Alfred Newman (March 17, 1900 – February 17, 1970), was a major American co… Read Full Bio ↴Alfred Newman (March 17, 1900 – February 17, 1970), was a major American composer of music for films.
In 1939, Newman began a twenty-one year career as music director for 20th Century-Fox Studios. He composed the familiar fanfare which accompanies the studio logo at the beginning of Fox's productions. At Fox, he also developed what came to be known as the Newman System, a means of synchronising the performance and recording of a musical score with the film. The system is still in use today.
He was the head of a family of major Hollywood film composers including his son, Thomas Newman, who is currently active. Other notable Newman family members include his brothers, Lionel Newman and Emil Newman, and his nephew, the singer/songwriter Randy Newman.
He received 45 Academy Award nominations (a record in the music categories, now shared with John Williams), winning 9 times.
In 1939, Newman began a twenty-one year career as music director for 20th Century-Fox Studios. He composed the familiar fanfare which accompanies the studio logo at the beginning of Fox's productions. At Fox, he also developed what came to be known as the Newman System, a means of synchronising the performance and recording of a musical score with the film. The system is still in use today.
He was the head of a family of major Hollywood film composers including his son, Thomas Newman, who is currently active. Other notable Newman family members include his brothers, Lionel Newman and Emil Newman, and his nephew, the singer/songwriter Randy Newman.
He received 45 Academy Award nominations (a record in the music categories, now shared with John Williams), winning 9 times.
The Dance Of Death
Alfred Newman Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Alfred Newman:
Anastasia Anastasia, tell me who you are Are you someone from another…
Careless Love Love, oh love, oh careless love You've fly through my head…
Marcellus / Farewell So you tell me you're certain about it Sure to tell…
Marcellus Farewell So you tell me you're certain about it Sure to tell…
Overture I'm Always Chasing Rainbows I'm always chasing rainbows Watching clouds drifting by My s…
The Farewell So you tell me you're certain about it Sure to tell…
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varadero1839
One of his very best! Thanks so much for posting and instructing us on this, one of the finest composers! I've read little, but it would seem that the talent just runs like a river through this musical dynasty! One of my personal favorites, the "rescue" scene of Maureen O'Hara by Charles Laughton! Had he written nothing else, that alone would have made him a king of composers!
B. D
Thank you so much for posting this soundtrack, i am absolutely in love with this film, and one of my favourite things about it is the music
Keith Brown
I almost forgot THANKS A MILLION FOR POSTING NEWMAN'S GREAT SCORE!!!!!!!
Victor Murillo
One of the Great Cinema Scores of All Time by One of the Greatest Composers of All time: Alfred Newman!
E. B. Dan
Thanks a lot for posting!!! this is great!!!
John Crowley
I love it !!!
Gorgotheking
Poignant, uplifting, gorgeous and heavenly........
Herve Gilles Composer
Good record .. But does it exist record with the REAL sound by Newman (so beautiful strings with glissandi, so expressionist !!!...) ?
Tom Shales
Yes so great hearing this magnificent music on a piece of iSHIT i
Keith Brown
They often called Newman a "hack" in comparison to Korngold,Herrman, Waxman, Rosza-However Newman rose to the occasion with his classic score for this film. Newman's music compliments Laughton's performance and his splendid supporting cast, William Dieterle's epic yet humane and compassionate directing, Joseph August's fantastic camera work not to mention Van Nest Polgase's medieval sets The film gives us as convincing a portrait of the filth, superstition and brutality of that time period A+++