Second, there's Thomas Newman, whose quirky
style has been an influence on countless film scores (and plenty of other music)
in recent years, to the extent that I'm not really sure any more whether it's worth commenting on how
similar the sprightly
piano music of a piece like «Sneaking Out of the Barn» is to his
style - it's so prevalent
in so many films, perhaps it's now just become a film scoring staple.