The Newton Brothers

Andy Grush and Taylor Newton Stewart, known collectively as The Newton Brothers, are film score composers, record producers, conductors, and multi-instrumentalists. Their works include scores for several films with director Mike Flanagan, having composed for every project of his since Oculus (2013), and various other films and television series.

Not to be confused with the 1950s lounge act consisting of Wayne Newton and his brother Jerry Newton.
The Newton Brothers
Birth nameAndy Grush
Taylor Newton Stewart
OriginUnited States
GenresFilm score
Occupation(s)Film composer, orchestrator, arranger
Instrumentsguitar, cello, piano,
Years active2007–present
Websitewww.thenewtonbrothers.com

They are not related.[1]

Biography

Early on in their lives both Andy and Taylor 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, sax, harmonica, percussion, organ, kazoo and cello. Together they apprenticed under Hans Zimmer and co-scored with Danny Elfman on the Mike Flanagan thriller, Before I Wake.[2]

The Newton Brothers have been scoring feature films together for over a decade, catching their big break scoring Tony Kaye's acclaimed drama, Detachment, which starred and was produced by Academy Award-winner Adrien Brody.[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 & Nominations

Filmography
Year Title Director(s) Studio
2011DetachmentTony KayeTribeca Film
Magic ManStuart CooperRaskin Productions/Hollywood Storm
RevolucionRodrigo GarciaCanana Films/Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografia/Mantarraya Producciones
2012Diving NormalKristjian ThorRound One Production
2013Catch HellRyan PhillippePalm Star Media/Twisted Pictures
Hair BrainedBilly KentLove Lane Pictures
Pawn Shop ChroniclesWayne KramerAnchor Bay Films
ProxyZach ParkerAlong The Tracks/FSC Productions
Chloe and TheoEzna SandsArctica Films
2014Careful What You Wish ForLiz AllenStarz
Life of CrimeDan SchecterLionsgate/Roadside Attractions
OculusMike FlanaganRelativity
See No Evil 2The Soska TwinsLionsgate
The PrinceBrian A. MillerLionsgate
The Road WithinGren WellsTroika
2015Before I WakeMike FlanaganRelativity
Chasing LifeVariousABC
The RunnerAustin StarkAlchemy
VendettaThe Soska TwinsLionsgate
2016Amateur NightLisa Addario & Joe SyracuseCinedigm
Blood in the WaterBen Cummings & Orson CummingsLevel 33 Entertainment/SSS Entertainment/levelFILM
HushMike FlanaganBlumhouse
Ouija: Origin of EvilMike FlanaganUniversal Pictures/Blumhouse
UrgeAaron KaufmanLionsgate
2017Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective AgencyVariousBBC
Gerald's GameMike FlanaganNetflix
InversionZach Parker
Open Water: Cage DiveGerald RescionatoLionsgate
The Bye Bye ManStacey TitleSTX
2018Escape Plan 2: HadesSteven MillerLionsgate
Falling WaterVariousUniversal / USA
Into the DarkPaul DavisBlumhouse / Hulu
The Haunting of Hill HouseMike FlanaganParamount, Netflix, Amblin, Intrepid
2019MaryMichael GoiRLJE Films
Doctor SleepMike FlanaganWarner Bros. Pictures
Line of DutySteven C. MillerSaban Films, Lionsgate
2020The GrudgeNicolas PesceSony Pictures Releasing
The Haunting of Bly ManorMike FlanaganParamount, Netflix, Amblin, Intrepid
The God CommitteeAustin StarkTBA
2021The Forever PurgeEverardo GoutUniversal Pictures

References
  1. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/06/movies/the-grudge-soundtrack.html
  2. "The Newton Brothers Haunting Score for "The Bye Bye Man" Available on Sony Classical Records". 2017-01-10.
  3. "Detachment: Tribeca Review".
  4. "The Newton Brothers: Oculus".
  5. "'Ouija: Origin of Evil': The Newton Brothers Talk Their Horror Film Score". 2016-10-23.
  6. "The 2015 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards Winners and Full Results!".
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