Allyson Newman is an Emmy nominated composer whose work can be heard on The L Word Generation Q (Showtime), Partner Track (Netflix) and First Day (Hulu). She gained her master’s degree in composition from the Sydney Conservartorium of Music at which time she scored her first feature film Watermark that screened at the Cannes Film Festival. Shortly after this she moved to LA to study film scoring at USC. Allyson has been awarded both an Australia Council for the Arts Grant and an Australian Guild of Screen Composers Award for her work in film music. Allyson scored the multi award winning documentary feature Limited Partnership that premiered on PBS Independent Lens in 2015. Allyson then went on to score the Emmy nominated (2016) series Her Story, and in 2017 participated in the BMI Conducting Workshop. Following this Allyson scored Kusama-Infinity which premiered at Sundance 2018 and was released theatrically around the world. In 2019 Allyson collaborated with Oscar Winning directors Jeffrey Friedman and Rob Epstein to score State of Pride which opened the SXSW Film Festival. Also, that year Allyson scored A Woman’s Work: The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem which had its premiere at Tribeca, as well as Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound which premiered at Cannes. Most recently Allyson worked with the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles to score Commitment to Life for Emmy winning film maker Jeffrey Schwartz. Allyson is the co-president of the Alliance for Woman Film Composers!
CREDITS
Television
The L Word Generation Q- Drama Series Showtime (Season 1-3)
2023 Emmy Nomination Best Original Song , SCL Nomination Best Original Song from a Comedy or Musical
Partner Track - Drama Series NETFLIX (2022)
First Day Season 2- Drama Series HULU (2022)
Medical Police- Comedy Series Netflix (2020)
(Additional Music)
Broke A$$ Rich Kid - New Media Series
Her Story - New Media Series, Speed of Joy Productions (2016)
Emmy Nomination 2016
Childrens Hospital - Comedy TV Series Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim (2008-2015)
(Additional music)
Three-time Emmy Winner: Outstanding Special Class - Short-Format Live-Action
Filthy Preppy Teen$ - Comedy TV Series, Fullscreen (2016)
(Additional music, Theme Music)
Limited Partnership - Documentary Feature, PBS Independent Lens (2015)
NTSF:SD:SUV: - Comedy TV Series (2012-2013) Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim (Additional Music)
Filthy Sexy Teen$ - Comedy TV Series, Adult Swim (2013)
(Theme Music, Additional music)
Film
Commitment to Life- Documentary Feature (2023)
SCL Nomination David Raskin Emerging Talent
The Faraway Nearby- Documentary Feature (2023)
Michael and Maria vs. the Multiverse; A Tragedy- Feature Comedy/ Sci Fi (2023)
Sorry We’re Closed- Documentary Feature (2022)
A Woman’s Work: The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem- Documentary Feature (2021)
PBS Independent Lens, Tribeca Film Festival (2019) Hot Docs (2019)
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound- Documentary Feature (2019)
Cannes Film Festival (2019) Tribeca Film Festival (2019)
State of Pride- Documentary Feature (2019) YouTube Original
SXSW Film Festival 2019
Kusama-Infinity- Documentary Feature (2018) Magnolia Pictures
Sundance Film Festival 2018
There You Are- Dramatic Short (2018)
Outfest “Best of Fest”, Iris Prize nomination 2018
Hot To Trot- Documentary Feature (2017)
The Pick Up - Dramatic Short (2017)
Java - Dramatic Short (2017)
Post-Apocalyptic Potluck - Short Comedy (2017)
Ava’s Impossible Things - Dramatic Feature, Soul Kiss Films (2016)
Outfest, Vimeo “Share the Screen” recipient
The News Today - Dramatic Short (2016)
Iris Prize nomination 2017
Tear Jerker - Dramatic Short (2016)
Winner Tampa Bay Int. LGBTQ Film Festival
Spare Change - Comedy Feature, Independent (2015)
Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival
Limited Partnership - Documentary Feature, Independent Lens (2014)
IDA Humanitas Award, Winner MIX Copenhagen, Winner Woodstock Film Festival, LA Film Fest, Frameline38, Doc NYC
Private Life - Thriller Short (2014)
Winner Palm Spring Int Short “Best in Fest”
This Thing with Sarah - Drama-Comedy Feature, Cloverhill Pictures (2013)
Mein Schloss - Documentary Short (2013)
Portland Film Fest, Outfest, Ethnograph Film Fest, Paris
Cheek to Cheek - Drama-Comedy Short (2003)
Winner Palm Springs Int, Winner Rhode Island Film Fest