"Randy Newman is a unique and brilliant songwriter ... The Natural (for which he won his first Grammy), Awakenings, Ragtime, ...

Randy Newman has not shied away from the 7th art. Mostly as a composer of soundtracks, from Milos Forman's “Ragtime” (1981) to Penny Marshall's “Awakenings” (1990) to Pixar's animated film ...

Two Academy Awards, six Grammys, 200,000 (by his own, admittedly shaky, estimation) devoted fans, Randy Newman thoroughly deserves the title of musical legend. Combining biting wit with his own ...