 The soundtrack for Toy Story was produced by Walt Disney Records and was released on November 22 , 1995 , the week of the film 's release . Scored and written by Randy Newman , the soundtrack has received praise for its " sprightly , stirring score " . Despite the album 's critical success , the soundtrack only peaked at number 94 on the Billboard 200 album chart . A cassette and CD single release of " You 've Got a Friend in Me " was released on April 12 , 1996 , to promote the soundtrack 's release . The soundtrack was remastered in 2006 . After it went out of print , the album was made available for purchase digitally in retailers such as iTunes . The soundtrack , along with Newman 's complete unreleased score for the film was reissued on July 17 , 2015 as part of the Walt Disney Records : The Legacy Collection series . 
