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Randy Newman is noted as a lyricist of considerable sophistication. He often writes songs from unusual perspectives especially the unreliable narrator. For example, "Sail Away" is a slave trader's come-on, "Birmingham" is written from the perspective of a man "a roller in a steel mill" who loves his ordinary life in Birmingham, Alabama, while "Political Science" complains of worldwide hate of America and proposes a final solution in a very acute ironic way.

Randy Newman's work as a film composer began in 1971, with his work on the Norman Lear satire Cold Turkey. He returned to film work with 1981's Ragtime, for which he was nominated for two Academy Awards. Randy Newman had the dubious distinction of receiving the most Oscar nominations without a single win (15). His streak was broken when he received the Best Song Oscar for the 2002 Monsters Inc. song "If I Didn't Have You".