Maria Newman
Title of Film Starring Original Date Running Time Directed/Produced Commissioned/Released by Instrumentation
Daddy-Long-Legs Mary Pickford 1919 85 minutes Mary Pickford Milestone Film and Video For Piano Quintet and Percussion or Full Chamber Orchestra
Heart o ' the Hills Mary Pickford 1919 87 minutes Marshall Neilan Milestone Film and Video For String Quartet and Percussion ( Optional Prepared Piano ) -or- String Orchestra and Percussion
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm ( 1917 film ) Mary Pickford 1917 78 minutes Marshall Neilan Commissioned by the Mary Pickford Institute and Grand Performances , Los Angeles For Flute , Two Violins , Viola , Cello , Piano and Percussion
The Love Light Mary Pickford 1921 89 minutes Directed by Frances Marion , Produced by United Artists Milestone Film and Video For Piano Quartet
Quality Street Marion Davies , Conrad Nagel 1927 110 minutes Produced by Marion Davies Commissioned by the Annenberg Foundation For Flute , Harp , Piano Quintet and Percussion
Tom Sawyer Jack Pickford 1917 45 minutes NA Commissioned by the Library of Moving Images For Flute , Violin and Percussion -or- String Quartet
Cinderella Mary Pickford ( Cinderella ) , Owen Moore ( Prince Charming ) 1914 52 minutes Directed by James Kirkwood Commissioned by the Omaha Conservatory of Music Famous Players Film Co. , For Chamber Orchestra or Piano Quintet and Percussion
Mr. Wu Lon Chaney 1927 92 minutes Produced by MGM Commissioned by Turner Classic Movies For Piano Quartet and Percussion or Chamber Orchestra
The Gibson Goddess Marion Leonard ( lead role ) , Mary Pickford ( extra ) 1909 9 minutes NA Commissioned by the Omaha Conservatory of Music For Violin , Viola and Piano , or Cello Quintet , or String Orchestra , or Chamber Orchestra
What the Daisy Said Mary Pickford , Owen Moore 1910 12 minutes Directed by D.W. Griffith , American Biography Company , Released by Milestone Film and Video Commissioned by the Icicle Creek Music Center and Timeline Films For String Quartet , or Solo Piano , or String Orchestra , or Chamber Orchestra
Ramona Mary Pickford 1910 17 minutes Directed by D.W. Griffith , American Biography Company , Released by Milestone Film and Video Commissioned by Turner Classic Movies and Timeline Films For Violin , Piano and Percussion , or Viola , Piano and Percussion or Cello , Piano and Percussion
Willful Peggy Mary Pickford 1910 12 minutes Directed by D.W. Griffith , American Biography Company Commissioned by the Young Musicians Foundation For Piano Quartet or String Orchestra and Piano
As it is in Life Mary Pickford 1910 12 minutes Directed by D.W. Griffith , American Biography Company Commissioned by the Family of Mary Lofdahl For Soprano , Flute , Viola , and Piano or Violin , Viola , Cello and Piano
Tender Hearts Mary Pickford 1909 3 and 1/2 minutes Directed by D.W. Griffith , American Biography Company Commissioned by the Malibu Friends of Music For Violin , Viola , Piano and Percussion , or Viola , Piano and Percussion or Cello , Piano and Percussion
They Would Elope Mary Pickford , Billy Quirk 1909 12 minutes Directed by D.W. Griffith , American Biography Company Commissioned by the Malibu Friends of Music For Piano Quartet and Percussion
The Dream Mary Pickford , Owen Moore 1911 12 minutes Independent Moving Picture Company ( IMP ) Commissioned by the Sierra Symphony Orchestra For Wind Ensemble and Percussion , or Chamber Orchestra , Piano and Percussion or Woodwind Quintet and Percussion
Hearst Castle Home Movies : Short and Spicy Skits from the other side of Hollywood Marion Davies 12 minutes Commissioned by the San Luis Obispo Int ' l Film Festival and Malibu Friends of Music For Piano Quartet and Percussion
Filmography & commissions -- Library of Vintage Silent Films
Maria Newman has been commissioned by the following organizations to score a revision of Vintage Silent Films by the following organizations : The Annenberg Foundation , The Mary Pickford Foundation , Viklarbo Chamber Ensemble , The Malibu Friends of Music , [ 24 ] Timeline Films , Luther College Dorian Festival , Omaha Conservatory of Music , Icicle Creek Music Center , Central Washington University , The Family of Mary Lofdahl , Milestone Films , A & F Productions , The Sierra Festival Symphony , Grand Performances Los Angeles , and Turner Classic Movies including the movie , `` Mr. Wu '' starring Lon Chaney ( 1927 ) . [ 25 ] A list of these films include :
Maria Louise Newman (born January 18, 1962) is an American composer of classical music, violist and pianist. She is the youngest child of Alfred Newman, a major Hollywood film composer. Maria holds the Louis and Annette Kaufman Composition Chair; and the Joachim Chassman Violin Chair at the Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture in Malibu, California, and is a founder of the Malibu Friends of Music. Her library of original works represents a range of genres, from large-scale orchestral works, works for the ballet, chamber works, choral and vocal works, to new collaborative scores for vintage silent film. She has been presented with many awards and commissions, including musical commendations from the United States Congress (2009), the California State Senate (2009), the California State Assembly (2009), the City of Malibu (2010), and the Annenberg Foundation (2011).