Allyson Newman
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Allyson Newman is an Australian film and television composer based in Los Angeles. She is best known for her scores to Partner Track (Netflix, 2022), The L Word: Generation Q (Showtime, 2019-2021), First Day (Hulu, 2022) and Kusama: Infinity (2018).
Early life and education[edit]
Allyson Newman was born and raised in Australia. She got her Masters degree in composition from Sydney Conservatorium of Music. She then moved to Los Angeles and received an MFA in Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television at the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California.[1]. She has been awarded both an Australia Council for the Arts Grant and an Australian Guild of Screen Composers Award[2] for her work in film music.
Career[edit]
Allyson’s career in music began with writing music for feature film Watermark[3] screened at the Cannes Film Festival.
Since then, Allyson has scored over 100 projects, including feature films, TV series, short films and more. In 2015 Allyson scored the multi award winning documentary feature Limited Partnership that premiered on PBS Independent Lens[4]. The following year she scored Her Story (2016), the Emmy nominated media series[5].
In 2017, She participated in the BMI Conducting Workshop.
In 2018, Allyson scored Kusama-Infinity which premiered at Sundance[6] and was released theatrically around the world.
In 2019, Allyson composed the score State of Pride which opened the SXSW Film[7]. For this score, Allyson collaborated with Oscar Winning directors Jeffrey Friedman and Rob Epstein. Later that same year, she scored A Woman’s Work: The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem which had its premiere at Tribeca[8] and Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound which premiered at Cannes[9]
In 2022 Allyson scored First Day (2022) on HULU. Currently Allyson is co-scoring the television series The L Word Generation Q on Showtime with Heather McIntosh[10]. She is also scoring the Netflix series Partner Track, which will be released in August 2022[11].
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Michael and Maria vs. the Multiverse: A Tragedy (Feature Comedy/ Sci Fi) | Composer |
| Sorry We’re Closed (Documentary Feature) | Composer | |
| 2021 | A Woman’s Work: The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem (Documentary Feature, Independent Lens) | Composer |
| 2019 | Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound[12] (Documentary Feature) | Composer |
| State of Pride (Documentary Feature) | Composer | |
| 2018 | Kusama-Infinity (Documentary Feature) | Composer |
| There You Are (Dramatic Short) | Composer | |
| 2017 | Hot To Trot (Documentary Feature) | Composer |
| The Pick Up (Dramatic Short) | Composer | |
| Java (Dramatic Short) | Composer | |
| Post-Apocalyptic Potluck (Short Comedy) | Composer | |
| 2016 | Ava’s Impossible Things (Dramatic Feature) | Composer |
| The News Today (Dramatic Shot) | Composer | |
| Tear Jerker (Dramatic Short) | Composer | |
| 2015 | Spare Change (Comedy Feature) | Composer |
| 2014 | Limited Partnership (Documentary Feature, Independent Lens) | Composer |
| Private Life (Thriller Short) | Composer | |
| 2013 | This Thing with Sarah (Drama-Comedy Feature) | Composer |
| Mein Schloss (Documentary Short) | Composer | |
| 2000 | Cheek to Cheek (Drama-Comedy Short) | Composer |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Partner Track (Drama Series Netflix) | Composer |
| First Day Season 2 (Drama Series Hulu) | Composer | |
| 2019-2021 | The L Word Generation Q[13] (Drama Series Showtime) | Composer |
| 2020 | Medical Police (Comedy Series Netflix) | Additional Music |
| Broke A$$ Rich Kid (New Media Series) | Composer | |
| 2016 | Her Story (New Media Series) | Composer |
| 2008-2015 | Childrens Hospital (Comedy TV Series, Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim) | Additional Music |
| 2016 | Filthy Preppy Teen$ (Comedy TV Series, Fullscreen) | Theme Music, Additional Music |
| 2012-2013 | (Comedy TV Series, Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim) | Composer |
| 2013 | Filthy Sexy Teen$ (Comedy TV Series, Adult Swim) | Theme Music, Additional Music |
Soundtrack Releases[edit]
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The L Word Generation Q (Music from the Showtime Original Series) | Sony - Milan Records |
| 2021 | Kusama-Infinity | Distrokid |
| The Pick Up[14] | Distrokid | |
| California Landslide | Distrokid | |
| Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound | Distrokid | |
| A Woman’s Work: The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem | Distrokid |
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Credits". Allyson Newman Composer. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ↑ agsc2021. "Directory of Members". Australian Guild Of Screen Composers. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ↑ imdbtitle:0371392
- ↑ "Limited Partnership | Marriage Equality Pioneers | Independent Lens | PBS". Independent Lens. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ↑ "Her Story". Television Academy. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ↑ Vlessing, Etan; Vlessing, Etan (2018-01-25). "Sundance: Magnolia Nabs U.S. Rights to 'Kusama – Infinity'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ↑ "State of Pride premieres at SXSW, doc on Gay Pride festivals across the U.S." NON FICTION FILM. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ↑ "A Woman's Work: The NFL's Cheerleader Problem | 2019 Tribeca Festival". Tribeca. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ↑ "MAKING WAVES: THE ART OF CINEMATIC SOUND - Festival de Cannes". www.festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ↑ says, Natalia. "Showtime's 'The L Word: Generation Q' to Feature Original Score by Heather McIntosh & Allyson Newman | Film Music Reporter". Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ↑ Asatryan, Tigran (2022-07-29). "'Partner Track' Netflix Series: Netflix Release Date Set & What We Know So Far". What's on Netflix. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ↑ "FILMMAKERS". Making Waves. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ↑ "The L Word: Generation Q (Official Series Site) Watch on Showtime". SHO.com. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ↑ Productions, Gonella. "THE PICK UP". Gonella Productions (in français). Retrieved 2022-08-04.
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