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Alfred Newman

Composer, also actor · Died February 17, 1970, aged 68 · New Haven, Connecticut, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alfred Newman (March 17, 1900 – February 17, 1970) was an American composer, arranger, and conductor of film music. From his start as a music prodigy, he came to be regarded as a respected figure in the history of film music. He won nine Academy Awards and was nominated forty-three times. In a career spanning more than four decades, Newman composed the scores for over 200 motion pictures. Some of his most famous scores include Wuthering Heights, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Mark of Zorro, How Green Was My Valley, The Song of Bernadette, Captain from Castile, All About Eve, Love is a Many Splendored Thing, Anastasia, The Diary of Anne Frank, How The West Was Won, The Greatest Story Ever Told, and his final score, Airport, all of which were nominated for or won Academy Awards. Newman was also highly regarded as a conductor, and arranged and conducted many scores by other composers, including George Gershwin, Charlie Chaplin, and Irving Berlin. He also conducted the music for many film adaptations of Broadway musicals (having worked on Broadway for ten years before coming to Hollywood), as well as many original Hollywood musicals. He was among the first musicians to compose and conduct original music during Hollywood's Golden Age of movies, later becoming a respected and powerful music director in the history of Hollywood. Newman and two of his fellow composers, Max Steiner and Dimitri Tiomkin, were considered the "three godfathers of film music"

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 17, 1901
Died
February 17, 1970 (aged 68)
From
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Works as
Composer, also actor
Titles
182 on MovieCove · 249 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 25% in 30 days

What are Alfred Newman's films like?

Across their 156 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama55 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy37 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Adventure15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Crime10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Musical5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile
: browse their Musical movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
30%
Morality
27%
Self
17%
Society
11%
Power
8%
Survival
6%
Ideas
1%
Romantic love61 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds27 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption22 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice21 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity18 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition15 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty16 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity14 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 156 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 67 · Serious 42 · Dark 47

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 66 · Stylized 68 · Heightened 22

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 44 · Charged 81 · Intense 31

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 86 · Shifting 65 · Whiplash 5

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 84 · Some laughs 46 · Funny 26

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 88 · Even-paced 63 · Relentless 5

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 91 · Engaged 61 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 62 · Affecting 57 · Heavy 37

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 144 · Open-ended 12 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
74
Romantic
60
Melancholic
62
Joyful
44
Warm
32
Other
144

How their films linger

Feel-good58 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet60 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful55 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun37 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking27 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy67
  • Bittersweet72
  • Tragic10
  • Ambiguous6
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Alfred Newman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 64 of their 182 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (47).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alfred Newman's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

249 credits, 182 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Perfectly Frank: Frank Loesser Revued (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Songs

  • That's Entertainment, Part II(1976)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Airport(1970)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Firecreek(1968)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Camelot(1967)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Nevada Smith(1966)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Greatest Story Ever Told(1965)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • How the West Was Won(1962)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Counterfeit Traitor(1962)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • State Fair(1962)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Flower Drum Song(1961)

    Composer · Conductor · Music Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Pleasure of His Company(1961)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Best of Everything(1959)

    Composer · Songs

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Diary of Anne Frank(1959)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • A Certain Smile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Composer

  • South Pacific(1958)

    Composer · Conductor · Music Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Gift of Love(1958)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Bravados(1958)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Anastasia(1956)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Bus Stop(1956)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The King and I(1956)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Carousel(1956)

    Composer · Conductor · Music Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing(1955)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Seven Year Itch(1955)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Daddy Long Legs(1955)

    Composer · Conductor · Music Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • A Man Called Peter(1955)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • There's No Business Like Show Business(1954)

    Music Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Egyptian(1954)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Miracle of Stereophonic Sound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Music Supervisor · as Self - Conductor

  • Hell and High Water(1954)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • How to Marry a Millionaire(1953)

    Composer · Music Director · as Orchestra Conductor in Prologue (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Robe(1953)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Dangerous Crossing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Additional Music

  • The President's Lady(1953)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Desert Rats(1953)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Call Me Madam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Music Director

  • Treasure of the Golden Condor(1953)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Stars and Stripes Forever(1952)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Prisoner of Zenda(1952)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • O. Henry's Full House(1952)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • What Price Glory(1952)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie(1952)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • With a Song in My Heart(1952)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Viva Zapata!(1952)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The CinemaScope Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Composer · as Joseph Haydn

  • David and Bathsheba(1951)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Take Care of My Little Girl(1951)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The House on Telegraph Hill(1951)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • On the Riviera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Composer · Music Director

  • Fourteen Hours(1951)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • For Heaven's Sake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Composer

  • All About Eve(1950)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Two Flags West(1950)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • No Way Out(1950)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Panic in the Streets(1950)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Broken Arrow(1950)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Gunfighter(1950)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Big Lift(1950)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • When Willie Comes Marching Home(1950)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Cheaper by the Dozen(1950)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Twelve O'Clock High(1949)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Dancing in the Dark(1949)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Prince of Foxes(1949)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Pinky(1949)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Thieves' Highway(1949)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • You're My Everything(1949)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Belvedere Goes to College(1949)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Fan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Music Director

  • Mother Is a Freshman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Composer

  • Down to the Sea in Ships(1949)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • A Letter to Three Wives(1949)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Yellow Sky(1948)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Walls of Jericho(1948)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • When My Baby Smiles at Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Composer

  • The Snake Pit(1948)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Cry of the City(1948)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • That Lady in Ermine(1948)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Sitting Pretty(1948)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Call Northside 777(1948)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Road House(1948)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Captain from Castile(1947)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Daisy Kenyon(1947)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Gentleman's Agreement(1947)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Mother Wore Tights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Music Director

  • I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now(1947)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Miracle on 34th Street(1947)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Moss Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Music Director

  • The Late George Apley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Music Director

  • The Brasher Doubloon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Music Director

  • The Shocking Miss Pilgrim(1947)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Razor's Edge(1946)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • My Darling Clementine(1946)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Margie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Composer · Music Director

  • Centennial Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Composer

  • Dragonwyck(1946)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Leave Her to Heaven(1945)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • A Bell for Adano(1945)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • A Royal Scandal(1945)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • A Tree Grows in Brooklyn(1945)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Keys of the Kingdom(1944)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Irish Eyes Are Smiling(1944)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Wilson(1944)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Purple Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Composer

  • The Fighting Sullivans(1944)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Gang's All Here(1943)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Song of Bernadette(1943)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Claudia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Composer

  • Heaven Can Wait(1943)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Moon Is Down(1943)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • December 7th(1943)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • My Friend Flicka(1943)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • China Girl(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Life Begins at Eight-Thirty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Composer

  • The Black Swan(1942)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Battle of Midway(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • It's Everybody's War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Composer

  • Orchestra Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Music Director

  • Just Off Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Composer

  • The Pied Piper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Composer · Music Director

  • Ten Gentlemen from West Point(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Why We Fight(1942)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • This Above All(1942)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • My Gal Sal(1942)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • To the Shores of Tripoli(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Roxie Hart(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Girl Trouble(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Springtime in the Rockies(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Ball of Fire(1941)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • I Wake Up Screaming(1941)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • How Green Was My Valley(1941)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • A Yank in the RAF(1941)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Belle Starr(1941)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Little Foxes(1941)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Wild Geese Calling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Composer

  • Charley's Aunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Composer

  • Man Hunt(1941)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Blood and Sand(1941)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • That Night in Rio(1941)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Week-End in Havana(1941)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Hudson's Bay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Composer

  • Tin Pan Alley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Music Director

  • The Mark of Zorro(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • They Knew What They Wanted(1940)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Brigham Young(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Foreign Correspondent(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Earthbound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Composer

  • Girl in 313 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Composer

  • The Grapes of Wrath(1940)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Blondie on a Budget (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Composer

  • Little Old New York(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Vigil in the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Composer

  • The Blue Bird(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Lillian Russell(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Public Deb No. 1(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Westerner(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Barricade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Music Director

  • Drums Along the Mohawk(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Real Glory(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Rains Came(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Star Maker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Composer

  • They Shall Have Music(1939)

    Composer · Music Director · as Musical Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Beau Geste(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Young Mr. Lincoln(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Gorilla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Composer

  • Wuthering Heights(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Gunga Din(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Jesse James(1939)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Trade Winds(1938)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Blondie(1938)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Cowboy and the Lady(1938)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Alexander's Ragtime Band(1938)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Marco Polo(1938)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • 52nd Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Composer

  • The Hurricane(1937)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Prisoner of Zenda(1937)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Dead End(1937)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Stella Dallas(1937)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Wee Willie Winkie(1937)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Slave Ship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Composer

  • Woman Chases Man(1937)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • History Is Made at Night(1937)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • You Only Live Once(1937)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • When You're in Love(1937)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Beloved Enemy(1936)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Born to Dance(1936)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Come and Get It(1936)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Gay Desperado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Composer · Music Director

  • Ramona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Composer

  • Dodsworth(1936)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Dancing Pirate(1936)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • One Rainy Afternoon(1936)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • These Three(1936)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Modern Times(1936)

    Conductor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Strike Me Pink (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Composer

  • Splendor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Composer

  • Barbary Coast(1935)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Broadway Melody of 1936(1935)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Red Salute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Composer

  • The Dark Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Composer

  • Call of the Wild(1935)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Melody Lingers on (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Composer

  • Les Misérables(1935)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Cardinal Richelieu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Composer

  • The Wedding Night(1935)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Folies Bergère de Paris(1935)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Clive of India (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Composer

  • The Mighty Barnum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Composer

  • Kid Millions(1934)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Composer

  • We Live Again(1934)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Our Daily Bread(1934)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Count of Monte Cristo(1934)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Affairs of Cellini(1934)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back(1934)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Born to Be Bad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Composer

  • The Last Gentleman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Composer

  • The House of Rothschild(1934)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Looking for Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Composer

  • Nana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Composer

  • Advice to the Forlorn(1933)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Roman Scandals(1933)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Blood Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Music Director

  • Broadway Thru a Keyhole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Composer

  • The Bowery(1933)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Masquerader (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Composer · Music Director

  • I Cover the Waterfront(1933)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Secrets(1933)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Composer · Music Director

  • Cynara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Composer · Music Director

  • Flesh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Composer

  • The Kid from Spain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Composer

  • Rain(1932)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Movie Crazy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Composer

  • Mr. Robinson Crusoe(1932)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Night World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Composer

  • Sky Devils (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Composer

  • The Greeks Had a Word for Them(1932)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Cock of the Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Composer

  • Arrowsmith(1931)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Corsair(1931)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas Fairbanks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Composer

  • The Age for Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Composer

  • The Unholy Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Composer · Music Director

  • Street Scene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Composer · Music Director

  • City Lights(1931)

    Music Arranger · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Tonight or Never(1931)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Devil to Pay!(1930)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 236 titles from 1931 to 1981.

Biggest box office

Airport (1970)

$100M worldwide

Highest rated

All About Eve (1950)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

How the West Was Won (1962)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 236: 0 only acting, 3 with another roleMusic202 of 236: 154 only music, 48 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rdOther crew81 of 236: 34 only other crew, 47 with another role · typical Midcredits score72nd

236 titles, 48 with more than one role — music and other crew overlap on 47 of them.

By decade

1930s91 · 1 acting · 91 crew1940s87 · crew1950s46 · 2 acting · 46 crew1960s9 · crew1970s2 · crew1980s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Alfred Newman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 182; across their 156 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 156

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 156

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 156

Midcredits score across 182 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up85
  • 50th to 74th65
  • 25th to 49th28
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

124 of their 182 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved29
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser124
  • Broadly Agreed12
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · composer

Public Deb No. 1 (1940)

75th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

All About Eve (1950)

Midcredits 98th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 67/100 in their films, across 137 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 51. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Alfred Newman's work okay for kids?

Across up to 23 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore19 titles9–46 · median 30 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity23 titles4–30 · median 16 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity17 titles2–26 · median 13 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs16 titles24–44 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense15 titles11–41 · median 24 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Alfred Newman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alfred Newman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Leon Shamroy shares the most, 25.

Directors

  • Henry King17 titles    See newest 12 of 17 shared titles with Henry King
  • John Ford13 titles    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with John Ford
  • Henry Hathaway10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Henry Hathaway
  • Jean Negulesco7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Jean Negulesco

Writers

  • Lamar Trotti18 titles    See newest 12 of 18 shared titles with Lamar Trotti
  • Ben Hecht11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Ben Hecht
  • Nunnally Johnson10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Nunnally Johnson
  • Philip Dunne9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Philip Dunne

Actors

  • Tyrone Power12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Tyrone Power
  • John Carradine9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with John Carradine
  • Henry Fonda8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Henry Fonda
  • Gregory Peck8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Gregory Peck

Cinematographers and editors

  • Leon Shamroy25 titles    See newest 12 of 25 shared titles with Leon Shamroy
  • Barbara McLean22 titles    See newest 12 of 22 shared titles with Barbara McLean
  • Arthur C. Miller20 titles    See newest 12 of 20 shared titles with Arthur C. Miller
  • Gregg Toland19 titles    See newest 12 of 19 shared titles with Gregg Toland

Producers

  • Samuel Goldwyn22 titles    See newest 12 of 22 shared titles with Samuel Goldwyn
  • William Goetz12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with William Goetz
  • Raymond Griffith9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Raymond Griffith
  • Sol C. Siegel7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Sol C. Siegel

Mixed roles