Randy Newman

**Randall Stuart Newman** (Lahir 28 November 1943) adalah seorang penyanyi dan penulis lagu, penata lagu, komponis dan pianis Amerika yang dikenal dengan suaranya yang khas, lagu pop yang  (dan sering menyindir), serta bagi skor film.

Sejak tahun 1980-an, Newman telah bekerja sebagian besar sebagai komposer film. Skor filmnya termasuk *[[Ragtime (film)|Ragtime]]*, *[[Awakenings]]*, *[[The Natural (film)|The Natural]]*, *[[Leatherheads]]*, *[[Cats Don't Dance]]*, *[[Meet the Parents]]*, *[[Cold Turkey (film)|Cold Turkey]]*, dan *[[Seabiscuit (film)|Seabiscuit]]*. Ia telah membuat delapan lagu film animasi Disney-Pixar: *[[Toy Story]]*; *[[A Bug's Life]]*; *[[Toy Story 2]]*;  *[[Monsters, Inc.]]*; *[[Cars (film)|Cars]]*; *[[Toy Story 3]]*; *[[Monsters University]]*; dan *[[Cars 3]]*, serta Disney *[[The Princess and the Frog]]* dan *[[James and the Giant Peach (film)|James and the Giant Peach]].*

Newman telah menerima dua puluh nominasi Academy Award dalam kategori Skor Orisinal Terbaik dan kategori Lagu Orisinal Terbaik dan telah memenangkan dua kali Dalam kategori yang terakhir. Dia juga telah memenangkan tiga Emmys, enam Grammy Award, dan Penghargaan Gubernur dari Recording Academy. Newman dilantik ke dalam Songwriters Hall of Fame pada tahun 2002 untuk karya klasik seperti "Short People", dan sebagai Disney Legend pada tahun 2007. Newman dilantik menjadi Rock and Roll Hall of Fame pada bulan April 2013.

## Kehidupan awal dan pendidikan

Newman lahir di Los Angeles, anak laki-laki Adele "Dixie" (*née* Fox; 30 Agustus 1916 – 4 Oktober 1988), seorang sekretaris, dan Irving George Newman (28 November 1913 - 1 Februari 1990), seorang internis. Dia tinggal di New Orleans sebagai anak kecil dan menghabiskan musim panas di sana sampai dia berusia 11 tahun, keluarganya saat itu kembali ke Los Angeles. Newman juga berbagi ulang tahun yang sama dengan ayahnya. Sisi keluarga keluarganya termasuk kakek-nenek Luba (*née* Koskoff) (21 Juli 1883 – 3 Maret 1954) dan Michael Newman (Nemorofsky) (1874–1948), Dan tiga paman yang tercatat sebagai komposer skor film Hollywood: Alfred Newman, Lionel Newman dan Emil Newman. Sepupu Newman Thomas, Maria, David, dan Joey juga merupakan komposer untuk film. Dia lulus dari University High School. Newman belajar musik di University of California, Los Angeles, tapi keluar satu semester dengan malu dari B.A. Orang tuanya berasal dari keluarga Yahudi, tetapi rumah tangga Newman tidak jeli; Sejak saat itu dia telah menjadi seorang ateis.

## Kehidupan pribadi

Newman menikah dengan Roswitha Schmale kelahiran Jerman dari tahun 1967 sampai 1985, dan mereka memiliki tiga putra laki-laki. Dia telah menikah dengan Gretchen Preece, dengannya dia memiliki dua anak, sejak 1990. Ayah Gretchen adalah sutradara Michael Preece.

Newman mendukung Presiden Demokrat Barack Obama untuk terpilih kembali pada tahun 2012, dan menulis sebuah lagu satir tentang pemungutan suara untuk kandidat kulit putih.

## Penghargaan
Newman telah dinominasikan 20 Academy Awards, dua kali menang –  Skor Orisinal Terbaik pada tahun 2002 untuk "If I Didn't Have You" dari *[[Monsters, Inc.]]*, dan Lagu Orisinal Terbaik pada tahun 2011 untuk "We Belong Together" dari *[[Toy Story 3]]*. Ia telah menerima tiga Emmys, enam Grammy Award, dan Penghargaan Gubernur dari Recording Academy. Newman dilantik ke dalam Songwriters Hall of Fame pada tahun 2002. pada tahun 2007, ia dilantik sebagai Disney Legend. Pada tahun 2010, ia menerima sebuah bintang di Hollywood Walk of Fame. Newman dilantik menjadi Rock and Roll Hall of Fame pada tahun 2013. Pada bulan September 2014, Randy Newman menerima Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award dan tampil di gala musik film tahunan Hollywood in Vienna untuk pertama kalinya bersama sepupunya David Newman.

### Academy Award
*2011: **Pemenang** – Best Original Song – "We Belong Together" – *[[Toy Story 3]]*
*2010: Nominasi – Best Original Song – "Almost There" – *[[The Princess and the Frog]]*
*2010: Nominasi – Best Original Song – "Down in New Orleans" – *[[The Princess and the Frog]]*
*2007: Nominasi – Best Original Song – "Our Town" – *[[Cars (film)|Cars]]*
*2002: **Pemenang** – Best Original Song – "If I Didn't Have You" – *[[Monsters, Inc.]]*
*2002: Nominasi – Best Original Score – *[[Monsters, Inc.]]*
*2001: Nominasi – Best Original Song – "A Fool in Love" – *[[Meet The Parents]]*
*2000: Nominasi – Best Original Song – "When She Loved Me" – *[[Toy Story 2]]*
*1999: Nominasi – Best Original Dramatic Score – *[[Pleasantville (film)|Pleasantville]]*
*1999: Nominasi – Best Original Musical or Comedy Score – *[[A Bug's Life]]*
*1999: Nominasi – Best Original Song – "That'll Do" – **'
*1997: Nominasi – [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Musical or Comedy Score]] – ''[[James and the Giant Peach (film)|James and the Giant Peach]]''
*1996: Nominasi – [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] – "You've Got a Friend in Me" – ''[[Toy Story]]''
*1996: Nominasi – [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Musical or Comedy Score]] – ''[[Toy Story]]''
*1995: Nominasi – [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] – "Make Up Your Mind" – ''[[The Paper (film)|The Paper]]''
*1991: Nominasi – [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]] – ''[[Avalon (film 1990)|Avalon]]''
*1990: Nominasi – [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] – "I Love to See You Smile" – ''[[Parenthood (film)|Parenthood]]''
*1985: Nominasi – [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]] – ''[[The Natural (film)|The Natural]]''
*1982: Nominasi – [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]] – ''[[Ragtime (film)|Ragtime]]''
*1982: Nominasi – [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] – "One More Hour" – ''[[Ragtime (film)|Ragtime]]''

=== Golden Globe ===
*2000: Nominasi – [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] – "When She Loved Me" – ''[[Toy Story 2]]''
*1999: Nominasi – [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]] – ''[[A Bug's Life]]''
*1996: Nominasi – [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] – "You've Got a Friend in Me" – ''[[Toy Story]]''
*1991: Nominasi – [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]] – ''[[Avalon (film 1990)|Avalon]]''
*1990: Nominasi – [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] – "I Love to See You Smile" – ''[[Parenthood (film)|Parenthood]]''
*1982: Nominasi – [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] – "One More Hour" – ''[[Ragtime (film)|Ragtime]]''

=== Grammy ===
*2011: **Pemenang** – [[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media|Best Score Soundtrack Album]] – ''[[Toy Story 3]]''
*2011: Nominasi – [[Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media|Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media]] – "[[Down in New Orleans (lagu)|Down in New Orleans]]" – ''[[The Princess and the Frog]]''
*2007: **Pemenang** – [[Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media|Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media]] – "[[Our Town (lagu Randy Newman)|Our Town]]" – ''[[Cars (film)|Cars]]''
*2004: Nominasi – [[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media|Best Score Soundtrack Album]] – ''[[Seabiscuit (film)|Seabiscuit]]''
*2003: **Pemenang** – [[Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media|Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media]] – "[[If I Didn't Have You]]" – ''[[Monsters, Inc.]]''
*2003: Nominasi – [[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media|Best Score Soundtrack Album]] – ''[[Monsters, Inc.]]''
*2001: **Pemenang** – [[Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media|Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media]] – "When She Loved Me" – ''[[Toy Story 2]]''
*2001: Nominasi – [[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media|Best Score Soundtrack Album]] – ''[[Toy Story 2]]''
*2000: **Pemenang** – [[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media|Best Instrumental Composition]] – ''[[A Bug's Life]]''
*2000: Nominasi – [[Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media|Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media]] – "The Time of Your Life" – ''[[A Bug's Life]]''
*1992: Nominasi – [[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media|Best Instrumental Composition]] – ''[[Avalon (film 1990)|Avalon]]''
*1992: Nominasi – [[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media|Best Instrumental Composition]] – ''[[Awakenings]]''
*1990: Nominasi – [[Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media|Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media]] – ''[[Parenthood (film)|Parenthood]]''
*1985: **Pemenang** – [[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition|Best Instrumental Composition]] – ''[[The Natural (film)|The Natural]]'' (seri dengan [[John Williams]]' Olympic Fanfare)
*1983: Nominasi – [[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media|Best Album of Original Score]] – ''[[Ragtime (film)|Ragtime]]''

=== Lain-lain ===
**Primetime Emmy Award**
*2010: **Pemenang** – Original Music and Lyrics ("When I'm Gone") – ''[[Monk (serial TV)|Monk]]''
*2004: **Pemenang** – [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music|Main Title Theme Music]] ("[[It's a Jungle out There (lagu)|It's a Jungle Out There]]") – ''[[Monk (serial TV)|Monk]]''
*1991: **Pemenang** – Achievement in Music and Lyrics – ''[[Cop Rock]]''

**Annie Award**
*2007: **Pemenang** – Music in an Animated Feature Production – ''[[Cars (film)|Cars]]''
*2003: Nominasi – Music in an Animated Feature Production – ''[[Monsters, Inc.]]''
*2000: **Pemenang** – Music in an Animated Feature Production – ''[[Toy Story 2]]''
*1997: **Pemenang** – Music in an Animated Feature Production – ''[[Cats Don't Dance]]''
*1996: **Pemenang** – Music in an Animated Feature Production – ''[[Toy Story]]''

**BAFTA Award**
*1983: Nominasi – Original Song – "One More Hour" – ''[[Ragtime (film)|Ragtime]]''

**Chicago Film Critics Association Award**
*1999: Nominasi – Original Score – ''[[A Bug's Life]]''
*1996: **Pemenang** – Original Score – ''[[Toy Story]]''

**Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award**
*1981: **Pemenang** – Music – ''[[Ragtime (film)|Ragtime]]''

**Online Film Critics Society Award**
*1999: **Pemenang** – Original Score – ''[[Pleasantville (film)|Pleasantville]]''

**Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award**
*2014: **Pemenang*'

== Diskografi ==


=== Album studio ===
**Randy Newman* (1968)
**12 Songs* (1970)
**Sail Away* (1972)
**Good Old Boys* (1974)
**Little Criminals* (1977)
**Born Again* (1979)
**Trouble in Paradise* (1983)
**Land of Dreams* (1988)
**Bad Love* (1999)
**Harps and Angels* (2008)
**Dark Matter* (2017)

=== Skor film ===

**Cold Turkey* (1971)
**Ragtime* (1981)
**The Natural* (1984)
**Parenthood* (1989)
**Avalon* (1990)
**Awakenings* (1990)
**The Paper* (1994)
**Maverick* (1994)
**Toy Story* (1995)
**James and the Giant Peach* (1996)
**Michael* (1996)
**A Bug's Life* (1998)
**Pleasantville* (1998)
**Toy Story 2* (1999)
**Meet the Parents* (2000)
**Monsters, Inc.* (2001)
**Seabiscuit* (2003)
**Meet the Fockers* (2004)
**Cars* (2006)
**Leatherheads* (2008)
**The Princess and the Frog* (2009)
**Toy Story 3* (2010)
**Monsters University* (2013)
**Cars 3* (2017)


== Referensi ==


== Bacaan lebih lanjut ==
*[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93183763 Guest DJ Randy Newman] in [[NPR]]'s *All Songs Considered*, 2008
**Randy Newman: American Dreams*, Kevin Courrier (2005) 
*Winkler, Peter. "Randy Newman's Americana," in [[Richard Middleton (musicologist)|Middleton, Richard]], ed. *Reading Popular Music* (2000, Oxford University Press) . originally published in *Popular Music* [Great Britain], vii (1988), 1–26
*Dunne, Sara. "Randy Newman and the Extraordinary Moral Position", *Popular Music and Society'', xvi (1992), 53–61, 

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*Interview with Randy Newman di Art of Songwriting 
*Randy Newman di Movieguide
*Randy Newman di NNDB