Randy Newman

Personal Info

Known For Sound

Gender Male

Birthday 1943-11-28 (81 years old)

Place of Birth Los Angeles, California, USA

Randy Newman

Biography

Randall Stuart Newman (born November 28, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist known for his Southern-accented singing style, early Americana-influenced soul songs (often with mordant or satirical lyrics), and various film scores. His best-known songs as a recording artist are "Short People" (1977), "I Love L.A." (1983), and "You've Got a Friend in Me" (1995), while other artists have enjoyed more success with cover versions of his "Mama Told Me Not to Come" (1966), "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" (1968) and "You Can Leave Your Hat On" (1972). Description above from the Wikipedia article Randy Newman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Sound

2026
Toy Story 5

as Conductor

2026
Toy Story 5

as Songs

2026
Toy Story 5

as Original Music Composer

2022
Piano Cinéma

as Original Music Composer

2021
Monsters at Work

as Main Title Theme Composer

2019
Toy Story 4

as Conductor

2019
Toy Story 4

as Songs

2019
Toy Story 4

as Original Music Composer

2019
Marriage Story

as Original Music Composer

2019
Marriage Story

as Conductor

2017
2017
Cars 3

as Original Music Composer

2017
Cars 3

as Conductor

2013
Monsters University

as Original Music Composer

2010
Toy Story 3

as Music

2010
Toy Story 3

as Songs

2009
The Princess and the Frog

as Original Music Composer

2008
Leatherheads

as Original Music Composer

2006
Cars

as Original Music Composer

2006
Cars

as Conductor

2004
Meet the Fockers

as Original Music Composer

2003
Seabiscuit

as Original Music Composer

2002
2001
Monsters, Inc.

as Original Music Composer

2001
2001
Monsters, Inc.

as Music Producer

2000
Meet the Parents

as Original Music Composer

1999
Toy Story 2

as Orchestrator

1999
Toy Story 2

as Songs

1999
Toy Story 2

as Original Music Composer

1998
Pleasantville

as Original Music Composer

1998
A Bug's Life

as Original Music Composer

1998
1998
A Bug's Life

as Songs

1997
1997
1996
Michael

as Original Music Composer

1996
James and the Giant Peach

as Original Music Composer

1995
Toy Story

as Orchestrator

1995
Toy Story

as Original Music Composer

1995
Toy Story

as Songs

1994
The Paper

as Original Music Composer

1994
Maverick

as Original Music Composer

1990
Avalon

as Original Music Composer

1990
Awakenings

as Original Music Composer

1989
Parenthood

as Original Music Composer

1989
Parenthood

as Songs

1989
Major League

as Songs

1989
Her Alibi

as Songs

1987
Overboard

as Songs

1986
1986
Red Headed Stranger

as Foley Recordist

1984
The Natural

as Original Music Composer

1981
Ragtime

as Original Music Composer

1981
Ragtime

as Songs

1971
Cold Turkey

as Original Music Composer

1971
Cold Turkey

as Songs

1970
Performance

as Conductor

Actor

2022
Everything Everywhere All at Once

as Raccacoonie (voice) (uncredited)

2017
Popular Voices at the BBC

as Self (archive footage)

2011
2009
The Princess and the Frog

as Cousin Randy (voice)

2007
1996
3rd Rock from the Sun

as Randy Newman

1995
1993
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Musical Guest

1986
¡Three Amigos!

as Singing Bush (voice)

1986
Darlin' Clementine

as Narrator (voice)

1985
Tall Tales & Legends

as Narrator (voice)

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Musical Guest

1973
Rock Concert

as Self

1968
1953
The Oscars

as Self

Writer

1986
¡Three Amigos!

as Screenplay