Biography

Julia has scored 9 seasons of Fox's hit TV series, "Bones" with 4 time Emmy award winning composer, Sean Callery. ASCAP honored Julia with 4 Film and TV Music Awards for her musical contribution to "Bones" in 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2016. The "Bones" score was also nominated for Best Primetime Television Music of 2011 from the "Hollywood Music and Media Awards." Julia has also worked on such network TV series as "The Finder," "Doubt," and "Medium." Her music is also continually used in many episodes of "Dateline." She and her composer husband, Cody Westheimer, also enjoy scoring documentaries focused on nature conservation and social impact for a better world such as "The Story of Plastic."

Julia is an accomplished graduate from the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music. In 2003, she earned her BM degree in music composition and doubled majored in USC's acclaimed Film Scoring Program. She also received the BMI award in Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television through USC's Film Scoring Program. Shortly after graduation, she was a selected participant of the prestigious ASCAP Film Scoring Workshop. From 2005-2008, Julia assisted and orchestrated for James Newton Howard on several major films including the Academy Award nominated score to "Michael Clayton," "The Great Debaters," and "The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep" to name a few. And in 2006, Julia joined forces with composer husband, Cody Westheimer, and formed their music production company, "New West Studios." She is presently working as a freelance television and film composer and resides in the Los Angeles area.
- IMDb mini biography by: Julia Newmann