Portrait of Lionel Newman

Sound

Lionel Newman

Career

Active from 1950 to 1970, busiest in 1956 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Compulsion
Compulsion
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 87 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Lionel Newman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.9, average 5.4
  • Fantasy
    0.8, average 1.7
  • Coming of Age
    2.2, average 3.0
  • Scare
    1.8, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 8
  • Romantic Comedy 4
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Classic Western 2
  • Frontier Adventure 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Moral Decay 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

115
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Batman '66 Meets the Green Hornet
Batman '66 Meets the Green Hornet (2020)

Music Supervisor

1990s

1 title ยท average score 70
The Alien Legacy
The Alien Legacy (1999)
GoodWatch score 70

Conductor

1980s

4 titles ยท average score 53
Spellbinder
Spellbinder (1988)
GoodWatch score 51

Music Supervisor

Covenant
Covenant (1985)

Music Supervisor

Love Thy Neighbor
Love Thy Neighbor (1984)

Music Supervisor

Back to the Planet of the Apes
Back to the Planet of the Apes (1980)
GoodWatch score 54

Music Supervisor

1970s

19 titles ยท average score 64
Alien
Alien (1979)
GoodWatch score 88

Conductor

Breaking Away
Breaking Away (1979)
GoodWatch score 86

Conductor

The Omen
The Omen (1976)
GoodWatch score 72

Additional Soundtrack

Stowaway to the Moon
Stowaway to the Moon (1975)
GoodWatch score 59

Music Supervisor

The Swiss Family Robinson
The Swiss Family Robinson (1975)
GoodWatch score 64

Music Supervisor

The Mark of Zorro
The Mark of Zorro (1974)
GoodWatch score 60

Music Supervisor

When the Legends Die
When the Legends Die (1972)
GoodWatch score 67

Conductor

When Michael Calls
When Michael Calls (1972)
GoodWatch score 53

Conductor

They Call It Murder
They Call It Murder (1971)
GoodWatch score 54

Music Supervisor

The Great White Hope
The Great White Hope (1970)
GoodWatch score 46

Original Music Composer

Tribes
Tribes (1970)
GoodWatch score 68

Music Supervisor

Along Came a Spider
Along Came a Spider (1970)
GoodWatch score 61

Music Supervisor

1960s

15 titles ยท average score 63
Hello, Dolly!
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer

Honeymoon with a Stranger
Honeymoon with a Stranger (1969)

Music Supervisor

Daughter of the Mind
Daughter of the Mind (1969)
GoodWatch score 64

Music Supervisor

The Boston Strangler
The Boston Strangler (1968)
GoodWatch score 64

Original Music Composer

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967)
GoodWatch score 70

Original Music Composer

The Sand Pebbles
The Sand Pebbles (1966)
GoodWatch score 81

Conductor

Do Not Disturb
Do Not Disturb (1965)
GoodWatch score 52

Music

The Pleasure Seekers
The Pleasure Seekers (1964)
GoodWatch score 45

Conductor, Original Music Composer

Move Over, Darling
Move Over, Darling (1963)
GoodWatch score 70

Original Music Composer, Conductor

Let's Make Love
Let's Make Love (1960)
GoodWatch score 61

Original Music Composer

North to Alaska
North to Alaska (1960)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer

Flaming Star
Flaming Star (1960)
GoodWatch score 79

Conductor

1950s

68 titles ยท average score 67
Compulsion
Compulsion (1959)
GoodWatch score 88

Original Music Composer

Say One for Me
Say One for Me (1959)
GoodWatch score 50

Conductor, Original Music Composer

The Bravados
The Bravados (1958)
GoodWatch score 84

Original Music Composer

The Last Wagon
The Last Wagon (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

Original Music Composer

Love Me Tender
Love Me Tender (1956)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer

The Girl Can't Help It
The Girl Can't Help It (1956)
GoodWatch score 75

Original Music Composer

A Kiss Before Dying
A Kiss Before Dying (1956)
GoodWatch score 80

Original Music Composer, Songs

The Killer Is Loose
The Killer Is Loose (1956)
GoodWatch score 66

Original Music Composer

The Proud Ones
The Proud Ones (1956)
GoodWatch score 61

Original Music Composer

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
GoodWatch score 82

Original Music Composer, Music Director

Don't Bother to Knock
Don't Bother to Knock (1952)
GoodWatch score 72

Music Supervisor, Original Music Composer

The Jackpot
The Jackpot (1950)
GoodWatch score 66

Original Music Composer

1940s

6 titles ยท average score 78
I Was a Male War Bride
I Was a Male War Bride (1949)
GoodWatch score 73

Music Director

Thieves' Highway
Thieves' Highway (1949)
GoodWatch score 87

Music Director

Come to the Stable
Come to the Stable (1949)
GoodWatch score 71

Music Director

Cry of the City
Cry of the City (1948)
GoodWatch score 84

Music Director

The Street with No Name
The Street with No Name (1948)
GoodWatch score 82

Music Director

Kiss of Death
Kiss of Death (1947)
GoodWatch score 72

Conductor

1930s

1 title ยท average score 63
The Cowboy and the Lady
The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
GoodWatch score 63

Songs