John Newman (VI) John Newman is an actor, known for Doctor Who (1963), Object Z (1965) and Special Branch (1969).

What movies has Paul Newman composed for?

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. He also scored the film The War.

How did Randy Newman get started in music?

In 1983, John Williams, who was a friend of both Alfred and Lionel, invited Newman to work on Return of the Jedi, orchestrating the scene where Darth Vader dies. Afterwards Newman met producer Scott Rudin in New York City and Rudin invited him to compose the score for Reckless (1984).

Did Paul Newman ever win a Grammy for Slumdog Millionaire?

Newman lost both the score and song nominations to A R Rahman for his work on Slumdog Millionaire. He and Peter Gabriel did however win a Grammy for “Down to Earth”. In 2008 he also scored Sam Mendes’ Revolutionary Road.