Claim: Toy Story is a movie.

Randall Stuart `` Randy '' Newman -LRB- born November 28 , 1943 -RRB- is an American singer-songwriter , arranger , composer , and pianist who is known for his distinctive voice , mordant -LRB- and often satirical -RRB- 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 , Cats Do n't Dance , Meet the Parents , Cold Turkey , and Seabiscuit . He has scored eight Disney-Pixar animated films : Toy Story ; A Bug 's Life ; Toy Story 2 ; Monsters , Inc. ; Cars ; Toy Story 3 ; Monsters University ; and Cars 3 as well as Disney 's The Princess and the Frog and James and the Giant Peach .   Newman has received twenty Academy Award nominations in the Best Original Score and Best Original Song categories and has won twice in the latter category . He has also won three Emmys , six Grammy Awards , and the Governor 's Award from the Recording Academy . Newman was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2002 for classics such as `` Short People '' , and as a Disney Legend in 2007 . Newman was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2013 .