Randy Newman's American Dreams
- ISBN-10
- 1550226908
- ISBN-13
- 9781550226904
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 348
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- ECW Press
- Author
- Kevin Courrier
Description
Why is Randy Newman - enigmatic, audacious composer responsible for Tom Jones hits and the music to both Toy Story and Monsters Inc - still almost completely unknown? With detailed precision, Courrier delves into the reasons for Newman's peripheral status on the cultural landscape suggesting that, at heart, he has always been a musical outsider and has built a career in the mainstream by donning a brilliant disguise. An illuminating portrait of the artist as a masked man.
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