Alfred Newman

Aliases: Alfred Newman and His Orchestra
Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Alfred Newman
Orchestra conducted by Alfred Newman
Real name: Alfred Newman
Born: March 17, 1901
Died: February 17, 1970
Country: United States
IPI: 00022278503 12 works
22278503 1 work
Affiliation: ASCAP
Comments: Composer, arranger and conductor of film music. He won nine Academy Awards and was nominated forty-three times. In a career spanning more than four decades he composed the scores for over 200 motion pictures.
Family: Randy Newman Nephew
Lionel Newman Brother
Emil Newman Brother

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Originals

	Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
i	Airport Love Theme (Gwen and Vern)	Alfred Newman	1970	(29 artists)
i	Conquest	Alfred Newman	1947	(2 artists)
i	How Green Was My Valley	Alfred Newman and His Orchestra	1946	(4 artists)
i	How the West Was Won	Ken Darby & Alfred Newman and The MGM Studio Orchestra	1962	(14 artists)
	I Was Doing All Right BRD	Ella Logan - Orchestra under Direction of Alfred Newman	1997	(68 artists) Originally by Ella Logan - Orchestra under direction of Bill Harty REC
i	Laura	Alfred Newman		(580 artists)
	My Girl Back Home	Bill Lee and Mitzi Gaynor, orchestra conducted by Alfred Newman	March 19, 1958	(3 artists)
i	Nevada Smith	Alfred Newman	1966	Unverified
i	Smile	Orchestra conducted by Alfred Newman		(764 artists)
	Song of the King	Anna and the King - Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Alfred Newman (Alfred Newman, Yul Brynner, Marni Nixon, Deborah Kerr)	August 1956	רבקה רז - אריק לביא (Arik Lavie, Rivka Raz)
i	Street Scene	Alfred Newman and His Orchestra	1946	(20 artists)
	What Chance Have I With Love?	Donald O'Connor with Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Alfred Newman	1953	Michael Feinstein

Covers by Alfred Newman

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
i	A Foggy Day	Alfred Newman and His Orchestra	April 1947	Fred Astaire BRD, Vincent Lopez and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus Bob Lytell REC
i	Anastasia	Alfred Newman	1956	Unverified
	Bali Ha'i	Muriel Smith and the Ken Darby Singers, orchestra conducted by Alfred Newman	March 19, 1958	Juanita Hall PRF, Frank Sinatra – Orchestra under the direction of Axel Stordahl REC
i	Battle Hymn of the Republic	Alfred Newman	1952	Unverified
	Bloody Mary	Ken Darby Male Chorus, orchestra conducted by Alfred Newman	March 19, 1958	Men's Chorus with Orchestra conducted by Salvatore Dell'Isola REL, Company [South Pacific, Broadway, 1949] PRF
	Blue Tahitian Moon	The instruments and voices of Alfred Newman and Ken Darby	October 1960	Frances Langford with Orchestra under direction of Victor Young
	Can You Use Any Money Today?	Ethel Merman with Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Alfred Newman	1953	Dinah Shore, Orchestra and Chorus under the direction of Jay Blackton REL, Ethel Merman PRF
	Carefully Taught	Bill Lee, orchestra conducted by Alfred Newman	March 19, 1958	William Tabbert with Orchestra conducted by Salvatore Dell'Isola REL, William Tabbert PRF
	Cock-Eyed Optimist	Mitzi Gaynor, orchestra conducted by Alfred Newman	March 19, 1958	Mary Martin
	(Dance to the Music of) The Ocarina	Carole Richards with Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Alfred Newman	1953	Freddy Martin and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Merv Griffin and The Martin Men
	Dites-Moi	Mitzi Gaynor and Children, orchestra conducted by Alfred Newman	March 19, 1958	Barbara Luna with Orch. Conducted by Salvatore Dell'Isola REL, Barbara Luna and Michael DeLeon PRF
i	Dixie	Alfred Newman	1952	Unverified
i	El Capitan	Alfred Newman	1952	Unverified
	Finale [South Pacific]	Mitzi Gaynor, Giorgio Tozzi and Children, orchestra conducted by Alfred Newman	March 19, 1958	Mary Martin, Ezio Pinza with Barbara Luna and Orchestra conducted by Salvatore Dell'Isola
i	Flower Girl's Theme	Alfred Newman		Raquel Meller
	Getting to Know You	Anna and Chorus - Orchestra conducted by Alfred Newman (Alfred Newman, Marni Nixon, Deborah Kerr)	August 1956	Gertrude Lawrence PRF,REC,REL
	Happy Talk	Muriel Smith, orchestra conducted by Alfred Newman	March 19, 1958	Juanita Hall
	Hello, Young Lovers	Anna - Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Alfred Newman (Alfred Newman, Marni Nixon, Deborah Kerr)	August 1956	Gertrude Lawrence PRF, Frank Sinatra – Orchestra under the direction of Axel Stordahl REC
	Honey Bun	Mitzi Gaynor, orchestra conducted by Alfred Newman	March 19, 1958	Mary Martin and Girls
	I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair	Mitzi Gaynor and the Ken Darby Singers, orchestra conducted by Alfred Newman	March 19, 1958	Mary Martin and Girl's Chorus with Orchestra conducted by Salvatore Dell'Isola
	I'm in Love with a Wonderful Guy	Mitzi Gaynor and the Ken Darby Singers, orchestra conducted by Alfred Newman	March 19, 1958	Margaret Whiting with Chorus and Frank DeVol's Orchestra REC, Mary Martin PRF, Fran Warren with Orchestra conducted by Henri René REL
	International Rag	Ethel Merman with Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Alfred Newman	1953	(unknown)
i	I Only Have Eyes for You	Alfred Newman and His Orchestra	April 1947	Dick Powell
	It's a Lovely Day Today	Donald O'Connor and Carole Richards with Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Alfred Newman	1953	Dick Haymes & Eileen Wilson - Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra and Chorus REL, Russell Nype and Galina Talva PRF
	I Whistle a Happy Tune	Anna, Louis and Chorus - Orchestra conducted by Alfred Newman (Alfred Newman, Marni Nixon, Rex Thompson, Deborah Kerr)	August 1956	Gertrude Lawrence and Sandy Kennedy
	(I Wonder Why) You're Just in Love	Ethel Merman and Donald O'Connor with Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Alfred Newman	1953	Ethel Merman & Dick Haymes - Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra and Chorus REL, Ethel Merman and Russell Nype PRF
i	Long Ago and Far Away	Alfred Newman and His Orchestra	April 1947	Gene Kelly & Rita Hayworth [dubbed by Martha Mears] BRD, Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and His Orchestra REC
i	Lovely to Look At	Alfred Newman and His Orchestra	April 1947	Irene Dunne, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
	Love Song of Kalua	Alfred Newman and His Orchestra with The Ken Darby Singers	1957	[Unknown Studio Artists] BRD, Alfred Apaka with Danny Stewart's Hawaiians REL
	Marrying for Love	George Sanders with Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Alfred Newman	1953	Ethel Merman - Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra and Chorus
	My Little Grass Shack	The instruments and voices of Alfred Newman and Ken Darby - Mavis Rivers	October 1960	Noelani Hawaiian Orchestra
	My Lord and Master	Tuptim - Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Alfred Newman (Alfred Newman, Rita Moreno, Leona Gordon)	August 1956	Doretta Morrow
	Now Is the Hour	The instruments and voices of Alfred Newman and Ken Darby	October 1960	(unknown), Ana Hato and Deane Waretini, Gracie Fields with Orchestral Accompaniment conducted by Phil Green
i	Semper fidelis	Alfred Newman	1952	Unverified
	Shall I Tell You What I Think of You?	Anna - Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Alfred Newman (Alfred Newman, Marni Nixon, Deborah Kerr)	August 1956	Gertrude Lawrence PRF,REL
	Shall We Dance?	Anna and the King - Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Alfred Newman (Alfred Newman, Yul Brynner, Marni Nixon, Deborah Kerr)	August 1956	Gertrude Lawrence and Yul Brynner REL,PRF
i	Someone to Watch over Me	Alfred Newman and His Orchestra	April 1947	Gertrude Lawrence REC,REL,PRF
	Something to Dance About	Donald O'Connor and Carole Richards with Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Alfred Newman	1953	Ethel Merman - Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra and Chorus
	Something Wonderful	Lady Thiang - Orchestra and conducted by Alfred Newman (Terry Saunders, Alfred Newman)	August 1956	Dorothy Sarnoff
i	South Pacific Overture	Orchestra conducted by Alfred Newman	March 19, 1958	Orchestra conducted by Salvatore Dell'Isola REL, Orchestra [South Pacific] PRF
	The Best Thing for You	Ethel Merman and George Sanders with Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Alfred Newman	1953	Ethel Merman - Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra and Chorus REL, Ethel Merman PRF
	The Enchanted Sea	The instruments and voices of Alfred Newman and Ken Darby	October 1960	The Islanders [US], The Browns featuring Jim Edward Brown
	The Hostess with the Mostes' on the Ball	Ethel Merman with Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Alfred Newman	1953	Dinah Shore, Orchestra and Chorus under the direction of Jay Blackton REL, Ethel Merman PRF
i	The March of the Siamese Children	Orchestra conducted by Alfred Newman	August 1956	The Royal Children
	There Is Nothin' Like a Dame	Ken Darby Male Chorus, orchestra conducted by Alfred Newman	March 19, 1958	Men's Chorus with Orchestra conducted by Salvatore Dell'Isola REL, Company [South Pacific, Broadway, 1949] PRF
	The Song from Desiree (We Meet Again)	Bing Crosby and Alfred Newman and His Orchestra	1954	(unknown)
i	The Stars and Stripes Forever	Alfred Newman	1952	Unverified
i	They Didn't Believe Me	Alfred Newman and His Orchestra	April 1947	Julia Sanderson and Donald Brian
	This Nearly Was Mine	Giorgio Tozzi, orchestra conducted by Alfred Newman	March 19, 1958	Ezio Pinza
	To You Sweetheart, Aloha	The instruments and voices of Alfred Newman and Ken Darby	October 1960	Dick McIntire's Harmony Hawaiians
i	Turkey in the Straw	Alfred Newman	1952	Unverified
	Twin Solilioquies - Some Enchanted Evening	Mitzi Gaynor, Giorgio Tozzi, orchestra conducted by Alfred Newman	March 19, 1958	Mary Martin, Ezio Pinza with Orchestra conducted by Salvatore Dell'Isola, Ezio Pinza PRF, Frank Sinatra – Orchestra under the direction of Axel Stordahl REC
i	Washington Post	Alfred Newman	1952	Unverified
	Younger Than Springtime	Bill Lee, orchestra conducted by Alfred Newman	March 19, 1958	William Tabbert

Songs written by Alfred Newman

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
20th Century Fox Fanfare	Alfred Newman			Covered by (12 artists)
20th Century Fox Fanfare	Alfred Newman	See Wiki article		Unverified
Airport Love Theme	Alfred Newman	Alfred Newman	1970	Covered by (29 artists)
Anastasia	Paul Francis Webster, Alfred Newman	Pat Boone - Orchestra & Chorus directed by Billy Vaughn	November 10, 1956	Covered by (22 artists)
Blue Tahitian Moon	Mack Gordon, Alfred Newman	Frances Langford with Orchestra under direction of Victor Young	February 6, 1942	Covered by (11 artists)
Conquest	Alfred Newman	Alfred Newman	1947	Covered by (2 artists)
Daniel Boone	Alfred Newman			Covered by (3 artists)
How Green Was My Valley	Paul Francis Webster, Alfred Newman	Alfred Newman and His Orchestra	1946	Covered by (4 artists)
How the West Was Won	Ken Darby, Alfred Newman	Ken Darby & Alfred Newman and The MGM Studio Orchestra	September 6, 1962	Covered by (14 artists)
Nevada Smith	Alfred Newman	Alfred Newman	1966	Unverified
Street Scene	Alfred Newman	Alfred Newman and His Orchestra	1946	Covered by (20 artists)
The Moon of Manakoora	Alfred Newman			Covered by (114 artists)
The Song from Desiree	Ken Darby, Alfred Newman			Covered by (6 artists)
Through a Long and Sleepless Night	Mack Gordon, Alfred Newman	Dorothy Patrick [dubbed by Eileen Wilon] & Hugh Marlowe [dubbed by Ken Darby] PRF, Dinah Shore REL		Covered by (23 artists)

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Airport	Alfred Newman	1970	Decca
Captain from Castile	Alfred Newman	1947	Majestic
Hit Melodies from Hit Musicals	Alfred Newman and His Orchestra	April 1947	Majestic
How the West Was Won - Original Sound Track Recording	Alfred Newman and The MGM Studio Orchestra	1962	MGM
Ports of Paradise	Alfred Newman and Ken Darby	October 1960	Capitol Records
The King and I - Motion Picture Sound Track	Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Alfred Newman	August 1956	Capitol Records
The Magic Islands - The Music of Hawaii	Alfred Newman and His Orchestra with The Ken Darby Singers	1957	Decca

Singles

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Street Scene (Sentimental Rhapsody)	Alfred Newman and His Orchestra	1946	Majestic
	Who Gave You the Roses	Bing Crosby and Alfred Newman and His Orchestra	1954	Decca

Performances also appear on

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
George and Ira Gershwin in Hollywood - Motion Picture Soundtrack Anthology	various artists	1997	Rhino Movie Music
Irving Berlin's Call Me Madam	various artists	1953	Brunswick
South Pacific - An Original Soundtrack Recording of the Magna Theatre Corporation Release	various artists	March 19, 1958	RCA Victor

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