Thomas Newman

Thomas Montgomery Newman (born October 20, 1955) is an American composer and conductor known for his film scores spanning over four decades. He has scored numerous films including The Player (1992), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), The Horse Whisperer (1998), American Beauty, The Green Mile (both 1999), In the Bedroom (2001), Road to Perdition, White Oleander (both 2002), Finding Nemo (2003), Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004), Cinderella Man (2005), WALL-E (2008), Skyfall, Spectre (both James Bond films), Finding Dory (2016), 1917 (2019), and Elemental (2023). He also composed music for the 2003 HBO miniseries Angels in America. Newman has collaborated with directors such as Sam Mendes, Andrew Stanton, Frank Darabont, Steven Soderbergh, Jon Avnet, John Madden, and John Lee Hancock. He has been nominated for fifteen Academy Awards.