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Thomas Newman

Key Information
Profession Composer
Role Music
Original theme
First episode "We Just Decided To"
Last episode "The Greater Fool"
Credits 10 episodes (see below)
Birthdate October 20, 1955 in Los Angeles, California, USA

Thomas Newman, born October 20, 1955 in Los Angeles, California, USA, is a Composer. He wrote the Music for The Newsroom pilot "We Just Decided To", including the series original theme. Alex Wurman took over the composer role for the first season after a full season was ordered. He has previously written music for the HBO series Six Feet Under and Angels in America. He is known for his work on the films Wall-E, The Shawshank Redemption, American Beauty, and Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.

Credits[]

Music[]

Season 1 credits
"We Just Decided To" ""News Night 2.0"" ""The 112th Congress"" ""I'll Try to Fix You"" ""Amen""
""Bullies"" ""5/1"" ""The Blackout Part I: Tragedy Porn"" ""The Blackout Part II: Mock Debate"" ""The Greater Fool""

Original theme[]

Season 1 credits
""We Just Decided To"" "News Night 2.0" "The 112th Congress" "I'll Try to Fix You" "Amen"
"Bullies" "5/1" "The Blackout Part I: Tragedy Porn" "The Blackout Part II: Mock Debate" "The Greater Fool"

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