Newman segued to contemporary film scoring with Danny DeVito's 1985 comedy "Throw Momma From the Train." The majority of his film compositions are for comedies and he has provided everything from bouncy ("The Flintstones" 1994) to serious ("The Phantom" 1996). Despite composing over 50 film scores, Newman earned his first Academy Award nomination for his original music score for the animated "Anastasia" (1997), which interpolated Stephen Flaherty's song score.