''Toy Story 2: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack'' is the soundtrack album to ''

Toy Story 2 ''Toy Story 2'' is a 1999 American computer-animated film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. The second installment in the Toy Story (franchise), ''Toy Story'' franchise and the sequel to ''Toy Story'' (1995), it wa ...

''. The score for the film is composed by

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, who previously composed for its predecessor, ''

Toy Story ''Toy Story'' is a 1995 American computer-animated comedy film directed by John Lasseter (in his feature directorial debut), produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The first installment in the '' Toy Story ...

''. It was released by

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on November 9, 1999. Although out of print in the U.S., the CD is available in the U.S. as an import and all but one song is available digitally. The album features two original songs written for the film – "

When She Loved Me "When She Loved Me" is a song written by Randy Newman for Disney and Pixar's animated film ''Toy Story 2'' (1999), and recorded by Canadian singer Sarah McLachlan. The song reveals the backstory of Jessie, a toy cowgirl, as she reflects upon her ...

" (the main song in the film) and "Woody's Roundup" along with Newman's score. The song from the first film "You've Got a Friend in Me", was also reused. The music received several nominations at prominent award ceremonies, including

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and

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award nominations. It won the

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for Newman, and the song "

" won the

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. In addition to the awards, the track was also considered for the nomination for AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs in 2004, by the

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wrote two new songs for ''Toy Story 2'' as well as the complete original score. "

" is performed by Newman, along with

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. The track is used in the flashback montage in which Jessie experiences being loved, forgotten, then abandoned by her owner, Emily. "When She Loved Me" received praise from critics, who found the song moving and heartbreaking, praising Newman's songwriting and McLachlan's vocal performance. It earned a reputation as one of the saddest sequences in both Pixar and Disney films, as well as one of the saddest film songs ever written. The song was nominated at the

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s in 2000 for

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, but lost

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for "

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" from another Disney animated film, ''

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''. It also lost the

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for

to Collins for the same track. Another song "Woody's Roundup" is performed by Newman and Riders in the Sky. It is the theme song for the Woody's Roundup television show, while also being used in the end-credit music. The film carried over one song from ''Toy Story'', "You've Got a Friend in Me," sung at two different points during the film by

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as Woody and Robert Goulet, the singing voice of Wheezy.

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