar and Lucinda* (1997), Original Music Composer
- *Red Corner* (1997), Original Music Composer
- *Mad City* (1997), Original Music Composer
- *The People vs. Larry Flynt* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *American Buffalo* (1996), Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
- *Phenomenon* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *Up Close & Personal* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *How to Make an American Quilt* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *Unstrung Heroes* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *Little Women* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *The War* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *The Shawshank Redemption* (1994), Original Music Composer, Conductor — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-shawshank-redemption.md)
- *Corrina, Corrina* (1994), Music
- *The Favor* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *Threesome* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *Josh & S.A.M.* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *Flesh and Bone* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *Scent of a Woman* (1992), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/scent-of-a-woman.md)
- *Citizen Cohn* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *Whispers in the Dark* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *The Player* (1992), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-player.md)
- *Those Secrets* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *Fried Green Tomatoes* (1991), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/fried-green-tomatoes.md)
- *The Rapture* (1991), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/the-rapture.md)
- *Deceived* (1991), Original Music Composer
- *The Linguini Incident* (1991), Original Music Composer
- *Career Opportunities* (1991), Original Music Composer
- *Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *Naked Tango* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *Heat Wave* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *Men Don't Leave* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *Cookie* (1989), Original Music Composer
- *The Prince of Pennsylvania* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *The Great Outdoors* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Less Than Zero* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *The Lost Boys* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *Light of Day* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *Jumpin' Jack Flash* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *American Geisha* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *Gung Ho* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *Summer's End* (1985), Original Music Composer
- *Amazing Stories* (1985), series, Music
- *Real Genius* (1985), Original Music Composer
- *The Man with One Red Shoe* (1985), Original Music Composer
- *Girls Just Want to Have Fun* (1985), Original Music Composer
- *Desperately Seeking Susan* (1985), Original Music Composer
- *Grandview, U.S.A.* (1984), Original Music Composer
- *Revenge of the Nerds* (1984), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 38, [page](https://film.one/film/revenge-of-the-nerds.md)
- *Reckless* (1984), Original Music Composer
- *The Seduction of Gina* (1984), Original Music Composer

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 14 nominated

- 2020: Best Original Score (nominated), for *1917*
- 2017: Best Original Score (nominated), for *Passengers*
- 2016: Best Original Score (nominated), for *Bridge of Spies*
- 2014: Best Original Score (nominated), for *Saving Mr. Banks*
- 2013: Best Original Score (nominated), for *Skyfall*
- 2009: Best Original Score (nominated), for *WALL-E*
- 2009: Best Original Song (nominated), for *Down to Earth*
- 2007: Best Original Score (nominated), for *The Good German*
- 2005: Best Original Score (nominated), for *Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events*
- 2004: Best Original Score (nominated), for *Finding Nemo*
- 2003: Best Original Score (nominated), for *Road to Perdition*
- 2000: Best Original Score (nominated), for *American Beauty*
- 1996: Best Original Musical or Comedy Score (nominated), for *Unstrung Heroes*
- 1995: Best Original Score (nominated), for *Little Women*

### Other awards — 1 won

- Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media 2014: Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (won), for *Skyfall – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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