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Newman said he was always happiest as a conductor: "I studied music composition and counterpoint because I wanted to be a good conductor." [13] In 1930, songwriter and composer Irving Berlin invited him to Hollywood to conduct his score for the film Reaching for the Moon. [13]
Newman's conducting career began at the age of 15 when he regularly led performances during matinee shows. By age 19, he had become a full-fledged conductor in New York City, embarking on a decade-long Broadway career. He conducted musicals by George Gershwin, Richard Rodgers, and Jerome Kern. Hollywood and Cinematic Music
Newman was highly regarded as a conductor, and arranged and conducted many scores by other composers, including George Gershwin, Charles Chaplin, and Irving Berlin.
- March 17, 1900
- February 17, 1970
In 1962, he became one of the few arrangers and conductors to work on the two film versions of the same musical, ‘State Fair’. It was during his tenure at the Fox Studios that he developed what eventually became Newman System, a means of synchronizing the performance and recording of a musical score with the film.
Newman was highly regarded as a conductor, and arranged and conducted many scores by other composers, including George Gershwin, Charles Chaplin, and Irving Berlin. He also conducted the music for many film adaptations of Broadway musicals (having worked on Broadway for ten years before coming to Hollywood), as well as many original Hollywood ...
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- New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Newman said he was always happiest as a conductor: "I studied music composition and counterpoint because I wanted to be a good conductor." [13] In 1930, songwriter and composer Irving Berlin invited him to Hollywood to conduct his score for the film Reaching for the Moon. [13]
May 31, 2013 · 2013 marks the 80th anniversary of noted Hollywood composer, arranger and conductor Alfred Newman creating the iconic fanfare theme for Twentieth Century Films which was renamed Twentieth Century-Fox in 1935.
