Composer

Alfred Newman

Born 17 March 1901 · New Haven, Connecticut, USA — died 17 February 1970

Alfred Newman was an American composer, arranger and conductor who scored more than 200 films. A former Broadway musician, he became a leading figure of Hollywood's Golden Age and long headed the music department at 20th Century Fox. He is often grouped with Max Steiner and Dimitri Tiomkin.

Key films

Wuthering Heights (1939)
His sweeping romantic score for this Gothic drama was an early highlight of his Hollywood career.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
A grand, dramatic score for a major literary adaptation, and one of his best-known works from the period.
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
His warm, lyrical music gave John Ford's Welsh family drama much of its emotional weight.
All About Eve (1950)
He scored one of Hollywood's sharpest backstage dramas, a classic of the Fox studio era.
How the West Was Won (1962)
A large-scale Western epic score, and one of his major late-career works.

Key awards

Nine Academy Awards from 43 nominations
Academy Award for Best Original Score, The Song of Bernadette (1943 film)
Academy Award for Best Original Score, Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955 film)
Academy Award for Scoring of a Musical Picture, The King and I (1956 film)

On Cinespective

Full filmography · 227

1930The Devil to Pay!Composer
1931Street SceneComposer
1931ArrowsmithComposer
1931CorsairComposer
1931Tonight or NeverComposer
1931KikiComposer
1931The Unholy GardenComposer
1931The Age for LoveComposer
1931Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas FairbanksComposer
1932RainComposer
1932Movie CrazyComposer
1932Night WorldComposer
1932Mr. Robinson CrusoeComposer
1932CynaraComposer
1932FleshComposer
1932The Greeks Had a Word for ThemComposer
1932The Kid from SpainComposer
1932Sky DevilsComposer
1932Cock of the AirComposer
1933Roman ScandalsComposer
1933I Cover the WaterfrontComposer
1933SecretsComposer
1933The BoweryComposer
1933Hallelujah, I'm a BumComposer
1933The MasqueraderComposer
1933Broadway Thru a KeyholeComposer
1933Gallant LadyComposer
1933Advice to the LovelornComposer
1934The Count of Monte CristoComposer
1934Our Daily BreadComposer
1934Born to Be BadComposer
1934The House of RothschildComposer
1934The Cat's-PawComposer
1934The Affairs of CelliniComposer
1934Bulldog Drummond Strikes BackComposer
1934Transatlantic Merry-Go-RoundComposer
1934Kid MillionsComposer
1934We Live AgainComposer
1934NanaComposer
1934Looking for TroubleComposer
1934The Last GentlemanComposer
1934The Mighty BarnumComposer
1935Les MisérablesComposer
1935Call of the WildComposer
1935Barbary CoastComposer
1935The Wedding NightComposer
1935The Dark AngelComposer
1935Clive of IndiaComposer
1935Red SaluteComposer
1935Folies Bergère de ParisComposer
1935SplendorComposer
1935Cardinal RichelieuComposer
1935The Melody Lingers onComposer
1936DodsworthComposer
1936These ThreeComposer
1936Come and Get ItComposer
1936Dancing PirateComposer
1936One Rainy AfternoonComposer
1936Beloved EnemyComposer
1936Strike Me PinkComposer
1936The Gay DesperadoComposer
1936RamonaComposer
1937You Only Live OnceComposer
1937Dead EndComposer
1937Stella DallasComposer
1937The Prisoner of ZendaComposer
1937The HurricaneComposer
1937History Is Made at NightComposer
1937Wee Willie WinkieComposer
1937When You're in LoveComposer
1937Woman Chases ManComposer
1937Slave ShipComposer
193752nd StreetComposer
1938Alexander's Ragtime BandComposer
1938The Cowboy and the LadyComposer
1938The Goldwyn Follies · as Musical Director (uncredited)Actor
1938Trade WindsComposer
1939Wuthering HeightsComposer
1939The Hunchback of Notre DameComposer
1939Young Mr. LincolnComposer
1939Gunga DinComposer
1939Drums Along the MohawkComposer
1939Beau GesteComposer
1939The Rains CameComposer
1939The Real GloryComposer
1939They Shall Have MusicComposer
1939They Shall Have Music · as Musical DirectorActor
1939The Star MakerComposer
1940The Grapes of WrathComposer
1940Foreign CorrespondentComposer
1940The Mark of ZorroComposer
1940The WesternerComposer
1940The Blue BirdComposer
1940Brigham YoungComposer
1940Lillian RussellComposer
1940Vigil in the NightComposer
1940They Knew What They WantedComposer
1940Hudson's BayComposer
1940Tin Pan AlleyComposer
1940Blondie on a BudgetComposer
1940Little Old New YorkComposer
1940Girl in 313Composer
1940EarthboundComposer
1940Public Deb No. 1Composer
1940MarylandComposer
1941How Green Was My ValleyComposer
1941Ball of FireComposer
1941Man HuntComposer
1941Blood and SandComposer
1941A Yank in the R.A.F.Composer
1941That Night in RioComposer
1941Belle StarrComposer
1941Week-End in HavanaComposer
1941Charley's AuntComposer
1941Remember the DayComposer
1941Wild Geese CallingComposer
1941Rise and ShineComposer
1942The Black SwanComposer
1942The Battle of MidwayComposer
1942Roxie HartComposer
1942This Above AllComposer
1942Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin BlakeComposer
1942To the Shores of TripoliComposer
1942The Pied PiperComposer
1942China GirlComposer
1942Orchestra WivesComposer
1942Springtime in the RockiesComposer
1942Ten Gentlemen from West PointComposer
1942It's Everybody's WarComposer
1942The Loves of Edgar Allan PoeComposer
1942Life Begins at Eight-ThirtyComposer
1942Secret Agent of JapanComposer
1942Girl TroubleComposer
1943Heaven Can WaitComposer
1943The Song of BernadetteComposer
1943The Gang's All HereComposer
1943December 7thComposer
1943My Friend FlickaComposer
1943The Moon Is DownComposer
1943ClaudiaComposer
1944The Keys of the KingdomComposer
1944WilsonComposer
1944The Purple HeartComposer
1944Sunday Dinner for a SoldierComposer
1944Irish Eyes Are SmilingComposer
1945Leave Her to HeavenComposer
1945A Tree Grows in BrooklynComposer
1945State FairComposer
1945A Royal ScandalComposer
1945A Bell for AdanoComposer
1945The Dolly SistersComposer
1946DragonwyckComposer
1946The Razor's EdgeComposer
1946MargieComposer
1946Centennial SummerComposer
1947Gentleman's AgreementComposer
1947Captain from CastileComposer
1947The Shocking Miss PilgrimComposer
1947I Wonder Who's Kissing Her NowComposer
1948Call Northside 777Composer
1948Yellow SkyComposer
1948The Snake PitComposer
1948Cry of the CityComposer
1948Sitting PrettyComposer
1948Road HouseComposer
1948That Lady in ErmineComposer
1948Deep WatersComposer
1948The Walls of JerichoComposer
1948When My Baby Smiles at MeComposer
1948Give My Regards to BroadwayComposer
1949A Letter to Three WivesComposer
1949Twelve O'Clock HighComposer
1949Thieves' HighwayComposer
1949PinkyComposer
1949Prince of FoxesComposer
1949Down to the Sea in ShipsComposer
1949Mr. Belvedere Goes to CollegeComposer
1949You're My EverythingComposer
1949Chicken Every SundayComposer
1949Mother Is a FreshmanComposer
1950All About EveComposer
1950The GunfighterComposer
1950Panic in the StreetsComposer
1950No Way OutComposer
1950The Big LiftComposer
1950When Willie Comes Marching HomeComposer
1950For Heaven's SakeComposer
1951David and BathshebaComposer
1951Fourteen HoursComposer
1951On the RivieraComposer
1951Take Care of My Little GirlComposer
1951The CinemaScope Parade · as Joseph HaydnActor
1952Viva Zapata!Composer
1952The Prisoner of ZendaComposer
1952O. Henry's Full HouseComposer
1952What Price GloryComposer
1952With a Song in My HeartComposer
1952Wait Till the Sun Shines, NellieComposer
1953How to Marry a Millionaire · as Orchestra Conductor in Prologue (uncredited)Actor
1953How to Marry a MillionaireComposer
1953The RobeComposer
1953The President's LadyComposer
1954The EgyptianComposer
1954Hell and High WaterComposer
1954The Miracle of Stereophonic Sound · as Self - ConductorActor
1955The Seven Year ItchComposer
1955Daddy Long LegsComposer
1955Love Is a Many-Splendored ThingComposer
1955A Man Called PeterComposer
1956The King and IComposer
1956Bus StopComposer
1956AnastasiaComposer
1958South PacificComposer
1958A Certain SmileComposer
1958The Gift of LoveComposer
1959The Diary of Anne FrankComposer
1959The Best of EverythingComposer
1961Flower Drum SongComposer
1961The Pleasure of His CompanyComposer
1962How the West Was WonComposer
1962The Counterfeit TraitorComposer
1962State FairComposer
1965The Greatest Story Ever ToldComposer
1966Nevada SmithComposer
1967CamelotComposer
1968FirecreekComposer
1970AirportComposer

Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.