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Alfred Newman
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist
Alfred Newman was born in New Haven in 1900, the eldest of ten children, and played the piano in theatres from an early age. He conducted on Broadway and came to Hollywood in 1930. His melody for Street Scene (1931), a jazzy portrait of the city, was later used again and again. He wrote the famous 20th Century Fox fanfare and from 1940 headed that studio's music department. Together with sound engineers he developed a warm, glossy string sound, the Newman sound. Newman won nine Oscars, more than any other film composer. His works include Wuthering Heights (1939), The Song of Bernadette (1943) and The Robe (1953). His sons Thomas and David and his nephew Randy also became film composers.
Listening
How to Marry a Millionaire: 20th Century-Fox Fanfare with CinemaScope Extension and Street Scene · National Philharmonic Orchestra & Charles Gerhardt, 1931- Wuthering Heights: Cathy's Theme · National Philharmonic Orchestra & Charles Gerhardt, 1939
The Robe: Main Title; Elegy; Caligula's March; The Map of Jerusalem · National Philharmonic Orchestra & Charles Gerhardt, 1953
Discography
Studio albums
- 1960Ports of Paradise
- 1960Selections From Fiorello / The Sound of Music
- 1962How the West Was Won (soundtrack)
- 1966Nevada Smith (soundtrack)
- 1970Airport (soundtrack)
- 1975The Prisoner of Zenda (soundtrack)
- 1990The Egyptian (soundtrack)
- 1990The Robe (original Motion Picture Score) (soundtrack)
- 1992The Film Music of Alfred Newman (soundtrack)
- 1993Anastasia (Music From The Soundtrack)
- 1993How Green Was My Valley (soundtrack)
- 1993The Robe (original Motion Picture Score) (soundtrack)
- 1995The Diary of Anne Frank (soundtrack)
- 1997Wuthering Heights: A Tribute to Alfred Newman
- 1999All About Eve / Leave Her to Heaven (soundtrack)
- 1999Prince of Foxes (soundtrack)
- 1999The Song of Bernadette (soundtrack)
- 2001A Man Called Peter (soundtrack)
- 2001How to Marry a Millionaire (soundtrack)
- 2001My Friend Flicka (soundtrack)
- 2001The Bravados (soundtrack)
- 2002Alexander's Ragtime Band (soundtrack)
- 2002Down To The Sea In Ships / Twelve O’Clock High (soundtrack)
- 2002Dragonwyck (soundtrack)
- 2002Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (soundtrack)
- 2002Wilson (soundtrack)
- 2003Captain From Castile (soundtrack)
- 2003The Blue Bird (soundtrack)
- 2004All About Eve (soundtrack)
- 2004Captain From Castile
- 2004The Black Swan
- 2004The Keys of the Kingdom (soundtrack)
- 2004Wuthering Heights (soundtrack)
- 2005David and Bathsheba (soundtrack)
- 2005Hell and High Water (soundtrack)
- 2005Son of Fury (soundtrack)
- 2006The Razor’s Edge (soundtrack)
- 2008The President's Lady (soundtrack)
- 2009Dangerous Crossing / Pickup on South Street (soundtrack)
- 2009Good Morning, Miss Dove! / Black Widow (soundtrack)
- 2009What Price Glory / Fixed Bayonets / The Desert Rats (soundtrack)
- 2011A Certain Smile (soundtrack)
- 2011The Counterfeit Traitor (soundtrack)
- 2012Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing / The Seven Year Itch (soundtrack)
- 2013Laura (soundtrack)
- 2013Leave Her to Heaven / Take Care of My Little Girl (soundtrack)
- 2013The Pleasure of His Company (soundtrack)
- 2014Man Hunt (soundtrack)
- 2017Fuller at Fox (soundtrack)
- 2019Henry King at Fox (soundtrack)
- ?Music From the Films of Jennifer Jones (soundtrack)
Other work
- 1931Street Scene
In School of Rock
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- Film Music MapNL Map
- The Dream Factory: Film Reel 1NL Reader
- The Dream Factory: Film Reel 2NL Reader
- The Dream Factory: Film Reel 3NL Reader
- The Dream Factory: Film Reel 7NL Reader