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Randy Newman announces London Palladium show following the release of his new album Dark Matter, his first album of new material in nine years. Kamf, David (February 18, 2016). "How Randy Newman and His Family Have Shaped Movie Music for Generations". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on February 20, 2016 . Retrieved February 26, 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. White, Timothy (December 9, 2000). "Randy Newman's America: A Portrait of the Artist". Billboard. Vol.112, no.50. p.16. ISSN 0006-2510.

Randy Newman may well be known primarily for his work scoring films, particularly the successful pixar franchise which features the likes of 'Toy Story''A Bug's Life' and 'Monsters, Inc.'. It would be unfair to say Newman is only known for his work with the successful Disney franchise, over a long career he has won countless Grammys, Emmys and Oscars for a variety of his work. Newman has always tried to explain to people that many of his songs are written in character. Faust, which he recorded in 1995 with Elton John, Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor, Bonnie Raitt and Don Henley, allowed him to write the ultimate character parts: both God and the devil, who cheerfully sings to God: "We're a figment of their imagination/Me and you." This administration has come closer to saying things like, 'Europe's too old.' The stupidities and exaggerations of that song are still exaggerations, but the way Donald Rumsfeld talks and Paul Wolfowitz talks is like breaking the rules. Somehow, with Reagan and Nixon, there was an understanding that you don't say things like, 'We don't need France and Germany... we have the new Europe: Bulgaria, Poland and Lithuania.' They may have thought things like that and done bad things secretly, but they didn't say that." Bloom, Nate (February 18, 2011). "Jewish Stars 2/18". Cleveland Jewish News. Archived from the original on August 5, 2019 . Retrieved January 5, 2018. I've never seen anyone whose goal was to make money be happy because of that," says Newman. "They are never satisfied, never. I find myself not liking rich people, even though I am one... well, I never liked myself that much either. All that talk about private planes and Air France first class and lasering their underarms. I hear it but I don't like it much. I like musicians, unless they get rich." He laughs. "And even when they do."

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The Devil Went to Midtown to Serenade the Lord: 'Randy Newman's Faust,' With the Composer on Hand". The New York Times. July 3, 2014. Archived from the original on September 21, 2017 . Retrieved September 21, 2017.

Newman's mother's family came from Louisiana, a state that was later to inform what many regard as his finest album, Good Old Boys, a double-edged but affectionate portrait of the south made in 1974. Randy did not follow his father into medicine, choosing instead to pursue the other family profession of writing music for films, like his celebrated uncles Alfred, Lionel and Emil. 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.The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Howard Shore, John Kurlander (engineer/mixer) & Peter Cobbin (engineer/mixer) (2004) His 1983 album Trouble in Paradise included the single " I Love L.A.", a song that has been interpreted as both praising and criticizing the city of Los Angeles. This ambivalence is borne out by Newman's own comments on the song. As he explained in a 2001 interview, "There's some kind of ignorance L.A. has that I'm proud of. The open car and the redhead, the Beach Boys... I can't think of anything a hell of a lot better than that." The ABC network and Frank Gari Productions transformed "I Love L.A." into a popular 1980s TV promotional campaign, retooling the lyrics and title to "You'll Love It!" (on ABC) The song is played at home games for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Lakers as well as the Los Angeles Kings who use the song along with their goal horn. In spite of its prominence, however, it failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. Born in 1943, Randy Newman grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana, before the family moved to Los Angeles when he was 11. Newman performing at the 2014 Laurence L. & Thomas Winship/PEN New England Award for Songwriting ceremony