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Randy Newman
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist
Randy Newman (born in 1943) comes from a family of film composers: his uncles Alfred, Lionel and Emil Newman all worked in Hollywood. He himself first became known as a singer-songwriter with ironic songs. He wrote his first film score as early as Cold Turkey (1971), but only with Ragtime (1981) did he break through as a film composer. For The Natural (1984) he made a heroic score with brass in the style of Copland. With Toy Story (1995) began his long collaboration with Pixar. The song You've Got a Friend in Me sounds like a relaxed piano song from the American South. He won two Oscars for best song. For Marriage Story (2019) he wrote, by contrast, small, intimate music.
Listening
The Natural · Randy Newman, 1984
You've Got a Friend in Me · Randy Newman, 1995
What I Love About Nicole · Randy Newman, 2019
Discography
Studio albums
- 1965Peyton Place (Original Music From the Hit Television Show) (soundtrack)
- 1968Randy Newman Creates Something New Under the Sun
- 197012 Songs
- 1972Sail Away
- 1974Good Old Boys
- 1977Little Criminals
- 1979Born Again
- 1981Ragtime (soundtrack)
- 1983Trouble in Paradise
- 1984The Natural (soundtrack)
- 1988Land of Dreams
- 1989Parenthood (soundtrack)
- 1990Avalon (soundtrack)
- 1990Avalon (Original Motion Picture Score) (soundtrack)
- 1991Awakenings (soundtrack)
- 1994Maverick (soundtrack)
- 1994The Paper: Music From the Motion Picture (soundtrack)
- 1995Randy Newman’s Faust
- 1995Toy Story (soundtrack)
- 1996James and the Giant Peach (soundtrack)
- 1996James y el melocotón gigante: Banda sonora original y en español (soundtrack)
- 1998A Bug’s Life (soundtrack)
- 1998Pleasantville (Original Motion Picture Score) (soundtrack)
- 1999Bad Love
- 1999Toy Story (soundtrack)
- 2000Meet the Parents (soundtrack)
- 2001Monsters, Inc. (soundtrack)
- 2001Seabiscuit (soundtrack)
- 2003The Randy Newman Songbook, Volume 1
- 2005Faust (Deluxe Edition)
- 2005Meet the Fockers (soundtrack)
- 2007Cold Turkey (soundtrack)
- 2008Harps and Angels
- 2008Leatherheads (soundtrack)
- 2009Küss den Frosch (soundtrack)
- 2009La Princesse et la Grenouille (Bande originale française du film) (soundtrack)
- 2009La principessa e il ranocchio (soundtrack)
- 2009The Princess and the Frog (soundtrack)
- 2010Tiana y el sapo (soundtrack)
- 2010Toy Story (soundtrack)
- 2011The Randy Newman Songbook, Volume 2
- 2013Monsters University (soundtrack)
- 2014Montage: Great Film Composers and The Piano
- 2016The Randy Newman Songbook, Volume 3
- 2017Cars 3 (original score) (soundtrack)
- 2017Dark Matter
- 2017The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (soundtrack)
- 2019Marriage Story (soundtrack)
- 2019Toy Story (soundtrack)
- 2020I Still Play
- 2026Toy Story (soundtrack)
In School of Rock
The chapters, maps and magazine stories of School of Rock are currently available in Dutch only.
- Film Music MapNL Map
- The Dream Factory: Film Reel 7NL Reader
Mentioned in other articles
- Pixar and digital animation Genre
Randy Newman wrote songs and a score with American roots: honky-tonk piano, swing and a touch of Copland.