Since the 1980s, Newman has worked mostly as a movie composer. His movie scores include "Ragtime", "Awakenings", "The Natural", "Leatherheads", "James and the Giant Peach", "Meet the Parents", "Cold Turkey", "Seabiscuit" and "The Princess and the Frog". He has scored seven Disney-Pixar movie: "Toy Story", "A Bug's Life", "Toy Story 2", "Monsters, Inc.", "Cars", "Toy Story 3", and most recently, "Monsters University".