Thomas Newman

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中 文 名 托馬斯·紐曼 
外 文 名 Thomas Newman 
國    籍 美國 
出 生 地 美國加州洛杉磯 
出生日期 1955-10- 更多>

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中 文 名 托馬斯·紐曼 
外 文 名 Thomas Newman 
國    籍 美國 
出 生 地 美國加州洛杉磯 
出生日期 1955-10-20 
職    業(yè) 作曲家,配樂師 
代表作品 《海底總動員》主題曲《Beyond The Sea》
 
藝人資料
托馬斯·紐曼生于一個音樂世家。紐曼家族成員里有相當(dāng)一部分是作曲家。他的父親阿爾弗萊德·紐曼、大叔埃米爾·紐曼(Emil Newman)、二叔萊昂奈爾·紐曼(Lionel Newman)、哥哥戴維·紐曼(David Newman),堂兄蘭迪·紐曼(Randy Newman)和堂弟喬伊·紐曼(Joey Newman)都是作曲家。音樂是長在托馬斯·紐曼的血液,甚至基因里的。他自小接受豐富的音樂熏陶與完整扎實(shí)的音樂教育,兒時托馬斯·紐曼就時常在片場游晃,看著自己的父親叔伯制作電影音樂,不過子承父業(yè)對當(dāng)時年幼的托馬斯·紐曼來說,是幾乎沒有考慮過的事,托馬斯·紐曼回憶時說:那時家人和我常去看父親工作,那真的是很有趣神奇的感覺,不過對我來說,那只是”我父親的工作”,我并不會真的想投入這樣的行業(yè)。托馬斯·紐曼 十四歲時父親過世,一兩年后,托馬斯·紐曼 才開始漸漸對電影音樂發(fā)生興趣,說起來讓托馬斯·紐曼走上電影配樂創(chuàng)作的關(guān)鍵人物并不是他著名的父親Alfred Newman,而是銀河帝國的黑暗武士Darth Vader,這要從何說起呢?這得回到托馬斯·紐曼的學(xué)生時期,當(dāng)時他的叔叔Lionel擔(dān)任福斯電影音樂部門總裁的職位。托馬斯·紐曼常常到福斯片場觀摩電影音樂的制作情形,特別是John Williams的一些早期作品如《火燒摩天樓》等,也由于Lionel Newman與John Williams私交甚篤,因此在1983年,托馬斯·紐曼得到了第一次為電影寫音樂的機(jī)會,當(dāng)時他為《絕地大反攻》中,Darth Vader在路克懷中死去的配樂做管弦編曲,他回憶時說:其實(shí)Williams已經(jīng)為這段戲?qū)懥艘粋€十分完整的音樂大綱,幾乎不只是大綱了。但不管如何,能為這段音樂作細(xì)部編曲的工作,對Thomas Newman來說是一次印象十分深刻的經(jīng)驗(yàn)。另一位叔叔Emil Newman,在Thomas Newman開始對電影音樂發(fā)生興趣時,也給了Thomas Newman許多鼓勵與協(xié)助,Emil Newman由電影界退休時,Thomas Newman還只是個高中生,但他教導(dǎo)Thomas Newman一些指揮音樂的概念,同時也鼓勵Thomas Newman發(fā)展自己的音樂,后來Thomas Newman進(jìn)入南加大學(xué)習(xí)音樂并取得耶魯音樂碩士的學(xué)位,畢業(yè)之后游走于舞臺劇與搖滾樂團(tuán),1984年,Thomas Newman應(yīng)一位好友Scott Rubin邀,為《Reckless》一片譜寫歌曲,Thomas Newman開始正式走入電影音樂的領(lǐng)域。
不論最初Thomas Newman對自己是如何打算的,終究他還是走上電影音樂一途,只是家族的聲望對他而言未必是一種助力,反而更容易成為一種壓力,但Thomas Newman卻勇于走出父親的陰影,開創(chuàng)自已的音樂風(fēng)格,雖然有時不免會在不同的作品中,看到一些一再重復(fù)使用的音樂手法,但不論是在Newman家族的成員中,或是其它的電影音樂同行間,他的作品始終保持了高度的原創(chuàng)性,結(jié)合了電子音樂與傳統(tǒng)器樂,極富實(shí)驗(yàn)色彩和獨(dú)創(chuàng)企圖。Thomas Newman對”新聲音”的開發(fā)始終不遺余力,雖然他在管弦音樂的把握上,一直有很好的水準(zhǔn),但實(shí)際上他更熱衷于電子音樂的實(shí)驗(yàn)與運(yùn)用,也許是身為一代配樂大師之后,對Thomas Newman而言,寫傳統(tǒng)的管弦電影配樂,不免有難以超越前人成績的壓力,也時常陷于與好萊塢管弦配樂公式對抗的掙扎,因此對Thomas Newman來說,只有在電子音樂這種充滿實(shí)驗(yàn)性與未知性的領(lǐng)域中,才能真正的做屬于自己的音樂,而不是做別人心目中認(rèn)為應(yīng)該要做的音樂。
 
配樂代表作
2016《海底總動員2》(Finding Dory)
2015《007:Spectre》
2014《法官老爹》
2013《拯救班克斯先生》
2012《007:Skyfall》
2011《幫助》(The Help)
2008《革命之路》
2007《機(jī)器人總動員》
2006《身為人母》(Little Children)、《柏林迷宮》(The Good German)
2005《鐵拳男人》(Cinderella Man)、《鍋蓋頭》(Jarhead)
2004《雷蒙·斯尼奇的不幸歷險》
2003《海底總動員》《天使在美國》
2002《毀滅之路》、《白色夾竹桃》(White Oleander)
2001《不倫之戀》(In the Bedroom)
2000《永不妥協(xié)》《讓愛傳出去》
1999《美國美人》《綠里奇跡》
1998《馬語者》《第六感生死緣》
1997《紅色角落》(Red Corner)、《奧斯卡與露辛達(dá)》(Oscar And Lucindas)
1996《美國野?!罚ˋmerican Buffalo)、《性書大亨》(The People vs. Larry Flynt)
1995《真情赤子心》(Unstrung Heroes)、《不一樣的本能》(Phenomenon)、《戀愛編制夢》(How To Make An American Quilt)
1994《肖申克救贖》《小婦人》
1993《無情大地有情天》(Flesh and Bone)
1992《大玩家》、《聞香識女人》(Scent of a Woman)
1991《神采飛揚(yáng)》(Career Opportunities)、《油炸綠蕃茄》(Fried Green Tomatoes)
1990《男人止步》(Men Don't Leave)
1989《鬼馬父女》(Cookie)
1988《魔鬼小霸王》(The Prince of Pennsylvania)
1987《登龍有術(shù)》(Light of Day)、《粗野少年族》(The Lost Boys)
1986《打工好漢》(Gung Ho)、《東西戰(zhàn)爭》(Jumpin' Jack Flash)
1985《少女就愛尋開心》(Girls Just Want to Have Fun)、《穿一只紅鞋的男人》(The Man with One Red Shoe)、《天才作反》(Real Genius)、《神秘約會》(Desperately Seeking Susan)
1984《拋開一切》(Reckless)
 
Life and career
Thomas Montgomery Newman (born October 20, 1955) is an American composer best known for his many film scores.
Newman has been nominated for thirteen Academy Awards and three Golden Globes, and has won two BAFTAs, six Grammys and an Emmy Award. Newman was honored with the Richard Kirk award at the 2000 BMI Film and TV Awards. The award is given annually to a composer who has made significant contributions to film and television music.
Born in Los Angeles, California, he is the youngest son of Mississippi-born Martha Louis Montgomery (1920–2005) and composer Alfred Newman (1900–1970), who won nine Oscars for ‘Best Film Score’.
At first, Newman was more interested in musical theater than in film composition, working with Sondheim in Broadway plays.
In 1992, Newman composed the score to Martin Brest's film ‘Scent of a Woman’.
In 1994, he got his first Academy Award nominations with the scores to ‘The Shawshank Redemption and Little Women’.
In 1996, he scored Diane Keaton's Unstrung Heroes, receiving yet another Oscar nomination. 
In 1998, he scored Robert Redford's ‘The Horse Whisperer’ as well as ‘Meet Joe Black’. In 1999, Newman composed the score to Sam Mendes' first feature film American Beauty, created using mainly percussion instruments. 
His critical and commercial success has continued in the following years with his scores for films such as ‘Meet Joe Black’, ‘The Green Mile’, ‘Erin Brockovich’, ‘In the Bedroom’ and ‘The Salton Sea’. He was nominated consecutively for a further three Academy Awards, for ‘Road to Perdition’ (2002), ‘Finding Nemo’ (2003), and ‘Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events’ (2004). However, he lost on each occasion to Elliot Goldenthal (for Frida), Howard Shore (for ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)’, and Jan A. P. Kaczmarek (for Finding ‘Neverland’) respectively.
He was again nominated for an Oscar for scoring Steven Soderbergh's ‘The Good German’ (2006).
In 2008, Newman scored Towelhead and Sam Mendes' ‘Revolutionary Road’ and in 2009 he scored Brothers. In 2011 he scored ‘The Help’, ‘The Debt’, ‘The Iron Lady’, and ‘The Adjustment Bureau’.
In 2012, Newman scored ‘The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’. He also scored the 23rd James Bond movie ‘Skyfall’, directed by his longtime collaborator Sam Mendes, which celebrates the film franchise's 50th anniversary. His work on this film earned him his eleventh Oscar nomination and a second BAFTA win. During 2013, he scored Steven Soderbergh's ‘Side Effects’ and ‘Saving Mr. Banks’. The latter score was very well received by film music critics, earning Newman BAFTA and Oscar nominations for the second consecutive year, both of which he lost to Steven Price for ‘Gravity’.
Newman's 2014 projects included The Judge and Get on Up. He scored 2015's ‘The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’, marking the first time Newman has scored a sequel to a film he also wrote the score for.
He collaborated with Andrew Stanton,produced soundtrack of film ‘Finding Dory’,which was released on June 2016.