James Newberry is an award-winning film and television composer. His scores aim to subvert expectations, defy conventional norms, and elevate the art of filmmaking.
Recent projects include Barron’s Cove, starring Garrett Hedlund and directed by Evan Kelman and feature documentary Ghetto Children, directed by Zach Manuel; both films currently running the festival circuit. James also worked on the CNN documentary series LBJ: Triumph and Tragedy, Wolfgang for Disney+, and HBO’s The Lady And The Dale as well as the documentary feature The Stroll, which premiered at Sundance 2023. A short film named, Buck, began his relationship with director Elegance Bratton, which premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and led to more collaborations, such as his documentary, Pier Kids, which debuted on PBS | POV in 2021.
He has written additional music for numerous top TV Shows over the last decade, such as Apple TV+ series Presumed Innocent, Tokyo Vice for Max, Netflix’s Ozark, AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead and many more.
James is a classically trained percussionist and also performs clarinet, piano, hardware synthesizers, and experimental strings on his scores. He is currently based in LA.