Randy Newman

Randall Stuart Newman (lahir 28 November 1943) adalah seorang penyanyi-penulis lagu, pianis, komposer, dan arranger Amerika. Lahir di Los Angeles dari keluarga besar komposer film Hollywood, ia dikenal karena lagu-lagunya yang terinspirasi dari Americana, nyanyian beraksen Selatan yang non-rotik, dan lirik yang sering kali pedas atau satir dan dibawakan oleh narator yang tidak dapat diandalkan. Sejak tahun 1990-an, ia bekerja terutama dalam pembuatan musik film, yang paling populer untuk Disney dan Pixar. Newman memulai karir profesionalnya pada awal 1960-an dengan menggubah musik insidental untuk televisi dan kemudian menulis hits Inggris untuk artis-artis seperti Cilla Black, Gene Pitney, dan Alan Price Set. Setelah ia menjadi bagian dari lingkaran kreatif di Warner Bros. Records pada tahun 1966, perusahaan tersebut merilis album solo pertamanya, Randy Newman (1968). Artis lain kemudian menikmati kesuksesan tangga lagu dengan rekaman lagunya "Mama Told Me Not to Come" (1967), "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" (1968), dan "You Can Leave Your Hat On" (1972). Hitsnya sendiri sebagai artis rekaman termasuk "Short People" (1977), "I Love L.A." (1983), dan "Kamu Punya Teman dalam Diriku" (1995). Tiga dari sebelas album studionya masuk dalam 40 besar AS: Good Old Boys (1974), Little Criminals (1977), dan Harps and Angels (2008). Newman telah menerima banyak penghargaan, termasuk dua Academy Awards (dari 22 nominasi), tiga Emmy, tujuh Grammy Awards serta nominasi BAFTA Award dan tujuh Golden Globe Awards. Karya filmnya yang memenangkan penghargaan antara lain Ragtime (1981), The Natural (1984), Toy Story (1995), A Bug's Life (1998), Pleasantville (1998), Monsters, Inc. (2001), Cars (2006), The Princess and the Frog (2009), Toy Story 3 (2010), dan Marriage Story (2019). Dia dianugerahi Recording Academy's Governors Award pada tahun 2003, penghargaan Disney Legend pada tahun 2007, dan masuk dalam Songwriters Hall of Fame pada tahun 2002 dan Rock and Roll Hall of Fame pada tahun 2013. Deskripsi di atas dari artikel Wikipedia Randy Newman, berlisensi CC-BY-SA, daftar lengkap kontributor di Wikipedia.

Randall Stuart Newman (born November 28, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, composer, and arranger. Born in Los Angeles to an extended family of Hollywood film composers, he is known for his Americana-inspired songs, non-rhotic Southern-accented singing, and lyrics that are often mordant or satirical and delivered by an unreliable narrator. Since the 1990s, he has worked mainly in film scoring, most popularly for Disney and Pixar. Newman began his professional career in the early 1960s composing incidental music for television and later penning UK hits for acts such as Cilla Black, Gene Pitney, and the Alan Price Set. After he formed part of a creative circle at Warner Bros. Records in 1966, the company released his first solo album, Randy Newman (1968). Other artists subsequently enjoyed chart success with recordings of his songs "Mama Told Me Not to Come" (1967), "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" (1968), and "You Can Leave Your Hat On" (1972). His own hits as a recording artist include "Short People" (1977), "I Love L.A." (1983), and "You've Got a Friend in Me" (1995). Three of his eleven studio albums have charted in the U.S. top 40: Good Old Boys (1974), Little Criminals (1977), and Harps and Angels (2008). Newman has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards (out of 22 nominations), three Emmys, seven Grammy Awards as well as nominations for a BAFTA Award and seven Golden Globe Awards. His award-winning film work includes Ragtime (1981), The Natural (1984), Toy Story (1995), A Bug's Life (1998), Pleasantville (1998), Monsters, Inc. (2001), Cars (2006), The Princess and the Frog (2009), Toy Story 3 (2010), and Marriage Story (2019). He was honored with the Recording Academy's Governors Award in 2003, a Disney Legend award in 2007,[5][6] and inductions into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2002 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013. Description above from the Wikipedia article Randy Newman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.