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David Newman Elected President of The Film Music Society

Composer David Newman has been elected President of The Film Music Society, a nonprofit organization formed by entertainment industry professionals to preserve and restore motion picture and television music. Newman replaces Christopher Young, who recently stepped down from the President’s post. 
 
The son of nine-time Oscar-winning composer Alfred Newman, David Newman is one of today's most accomplished creators of music for film. His many box-office hits include such critically acclaimed dramas as Brokedown Palace and Hoffa; top-grossing comedies such as Norbit, Scooby-Doo, Galaxy Quest, The Nutty Professor, The Flintstones, Throw Mama From the Train and War of the Roses; science fiction spectaculars like Serenity, and the animated films Ice Age, The Brave Little Toaster and Anastasia – the latter for which he earned an Academy Award nomination.  
 
The Film Music Society, formed in the early 1970s and incorporated in 1984, works closely with institutions, estates, universities, publishers and composers for the preservation of published and unpublished scores, sketches, orchestrations and recordings; and related materials such as production papers, journalistic writings, photographs, and oral and written chronicles. It is the leading organization for film music preservation in the world with members in more than 20 countries, and is supported by entirely memberships and private donations.