Not to be confused with Tom NewmanThomas Montgomery Newman (born October 20, 1955) is an American 10 time Academy Award-nominated film score composer.BiographyLife and careerNewman was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Mississippi-born Martha Louise Montgomery and composer Alfred Newman. He is a member of a film-scoring dynasty in Hollywood that includes his father, his uncle Lionel Newman, his brother David Newman, and his cousins Joey Newman and Randy Newman (who is