← Randy Newman5 story stops / Suggested order
A mordant Los Angeles songbook
Hear Randy Newman’s Los Angeles as a songbook: boulevards and hotels outside, orchestras and old stages inside.
Read in this order, then plan travel between the public locations. Historical references and private properties are not visitor stops. This is a story sequence, not a timed walking itinerary.
Place and area markers · not exact camera positions
See the corner from the sidewalk. Check the business directly if planning a food stop.
Open in maps ↗︎- 01Chapter one · Enter the worldMusic video · 1983
Hear Randy Newman’s Los Angeles as a songbook: boulevards and hotels outside, orchestras and old stages inside.
Burrito King
Ucla90024 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cropped location photograph The Sunset Boulevard restaurant appears along the video’s drive through Los Angeles, a roadside landmark in the larger portrait of the city.
See the corner from the sidewalk. Check the business directly if planning a food stop.
- 02Lyric geography
Santa Monica Boulevard
WhenHarryMetSally777 · CC BY 4.0 · Cropped location photograph Newman names Santa Monica Boulevard in the song. It is a long corridor through several neighbourhoods, not a claim that every block was filmed for the video.
The map is an area reference. Choose a walkable stretch that fits your day.
- 03Chapter two · Go deeperLYRICAL LOS ANGELES
The satirist at the piano, the film composer on the scoring stage, and the city that remains both subject and punchline.
The Beverly Hills Hotel
Alan Light · CC BY 2.0 · Cropped location photograph The pink hotel stands inside the affluent Los Angeles landscape Newman repeatedly observes with affection and a raised eyebrow.
Hotel property. The album photograph used an elevated viewpoint; this pin identifies the hotel, not a recreatable camera position.
- 04ORCHESTRAL STAGE
Hollywood Bowl
Edwardrhodes06 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cropped location photograph The Bowl gives Newman’s piano-led writing its civic scale, pairing the songwriter with the orchestral tradition central to his film work.
Concert venue. Check official access hours and event tickets before visiting.
- 05Chapter three · The afterimageCONCERT HALL
End with the place that reveals how this World survives beyond its original frame.
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Daniel Hartwig from San Mateo, CA, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Cropped location photograph Performances with orchestra place Newman’s screen music inside one of the city’s defining contemporary concert rooms.
Check current opening hours, admission and event tickets. Use public visitor areas and respect restricted spaces.
PACK FOR THE JOURNEY
Take Randy Newman with you.
Original posters, records, books, physical editions and licensed merchandise for this route.
Amoeba Music
Trouble in Paradise — browse editions
Search the record shop’s catalogue; formats and availability vary.
Browse results ↗︎eBay · Ad / affiliate
Randy Newman on vinyl and CD
Browse exact-title pressings and physical editions connected to this World.
Live marketplace search · listings, condition and prices changeBrowse vinyl ↗︎Bookshop.org UK · Ad / affiliate
Randy Newman books and photography
Browse biographies, photography and music writing connected to this World.
Live book search · editions and stock changeBrowse books ↗︎eBay · Ad / affiliate
Randy Newman memorabilia
Explore current exact-title memorabilia and verify seller, provenance and condition.
Live marketplace search · listings, condition and prices changeView memorabilia ↗︎Product results, prices and stock can change. Check format, edition, seller, shipping and returns with the retailer. “Ad / affiliate” links pay Where It Was a commission when a qualifying purchase is made, at no extra cost to you.