

Randy Newman
Randy Newman is an American singer-songwriter. He composed scores for the Toy Story and Monsters, Inc. franchises. He released the albums Sail Away, Good Old Boys, Little Criminals, Trouble In Paradise, and Land of Dreams. Newman has popular songs including You've Got a Friend In Me, I Love L.A., and Short People. He has appeared in the documentaries Who Is Harry Nilsson and Score: A Film Music Documentary, and provided the voice for the character Ray in the film The Princess and the Frog.
Latest Release
- JUN 19, 2026 Toy Story 5 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Nearly 31 years after the original Toy Story, composer Randy Newman opens up his playroom again for Toy Story 5. New themes and memorable motifs from the previous four movies abound for a rousing and emotional score that soundtracks the film, in which the characters assemble to combat a toy’s worst nightmare: children’s technology. The Oscar winner (nominated for Best Original Song for each of Toy Story 5’s predecessors and winning for the third’s “We Belong Together,” among his myriad of other nominations) cedes the closing credits to one Taylor Swift, whose “I Knew It, I Knew You” reunites the pop icon with her longtime collaborator Jack Antonoff. The nostalgic country-pop track that opens the album here makes a sweet addition—or dare we say friend—to Disney’s pantheon of heartwarming tunes. And as Swift sings: “Life has ways of leaving those days behind/But seeing you tonight/I remembered I loved you,” which will certainly be the case for those who grew up with the franchise and Newman’s work in it.
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Randy Newman on Apple Music
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About
- FROM
- Los Angeles, CA, United States
- BORN
- November 28, 1943
- GENRE
- Soundtrack