Toy Story Soundtrack: Composers, Songs and Tracklist

Randy Newman scored all five main Toy Story films, from Toy Story (1995) to Toy Story 5 (2026), and Michael Giacchino scored the spin-off Lightyear (2022). Each film has an album on Walt Disney Records, so you can follow the music release by release.

Newman's run starts with Toy Story (1995), directed by John Lasseter. Its album, "Toy Story", came out on Walt Disney Records on October 24, 1995, with 16 tracks. The score cues include "Strange Things", "I Will Go Sailing No More", "Andy's Birthday" and "Soldier's Mission". Foreign language editions followed: a Spanish edition on Fantil in 1995, a French edition on Walt Disney Records in March 1996 and a German edition on Polydor in 1996.

Toy Story 2 (1999), also directed by Lasseter, has a 20 track "Toy Story 2" album on Walt Disney Records, released November 9, 1999. Its best known cues are "Woody's Roundup", "Zurg's Planet", "Woody's Been Stolen" and "Chicken Man".

Toy Story 3 (2010), directed by Lee Unkrich, has a 17 track "Toy Story 3" album, released June 15, 2010 on Walt Disney Records. Look for "Sunnyside", "Garbage?", "Come to Papa" and "Cowboy!".

Toy Story 4 (2019), directed by Josh Cooley, has "Toy Story 4: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack", 26 tracks, released June 21, 2019 on Walt Disney Records. The cues include "Operation Pull Toy", "School Daze", "The Road to Antiques" and "A Spork in the Road".

Toy Story 5 (2026), directed by Andrew Stanton, has "Toy Story 5: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack", 27 tracks, released June 19, 2026 on Walt Disney Records. Cues such as "Tech Boom", "Tire Swing Hill" and "Bonnie's New E-Friends" match the film's story of toys and screens.

Lightyear (2022), directed by Angus MacLane, is presented in the film as the movie Andy saw that made him want a Buzz Lightyear toy. Giacchino's "Lightyear: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" has 31 tracks and was released June 17, 2022 on Walt Disney Records. Its cues include "Mission Log", "Mission Perpetual" and "The Lone Space Ranger".

No composer has been confirmed for a sixth film. For the order to hear the scores, see Toy Story movies in order.

The signature Toy Story song is "You've Got a Friend in Me" by Randy Newman, written for Toy Story (1995) and credited again on the music sheets for Toy Story 2, Toy Story 3 and Toy Story 4. Each film also has its own songs, some written for the film and some licensed, and Lightyear (2022) has no credited songs at all.

Toy Story (1995): "You've Got a Friend in Me" by Randy Newman is the credited song, written for the film. The Walt Disney Records album, released October 24, 1995, also carries the track titles "Strange Things" and "I Will Go Sailing No More" alongside score cues such as "Andy's Birthday" and "Soldier's Mission".

Toy Story 2 (1999): Three songs are credited. "When She Loved Me" by Sarah McLachlan was written for the film and plays over a flashback montage in which Jessie is loved by her owner Emily, then outgrown, forgotten and abandoned. "Woody's Roundup" by Riders in the Sky, also written for the film, is the theme song of the Woody's Roundup TV show within the story and returns in the end credit music. "You've Got a Friend in Me" is sung at two points, by Tom Hanks as Woody and by Robert Goulet as Wheezy's singing voice, and the album lists the Wheezy version as its own track.

Toy Story 3 (2010): "We Belong Together" by Randy Newman was written for the film. The film also credits "You've Got a Friend in Me" by Randy Newman, a Gipsy Kings version titled "You've Got a Friend in Me (para Buzz Español)", "Dream Weaver" by Gary Wright and "Le Freak" by Chic.

Toy Story 4 (2019): "The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy" by Chris Stapleton and Randy Newman and "I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away" by Randy Newman were both written for the film. "You've Got a Friend in Me" by Randy Newman returns, and the Walt Disney Records album, released June 21, 2019, opens with it.

Toy Story 5 (2026): "I Knew It, I Knew You" by Taylor Swift was written for the film. It plays over the end title sequence, after the story ends and before the credits scenes, and it is the first track on the Walt Disney Records album released June 19, 2026.

Lightyear (2022): No songs are credited. The music is the score by Michael Giacchino.

Which Toy Story song is the most famous? "You've Got a Friend in Me" is the clear answer, since it is the one song credited across four of the five main films, from 1995 through 2019.

These are our opinions, chosen from the songs credited above.

• "You've Got a Friend in Me": it is the one song that carries through the saga, and hearing it sung in different voices, including Woody's and Wheezy's in Toy Story 2, keeps it fresh.
• "When She Loved Me": it pairs a single song with a single flashback of Jessie and Emily, and that focus is why it lands.
• "Woody's Roundup": it is a theme song for a show that exists only inside the film, and it comes back in the end credit music.
• "The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy": a Chris Stapleton and Randy Newman pairing written for Toy Story 4 gives Woody a song of his own.
• "I Knew It, I Knew You": a Taylor Swift song placed over the end title sequence of Toy Story 5 gives the credits a proper send off.
• "We Belong Together": it opens the Toy Story 3 album, and its title suits a film about toys facing a future without Andy.
• "Le Freak": a Chic track sitting in a Newman scored film is a fun change of texture.

For where each film and its music can be streamed, see where to watch Toy Story, and for the people behind the voices see the Toy Story cast.