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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Howard Shore, John Kurlander (engineer/mixer) & Peter Cobbin (engineer/mixer) (2004) To me, the justification for a white person to use that word is a very narrow window," he says. "I thought I needed it for the song, but I was never that comfortable with it. I don't like writing it down, I don't like saying it and I hate hearing it, but not in the context of the song. It still isn't OK for any white person to say the word, almost never." Randy Newman: Bet No One Ever Hurt This Bad". Rolling Stone. November 1, 1979 . Retrieved August 7, 2017.Newman was born to a Jewish family on November 28, 1943, his father's 30th birthday, [9] in Los Angeles. He is the son of Adele "Dixie" ( née Fuchs/Fox; August 30, 1916 – October 4, 1988), a secretary, and Irving George Newman (November 28, 1913 – February 1, 1990), an internist. [10] He lived in New Orleans, Louisiana, as a small child and spent summers there until he was 11 years old, when his family returned to Los Angeles. The paternal side of his family includes grandparents Luba ( née Koskoff) (July 21, 1883 – March 3, 1954) and Michael Newman (Nemorofsky) (1874–1948), and three uncles who were Hollywood film-score composers: Alfred Newman, Lionel Newman, and Emil Newman. [11] Newman's cousins, Thomas, Maria, David, and Joey, are also composers for motion pictures. He graduated from University High School in Los Angeles. He studied music at the University of California, Los Angeles, but dropped out one semester shy of a B.A. [12] In June 2021, he finally completed his degree at UCLA. [13] In total, Newman has received 22 Academy Award nominations with two wins, both for Best Original Song. While accepting the award for " We Belong Together" in 2011, he joked "my percentages aren't great." [35] Musical theatre [ edit ]

Kamp, David (February 18, 2016). "How Randy Newman and His Family Have Shaped Movie Music for Generations". Vanity Fair. No.Hollywood . Retrieved July 24, 2020. Lubow, Arthur. "Randy Newman". People. Archived from the original on March 17, 2016 . Retrieved February 11, 2014. Little Criminals (1977) contained the surprise hit " Short People", which also became a subject of controversy. In September 1977, the English music magazine NME reported the following interview with Newman talking about his then-new release. "There's one song about a child murderer," Newman deadpans. "That's fairly optimistic. Maybe. There's one called 'Jolly Coppers on Parade' which isn't an absolutely anti-police song. Maybe it's even a fascist song. I didn't notice at the time. There's also one about me as a cowboy called 'Rider in the Rain.' I think it's ridiculous. The Eagles are on there. That's what's good about it. There's also this song 'Short People.' It's purely a joke. I like other ones on the album better but the audiences go for that one." [26] The album proved Newman's most popular to date, reaching No. 9 on the US Billboard 200 chart. Another somewhat controversial Randy Newman number, recorded by both Harpers Bizarre and The Nashville Teens, was "The Biggest Night of Her Life", a song about a schoolgirl who is "too excited to sleep" because she has promised to lose her virginity on her sixteenth birthday to a boy whom her parents like "because his hair is always neat". He has been married twice and has five children; both families have had to get used to appearing either clearly or obliquely in his music. One of the most haunting songs on Bad Love is I Miss You, which contains the lines: "It's a little bit cold/For all those concerned/But I'd sell my soul and your souls for a song... "My first wife and second wife and kids, they know I'm going to do what I have to do," he says. "I don't know how ruthless I am but it's so important to me that I don't care about anyone's feelings. I sometimes wonder whether that is a pose - 'The ruthless writer, he really doesn't care' - but I really do feel that way. If I can get a song out of it, I don't much care about myself or anyone else." In 2000, South Coast Repertory (SCR) produced The Education of Randy Newman, a musical theater piece that recreates the life of a songwriter who bears some resemblance to the actual Newman. Set in New Orleans and Los Angeles, it was modeled on the American autobiography, The Education of Henry Adams. Randall Stuart Newman (born November 28, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist known for his Southern-accented singing style, early Americana-influenced songs (often with mordant or satirical lyrics), and various film scores. [5] His hits as a recording artist include " Short People" (1977), " I Love L.A." (1983), and " You've Got a Friend in Me" (1995) with Lyle Lovett, while other artists have enjoyed success with cover versions of his " Mama Told Me Not to Come" (1966), " I Think It's Going to Rain Today" (1968) and " You Can Leave Your Hat On" (1972).

In 1985 Newman performed a set at the first Farm Aid concert that included a duet with Billy Joel on facing grand pianos. Newman performed " Sail Away". Newman built up his career as a composer too. It all began with the film Cold Turkey in 1971. He worked with Steve Martin and Lorne Michaels on Three Amigos! It was when he worked on the movie Toy Story that he broke through as a credible composer in his own right. It is from his scores on the Disney Pixar films that he earned at least one Academy Award nomination. He won his Academy Awards for “If I Didn’t Have You” from Monsters Inc, and then for “We Belong Together” in the film Toy Story 3. He won a Grammy Award for the score of Toy Story 3, for the “Best Song Written for a Motion Picture with the song “Our Town” in Cars, for the same award for “If I Didn’t Have You” in Monsters Inc. Also for “When She Loved Me” featured in Toy Story 2. He studied music at the University of California in the same city, but dropped out shortly before completing his B.A. In the mid-1960s, Newman kept a close musical relationship with the band Harpers Bizarre, best known for their 1967 hit version of the Paul Simon composition " The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)". The band recorded six Newman compositions, including "Simon Smith" and "Happyland," during their short initial career (1967–1969).Randy Newman, The Musical Voice Of 'Toy Story' ". KOSU. June 21, 2019. Archived from the original on January 24, 2021 . Retrieved March 28, 2020. World Premiere of Randy Newman's Harps and Angels Opens Nov. 21". Playbill. November 21, 2010. Archived from the original on January 4, 2011. a b c "Randy Newman". Salon.com. August 24, 1999. Archived from the original on January 13, 2014 . Retrieved February 11, 2014.

Kevin Courrier (2005). Randy Newman's American Dreams. ECW Press. p.298. ISBN 9781550226904. Archived from the original on June 10, 2023 . Retrieved August 29, 2016. The song had been written in 1970, he says, before people of vaguely that persuasion took power. "It was pre-Reagan, and even Reagan, in retrospect, wasn't that far to the right in many ways. The right to me means, 'We're not going to help people who might need help.' They might deny this and say, 'Do you think we have no hearts? Do you think we don't care?' and I would say, 'Yeah, I do think that.' Newman has been a professional songwriter since he was 17. He cites Ray Charles as his greatest influence growing up, stating, "I loved Charles' music to excess." [17] His first single as a performer was 1962's "Golden Gridiron Boy", released when he was 18. [18] The single flopped and Newman chose to concentrate on songwriting and arranging for the next several years. Butler, Christian (November 6, 2016). "Randy Newman: still biting, still brilliant". Spiked. Archived from the original on October 24, 2022 . Retrieved September 6, 2022.Newman wrote the music for Walt Disney Animation Studios' The Princess and the Frog. During Disney's annual shareholder meeting in March 2007, Newman performed a new song written for the movie. He was accompanied by the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. The New Orleans setting of the film played to Newman's musical strengths, and his songs contained elements of Cajun music, zydeco, blues and Dixieland jazz. [33] Two of the songs, " Almost There" and " Down in New Orleans", were nominated for Oscars. [34] In the 1970s, Newman co-wrote with Jake Holmes the "Most Original Soft Drink Ever" jingle for Dr Pepper. [21] Advertising Jingle Music Folio Books". Classicthemes.com. April 24, 2003. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011 . Retrieved February 26, 2020.