You know Randy Newman from the songs in Toy Story,...  ...des. His uncles Emil and Lionel were also musical composers . The musical legacy of the family was brought out...  ...n, one of Alfred’s sons and an eminent film composer in his own right (Ice Age, Hoffa, Anastasia), who...  ...ther, put it. Tom New...

The following is an article from the book Uncle Jo...  ...d 18 Grammys, and he may be the most widely heard composer of all time. Who is he? John Williams, composer of the film soundtracks for blockbusters like Sta...  ...hool, where he studied under the world's greatest composers...

Before young Wolfgang Mozart became the toast of Europe, the family promoted his older sister, Maria Anna Mozart. “Virtuosic.” “A prodigy.” “Genius.” These words were written in the 1760s about Mozart—Mari...