Randy Newman
Sound
Born: November 28, 1943 (age 82) · Los Angeles, California, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
Randall Stuart Newman (born November 28, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, composer, and arranger. Born in Los Angeles to an extended family of Hollywood film composers, he is known for his Americana-inspired songs, non-rhotic Southern-accented singing, and lyrics that are often mordant or satirical and delivered by an unreliable narrator. Since the 1990s, he has worked mainly in film scoring, most popularly for Disney and Pixar. Newman began his professional career in the early 1960s composing incidental music for television and later penning UK hits for acts such as Cilla Black, Gene Pitney, and the Alan Price Set. After he formed part of a creative circle at Warner Bros. Records in 1966, the company released his first solo album, Randy Newman (1968). Other artists subsequently enjoyed chart success with recordings of his songs "Mama Told Me Not to Come" (1967), "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" (1968), and "You Can Leave Your Hat On" (1972). His own hits as a recording artist include "Short People" (1977), "I Love L.A." (1983), and "You've Got a Friend in Me" (1995). Three of his eleven studio albums have charted in the U.S. top 40: Good Old Boys (1974), Little Criminals (1977), and Harps and Angels (2008). Newman has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards (out of 22 nominations), three Emmys, seven Grammy Awards as well as nominations for a BAFTA Award and seven Golden Globe Awards. His award-winning film work includes Ragtime (1981), The Natural (1984), Toy Story (1995), A Bug's Life (1998), Pleasantville (1998), Monsters, Inc. (2001), Cars (2006), The Princess and the Frog (2009), Toy Story 3 (2010), and Marriage Story (2019). He was honored with the Recording Academy's Governors Award in 2003, a Disney Legend award in 2007,[5][6] and inductions into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2002 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013. Description above from the Wikipedia article Randy Newman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Toy Story
1995
Monsters, Inc.
2001
Toy Story 3
2010
Cars
2006
Toy Story 2
1999
Monsters University
2013
Toy Story 4
2019
A Bug's Life
1998
Everything Everywhere All at Once
2022
Marriage Story
2019
Cars 3
2017
Meet the Parents
2000
Photos (2)
Movies (8)
The Princess and the Frog
Cousin Randy (voice)
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Raccacoonie (voice) (uncredited)
¡Three Amigos!
Singing Bush (voice)
Darlin' Clementine
Narrator (voice)
The Last Critic
2026
Geared-Up
2006
I Am, Unfortunately, Randy Newman
2003
Randy Newman: Live in Germany 2006
Vocals / Piano
TV Shows (6)
Self / Appearances (35)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Musical Guest · 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest · 6 eps
The Colbert Report
Self (uncredited) · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Musical Guest · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 7 eps
Miss USA
Self - Entertainment · 1 eps
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
Self - Musical Guest · 1 eps
The Midnight Special
Self · 1 eps
Rock Concert
Self · 1 eps
The BRIT Awards
Self · 1 eps
The Pixar Story
Self
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
Self
Score: A Film Music Documentary
Self
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
Self
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
Self
The Making of Toy Story
Self
Hollywood in Vienna
Self · 1 eps
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
Self
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
Self
Popular Voices at the BBC
Self (archive footage) · 3 eps
For Our Children
Self
Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)
Self
Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess
Self
The Natural: The Best There Ever Was
Self
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
Self
Randy Newman: Live at the Odeon
Self
Fats Domino: Walkin' Back to New Orleans
Self
All You Need Is Klaus
Self
Land of Dreams - Randy Newman's America
Self
Prince: Musical Portrait
Self
Joe Cocker: Mad Dog with Soul
Self
Randy Newman: Live in London
Himself
Randy Newman at Baloise Session
Self
Upcoming (1)
Writing (1)
Other Crew (66)
Toy Story 5
Original Music Composer
Toy Story
Orchestrator
Toy Story
Original Music Composer
Toy Story
Songs
Monsters, Inc.
Original Music Composer
Monsters, Inc.
Songs
Monsters, Inc.
Music Producer
Toy Story 3
Songs
Toy Story 3
Original Music Composer
Toy Story 2
Orchestrator
Toy Story 2
Songs
Toy Story 2
Original Music Composer
Cars 3
Original Music Composer
Cars 3
Conductor
Cars
Original Music Composer
Cars
Conductor
Cars
Songs
Toy Story 4
Conductor
Toy Story 4
Songs
Toy Story 4
Original Music Composer
The Princess and the Frog
Original Music Composer
The Princess and the Frog
Songs
Monsters at Work
Main Title Theme Composer
A Bug's Life
Original Music Composer
A Bug's Life
Songs
Monsters University
Original Music Composer
You've Got Mail
Songs
Meet the Parents
Original Music Composer
Awakenings
Original Music Composer
James and the Giant Peach
Songs
James and the Giant Peach
Original Music Composer
Meet the Fockers
Original Music Composer
Marriage Story
Original Music Composer
Marriage Story
Conductor
Maverick
Original Music Composer
The Natural
Original Music Composer
Overboard
Songs
Pleasantville
Original Music Composer
Major League
Songs
Babe: Pig in the City
Songs
Tall Tales & Legends
Music
Michael
Original Music Composer
Seabiscuit
Original Music Composer
Parenthood
Original Music Composer
Parenthood
Songs
Mike's New Car
Music
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Original Music Composer
The Paper
Original Music Composer
Cats Don't Dance
Songs
Leatherheads
Original Music Composer
Her Alibi
Songs
Performance.
Conductor
Darlin' Clementine
Music
Avalon
Original Music Composer
Ragtime
Original Music Composer
Ragtime
Songs
Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs
Music
Cold Turkey
Original Music Composer
Cold Turkey
Songs
Red Headed Stranger
Foley Recordist
The Pursuit of Happiness
Songs
Chytilová Versus Forman
Music
Radiator Springs Racers | Disneyland Resort
Music
Piano Cinéma
Original Music Composer
Pixar Pal-A-Round | Disneyland Resort
Songs
Land of Dreams - Randy Newman's America
Music