Randall Stuart Newman (born 28 November 1943) is a singer-songwriter and composer, and known for his distinctive voice, caustic satire and movie scores.

He’s released 12 studio albums and has scored many movies including The Natural, Seabiscuit, Toy Story, A Bug’s Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., Cars, Toy Story 3 and Monsters University. He’s won two Academy Awards and six Grammy Awards. He’s also been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

About his life, Newman has said:
“It took me a while to grow up. If we’d had another carefree 70’s, I’d have been dead. It was a little too carefree, you know? I don’t know how carefree they were for me, I think I was worried then, but I can’t remember what about.”

(In case you missed it, that was Newman humor.)