  randall stuart "randy" newman (born november 28, 1943) is an american singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist who is known for his distinctive voice, mordant (and often satirical) pop songs and for film scores. since the 1980s, newman has worked mostly as a film composer. his film scores include ragtime, awakenings, the natural, leatherheads, james and the giant peach, cats don't dance, meet the parents, cold turkey, seabiscuit and the princess and the frog. he has scored seven disney-pixar films: toy story, a bug's life, toy story 2, monsters, inc., cars, toy story 3, and most recently, monsters university. newman has been nominated for 20 academy awards, winning twice. he has also won three emmys, six grammy awards, and the governor's award from the recording academy.see his career chronology at randynewman.com newman was inducted into the songwriters hall of fame in 2002. in 2007, he was inducted as a disney legend. newman was inducted to the rock and roll hall of fame in
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