*1949 US
Composer / Producer of Soundtrack
Ira Newborn (born December 26, 1949 in New York City) is an American musician and composer, best known for his work composing motion picture soundtracks.Among the many movies Newborn has scored or for which he has written songs are Sixteen Candles; Weird Science; Ferris Bueller's Day Off; Uncle Buck; Planes, Trains and Automobiles; Mallrats; the smoky jazz score for Into the Night, for which he wrote music for B.B. King; and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. He frequently worked with director John Hughes. He also stepped in as musical director and producer for The Blues Brothers. Newborn's many film credits also include a small acting role in Xanadu, in which he appears as a 1940s band leader.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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The Naked Gun Trilogy (Music From The Motion Pictures) | Ira Newborn | 2014 | Album |
The Late Shift | Ira Newborn | 1996 | Album |
Music From The Motion Picture The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell Of Fear | Ira Newborn | 1991 | Album |