Person
Chris Newman
Sound · Born 1940-02-17 · New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Chris Newman is an American Sound Mixer who has mostly worked on film productions. He won three Academy Awards for Best Sound for his work on the films The Exorcist, Amadeus and The English Patient. He was also nominated for The French Connection, The Godfather, Fame, A Chorus Line and The Silence of the Lambs.
Known for

The Godfather
Sound Recordist

The Oscars
Self

The Exorcist
Sound

Amadeus
Sound Recordist

The Silence of the Lambs
Production Sound Mixer

Wall Street
Sound Mixer

You've Got Mail
Production Sound Mixer

Philadelphia
Production Sound Mixer

The People vs. Larry Flynt
Production Sound Mixer

The English Patient
Sound Recordist
Filmography
- 2024Fear and Love: The Story of The ExorcistSelf
- 2007Before the Devil Knows You're DeadProduction Sound Mixer
- 2006Neil Young: Heart of GoldSound Designer
- 2004The Manchurian CandidateSound Mixer
- 2004People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'Self
- 2001Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'Self
- 2000Autumn in New YorkSound Mixer
- 2000The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'Self
- 1998You've Got MailProduction Sound Mixer
- 1998The Fear of God: 25 Years of The ExorcistSelf - Sound Recordist
- 1996The People vs. Larry FlyntProduction Sound Mixer
- 1996The English PatientSound Recordist
- 1995CopycatProduction Sound Mixer
- 1993PhiladelphiaProduction Sound Mixer
- 1993SommersbySound Mixer
- 1992ThunderheartSound Mixer
- 1991The Silence of the LambsProduction Sound Mixer
- 1989ValmontSound Mixer
- 1988Married to the MobSound mixer
- 1988The Unbearable Lightness of BeingProduction Sound Mixer
- 1987Wall StreetSound Mixer
- 1986The Mosquito CoastProduction Sound Mixer
- 1985A Chorus LineSound Mixer
- 1984AmadeusSound Recordist
- 1983Tender MerciesSound Mixer
- 1981The FanProduction Sound Mixer
- 1980FameSound Mixer
- 1978Who'll Stop the RainProduction Sound Mixer
- 1977September 30, 1955Sound
- 1977Annie HallProduction Sound Mixer
- 1977Johnny, We Hardly Knew YeSound Mixer
- 1976Mikey and NickyProduction Sound Mixer
- 1974Law and DisorderSound Mixer
- 1974The Taking of Pelham One Two ThreeSound Mixer
- 1973The ExorcistSound
- 1973ShamusSound Mixer
- 1972Liza with a ZSound
- 1972The GodfatherSound Recordist
- 1971The French ConnectionSound
- 1971KluteSound
- 1971Little MurdersSound
- 1970The People Next DoorSound
- 1970The LandlordSound
- 1969Medium CoolSound
- 1953The OscarsSelf
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