Randy Newman

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Biography

Newman is noted as a lyricist of considerable sophistication. He often writes songs from unusual perspectives, often utilizing an unreliable narrator. For example, "Sail…more

Born

11/28/1944, Los Angeles, California

Birth Name

Randall Newman

Gender

Male

Credits

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  • Trivia

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    • Randy Newman was credited for the music in the Movie Michael starring John Travolta and Andie Macdowell, also playing the title song of the movie "Heaven is My Home.'
    • In March of 2002, Newman finally won his first Academy Award for writing the Best Song in Monsters, Inc (2001). In his acceptance speech, he thanked the music branch of the Academy for giving him all those chances.
    • Randy Newman suffered from Epstein-Barr Syndrome for two years.
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    • Randy Newman: When people start knocking those bands, those bands that sing all that harmony, it's hard, I can't do it. Course, there's only one of me.
    • Randy Newman: The worst part of the music industry is intrusion in the creative process by non-creative people. Not leaving an artist alone to do what he's going to do. Executives who may have come from Kellogg's Cornflakes telling a band they need a new mix.
    • Randy Newman: The way I could sell the most records was suggested to me by James Newton Howard, is to do an album of piano instrumentals with orchestra. Put a handsome guy on the cover, give him a name like Brian Hamilton, call it Starstreams and put it out without my name on it.

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