Disney has worked with quite a few talented musicians over the years, and many have been enshrined as “Disney Legends.” One musician who has worked with Disney and Pixar in particular is Randy Newman. Newman is best known to Disney fans for writing and performing You’ve Got A Friend In Me for Toy Story, but he has worked on many other films. Let’s take a look at some of the best Randy Newman movies available on Disney+.
TOY HISTORY
A cowboy doll is deeply threatened and jealous when a new spaceman action figure supplants her as the top toy in a boy’s bedroom.
TOY STORY 2
When Woody is stolen by a toy collector, Buzz and friends embark on a rescue mission to save Woody before he becomes a museum toy holding with his rounded-up gang of Jessie, Prospector and Bullseye.
TOY STORY 3
Right before Andy goes to college, the toys are mistakenly taken to a daycare instead of the attic, and it’s up to Woody to convince the other toys that they weren’t abandoned and return home.
TOY STORY 4
When a new toy named “Forky” joins Woody and the gang, a road trip with friends old and new shows just how big the world can be for a toy.
JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH
An orphan living with his two cruel aunts befriends anthropomorphic bugs that live in a giant peach and they embark on a journey to New York City.
THE LIFE OF A BEETLE
A misfit ant looking for “warriors” to save her colony from greedy locusts recruits a group of bugs, who turn out to be an incompetent circus troupe.
MONSTER INC.
To power the city, monsters must scare children into screaming. However, the children are toxic to the monsters, and after a child comes through, two monsters realize things may not be as they think.
MONSTER UNIVERSITY
A look at Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal) and James P. “Sully” Sullivan (John Goodman)’s relationship during their days at Monsters University, when they weren’t exactly best friends.
CARS
Stranded in a run-down town on his way to the biggest race of his life, a hot-blooded rookie racer learns that winning isn’t everything.
CARS 3
Lightning McQueen wants to prove to a new generation of racers that he’s still the best racing car in the world.
These are some of the movies with music by Randy Newman. As you can see, he had a stretch where he really was the sound of Pixar. Which Randy Newman movies are you looking forward to?
Jeremy Brown
Jeremy has been a huge Disney fan since growing up as a kid during the Disney Renaissance. He hopes to one day visit every Disney park in the world.
