(Newman had previously dabbled with soundtrack scoring for the television series Peyton Place as well as Norman Lear's 1971 Cold Turkey.) Newman received Oscar nominations both for his score and the song "One More Hour." He truly was off and running. This side of the composer blossomed most fully when he plunged himself into the family business of film scoring with 1981's Ragtime, based on E.L. But Newman has always had a tender side, and even his most acerbic works have been imbued with great humanity and even compassion for those wronged by society. The transformation of Randy Newman (the man behind such witheringly brilliant songs as "Rednecks" and "Sail Away") into a family-friendly Disney Legend seems to have surprised many, including the esteemed Mr. (Longtime readers might recall Mike at Second Disc HQ wishing upon a star for its CD release way back in August!) Now, we're happy to announce that Newman's Toy Story 3, featuring the Oscar-winning song "We Belong Together" as performed by its composer/lyricist, is finally available on CD and begins shipping today from Intrada's online store. (With Giacchino's Cars 2 in 2011, compact discs were back.) Yet there was a silver lining when independent soundtrack specialist label Intrada struck up a partnership last year with Walt Disney Records, kicking it off with a CD presentation of Up. Following an unfortunate pattern established with Michael Giacchino's Academy Award-winning score to Up, Randy Newman's score to Toy Story 3 was relegated to the domain of digital downloads. But one thing Toy Story 3 didn't have was a proper soundtrack album on CD. It became the first film to be released theatrically in 7.1 surround sound. It reaped five Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, and took two of the gold statues home. It was highest-grossing film of 2010 (domestic and worldwide), the all-time box office champ among animated features, and in the Top 10 highest-grossing films of all time. Toy Story 3 certainly had its fair amount of accomplishments.
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