Allyson Newman

Allyson Newman is an Emmy-nominated queer composer and songwriter who fuses modern synth textures with intimate chamber ensembles and pop sensibilities to create emotionally powerful music. Think Howard Shore/Carter Burwell meets Kaskade/Deadmau5—Allyson loves to inject the euphoric builds and insistent motifs of progressive electronica into classical and orchestral composition, creating authentic scores with that spine-tingling frisson that are as visceral as they are cinematic.

Her work can be heard on Showtime's The L Word: Generation Q, Netflix's Partner Track, and Hulu's First Day. She's been nominated for two Society of Composers and Lyricists awards, along with two Hollywood Music in Media Awards and an International Sound and Film Music Festival Award nomination. Allyson was selected as one of 10 participants for the Spot the Composer program at the Marché du Film in Cannes.

Her past work includes the multi-award-winning documentary feature Limited Partnership, which premiered on PBS Independent Lens. She then went on to score the Emmy-nominated series Her Story and participated in the BMI Conducting Workshop. Following this, Allyson scored Kusama-Infinity, which premiered at Sundance and was released theatrically worldwide. Allyson collaborated with Oscar-winning directors Jeffrey Friedman and Rob Epstein to score State of Pride, which opened the SXSW Film Festival. She also scored Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound, which premiered at Cannes. Most recently, Allyson scored the Hulu film Diane Von Furstenberg: Women in Charge, which opened the Tribeca Film Festival, and Arrest the Midwife, which premiered at SXSW. 

Allyson was co-president of the Alliance for Women Film Composers 2023-2026, and is proud of the work she's done to champion diverse voices in the industry

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TELEVISION

The L Word Generation Q
Drama Series (2019-2023) Showtime
Showrunner Marja-Lewis Ryan
2023 Emmy Award Nomination- Best Original Song for Television

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Partner Track
Drama Series (2023) Netflix
Showrunner Georgia Lee, Exec. Prod Kristen Campo
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First Day
Drama Series (2022) Hulu, Emmy Award Winner
Directed by Julie Kalceff,
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Medical Police
Comedy Series (2019)
Netflix (Additional Music)
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Her Story
New Media Series (2016) Emmy Nomination
Speed of Joy Productions
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Childrens Hospital
Comedy TV Series (2008-2016) Emmy Award Winner
Warner Bros., Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim (Additional Music)
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Filthy Preppy Teen$
Comedy TV Series (2016)
Full Screen (Theme Music, Additional Music)
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NTSF:SD:SUV:
Comedy TV Series (2012-2013)
Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim (Additional Music)
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Filthy Sexy Teen$
Comedy TV Series (2013)
Adult Swim (Additional Music, Theme Music)

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FILM

Arrest the Midwife
Documentary Feature (2025)
Dir. Elaine Epstein
SXSW Premiere 2025
Documentary Feature Hollywood Music in Media Award: Best Music for a Documentary Nomination

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Diane Von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge
Dir. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Trish Dalton
HULU, Tribeca Film Festival
Documentary Feature (2024) News & Doc Emmy Nomination, Hollywood Music in Media Award: Best
Music for a Documentary Nomination

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Lesbophilia
Comedy (2024)
Dir. Michelle West
Stage 32 Winner, Film Out San Diego Winner

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Commitment to Life
Documentary Feature (2023)
Dir. Jeffrey Schwartz
2024 SCL Society of Composers and Lyricists Nomination- David Raskin Award

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The Faraway Nearby
Documentary Feature (2023)
Dir. Paula Froehle
2024 International Sound and Film Music Festival Nomination

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Michael and Maria vs. the Multiverse: A Tragedy
Drama/Sci Fi (2023)
Dir. Billy G Sullivan

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Sorry We’re Closed
Documentary Feature (2022)
A film by Elizabeth Falkner

A Woman’s Work
Documentary Feature (2021)
Dir. Yu Gu, PBS Independent Lens, Tribeca Film Festival

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Survivor’s Story
Documentary Short (2020)
Dir. Laura Nix, Felt Films

State of PrideDocumentary Feature (2019)
Dir. Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Freidman
Telling Pictures, YouTube Original, SXSW Film Festival

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Making Waves
Documentary Feature (2019)
Dir. Midge Costin
Tribeca Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival

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There You Are
Dramatic Short (2018)
Dir. Lisa Donato, IRIS Prize Nominee

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Kusama - Infinity
Documentary Feature (2018)
Dir. Heather Lenz, Magnolia Pictures
Sundance Film Festival

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The Pick-Up
Dramatic Short (2018)
Dir. Giovanna Chestler, Winner Image + Nation

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Hot to Trot
Documentary Feature (2017)
Dir. Gayle Freedman, Frameline, Doc NYC

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Post Apocalyptic Potluck
Dramatic Short (2017)
Dir. Guinevere Turner, Outfest

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Java
Dramatic Short (2017)
Dir. Giovanna Chestler, image+nation, Tampa Int.

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The News Today
Dramatic Short (2016)
Dir. Lisa Donato, IRIS Prize Nominee

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Ava’s Impossible Things
Dramatic Feature (2016)
Dir. Marina Rice Bader, Soul Kiss Films

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Tear Jerker
Dramatic Short (2016)
Dir. Amy Adler, Orlando Film Festival, Outfest

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Spare Change
Comedy Feature (2015)
Dir. Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival

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Limited Partnership
Documentary Feature (2014) PBS Independent Lens
IDA Humanitas Award, LA Film Fest, Frameline38, Doc NYC

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This Thing with Sarah
Dramatic/Comedy Feature (2013) Cloverhill Pictures
Dir. Michael Doneger, Dances With Films, San Diego Int.

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Mein Schloss
Documentary Short (2013)
Dir. Amy Adler, Portland Film Fest, Outfest, Ethnograph Film Fest

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Watermark
Dramatic Feature (2003)
Dir. Georgina Willis, Cannes Film Festival, Sydney Film Fest

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