The Debt starring Helen Mirren is a highpower politically charged suspense thriller which opens here this month. Thomas Newman comes from a family whose relation to soundtrack music is unprecedented. Father Alfred Newman, uncle Lionel Newman, brother David Newman and cousins Joey and Randy Newman are indelibly linked to music in films. A benchmark composer for the screen, he has received a stunning 10 Oscar nominations. His incredible body of work included the scores for American Beauty, The Green Mile, Erin Brockovich and Wall-E.