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The legacy of Alfred Newman and his influence on the language of music for the cinema is practically unmatched by anyone in Hollywood history. As an executive, he was hard but fair. As a mentor to his staff he was revered. The orchestras under his baton delighted in his abilities as a conductor.
The legacy of Alfred Newman and his influence on the language of music for the cinema is practically unmatched by anyone in Hollywood history. As an executive, he was hard but fair. As a mentor to his staff he was revered. The orchestras under his baton delighted in his abilities as a conductor.
As part of the Vienna festivities, Newman conducted a section of his score for The Natural and then handed the baton to his cousin David Newman, one of Alfred’s sons and an eminent film...
Jul 5, 2024 · Alfred Newman. Newman composes over 250 films, including Mask of Zorro (1940), and serves as the director of music at RKO studios. He’s the father of composers Thomas Newman ( American Beauty ), David Newman ( Ice Age ) and the uncle of singer-songwriter Randy Newman ( Toy Story ).
Dec 15, 2014 · The single most honored composer in the history of the Academy Awards – winning a record nine Oscars out of 45 nominations – Alfred Newman scored more than 250 films and, as general music director for 20th Century-Fox for two decades (beginning in 1939), was influential not only in creating the overall musical sound of the studio but also ...
My passion for music was boundless. During high school, I and other students attended a matinee performance of "West Side Story" at the Winter Garden Theater in Manhattan. The thrilling surprise was the appearance of the show's young composer, Leonard Bernstein, who conducted the overture.
Jan 20, 2020 · Alfred’s generation of Newmans, who went on to form a musical dynasty — including Alfred’s classical composer daughter, Maria Newman — were all first-generation.
