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Randy Newman

Recorded music & publishing · Since 2024

Randy Newman

Songwriter, composer and performer whose work spans five decades — from 1970s classics to the scores of Toy Story, Cars, Monsters, Inc. and The Princess and the Frog.

Grammy Awards
7
Grammy Awards
Emmy Awards
3
Emmy Awards
Academy Awards
2
Academy Awards
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Featured songs

On screen

  • Toy Story 1–4
  • Cars
  • Monsters, Inc.
  • Monsters University
  • The Princess and the Frog
  • A Bug’s Life
  • James and the Giant Peach
  • Seabiscuit
  • The Natural
  • Awakenings
  • Marriage Story

Selected albums

Randy Newman (1968) · 12 Songs · Sail Away · Good Old Boys · Little Criminals · Born Again · Trouble in Paradise · Land of Dreams · Bad Love · Harps and Angels · Dark Matter

Stories

Randy Newman

The song that became a promise

How a two-minute opening-credits number turned into one of film’s most enduring friendship songs.

You’ve Got A Friend In Me · Randy Newman

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A love letter with a wink

Randy Newman’s sunny ode to Los Angeles became the city’s victory anthem.

I Love L.A. · Randy Newman

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Randy Newman

One song, three lives

Written by Randy Newman, first cut by The Animals, and taken to No. 1 by Three Dog Night.

Mama Told Me Not To Come · Randy Newman

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A flood, a song, and a second life

Randy Newman’s portrait of the Great Mississippi Flood found new meaning decades later.

Louisiana 1927 · Randy Newman

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