
Recording of the film's score began with three sessions being conducted on September 2018, January and June 2019, in a span of around eight to ten months. But in some ways it was easier, because I could use bits and pieces of music that I had from before. It’s hard keeping the emotional level sustained for as long as this one required. It was so important for me to have his approval." About the film's music, Newman had said: It took a while to get this story right, but once we were feeling right about it, we went to Randy’s house and pitched him. Director Josh Cooley said that he hired him to return because he "can't imagine making a fourth without Randy Newman." Stating his inclusion, Cooley in an interview to Variety magazine, said that "There were three people that I wanted to make sure were feeling the story: Tom, Tim and Randy. Randy Newman confirmed his involvement in Toy Story 4 during the 2015 D23 Expo. In addition to the English-language, the soundtrack album was released in Spanish (Castilian), Spanish (Neutral), Italian, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Korean, Japanese, Russian and Polish languages.

The soundtrack featured Newman's score along with three original songs, which released on June 21, 2019, with the film.

Randy Newman, who composed for the previous instalments returned to score the film. Toy Story 4 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album for the 2019 film Toy Story 4, the fourth instalment in the Toy Story franchise, created by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures.
