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A collection of Randy citations in the media.

* Score (22 September 2021) podcast Beginning around the 24’10’ mark, hosts Robert Kraft and Kenny Holmes quiz Randy about his film music, the film scoring legacies of his uncles Alfred and Lionel, and more.

★ BBC Radio 2 (20 July 2021) broadcast BBC’s Steve Wright chats with Randy at 2h 40 minutes into the program..

★ Boston Globe (15 July 2021) published From Randy Newman, different strokes for Newport Folk.

★ WBUR (1 May 2020) broadcast In ‘Stay Away,’ Randy Newman Sings About Social Distancing.

★ CBS Sunday Morning (19 April 2020) published Randy Newman has a message: “Stay Away”.

★ American Songwriter (9 February 2020) published OSCARS Coverage: Randy Newman on Why Music Matters in Film & more, which is essentially a re-publication of a 2006 movie-music-centric interview with Paul Zollo..

★ Variety (30 October 2019) published Randy Newman Reached Into His Past for ‘Marriage Story’ Score.

★ NPR (21 June 2019) published Randy Newman, The Musical Voice Of ‘Toy Story’.

★ Variety (21 June 2019) published Randy Newman Supplies the Emotion, and Two New Songs, for ‘Toy Story 4’.

★ Variety (14 August 2018) published Concert Review: Randy Newman Offers Bowl Full of Mirth and Melancholy.

★ Billboard (13 August 2018) published Randy Newman Performs 28 Song Set At The Hollywood Bowl.

★ The Los Angeles Times (13 August 2018) published Randy Newman was as low-key — and as brilliant — as ever at the Hollywood Bowl.

★ The Los Angeles Daily News (13 August 2018) published Songwriter Randy Newman delivers a powerful performance of a half century of his music at the Hollywood Bowl on Sunday.

★ The Los Angeles Times (13 August 2018) published Randy Newman celebra 50 años de ironía con una noche memorable en Los Ángeles.

★ KPCC’s “The Frame” (9 August 2018) broadcast Exploring the Randy Newman songbook.

★ The Los Angeles Times (9 August 2018) published Randy Newman will survey 50-year career solo, with band and full orchestra at Hollywood Bowl.

★ On January 28, 2018, The Recording Academy awarded Randy a 2017 GRAMMY for “Best Arrangement, Instruments And Vocals” on “Putin.” You can read up on Randy’s entire GRAMMY history here.

★ The Guardian (21 January 2018) published Randy Newman: ‘I’ve written a song about Trump and Ivanka – but it needs a little work’.

★ “Dark Matter” is listed in Los Angeles’ Times music writers pick their top albums of 2017 article of 29 December 2017.

★ On December 18, 2017, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon (show #792) featured Randy as the musical guest.

★ Austin 360 (11 December 2017) published Randy Newman shows 32 reasons why he’s an American treasure at Paramount show.

★ App (6 December 2017) published Randy Newman gets to the heart of ‘Dark Matter’ on tour.

★ The Recording Society (28 November 2017) nominated “Putin” for a 2018 GRAMMY award in the “Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals” category.

★ Rolling Stone (27 November 2017) awarded “Dark Matter” the #13 spot in its 50 Best Albums of 2017 list.

★ MyAJC (18 November 2017) published Concert review: Randy Newman spikes Atlanta show with humor and heart.

★ The Tampa Bay Times (15 November 2017) published Randy Newman will never be a million-seller, and he’s fine with that.

★ MyAJC (15 November 2017) published Randy Newman’s ‘Dark’ and light side.

★ ArtsATL (14 November 2017) published Randy Newman talks about “Good Old Boys” and his return to Atlanta’s Symphony Hall.

★ The Charleston City Paper (8 November 2017) published Randy Newman takes a break from scoring films to release his first new album in nearly a decade.

★ The News & Observer (2 November 2017) published You may know Randy Newman’s cinematic hits, but he’s ready to delve into ‘Dark Matter’.

★ A Prairie Home Companion included Randy in its October 21, 2017 installment.

★ The Chicago Tribune (19 October 2017) published Review: Randy Newman mixes mirth, empathy at City Winery.

★ The Chicago Tribune (12 October 2017) published Randy Newman talks about God, Putin and bad movies that make him cry.

★ NPR (10 October 2017) broadcast a Tiny Desk concert.

★ The Vinyl District (22 September 2017) published TVD Live: Randy Newman at the Birchmere, 9/18.

★ The Inquirer (21 September 2017) published Randy Newman: Why this 73-year-old thinks he’s put out his best song yet.

★ The Daily Gazette (17 September 2017) published a concert review: Randy Newman shows off superb talent as wordsmith in Troy concert.

★ Rolling Stone (15 September 2017) published Randy Newman: My Life in 15 Songs.

★ WAMC (13 September 2017) broadcast Randy Newman At Troy Savings Bank Music Hall 9/16.

★ The Guardian (7 September 2017) published Randy Newman: ‘I would never not play You’ve Got a Friend in Me’.

★ Uncut (31 August 2017) published Randy Newman – Dark Matter.

★ TomTomRock (30 Ago 2017) published Il ritorno di Randy Newman, fra musica rock e Broadway.

★ The Saturday Paper (26 August 2017) published Randy Newman’s ‘Dark Matter’.

★ New England Public Radio (25 August 2017) published Randy Newman Declares For the One True Sonny Boy Williamson.

★ KHOL (Jackson Hole) (24 August 2017) broadcast a short interview: Randy Newman on KHOL.

★ The Winnipeg Free Press (24 August 2017) published Randy Newman: ‘Dark Matter’.

★ The World Socialist Web Site (24 August 2017) published Randy Newman and the problems of ‘Dark Matter’.

★ The Jackson Hole News & Guide (23 August 2017) published Randy Newman: politics, Putin, darkness.

★ The LA Times (18 August 2017) published Randy Newman reflected on his legacy and new album at an intimate L.A. gig.

★ The Atlantic (16 August 2017) published The Dark Matter of America’s Foremost Musical Satirist.

★ La Grosse Radio (15 Août 2017) published Randy Newman – Dark Matter.

★ The BBC (15 August 2017) broadcast Newman: Trump song would be in ‘terrible taste’.

★ The New Yorker (14 August 2017) published Randy Newman Contemplates the Universe.

★ ArkansasOnline (13 August 2017) published Newman’s Dark Matter a gem.

★ Diario de Cuba (12 August 2017) published Kennedy quiere salvar a Celia Cruz en una canción de Randy Newman/em>.

★ The Big Issue (10 August 2017) published Randy Newman: “America is taking backwards steps”.

★ The Gothamist (10 August 2017) published Randy Newman Talks Trump, Atheism, Kanye And More.

★ ABC News (10 August 2017) published Randy Newman’s “Dark Matter”.

★ Gusto (10 August 2017) published ‘Raw, emotional’ Randy Newman record cuts deep.

★ Flood (10 August 2017) published Randy Newman, “Dark Matter”.

★ VICE News (8 August 2017) posted a video Randy Newman Takes On Politics With His New Album (HBO).

★ RTE (8 August 2017) published Randy Newman delves into Dark Matter on new album.

★ Stereoboard (8 August 2017) published Randy Newman – Dark Matter (Album Review).

★ The Knoxville News Sentinel (8 August 2017) published Randy Newman gives Trump’s America a pass, but not Putin.

★ The Lexington Herald-Leader (7 August 2017) published ‘Dark Matter’ is universal and personal on Randy Newman’s latest.

★ The Chicago Tribune (7 August 2017) published Review: Randy Newman still has much to say.

★ WFUV (7 August 2017) published RANDY NEWMAN.

★ ORF (7 August 2017) broadcast Neues Randy-Newman-Album.

★ NPR (7 August 2017) published Soundtracks, Satire And A Sense Of Place: A Conversation With Randy Newman.

★ Deutschlandfunk Kultur (7 August 2017) published Doppelbödige Songs über die Seele Amerikas.

★ The Financial Times Weekend Magazine (6 August 2017) published Q&A with musician Randy Newman.

★ Süddeutsche Zeitung (5 August 2017) published Mit Putin auf dem Traktor.

★ Berliner Morgenpost (5 August 2017) published “Das Land ist geteilt”.

★ Platten Tests (4 August 2017) published Randy Newman – Dark matter.

★ NPR (4 August 2017) published Randy Newman Takes A Victory Lap On ‘Dark Matter’.

★ Variety (4 August 2017) published Album Review: Randy Newman’s ‘Dark Matter’.

★ Cincy Music (4 August 2017) published Randy Newman: The Man Can Sure Write a Song.

★ Rolling Stone (4 August 2017) published Review: Randy Newman Makes Irony Great Again on ‘Dark Matter’.

★ Slate (4 August 2017) published On Randy Newman’s New Album, America’s Greatest Pop Satirist Grapples With an Unsatirizable Age.

★ Noisey (4 August 2017) published Robert Christgau on Randy Newman’s Album of the Year Contender.

★ Pitchfork (4 August 2017) published Randy Newman Explains Every Song on His New Album, ‘Dark Matter’.

★ The New York Times (4 August 2017) published Randy Newman: And You Thought ‘Short People’ Was Controversial?.

★ The Los Angeles Times (4 August 2017) published Randy Newman weighs in on Putin, science vs. religion and more in new ‘Dark Matter’ album.

★ Hot Press (4 August 2017) published Album Review: Dark Matter, Randy Newman.

★ Wiener Zeitung (5 August 2017) published Rollenlyrik auf doppelten Böden.

★ AD (04.08.17) published ‘Het is kiezen: leven of liedjes’.

★ The Mittelbayerische (04.08.17) published Der Mann mit den Geschichten.

★ The Hamburger Abendblatt (04.08.17) published Randy Newman: Was Putin mit Tom Cruise verbindet.

★ The Los Angeles Times (4 August 2017) published Don Henley on Randy Newman: ‘The most misunderstood and underappreciated recording artist alive’.

★ The Financial Times (4 August 2017) published Randy Newman: Dark Matter — ‘jaunty Americana’.

★ Paste (3 August 2017) published Randy Newman: Multiplying The Characters In His Songs.

★ The Los Angeles Times (3 August 2017) published Review: Randy Newman’s ‘Dark Matter’ shows why he’s still his best interpreter.

★ WNYC (3 August 2017) broadcast The Leonard Lopate Show: Randy Newman Performs In Studio!.

★ The Spectator (3 August 2017) published ‘Things are less liberal than they used to be’: Randy Newman interview.

★ The Daily Mail (3 August 2017) published The grouch with a heart of gold: Randy Newman’s new album Dark Matter is masterly satire.

★ Basler Zeitung (2 August 2017) published «Trump kann man spielen wie eine Geige».

★ The NRC (2 augustus 2017) published ‘Slechter dan nu kan het nooit meer gaan’.

★ Spin (2 August 2017) published Randy Newman Stages the Most Ambitious Production of His Career.

★ The Ringer (2 August 2017) published Randy Newman’s American Monsters.

★ The Seattle Times (1 August 2017) published Randy Newman at top of his game on new album, ‘Dark Matter’.

★ The Irish Times (1 August 2017) published Randy Newman – Dark Matter album review: A late career high for the master songsmith.

★ The Australian (29 July 2017) published A life in song: After six decades in the industry, Randy Newman still finds no shortage of inspiration for his music.

★ The Washington Post (28 July 2017) published Randy Newman cared enough about his new album to help pay for it.

★ NPR’s “First Listen” (27 July 2017) “[W]hile Newman might lately be associated with caustic and impassioned op-ed songs, he remains first and foremost a craftsman of song, capable of telling ordinary stories in ways no one quite has before.” First Listen: Randy Newman, ‘Dark Matter’.

★ WTFpod (24 July 2017) published a podcast in which Marc Maron and Randy talk about Randy’s early albums, his struggles with songwriting, his film scores, his latest album Dark Matter and his legacy in American music..

★ Vulture (19 July 2017) published “Randy Newman on Trump, Putin, and His New Album”.

★ BBC 2 (11 July 2017) published “Randy Newman’s America: Episode 2 of 2”, the second of two one-hour programs on Randy’s songs.

★ BBC 2 (4 July 2017) published “Randy Newman’s America: Episode 1 of 2”, the first of two one-hour programs on Randy’s songs.

★ BBC 6 (20 June 2017) published “I Don’t Try And Write A Hit, I Can’t Do It”, Lauren Laverne’s interview with Randy about “Dark Matter” and more.

★ Variety (14 June 2017) published “Composer Randy Newman Revs Up Massive Orchestra for ‘Cars 3’ Score”.

★ Paris Match (25 September 2016) published “Randy Newman : ‘Mes chansons n’étaient pas comprises'”.

★ PopMatters (September 23, 2016) wrote a nice Songbook review: “Four records. Fifty-six tracks. That’s an awful lot to take in. Needless to say, Newman deserves this lavish treatment.”

★ In the Thursday, September 22, 2016 online edition of the LA Times: ‘I overcooked it’: Randy Newman on stripping down his complicated music for his ‘Songbook’ series.

★ Vermont’s Seven Days published an interview with Randy on June 1, 2016: “Randy Newman Talks Songwriting, Film Work and Vladimir Putin”.

★ WOUB published “A Conversation with Randy Newman” on May 16, 2016 at woub.org.

★ “How Randy Newman and His Family Have Shaped Movie Music for Generations” – an excellent Vanity Fair story from February 8, 2016. vanityfair.com

★ The April 1, 2016 edition of the New Yorker Radio Hour published Susan Morrison’s interview with Randy at wnyc.org.

★ “Randy Newman: Still Biting Still Brilliant” — Spiked’s short overview of Randy’s history, triggered by Randy’s 2015 performance at London’s Royal Festival Hall.
“Randy Newman: Still Biting Still Brilliant”

★ “A great American songbook all by himself” — the Guardian’s review of Randy’s 30 October 2015 Glasgow concert:
“Randy Newman review — a great American songbook all by himself”

★ Mojo published a nice review of Randy’s 26 October 2015 performance at London’s Royal Festival Hall:
“Randy Newman’s Rock & Droll Circus.”

★ The Telegraph published two Randy-centric articles in October 2015.

★ Knack.be published “Randy Newman @ De Roma: Protestsongs zonder moraal” on October 15, 2015.

★ The New Orleans Times-Picayune published “Randy Newman plays an intimate house concert to benefit New Orleans Habitat for Humanity” on August 25, 2015.

★ Tim de Lisle wrote this nice profile of Randy for the Sept/Oct 2015 edition of “Intelligent Life” magazine: “To Irony and Beyond.”

★ Randy was on hand at Disney’s D23 Expo 2015 (August 14th) as part of an introduction to the “Toy Story 4” filmmaking team. Here’s the “Inside the Magic” writeup.

★ Randy performed at Pittsburgh’s Heinz Hall on July 30, 2015 as part of the Pittsburgh Symphony’s Thursday Night Icons Series. He talked to WESA about his career and latest projects. Randy’s WESA interview

★ Randy chatted with Jimmy Fallon and performed two songs for the Tonight Show (March 3, 2014). To read a synopsis with video links, click here.

★ The LA Times reviewed Randy’s performance on the March 3, 2014 Tonight Show. Read their rave here.

★ Randy participated in “The History and Future of Hollywood Film Music,” a 2012 panel discussion on KPCC’s AirTalk program. To watch the archived video, click here.

★ “Rørende Randy Newman i topform,” a review of Randy’s 2012 concert in Randers. Click here to consume!

★ “Randy Newman — review: Festival Hall, London,” a review of Randy’s 2012 concert in London. Click here to read!

★ BBC 4’s Saturday Live program invites Randy to discuss his uncles, Ray Charles, and the Solar Plexus in the 5 Nov 2011 episode, beginning around 47:30 Click here to listen to/download the program.

★ Randy is the subject of WHYY’s “On Tour” in this Oct 2011 episode. Click here to watch the program.

★ “Randy Newman & A Steinway Is All We Need,” a review of Randy’s Austin City Limits Festival performance by the Houston Press. Click here to absorb!

★ “Randy Newman and the Sydney Symphony,” a 2011 interview from the Sydney Opera House, is online. Click here to view!

★ “Randy Newman: The Return Of A Playful Icon,” an July 2011 interview from NPR’s WFUV, is online now. Click here to hear!

★ The Australian has an July 12, 2011 interview with Randy: “Just don’t leave Randy Newman alone with his music.” Click here to read it.

★ Filter focused on Randy from July 5th to July 8th (2011) with four Newman-oriented articles. To read Filter’s work, click here.

★ Randy appeared on WNYC’s Soundcheck on Wednesday, May 25, 2011.

★ NPR’s “Dinner Party Download” hosted Randy on their Episode 100 (June 10, 2011) program. Randy’s segment begins at approximately 11:40 in. To hear it, click here.

★ Randy was on Jimmy Fallon’s program on Monday, May 16, 2011. Randy performed “Losing You” at the end of the program and performed “Short People” as a Web Exclusive.

The LA Times dedicated four blog posts in a row to Randy. Find out about Randy’s movie scoring history as well as his driving record!

★ The A.V. Club asked Randy specific questions about a number of his songs.

★ The A.V. Club also featured Randy in the May 19, 2011 edition of their “Gateways to Geekery” series: Randy Newman.

★ Randy has an audio interview with ABC Sydney about his upcoming orchestral concerts in Australia.

★ A blogger for the Phoenix New Times reviewed Randy’s Memorial-Day weekend appearance at the Arizona Biltmore.

★ Randy chatted with the Huffington Post’s Mike Ragogna.

★ Randy discussed “Losing You” for the Guardian’s “How I wrote …” series. Click here to watch the video of his explanation and a performance of the song.

★ The UK’s Telegraph gives five stars to “The Randy Newman Songbook, Volume 2.” Click here to read the review.

★ Randy’s interview with the BBC’s “The Strand” is online.

★ Randy’s interview with Kirsty Lang on BBC Radio 4 is online.

★ Randy is on Jools Holland’s 30-minute “Later” BBC show in some regions of the globe.

★ Randy appeared on Jools Holland’s 60-minute BBC show.

★ Read the Independent’s review of the Songbook Vol. 2.

★ KCRW’s Kim Masters talks to Randy about The Business in “Randy Newman’s Oscar Run.”

★ InContention.Com has a phone interview with Randy: “TECH SUPPORT INTERVIEW: ‘Toy Story 3’ composer and songwriter Randy Newman.”

★ USA Today published an article that noticed “Randy Newman has had no shortage of success.”

★ In early 2011, Randy was interviewed by Tavis Smiley. Click here to watch the Tavis Smiley interview.

★ According to the LA Times, Randy was “happy on the inside” about previews of the “Harps and Angels” stage production in 2010. Click here to read the article.

★ In 2010, the Hollywood Reporter ran a nice, long interview with Randy titled “Randy Newman is surprisingly optimistic.” To see the interview, click here.

Randy received the Disney Legend Award on October 10, 2007 at Disney Studios in Burbank, CA.

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