Thomas Newman is one of my all-time favorite film composers. I am in total awe of his mastery of rather minimal phrases and the overall texture of sound. This is the first time I've seen an interview with him. He seems like a great guy. (He reminds me a bit of Prof. Stephen Falken from 1983's "WarGames.")
He is the cousin of Randy Newman who composed other Pixar movies such as the Toy Story movies (1995, 1999, 2010, 2019), A Bugs Life (1998), both Monsters Inc. movies (2001, 2013) and the first and third Cars movies (2006, 2017).
Newman describes the point of scoring so eloquently. Films are constantly moving canvases, and so to compose a score which drones and moans with a constant sound that is never adjusted, changed or elaborated upon, is completely missing the opportunity for aural greatness.
"It's being very compassionate while being deeply sad." Well put. I think we can all relate to his music no matter what we listen to. Very cool upload. Thanks!
People who make music, understand another language. They are multifaceted, have depth like no others. We, who listen, hear their language but don't "speak" it. What a blessed experience.
This is a real treat, my favourite composer actually in action!.What a pleasure to watch creative people during the working proces.And thanks Andrey for finding and uploading this jewel.
This man deserves an Oscar. I wonder with what he'll come up in the upcoming Bridge of Spies by Steven Spielberg, but it's about time that he wins the Oscar for Best Original Score. I think Bridge of Spies could be an award-winner, just because it's Spielberg, Hanks and Newman combined with a script by the Coen brothers... I'm very much looking forward to that film.
Such an incredible talent! Love all his musical scores. All of them - American Beauty, Nemo, Revolutionary Road… all of it. And he seems like such a modest, accessible guy. Seeing his name on the credits pretty much multiplies my interest in seeing a film by 5 or more.
Andrew Stanton previously worked with Thomas Newman on Finding Nemo. Thomas Newman is the cousin of Randy Newman who composed certain Pixar movies prior to Nemo.
Awesome! First interview I've seen with my favourite composer. American Beauty, Road to Perdition, Shawshank Redemption, Revolutionary Road... the list goes on with amazing scores.
Just as a great architect creates a building that is organically suited to it's environment, Thomas Newman's music evokes as much emotion as the visual scene he's written it for. As a Psychotherapist and composer I am in awe of his sensitive and expressive emotional pallet as it gets extruded into a unique musical language... he's a genius that can set an atmosphere with an economy and accuracy that are unsurpassed. He's ahead of his time, but his music will be timeless. He will be recognized as the most influential film scorer of our time.
+ahmedao Go to CZcams and look for: mission impossible score session, the name of the clip is: "Michael Giacchino scores MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 3" 3 minutes 23 seconds into the clip and BOEM Tom Cruise composing music. Thank me later.
Thanks for this post. So so many good pointers here. Communication is still the greatest element of all in film making. Great music is great music no matter what, but mood conveyance is king. Currently, matching mood to picture is in vogue.
This movie in particular really shows how talented he is as a score composer. There's so little dialogue and a lot of the story is told with the music.
at 7:16 to those who don't know what that Instrument is, it's Called an Appalachian Dulcimer a Type of Instrument of the Zither family, but Dulcimers are mostly played by Plucking the Strings with Notes that you lay sideways on your Lap, and use your fingers to make different notes, but if the Player wants to make Long High-Pitched Buzzing Chords, called "Drones" then you would use a bow, and in this video the guy is using the bow to glide across the strings with long strokes to make long Buzzing Sounds, if you Look up Directive A113 by Thomas Newman at 1:20 you'll hear the Dulcimer with the High pitched -ZZZZ- sound not in this video obviously respond, and tell me what you think about what i've said.
"Directive A113" has long been one of my favorite Newman cues, and until I saw this video I thought it sounded like he'd used a DX7, Synclavier, or other FM synth for that brilliant transition. I was very pleasantly surprised that to see that it was just a plain old dulcimer. It's always great to see real acoustic instruments pressed into a unique role. A similar example was the Jerry Goldsmith's use of the Blaster Beam in "Star Trek: The Motion Picture".
Here in 2022, still waiting for this living legend to get his well-deserved Oscar some day. This man is an absolute gem, I love his soundtracks so much
WALL•E soundtrack is amazing. I love how he used the mimetic music (Mickey Mousing) in this score that it fits perfectly in every scene. I've admired Newman since I was a kid when I saw for the first time The Horse Whisperer, a great score too, how he combined the horse breathing with the field sound and his music. It's pure marvel.
As much as i love playing film music, a film/tv/vg composer has to have that talent of making music for images because it's a completely different world from the non-visual composing or songwriting world, it is hard. The audience just hears the end product, which was created out of nothing.
Can anyone tell me the instrument being played at 7:25? And is this an instrument that features in the main theme to Scent of a Woman, perhaps plucked? Can't identify it! Thanks.V. Interesting vid, thanks.
For some reason this job looks really amazing but stressful at the same time, just having to deal with Director who doesn't have any knowledge of music but believes he knows everything is something.
Yeah, it's really weird that this video has so few views. But it's only a month old, so it's ok. But I agree that the rare interest is weird. I guess if you don't know this exists, you won't go and look for it as much. I wish there was more!!! There is hardly anything substantial on the internet.
Awesome! First interview I've seen with my favourite composer. American Beauty, Road to Perdition, Shawshank Redemption, Revolutionary Road... the list goes on with amazing scores.
Thomas Newman = Amazing
I'm shocked that his scores don't sweep the Oscars when he is nominated. He's wonderful.
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Maybe because in those same years, there were some superior scores to his? GASP?
@Unai Moreno Uh...because maybe someone else wrote a better score?
Thomas Newman = Depression ❤️
The Nemo Egg Theme is one of my favourites of all time, so beautiful
Every time I hear that theme I’m instantly at home. Doesn’t matter where I am. It’s like a warm embrace.
Thomas Newman is one of my all-time favorite film composers. I am in total awe of his mastery of rather minimal phrases and the overall texture of sound. This is the first time I've seen an interview with him. He seems like a great guy. (He reminds me a bit of Prof. Stephen Falken from 1983's "WarGames.")
He is the cousin of Randy Newman who composed other Pixar movies such as the Toy Story movies (1995, 1999, 2010, 2019), A Bugs Life (1998), both Monsters Inc. movies (2001, 2013) and the first and third Cars movies (2006, 2017).
Totally
Ennio Morricone, James Horner, Thomas Newman.
My three favourite movie composers ever.
Where is his damn Oscar? Give it to him already the man is a Maestro. Hopefully it'll be soon
***** I could not agree more. He's been short-changed several times over.
I'm very sure that Oscar is going to do amazing no doubt, but the look just NOO.
+El-Guapo To me he is Oscar Newman....the guy deserves way more than 1....
Oscars don't mean anything. Some of the worlds greatest films didn't receive oscars. It's just an golden statue. His music is better then that :)
Thomas Leur yeah i know but he deserves it you know. I know it's just a statue but the guy constantly puts out great music
Comes from a long line of family in the business of film scoring. Very awesome.
*way, long way
Newman describes the point of scoring so eloquently. Films are constantly moving canvases, and so to compose a score which drones and moans with a constant sound that is never adjusted, changed or elaborated upon, is completely missing the opportunity for aural greatness.
"It's being very compassionate while being deeply sad." Well put. I think we can all relate to his music no matter what we listen to. Very cool upload. Thanks!
That's why I love the music of Thomas Newman - so intense and heartbreakig.
He gives me great inspirations
Thomas Newman my favorite soundtrack composer. He is a genius
Oscar!!!!!
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@@paperchasindude6578 Julian Nott Is My Favourite Composer Of Wallace And Gromit
People who make music, understand another language. They are multifaceted, have depth like no others. We, who listen, hear their language but don't "speak" it. What a blessed experience.
I said hello to Thomas Newman once...and all he said back to me was 'BAAA-AA-A-AA-A'.
I think you already know where I'm going with this.
I've been a fan of his going back two decades, yet this is the first interview I have ever seen with him.
Wall E and Finding nemo are some of the maot unique scores Pixar ever did
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Thomas Newman reminds me of Tom Cruise.
+Baville Or the ex coach of the german soccer team, Jogi Löw ;)
Timm Brockmann Haha, yea good one! ;)
Shit dude you beat me to the comment!
Or Steve Oedekerk
This is a real treat, my favourite composer actually in action!.What a pleasure to watch creative people during the working proces.And thanks Andrey for finding and uploading this jewel.
So cool to watch a genius at work...
AND we want more of this duo !!!
This man deserves an Oscar. I wonder with what he'll come up in the upcoming Bridge of Spies by Steven Spielberg, but it's about time that he wins the Oscar for Best Original Score. I think Bridge of Spies could be an award-winner, just because it's Spielberg, Hanks and Newman combined with a script by the Coen brothers... I'm very much looking forward to that film.
Such an incredible talent! Love all his musical scores. All of them - American Beauty, Nemo, Revolutionary Road… all of it. And he seems like such a modest, accessible guy. Seeing his name on the credits pretty much multiplies my interest in seeing a film by 5 or more.
HE seriously is the best!
i am going to love these songs more than ever
Thom Newman will pull the emotion out of you like nobody else. I rarely use this word, but I think he's a Genius.
Andrew Stanton previously worked with Thomas Newman on Finding Nemo. Thomas Newman is the cousin of Randy Newman who composed certain Pixar movies prior to Nemo.
God i love this man. His music is genius.
Awesome! First interview I've seen with my favourite composer. American Beauty, Road to Perdition, Shawshank Redemption, Revolutionary Road... the list goes on with amazing scores.
Just as a great architect creates a building that is organically suited to it's environment, Thomas Newman's music evokes as much emotion as the visual scene he's written it for. As a Psychotherapist and composer I am in awe of his sensitive and expressive emotional pallet as it gets extruded into a unique musical language... he's a genius that can set an atmosphere with an economy and accuracy that are unsurpassed. He's ahead of his time, but his music will be timeless. He will be recognized as the most influential film scorer of our time.
One of the greatest composers of all time. I can't wait to hear how he handles Skyfall.
turpsno1 7 years later lol did you enjoy skyfall?
Didn't know that Tom Cruise composes music.
ahmedao Pigs might fly! HaHaHa.
+ahmedao Go to CZcams and look for: mission impossible score session, the name of the clip is: "Michael Giacchino scores MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 3"
3 minutes 23 seconds into the clip and BOEM
Tom Cruise composing music. Thank me later.
@Airborne, that is called conducting not composing.
T.A.V Yep, he was conducting idd.
only while Tom walks from one set to another in order to pass the spare time.
7:15 best song of the whole movie
Thomas Newman the Genius
Rondo Hajra No he is not ! If you do not understand the meaning of a word genius do not use it !
***** why do you think that he's not an genius ?
maybe you're the one who's not understand Music (ERROR) !
There is nothing genius about that, again talent and genius are two different things
but I leave you to worship them .......
***** thanks for the wonderful words of a wise guy
"I believe in that phrase!" Awesome stuff abounding :-)
A vast job by Thomas Newman... A very hearthrob and superb score composition of his, LEMONY SNICKETT'S... Precious...!
What a brilliant man!
9:10! Never heard that in the soundtrack, but I want that track so badly! :O
It was in that deleted scene where EVE was shocked by AUTO instead of WALL-E.
Whoa, i didn't know Wall - E score of Thomas Newman in CZcams
After John Williams, to me, there is no better composer than Thomas Newman.
Thomas Newman also sounds like James Horner, too. 🎼
@@jeffreyksiazek7890 you can tell the difference
Gee this is very good quality for 2008!
Wow. Fantastic crew.
Thomas is just the best ☺️
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That was a really great in-depth interview! Thanks for uploading it.
Thanks for the upload. Being a young, amitious composer these videos on yt are really like a gift from heaven. Tons of insight and inspiration.
Thanks for this post. So so many good pointers here. Communication is still the greatest element of all in film making. Great music is great music no matter what, but mood conveyance is king. Currently, matching mood to picture is in vogue.
thank you very much for uploading this video!!!!!!
thank you sooo much for this video!
Wow amazing thanks for uploading this
This movie in particular really shows how talented he is as a score composer. There's so little dialogue and a lot of the story is told with the music.
That's gonna be SO interesting!
at 7:16 to those who don't know what that Instrument is, it's Called an Appalachian Dulcimer a Type of Instrument of the Zither family, but Dulcimers are mostly played by Plucking the Strings with Notes that you lay sideways on your Lap, and use your fingers to make different notes, but if the Player wants to make Long High-Pitched Buzzing Chords, called "Drones" then you would use a bow, and in this video the guy is using the bow to glide across the strings with long strokes to make long Buzzing Sounds, if you Look up Directive A113 by Thomas Newman at 1:20 you'll hear the Dulcimer with the High pitched -ZZZZ- sound not in this video obviously respond, and tell me what you think about what i've said.
Nice
Terrific, I was just going to post that question! I've heard this so many times in his scores and have never taken the time to investigate. Thank you!
"Directive A113" has long been one of my favorite Newman cues, and until I saw this video I thought it sounded like he'd used a DX7, Synclavier, or other FM synth for that brilliant transition. I was very pleasantly surprised that to see that it was just a plain old dulcimer. It's always great to see real acoustic instruments pressed into a unique role. A similar example was the Jerry Goldsmith's use of the Blaster Beam in "Star Trek: The Motion Picture".
Here in 2022, still waiting for this living legend to get his well-deserved Oscar some day. This man is an absolute gem, I love his soundtracks so much
I'm so grateful to all film makers that don't use temp music and let film composers get creative.
yeees!!! An interview with my biggest example in music composing!!! thanks a TON for uploading, been looking for an interview with him for years!!!
WALL•E soundtrack is amazing. I love how he used the mimetic music (Mickey Mousing) in this score that it fits perfectly in every scene. I've admired Newman since I was a kid when I saw for the first time The Horse Whisperer, a great score too, how he combined the horse breathing with the field sound and his music. It's pure marvel.
under a thousand views? - seriously? He is one THE masters of our times!!!!
As much as i love playing film music, a film/tv/vg composer has to have that talent of making music for images because it's a completely different world from the non-visual composing or songwriting world, it is hard. The audience just hears the end product, which was created out of nothing.
Man I would kill to be part of T. Newman's team... He is the greatest
I don't know where this came from but you are right!
I've just been educated a a little more. Thank you!
Goated composer
not a single dislike, there is some hope in this world!
I love when the director said i believe in you.
He looks like Steve Oedekerk in Kung Pow :)
Can anyone tell me the instrument being played at 7:25? And is this an instrument that features in the main theme to Scent of a Woman, perhaps plucked? Can't identify it! Thanks.V. Interesting vid, thanks.
This is a bowed dulcimer. More specifically I think this bowed dulcimer is from Blue Lion Instruments (bluelioninstruments.com).
totally agree!
7:15 Whats the name of that instrument the guy is playing with a bow in his lap?
@Elmgren76 - Funny, I've listened to his scores for 10 years but I've never heard him speaking until now.
I miss his older emotive scores. This feels a lot more corporate family friendly
Finally an interview with Thomas Newman. Can you upload more?
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6:01 Wow ❤️
He looks a bit like Tom Cruise. Watch the Making of: James Bond Skyfall Soundtrack and you'll laugh so hard at the similarities.
Noisy Planet he also looks the head coach for germany's national soccer team
hes got awesome new 70s hair
what instrument is on 7:17?
why does thomas newman look like a mix of tom cruise and john travolta
For some reason this job looks really amazing but stressful at the same time, just having to deal with Director who doesn't have any knowledge of music but believes he knows everything is something.
What synth is that
good to see an Emulator 4 ultra :)
7:15 what instrument is that?
@Theowne
same here
Thomas Cruise
Does music make the movie or does the movie make the music? I rely on the latter.
Hey, Beavis.. we are about to score!
shout out to turner
7:15 Khan?
SKYFALL
What instrument is bowed at 7.19???
This is a bowed dulcimer. More specifically I think this bowed dulcimer is from Blue Lion Instruments (bluelioninstruments.com).
Yeah, it's really weird that this video has so few views. But it's only a month old, so it's ok. But I agree that the rare interest is weird. I guess if you don't know this exists, you won't go and look for it as much. I wish there was more!!! There is hardly anything substantial on the internet.
Yes, many composers are indeed talented but none a geniuses .
***** "... but none are geniuses'. Learn to conjugate.
jslasher1 Actually, _none_ is a singular pronoun. "...But none is geniuses."
ok, so let's watch the film mostly bc of the score!
9:46 Lexicon Reverb
Found the wizard @ 6:52. :D
9:20
It's an Appalachian Dulcimer
Newman look like Tom Cruise
Andrew is a little rude with Thomas
Producers just sit back and do jack shit. eck.
Awesome! First interview I've seen with my favourite composer. American Beauty, Road to Perdition, Shawshank Redemption, Revolutionary Road... the list goes on with amazing scores.