Ira Newborn

Personal Info

Know For

Sound

Gender

Male

Birthday

1949-12-26 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York

Ira Newborn

Biography

James Ira Newborn (born December 26, 1949) is an American musician known for scores for comedy films of the 1980s and 1990s, including many with director John Hughes.

Acting

2000

Ivansxtc

as Rabbi No. 2

1994

Junior

as Lyndon Executive

1987

Amazon Women on the Moon

as Fred (segment "Silly Paté")

Production

1995

Mallrats

as Original Music Composer

1987

Dragnet

as Original Music Composer

1987

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

as Original Music Composer

1989

Uncle Buck

as Original Music Composer

1985

Into the Night

as Original Music Composer

1986

Wise Guys

as Original Music Composer

1992

Innocent Blood

as Original Music Composer

1998

BASEketball

as Original Music Composer

1989

Collision Course

as Original Music Composer

1981

1990

Short Time

as Original Music Composer

1988

Caddyshack II

as Original Music Composer

1991

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

as Original Music Composer

1994

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

as Original Music Composer

1985

Weird Science

as Original Music Composer

1992

Brain Donors

as Music

2000

Angels in the Infield

as Original Music Composer

1984

Sixteen Candles

as Original Music Composer

1998

Bad Manners

as Original Music Composer

1992

1986

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

as Original Music Composer

1996

High School High

as Original Music Composer

1995

The Jerky Boys

as Original Music Composer

1997

The Pest

as Music Consultant

1994

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

as Original Music Composer

1996

The Late Shift

as Original Music Composer

1989

Cast the First Stone

as Original Music Composer

1990

My Blue Heaven

as Original Music Composer

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