Litmus Music has acquired a stake in Randy Newman’s music publishing and his recorded music catalog, the company announced Thursday. The deal includes both songs and film scores from throughout his career, dating back to the 1960s.
Notable songs in Newman’s catalog that are part of the acquisition include “I Love LA,” “Short People,” “You Can Leave Your Hat On,” “Feels Like Home,” and “Mama Told Me Not to Come.” ” and so on. “You have a friend in me.” His film scores include four films in the “Toy Story” series, “The Natural,” “Awakening,” “Monsters, Inc.” and “Cars.” , “Ragtime,” “A Bug’s Life,” and “Marriage Story.”
The company announced a “creative partnership” with the musician. No price tag was publicly set for the deal.
Litmus launched in the summer of 2022 and made its first major acquisition the following December, purchasing the rights to Keith Urban’s master recordings. In June 2023, the company announced a deal with writer and producer Benny Blanco, and three months later revealed that the Carlyle-backed company had acquired the rights to Katy Perry’s catalog, and announced that it had signed multiple Sources say the price was $225 million.
“Randy Newman is a unique and brilliant songwriter, composer and performer whose body of work proves him to be a timeless artist,” said Litmus Music Co-Founder and Chief Executive.・Creative Officer Dan McCarroll said. “There will never be anyone like him, and his influence on the music world cannot be overstated. We are excited to share Randy’s catalog of beautiful, witty, and observant songs. I couldn’t be more proud and excited to be included.”
After writing songs for other artists, Newman became a recording artist in his own right in 1968 with his self-titled album Randy Newman, and went on to become a recording artist in his own right in the ’70s with albums such as Sail Away and Good Old. Since then, he has become one of the most highly acclaimed rock artists. Boys”, “Little Criminals”, and “Land of Hopes and Dreams”. Much of the content is darkly satirical in nature, and his work has earned him widespread acclaim as one of the greatest songwriters of all time. But he ultimately achieved perhaps his greatest commercial success as a film composer, starting with films such as Cold Turkey and Ragtime, and serving as the de facto house scorer for Pixar-Disney from the 1990s onwards. .
His songs include Joe Cocker, Barbra Streisand, Three Dog Night, Linda Ronstadt, Harry Nilsson, Judy Collins, Dusty Springfield, Peter Gabriel, Bonnie Raitt, Johnny Cash, Ray – Covered by artists such as Charles, Marianne Faithful, and Cilla Black.
Newman has been in the spotlight this month because an authorized biography covering his entire career, written by former Los Angeles Times pop music critic Robert Hilburn, is scheduled to be published next Tuesday. That’s also a factor. His only original stage musical, “Randy Newman’s Faust,” was revived at the Soraya in Northridge in late September.
A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Newman has won two Oscar Awards (out of 22 nominations), seven Grammy Awards (out of 23 nominations), and three Emmy Awards.
Carlyle Global Credit, which operates Litmus, said it has invested more than $14 billion in entertainment, media and sports since 2017.
