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Son of composer Alfred Newman; nephew of Lionel Newman and Emil Newman; cousin of Randy Newman and Joey Newman.; brother of composer David Newman, Tim Newman, Maria Newman.

Has scored at least one Oscar-nominated film every year since 1994: 1994: Le ali della libertà (1994) (Nominee: Best Pic, etc.), Piccole donne (1994) (Nominee: Best Score, etc.) 1995: Eroi di tutti i giorni (1995) (Nominee: Best Score) 1996: Larry Flynt - Oltre lo scandalo (1996) (Nominee: Best Director, etc.) 1997: Oscar e Lucinda (1997) (Nominee: Best Costume Design) 1998: L'uomo che sussurrava ai cavalli (1998) (Nominee: Best Song) 1999: American Beauty (1999) (Winner: Best Picture, etc.), Il miglio verde (1999) (Nominee: Best Pic, etc.) 2000: Erin Brockovich - Forte come la verità (2000) (Winner: Best Actress, etc.) 2001: In the Bedroom (2001) (Nominee: Best Pic, etc.) 2002: Era mio padre (2002) (Winner: Best Cinematography, etc.) 2003: Alla ricerca di Nemo (2003) (Winner: Best Animated Feature, etc.) 2004: Lemony Snicket - Una serie di sfortunati eventi (2004) (Winner: Best Makeup, etc.) 2005: Cinderella Man - Una ragione per lottare (2005) (Nominee: Best Supporting Actor, etc.) 2006: Intrigo a Berlino (2006) (Nominee: Best Score), Little Children (2006) (Nominee: Best Actress, etc.).

Lives in the house in which he grew up (designed by Lloyd Wright, the son of Frank Lloyd Wright), and writes in the same home studio used by his father Alfred Newman.

Parts of his score to Le ali della libertà (1994) were used in the trailer for I segreti di Brokeback Mountain (2005), and Tutti gli uomini del re (2006).

During the 2000 Summer Olympics, parts of his scores to Erin Brockovich - Forte come la verità (2000), Le ali della libertà (1994), and Gli anni dei ricordi (1995) (and possibly others) were played on NBC during short biographies of certain athletes.

Parts of his scores to both American Beauty (1999) and Un sogno per domani (2000) were used in the trailer for A proposito di Schmidt (2002).

The well known marimba part which begins and plays throughout American Beauty (1999) was actually written by the marimba player, who was just playing around during a preliminary recording session.

Scored 2/5 of the Best Picture nominees in 1999: American Beauty (1999) and Il miglio verde (1999).

Graduated from Yale University with a masters in music composition Keyboard player for "The Innocents" rock band

During Tina Turner's video biography at the 2005 Kennedy Center Honors, part of Oprah Winfrey''s narration was accompanied by a portion of Newman's score to Era mio padre (2002).

As with the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney, pieces from Newman's scores were used amidst biographies of Olympians such as Leann Parsley during the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City.

Part of his score to Angeli in America (2003) was used in the trailer for L'amore ai tempi del colera (2007).

As of 2024, he has composed the score of nine films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Scent of a Woman - Profumo di donna (1992), Le ali della libertà (1994), American Beauty (1999), Il miglio verde (1999), Erin Brockovich - Forte come la verità (2000), In the Bedroom (2001), The Help (2011), Il ponte delle spie (2015) and 1917 (2019). Of those, American Beauty (1999) is a winner in the category.

During the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, parts of his score to Era mio padre (2002) was used during a reflective piece on the life of Nodar Kumaritashvili, a Georgian luger killed during a training session hours before the Olympic games began.

Was nominated for Film Composer of the Year in 2008 by the International Film Music Critics Association.

Part of his score to The War (1994) was used in the trailers to both American Beauty (1999) and L'ultimo sogno (2001).

Prior to scoring Amare con rabbia (1984), Newman wrote music for off-Broadway productions, theater, and bands "The Innocents" and "Tokyo 77".

Part of his score to Eroi di tutti i giorni (1995) was used in the trailer for Il ladro di orchidee (2002).

Part of his score to Jarhead (2005) was used in the trailer for L'ultimo re di Scozia (2006).

Part of his score for Angeli in America (2003) was used in the trailer for Milk (2008).

His scores for American Beauty (1999) and Le ali della libertà (1994) were nominated for AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores. Neither made the list.

Stepson of veteran film composer Robert O. Ragland.

Has 3 children - Evan, Julia & Jack.

Brother of Tim Newman.

Brother of David Newman, Maria Newman, Tim Newman and Lucy Newman.

Part of his score for Scent of a Woman - Profumo di donna (1992) was used in the trailer for Powder - Un incontro straordinario con un altro essere (1995).