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Thomas Newman

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The Resume

    (October 20, 1955- )
    Born in Los Angeles, California
    Conductor and film composer
    Notable credits include 'The Shawshank Redemption (1994),' 'American Beauty (1999),' 'Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004),' 'The Good German (2006),' and 'WALL-E (2008)'

Why he might be annoying:

    He almost always plays piano on his own scores, typically during slow, moody passages.
    Despite receiving nine Oscar nominations, he has yet to win an award (as of 2011).
    In fact, he has received two nominations in the same year twice, but he wound up losing in each event.
    He is also responsible for the Coles Supermarket Jingle in the 2010 line of advertisements.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He is the son of 20th Century Fox fanfare composer Alfred Newman.
    He is a cousin to Oscar winner Randy Newman.
    He won two Grammy Awards.
    On his losing streak, he said, 'Losing makes you strong. I like being the underdog.'

Credit: Birdienest81


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 81.82% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 23 Votes: 47.83% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 72.22% Annoying