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David Newman

Career

Active from 1986 to 2024, busiest in 1991 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score49/100
Highest rated
Poster for Green Eggs and Ham
Green Eggs and Ham
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 101 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
David Newman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    2.7, average 4.7
  • Psychological
    3.6, average 5.5
  • Tension
    4.6, average 6.0
  • Pathos
    3.9, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 10
  • Lighthearted 10
  • Situational Humor 9
  • Romantic Comedy 9
  • Physical Comedy 7
  • Family-Friendly 6
  • Family Comedy 5
  • Ensemble Cast 4
  • Feel-Good 4
  • Lighthearted Fun 4
  • Friendship 4
  • Cult Classic 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

104
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles · average score 71
Arthur's Whisky
Arthur's Whisky (2024)
GoodWatch score 62

Original Music Composer

West Side Story
West Side Story (2021)
GoodWatch score 80

Music Arranger

2010s

15 titles · average score 38
Pets United
Pets United (2019)
GoodWatch score 28

Original Music Composer

Night School
Night School (2018)
GoodWatch score 42

Original Music Composer

Girls Trip
Girls Trip (2017)
GoodWatch score 73

Original Music Composer

Naked
Naked (2017)
GoodWatch score 32

Original Music Composer

Army of One
Army of One (2016)
GoodWatch score 40

Original Music Composer

Some Kind of Beautiful
Some Kind of Beautiful (2014)
GoodWatch score 29

Original Music Composer

5 Flights Up
5 Flights Up (2014)
GoodWatch score 54

Original Music Composer

Behaving Badly
Behaving Badly (2014)
GoodWatch score 28

Original Music Composer

Tarzan
Tarzan (2013)
GoodWatch score 28

Original Music Composer

Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011)
GoodWatch score 31

Original Music Composer

The Spy Next Door
The Spy Next Door (2010)
GoodWatch score 33

Original Music Composer

Animals United
Animals United (2010)
GoodWatch score 36

Original Music Composer

2000s

27 titles · average score 45
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)
GoodWatch score 40

Original Music Composer

Norbit
Norbit (2007)
GoodWatch score 34

Original Music Composer

Serenity
Serenity (2005)
GoodWatch score 75

Conductor, Original Music Composer

Monster-in-Law
Monster-in-Law (2005)
GoodWatch score 42

Original Music Composer

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004)
GoodWatch score 42

Original Music Composer, Conductor

The Cat in the Hat
The Cat in the Hat (2003)
GoodWatch score 34

Original Music Composer

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)
GoodWatch score 56

Original Music Composer, Conductor

Duplex
Duplex (2003)
GoodWatch score 49

Original Music Composer

Daddy Day Care
Daddy Day Care (2003)
GoodWatch score 44

Original Music Composer

Ice Age
Ice Age (2002)
GoodWatch score 72

Original Music Composer, Conductor

Scooby-Doo
Scooby-Doo (2002)
GoodWatch score 45

Conductor, Original Music Composer

Bedazzled
Bedazzled (2000)
GoodWatch score 53

Original Music Composer

1990s

42 titles · average score 52
Galaxy Quest
Galaxy Quest (1999)
GoodWatch score 77

Orchestrator, Original Music Composer

Never Been Kissed
Never Been Kissed (1999)
GoodWatch score 59

Original Music Composer

Anastasia
Anastasia (1997)
GoodWatch score 74

Original Music Composer

Matilda
Matilda (1996)
GoodWatch score 72

Original Music Composer

Jingle All the Way
Jingle All the Way (1996)
GoodWatch score 41

Original Music Composer

The Nutty Professor
The Nutty Professor (1996)
GoodWatch score 59

Original Music Composer

Tommy Boy
Tommy Boy (1995)
GoodWatch score 59

Original Music Composer

The Flintstones
The Flintstones (1994)
GoodWatch score 38

Original Music Composer

The Sandlot
The Sandlot (1993)
GoodWatch score 69

Original Music Composer

Coneheads
Coneheads (1993)
GoodWatch score 48

Original Music Composer

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer

DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp
DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990)
GoodWatch score 66

Original Music Composer

1980s

18 titles · average score 58
Heathers
Heathers (1989)
GoodWatch score 79

Original Music Composer

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
GoodWatch score 69

Original Music Composer

The War of the Roses
The War of the Roses (1989)
GoodWatch score 75

Original Music Composer

Little Monsters
Little Monsters (1989)
GoodWatch score 52

Original Music Composer

Gross Anatomy
Gross Anatomy (1989)
GoodWatch score 46

Original Music Composer

Disorganized Crime
Disorganized Crime (1989)
GoodWatch score 57

Original Music Composer

Throw Momma from the Train
Throw Momma from the Train (1987)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer

The Brave Little Toaster
The Brave Little Toaster (1987)
GoodWatch score 75

Original Music Composer

Malone
Malone (1987)
GoodWatch score 40

Original Music Composer

The Kindred
The Kindred (1987)
GoodWatch score 59

Original Music Composer

Critters
Critters (1986)
GoodWatch score 55

Original Music Composer

Frankenweenie
Frankenweenie (1984)
GoodWatch score 71

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