The Newton Brothers
The Newton Brothers | |
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| Origin | United States |
| Genres | Film and television scores, ambient, electronic, EDM, synthwave, electronic rock, hard rock |
| Occupations | Film and television composers, conductors, record producers, multi-instrumentalists |
| Instruments | Piano, organ, keyboards, synthesizer, guitar, bass guitar, percussion, clarinet, flute, saxophone, accordion, kazoo, cello |
| Years active | 2007–present |
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| Website | thenewtonbrothers |
John Andrew Grush and Taylor Newton Stewart, known collectively as the Newton Brothers, are American composers, record producers, and multi-instrumentalists. Their works include scores for several films with director Mike Flanagan, having composed for every project of his since Oculus (2013), as well as various other films and television series. Despite the name, they are not related.[1]
Biography
[edit]Early on in their lives, both Grush and Stewart were inspired to combine music and visuals and seek a career in film composition. They are both accomplished musicians and multi-instrumentalists who can play piano, guitar, bass, clarinet, flute, accordion, saxophone, harmonica, percussion, organ, kazoo and cello. Together they apprenticed under Hans Zimmer and co-scored the Mike Flanagan thriller Before I Wake with Danny Elfman.[2]
The Newton Brothers have been scoring feature films together for over a decade, breaking into the mainstream with their work on Tony Kaye's film Detachment.[3] In 2013 they began their work in horror films with Mike Flanaghan and Blumhouse Productions including Oculus, which The Irish Times said, "Andy and Taylor Newton's dynamic combination of simple melodic fragments, aleatory noise (broken glass, metal scrapes) and a solemn choir gradually inject the seriously spooky Oculus with nerve-shredding suspense and skin-crawling dread,"[4] and Ouija: Origin of Evil.[5] They have since gone on to score multiple horror genre projects for film and television.
Awards and nominations
[edit]- 2016: BloodGuts UK Horror Awards, Nominated Best Soundtrack/Score for Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016)
- 2015: Fangoria Chainsaw Awards, 2nd place Best Score for Oculus (2013)[6]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Director(s) | Studio | Notes |
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| 2010 | John Stalberg Jr. | Anchor Bay Films | ||
| 2011 | Detachment | Tony Kaye | Tribeca Film | |
| Magic Man | Stuart Cooper | Raskin Productions/Hollywood Storm | ||
| Revolucion | Rodrigo Garcia | Canana Films/Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografia/Mantarraya Producciones | ||
| 2012 | Diving Normal | Kristjan Thor | Round One Production | |
| 2013 | Catch Hell | Ryan Phillippe | Palm Star Media/Twisted Pictures | |
| Hair Brained | Billy Kent | Love Lane Pictures | ||
| Pawn Shop Chronicles | Wayne Kramer | Anchor Bay Films | ||
| Proxy | Zach Parker | Along the Tracks/FSC Productions | ||
| Chloe and Theo | Ezna Sands | Arctica Films | ||
| 2014 | Careful What You Wish For | Liz Allen | Troika Pictures/Hyde Park Entertainment/Merced Media Partners/Amasia Entertainment/Roberi Media | |
| Life of Crime | Dan Schecter | Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions | ||
| Oculus | Mike Flanagan | Relativity | First collaboration with Flanagan | |
| See No Evil 2 | The Soska Sisters | Lionsgate | ||
| The Prince | Brian A. Miller | |||
| The Road Within | Gren Wells | Troika | ||
| 2015 | Before I Wake | Mike Flanagan | Relativity | Second collaboration with Flanagan |
| Chasing Life | Various | ABC | ||
| The Runner | Austin Stark | Alchemy | ||
| Vendetta | The Soska Sisters | Lionsgate | ||
| 2016 | Amateur Night | Lisa Addario & Joe Syracuse | Cinedigm | |
| Blood in the Water | Ben Cummings & Orson Cummings | Level 33 Entertainment/SSS Entertainment/levelFILM | ||
| Hush | Mike Flanagan | Blumhouse | Third collaboration with Flanagan | |
| Ouija: Origin of Evil | Universal Pictures/Blumhouse | Fourth collaboration with Flanagan | ||
| Urge | Aaron Kaufman | Lionsgate | ||
| 2017 | Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency | Various | BBC | |
| Gerald's Game | Mike Flanagan | Intrepid Pictures | Fifth collaboration with Flanagan | |
| Open Water 3: Cage Dive | Gerald Rescionato | Lionsgate | ||
| The Bye Bye Man | Stacy Title | STX | ||
| 2018 | Escape Plan 2: Hades | Steven C. Miller | Lionsgate | |
| Falling Water | Various | Universal/USA | ||
| The Body | Paul Davis | Blumhouse Television | ||
| The Haunting of Hill House | Mike Flanagan | Paramount/Amblin/Intrepid Pictures | Sixth collaboration with Flanagan | |
| 2019 | Mary | Michael Goi | RLJE Films | |
| Doctor Sleep | Mike Flanagan | Warner Bros. Pictures | Seventh collaboration with Flanagan | |
| Line of Duty | Steven C. Miller | Saban Films/Lionsgate | ||
| The Grudge | Nicolas Pesce | Sony Pictures Releasing | ||
| 2020 | The Haunting of Bly Manor | Mike Flanagan | Paramount/Amblin/Intrepid Pictures | Eighth collaboration with Flanagan |
| 2020–2021 | The Walking Dead: World Beyond | Various | Skybound Entertainment, AMC Studios | |
| 2021 | The God Committee | Austin Stark | Crystal City Entertainment/Paper Street Films/Phiphen Pictures | |
| The Forever Purge | Everardo Gout | Universal Pictures/Perfect World Pictures/Blumhouse | ||
| Midnight Mass | Mike Flanagan | Intrepid Pictures | Ninth collaboration with Flanagan | |
| 2021–2023 | Joe Pickett | Various | Spectrum Originals/Paramount+ | |
| 2022 | The Midnight Club | Mike Flanagan | Intrepid Pictures | Tenth collaboration with Flanagan |
| 2022-present | The Devil's Hour | Various | Hartswood Films/Amazon Studios | |
| 2023 | Prom Pact | Anya Adams | Disney Channel | |
| The Fall of the House of Usher | Mike Flanagan | Intrepid Pictures | Eleventh collaboration with Flanagan | |
| 2023–2025 | Goosebumps | Rob Letterman and Nicholas Stoller | Hulu/Disney+/Original Film/Scholastic Entertainment/Sony Pictures Television Studios | |
| 2023 | Five Nights at Freddy's | Emma Tammi | Universal Pictures/Blumhouse | |
| 2024–present | X-Men '97 | Jake Castorena, Emi Yonemura, and Chase Conley | Disney+/Marvel Studios Animation | |
| 2024 | Shelby Oaks | Chris Stuckmann | Paper Street Pictures/Intrepid Pictures | |
| The Life of Chuck | Mike Flanagan | Intrepid Pictures | Twelfth collaboration with Flanagan | |
| Werewolves | Steven C. Miller | Briarcliff Entertainment | ||
| 2025–present | Daredevil: Born Again | Season 1: Michael Cuesta, Jeffrey Nachmanoff, David Boyd, Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead Season 2: Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, Solvan "Slick" Naim, Angela Barnes, Iain B. MacDonald | Disney+/Marvel Television | |
| 2025 | Fear Street: Prom Queen | Matt Palmer | Netflix/Chernin Entertainment | |
| Five Nights at Freddy's 2 | Emma Tammi | Universal Pictures/Blumhouse | ||
| 2026 | Carrie | Mike Flanagan | Amazon Prime Video | Thirteenth collaboration with Flanagan |
References
[edit]- ↑ King, Darryn (January 6, 2020). "These Composers Are Maestros of Menace". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ↑ Hannett, Michelle (January 10, 2017). "The Newton Brothers Haunting Score for "The Bye Bye Man" Available on Sony Classical Records". We Are Movie Geeks.
- ↑ "Detachment: Tribeca Review". The Hollywood Reporter. April 26, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ↑ Clarke, Jocelyn (June 13, 2014). "The Newton Brothers: Oculus". The Irish Times. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ↑ Lincoln, Ross A. (October 23, 2016). "'Ouija: Origin of Evil': The Newton Brothers Talk Their Horror Film Score". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ↑ Gingold, Michael (June 1, 2015). "The 2015 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards Winners and Full Results!". Fangoria. Archived from the original on June 27, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
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