Randy Newman

Biography

Born 11/28/1942

One of the most sardonic, iconoclastic, musically adept and stylistically diverse singer-songwriters in the music industry, Randy Newman, remembering his relatives sweating out their movie score deadlines, initially avoided following in the outsized footsteps of his famous film composer uncles...
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Filmography

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Awards

In 2007, received Grammy for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
In 2002, received Grammy for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
In 2002, received Oscar for Best Music (Song)

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Randy Newman, Monsters, Inc. (2001)

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Highlights

In 2006, Scored the Disney/Pixar film "Cars"; earned an Oscar nomination for Best Song for Our Town, which was sung by James Taylor
In 2003, Was nominated for a grammy for his contribution on the soundtrack "Seabiscuit"
In 2002, Picked up two Oscar nominations (his 15th and 16th) for the original score to the animated "Monsters, Inc." and the song "If I Didn't Have You" from the same film; won Best Original Song Academy Award

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