Ira Newborn
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Ira Newborn | |
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Birth name | James Ira Newborn |
Born | New York City, New York, U.S. | December 26, 1949
Occupation(s) | Composer, orchestrator, conductor, actor |
Musical career | |
Genres | Film score |
Years active | 1975–present |
James Ira Newborn (born December 26, 1949) is an American musician, actor, orchestrator and composer, best known for his work composing motion picture soundtracks.
Life and career
Newborn was born in New York City. References to him as James Ira are the result of a joke and incorrect.
He has scored or written songs for films such as
Newborn may be best known for composing the soundtrack for the Naked Gun series of police satires starring Leslie Nielsen. Newborn's brassy big band/blues theme song for the franchise first appeared on the TV series that inspired the films, 1982's Police Squad!.
Newborn has also worked in concerts and commercials, on Broadway and in the recording industry as a performer, arranger, composer and conductor.
He is also an adjunct faculty member at
Newborn has contributed to albums by many artists such as Ray Charles, Diana Ross, Billy Joel and the Pointer Sisters.
As a songwriter
Newborn wrote two songs performed by B.B. King for the Into the Night soundtrack: "
Newborn co-wrote "
He co-wrote "I Guess I'm Just Screwed" for
Filmography
Film
Television
- SCTV (1981) (TV)
- Police Squad! (1982) (TV)
- Tales from the Crypt (1992) (TV)
- The Late Shift (1996) (TV)
References
- ^ Trunick, Austin. "Sixteen Candles". Under The Radar. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ Kamen, Matt. "Ferris Bueller's Day Off soundtrack is finally being released". Wired. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ Zaleski, Annie (15 September 2016). ""Sixteen Candles" is begging for the "Ferris Bueller" treatment". Salon. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (4 February 1994). "Reviews/Film; On the Trail Of a Lost Fish". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "Ira Newborn: Music Adjunct Faculty, Music and Performing Arts Professions". NYU Steinhardt. New York University. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
External links
- Ira Newborn at IMDb
- Ira Newborn at soundtrack.net
- Ira Newborn discography at Discogs