Joey Newman is an Emmy®-nominated composer whose work has shaped both television and film landscapes with its emotional depth and creative style. With a career spanning over two decades, Newman has brought his distinctive musical voice to a variety of media, including critically acclaimed television series, award-winning feature films, and groundbreaking video games.

A graduate of the Berklee College of Music, Newman’s early career began as co-composer on Ed Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz’s ABC drama Once and Again with W.G. Snuffy Walden, quickly establishing him as a rising talent in television scoring. Going solo, Newman forged enduring relationships with studios like Warner Bros. TV, CBS TV Studios and Discovery. His ability to pull from his band experience and orchestral training led him to composing the scores to long-running TV series such as ABC’s The Middle TLC’s Little People, Big World; diverse “dramedies” such as CBS’ All Rise and one of Disney+’s early series Diary of a Future President; award-winning independent films such as Two Eyes and Any Day Now; and Lineage, one of the biggest online role-playing games in history.

Whether it’s his ability to capture an emotional melody on piano or an evocative atmosphere among ambient electronics, Newman’s music offers a unique voice, brought to life through an innovative use of instrumentation and an openly creative dialogue with filmmakers and showrunners. Among his many collaborators, Newman has had the good fortune of working with major talents like Greg Berlanti, Eileen Heisler & DeAnn Heline, Gail Berman, Gina Rodriguez, Ty Burrell, McG, Diablo Cody, Janet Yang, Jerry Bruckheimer, Travis Fine, Brian Henson, Jeff Rake, Rina Mimoun, Ilana Peña, and Robin Shorr. He approaches every project with a commitment to storytelling, believing that music is a vital part of shaping the emotional experience of film and television. “Writing music to picture is all about understanding each project’s cinematic language and how best I can support it,” he says. “It’s a shared process, and I’m always striving to be a creative partner in telling the story.”

From the scoring stage and recording studio to “live-to-picture” performances, Newman has brought his expertise to productions outside of his own. Whether collaborating as an orchestrator for a composer’s project such as on Universal’s Seabiscuit or Pixar’s Cars; conducting an orchestra live for Pixar In Concert! or the launch event for Activision’s video game Call of Duty: Vanguard; or producing/arranging an indie artist’s album, Newman excels at finding distinctive, personalized approaches to elevate the music and performance. Newman’s rich musical heritage includes his father, Joe Frank Carollo, who played bass and sang in the iconic 1970s rock group Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds. He is also part of the renowned Newman family of Hollywood composers, with his grandfather Lionel, great uncle Alfred, and cousins Randy, Thomas, and David all leaving an indelible mark on film music.