Discography

Discography

Original soundtracks

This is a complete list of all soundtracks from movies scored by Thomas Newman which contain music from the score. Click on any of the highlighted titles for more information. All of the titles listed here have been released on CD; some of these soundtracks are also available on LP or MC.

American Beauty (1999) - Dreamworks 0044-50233
American Buffalo (1996) & Threesome (1994) - Varèse VSD-5751
Angels in America (2003) - Nonesuch
Career Opportunities* (1991) - Curb D2-77449
Cinderella Man* (1991) - Deca Records
Cookie* (1989) - Uni UNID-600
Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) - Varèse VCD-47291
Erin Brockovich (2000) - Sony Classical SK 89239
Finding Nemo (2003) - Walt Disney Records 60078-7
Flesh and Bone (1993) - Varèse VSD-5460
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) - MCA MCAD 10634
The Green Mile (1999) - Warner Bros. 9 47584
The Horse Whisperer (1998) - Hollywood HR-62137
How to Make an American Quilt (1995) - MCA MCAD 11373
In the Bedroom (2001) - Varèse 302 066 319 2
Josh and S.A.M. (1993) - Varèse VSD-5432
Jumpin' Jack Flash* (1986) - Mercury 830-545 / Spectrum 551138
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) - Sony Classical
Light of Day* (1987) - CBS ZK 40654
The Linguini Incident (1992) - Varèse VSD-5372
Little Women (1994) - Sony Classical SK 66922
The Lost Boys* (1987) - Atlantic 7 81767
Mad City (1997) - Varèse VSD-5887
Meet Joe Black (1998) - Universal UD-53229
Oscar and Lucinda (1997) - Sony Classical SK 60088
Pay It Forward (2000) - Varèse Sarabande VSD-6195
The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) - Angel CDQ 7243 5 56344
Phenomenon* (1996) - Reprise 9-46360
The Player (1992) - Varèse VSD-5366
The Rapture (1991) - Polydor 314 511 162
Road to Perdition (2002) - Decca 440 017 167
Red Corner (1997) - Edel America 0037602EDL
The Salton Sea (2002) - Varèse VSD 302 066 351 2
Scent of a Woman (1992) - MCA MCAD 10759
Those Secrets (1992) - MFM SRS-2013
The Shawshank Redemption (1994) - Epic EK 66621
Six Feet Under (2001) - MCA Records
Unstrung Heroes (1995) - Hollywood HR-62035
Up Close and Personal (1996) Hollywood HR-62053
The War (1994) - MCA MCAD 11160
Welcome Home Roxy Carmichael (1990) - Varèse VSD-5300
White Oleander (2002) - Varèse VSD 302 066 417 2

*These are song-compilations with only a few minutes of music by Thomas Newman.

Two albums were released for Fried Green Tomatoes, Threesome, The Horse Whisperer, and American Beauty, each time a song-album and a score-album. Only the Fried Green Tomatoes- and American Beauty-song albums contain music by Newman. Both times, there are two tracks by Newman on the CDs (which are also on the score-albums):

Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) - MCA MCAD 10461
American Beauty (1999) - Dreamworks 0044-50210

The following two soundtracks of films scored by Thomas Newman don't feature any of his underscore, but they both do have one song co-written (and in the case of The Great Outdoors even performed) by Thomas Newman:

The Great Outdoors - (1988) Atlantic 7 81859
Revenge of the Nerds - (1984) Rock 'N' Roll Records 72392 75539

There exists a soundtrack-CD of Less than Zero, but that CD does not feature any music by Thomas Newman.

Thomas Newman also provided music for two movies he didn't score. Corrina, Corrina was scored by his friend and collaborator Rick Cox; Newman composed the themes, which are on the CD. In the case of Quicksilver, the movie was scored by Tony Banks (Genesis); Newman provided music for one scene.

Corrina, Corrina (1994) - RCA 66443
Quicksilver (1986) - Atlantic 7 81631

Promotional discs have been released for Little Women, The Shawshank Redemption, Corrina, Corrina, Unstrung Heroes, Meet Joe Black, American Beauty and The Green Mile. There's no extra music on these CDs, but sometimes no source music is included. A promotional cassette was released for Phenomenon that contains the full instrumental score.

Several bootlegs of commercially unavailable scores of Thomas Newman are available on the collector's market. These CDs are illegal and often offer low fidelity, hiss and glitches. We do not endorse bootlegs, but list them here for the sake of completeness.

The Man with One Red Shoe (1985) - Sound quality: average.
Less Than Zero (1987) - Sound quality: average (34 minutes).
Men Don't Leave (1990) - Sound quality: excellent (43 minutes).
The Rapture (1991) - expanded (12 extra minutes).
Whispers in the Dark (1992) - Sound quality: good (57 minutes).
Phenomenon (1996) - Sound quality: good (23 minutes).

Soundtrack compilations

All of the titles listed here have been released on CD:

Highway to Hollywood - Big Movie Hits Volume II (1991) - Varèse VSD-5341
Contains Her Limousine from Welcome Home Roxy Carmichael (original version).
Hollywood Backlot - Big Movie Hits Volume III (1992) - Varèse VSD-5361
Contains The Player from The Player (original version).
Hollywood '94 (1994) - Varèse VSD-5531
Contains Shawshank Redemption from The Shawshank Redemption (re-recording).
Screen Themes '94 (1995) - Discovery Records
Contains End Title from The Shawshank Redemption and Little Women from Little Women (re-recordings).
Hollywood '96 (1996) - Varèse VSD-5764
Contains Main Title from Phenomenon (re-recording).
Passions and Achievements (1997) - Milan 73138-35800
Contains Bucket of Ice from Gung Ho (original version; only available recording).
Cinema's Classic Romances (1998) - Silva Screen SILKCD 6018
Contains Under the Umbrella from Little Women (re-recording).

Various projects

Thomas Newman recorded one album and a couple of 7"-singles (for promotional use only) with the rockband The Innocents in the early '80s. None of these are available on CD.

The Innocents (1982) - Boardwalk Records NB-33250 (album)
Directly From The Heart (1982) - Boardwalk Records NB7-11-148 (single)
Hold My Hand (1982) - Boardwalk Records NB7-11-140 (single)

Newman produced five songs for British singer-songwriter Tanita Tikaram's fifth album, Lovers in the City. Featured musicians are a.o. Newman himself (piano), Rick Cox (guitar), Michael Fisher (ocarina), John Beasley (piano), Sid Page (violin) and George Budd (phonograph). Two of these songs are also available on a recent Tanita Tikaram Best of-album.

Lovers in the City (1995) - Reprise 45883
The Best of Tanita Tikaram (1996) - EastWest Records