Allyson Newman

Biography

Allyson Newman is an Emmy nominated composer whose work can be heard on The L Word Generation Q (Showtime), Partner Track (Netflix) and First Day (Hulu). In 2024 she was nominated for two Society of Composers and Lyricists awards for her work on The L Word Generation Q and for the documentary Commitment to Life. Allyson was selected as one of twelve participants for the Spot the Composer program at the Marché du Film in Cannes 2024. Allyson’s past work includes the multi award winning documentary feature Limited Partnership that premiered on PBS Independent Lens in 2015. Allyson then went on to score the Emmy nominated (2016) series Her Story, and in 2017 participated in the BMI Conducting Workshop. Following this Allyson scored Kusama-Infinity which premiered at Sundance 2018 and was released theatrically around the world. In 2019 Allyson collaborated with Oscar Winning directors Jeffrey Friedman and Rob Epstein to score State of Pride which opened the SXSW Film Festival. Also, that year Allyson scored A Woman’s Work: The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem which had its premiere at Tribeca, as well as Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound which premiered at Cannes. Allyson scored the HULU film Diane Von Furstenberg: Women in Charge for which she was nominated a Hollywood Music in Media Award, and most recently Allyson scored Arrest the Midwife which premiered at SXSW 2025. Allyson is the co-president of the Alliance for Woman Film Composer.