Awakenings Soundtrack (1990)
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Despertares
Risvegli
Despertares
Synopsis
Awakenings
1969. Dr. Malcolm Sayer is hired as a clinical physician at a local hospital in the Bronx, despite only having a research background. The job is not ideal on his side as he has difficulties relating to people which is the reason he has focused on research projects not involving human subjects, while the hospital hires him somewhat out of desperation in not finding anyone else with the qualifications who wants the job.
Most of his patients are in a semi-catatonic state and are housed no in what some of the orderlies coin the "garden" ward, where all they can do for the patients is water and feed them. He notices that some of the patients, despite their generally catatonic state, respond in unusual ways to certain stimuli. In doing some research, he also finds that some common bonds between these patients are that they suffered from encephalitis in the 1920s or 1930s, and that their physical states are like they have Parkinson's disease frozen in time.
As such, he is able to convince, albeit reluctantly, his skeptical boss, Dr. Kaufman, to administer an expensive experimental drug therapy on only one patient with family consent. That patient is forty-one year old Leonard Lowe, who has been in his current state since he was eleven years old, and who has been supported by his loving mother through all these years.
As the drug therapy "awakens" Leonard, there are several issues that come into play. Malcolm has to try and convince Kaufman and the hospital administration to extend the therapy to the other patients. Despite not knowing the long term effects, Leonard, who was aware of his surroundings through his catatonic state, may have mixed emotions about his situation, wanting both to be treated as human being and an experiment guinea pig to ensure that what is happening benefits him and others in the long run.
Mrs. Lowe may be unprepared for the new Leonard, she expecting who she remembers as a sweet eleven year old boy. Through all these issues, what may be the most illuminating issue for Malcolm is the need to stimulate the human spirit, including his own in dealing with people around him.
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Awakenings
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I'm Always Chasing Rainbows
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Harry Carroll:
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O Soave Fanciulla
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Purple Haze
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Shanghai Shuffle
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Sing, Sing, Sing
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Time of the Season
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You Made Me Love You
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Leonard
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Randy Newman:
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Dr. Sayer
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Randy Newman:
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Lucy
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Randy Newman:
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Catch
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Randy Newman:
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Rilke's Panther
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Randy Newman:
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L Dopa
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Randy Newman:
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Awakenings
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Randy Newman:
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Time of the Season (Colin Blunstone/Rod Argent Of The Zombies)
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Randy Newman:
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Outside
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Randy Newman:
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Escape Attempt
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Randy Newman:
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Ward Five
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Randy Newman:
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Dexter's Tune
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Randy Newman:
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The Reality of Miracles
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Randy Newman:
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End Title
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Love Story (You And Me)
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Bet No One Ever Hurt This Bad
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Cowboy
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The Beehive State
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Randy Newman:
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I Think It's Going To Rain Today
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Randy Newman:
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Davy The Fat Boy
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Randy Newman:
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Have You Seen My Baby
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Let's Burn Down The Cornfield
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Randy Newman:
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Mama Told Me Not To Come
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Randy Newman:
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Suzanne
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Randy Newman:
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Old Kentucky Home
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Randy Newman:
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Sail Away
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Randy Newman:
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Lonely At The Top
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Randy Newman:
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Last Night I Had A Dream
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Randy Newman:
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Political Science
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Randy Newman:
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Burn On
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Randy Newman:
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Memo To My Son
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Randy Newman:
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You Can Leave Your Hat On
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Randy Newman:
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God's Song (That's Why I Love Mankind)
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Randy Newman:
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Rednecks
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Randy Newman:
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Birmingham
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Randy Newman:
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Marie
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Randy Newman:
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Guilty
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Randy Newman:
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Louisiana 1927
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Randy Newman:
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Kingfish
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Baltimore
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Rider In The Rain
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Short People
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Little Criminals
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Randy Newman:
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In Germany Before The War
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Randy Newman:
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I'll Be Home
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Randy Newman:
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It's Money That I Love
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Randy Newman:
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Ghosts
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Randy Newman:
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The Girls In My Life (Part I)
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Randy Newman:
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William Brown
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I Love L.A.
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Mikey's
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My Life Is Good
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Miami
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Real Emotional Girl
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Take Me Back
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Song For The Dead
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Dixie Flyer
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New Orleans Wins The War
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Four Eyes
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It's Money That Matters
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I Want You To Hurt Like I Do
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Can't Keep A Good Man Down
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Bleeding All Over The Place (Alternate Mix)
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Happy Ending
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Golden Gridiron Boy
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Vine Street (Demo)
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Love Is Blind (Demo)
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Don't Ruin Our Happy Home (Demo)
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The Goat
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Gone Dead Train
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Tickle Me (Live)
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Maybe I'm Doing It Wrong (Live)
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Yellow Man (Live)
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Magic In The Moonlight (Live)
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Beat Me Baby (Demo)
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Simon Smith And The Amazing Dancing Bear
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Let Me Go (from The Pursuit Of Happiness)
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Jesus In The Summertime (Demo)
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Going Home (1918) (Demo)
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Interiors (Demo)
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Pretty Boy
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Something To Sing About (Demo)
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The Ballad Of The Three Amigos (Demo)
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My Little Buttercup (Demo)
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Blue Shadows On The Trail (Demo)
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Randy Newman:
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Happy (Demo)
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Randy Newman:
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The Longest Night (Demo)
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Randy Newman:
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Days Of Heaven (Demo)
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Randy Newman:
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What Have You Done To Me (Demo)
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Randy Newman:
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Masterman And Baby J (Demo)
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Randy Newman:
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Lines In The Sand
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Randy Newman:
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Gainesville (Demo)
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Randy Newman:
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Feels Like Home (Live)
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Randy Newman:
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My Name Is James (Demo)
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Randy Newman:
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Laugh And Be Happy (Demo)
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Randy Newman:
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Rev Running (from Cold Turkey)
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Randy Newman:
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Change Your Way (from Ragtime)
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Randy Newman:
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Clef Club No. 1 (from Ragtime)
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Randy Newman:
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Clef Club No. 2 (from Ragtime)
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Randy Newman:
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Ragtime (from Ragtime)
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Randy Newman:
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Prologue 1915-1923 (from The Natural)
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Randy Newman:
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The Natural (from The Natural)
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Randy Newman:
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Introduction / I Love To See You Smile (from Parenthood)
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Randy Newman:
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Kevin's Party (Cowboy Girl) (from Parenthood)
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Randy Newman:
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1914 (from Avalon)
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Randy Newman:
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End Titles (from Avalon)
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Randy Newman:
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Leonard (from Awakenings)
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Randy Newman:
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Dexter's Tune (from Awakenings)
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Randy Newman:
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Clocks (from The Paper)
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Randy Newman:
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Make Up Your Mind (from The Paper)
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Randy Newman:
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Opening (from Maverick)
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Randy Newman:
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Tartine De Merde (from Maverick)
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Randy Newman:
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You've Got A Friend In Me (from Toy Story)
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Woody And Buzz (from Toy Story)
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Randy Newman:
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I Will Go Sailing No More (from Toy Story)
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Randy Newman:
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Heaven Is My Home (from Michael)
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Randy Newman:
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Main Title (from James And The Giant Peach)
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Randy Newman:
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Clouds (from James And The Giant Peach)
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Randy Newman:
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Good News (from James And The Giant Peach)
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Randy Newman:
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Rilke's Panther
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Randy Newman:
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Dexter's Tune
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Randy Newman:
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I Think It's Going To Rain Today
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Randy Newman:
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Let's Burn Down The Cornfield
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Randy Newman:
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God's Song (That's Why I Love Mankind)
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Randy Newman:
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I'll Be Home
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Randy Newman:
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It's Money That I Love
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Randy Newman:
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Mikey's
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Randy Newman:
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It's Money That Matters
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Randy Newman:
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Can't Keep A Good Man Down
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Randy Newman:
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Don't Ruin Our Happy Home (Demo)
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Randy Newman:
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Maybe I'm Doing It Wrong (Live)
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Randy Newman:
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Kevin's Party (Cowboy Girl) (from Parenthood)
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Randy Newman:
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Dexter's Tune (from Awakenings)
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Randy Newman:
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You've Got A Friend In Me (from Toy Story)
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Randy Newman:
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