Grammy Award For Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media - Recipients

Recipients

6th Grammy Awards (1964)

• Tom Jones – John Addison
  • Cleopatra – Alex North
  • Lawrence of Arabia – Maurice Jarre
  • Mondo cane – Riz Ortolani

7th Grammy Awards (1965)

• Mary Poppins – Richard M. Sherman; Robert B. Sherman
  • Goldfinger – John Barry
  • A Hard Day's Night – John Lennon; Paul McCartney
  • The Pink Panther – Henry Mancini
  • Robin and the 7 Hoods – Sammy Cahn; Jimmy Van Heusen

8th Grammy Awards (1966)

• The Sandpiper – Johnny Mandel
  • "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." – Lalo Schifrin; Morton Stevens; Walter Scharf; Jerry Goldsmith
  • Alexis Zorbas – Mikis Theodorakis
  • Help! – John Lennon; Paul McCartney; George Harrison; Ken Thorne
  • Les Parapluies de Cherbourg – Michel Legrand; Jacques Demy

9th Grammy Awards (1967)

• Doctor Zhivago – Maurice Jarre
  • Alfie – Sonny Rollins
  • Arabesque – Henry Mancini
  • Born Free – John Barry
  • Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Alex North

10th Grammy Awards (1968)

• "Mission: Impossible" – Lalo Schifrin
  • Casino Royale – Burt Bacharach
  • Doctor Dolittle – Leslie Bricusse
  • In the Heat of the Night – Quincy Jones
  • To Sir, with Love – Ron Grainer; Don Black; Mark London

11th Grammy Awards (1969)

• The Graduate – Dave Grusin; Paul Simon
  • Bonnie and Clyde – Charles Strouse
  • The Fox – Lalo Schifrin
  • The Odd Couple – Neal Hefti
  • Valley of the Dolls – André Previn

12th Grammy Awards (1970)

• Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – Burt Bacharach
  • The Lost Man – Quincy Jones
  • Mackenna's Gold – Quincy Jones
  • Me, Natalie – Henry Mancini
  • Yellow Submarine – John Lennon; Paul McCartney; George Harrison; George Martin

13th Grammy Awards (1971)

• Let It Be – John Lennon; Paul McCartney; George Harrison; Ringo Starr
  • Airport – Alfred Newman
  • Darling Lili – Johnny Mercer; Henry Mancini
  • MASH – Johnny Mandel
  • The Sterile Cuckoo – Fred Karlin

14th Grammy Awards (1972)

• Shaft – Isaac Hayes
  • Bless the Beasts and Children – Barry De Vorzon; Perry Botkin Jr.
  • Friends – Elton John; Bernie Taupin
  • Love Story – Francis Lai
  • Ryan's Daughter – Maurice Jarre

15th Grammy Awards (1973)

• The Godfather – Nino Rota
  • $ – Quincy Jones
  • Il Giardino dei Finzi-Contini – Manuel De Sica
  • Nicholas and Alexandra – Richard Rodney Bennett
  • Super Fly – Curtis Mayfield

16th Grammy Awards (1974)

• Jonathan Livingston Seagull – Neil Diamond
  • Live and Let Die – Paul McCartney; Linda McCartney; George Martin
  • Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid – Bob Dylan
  • Sounder – Taj Mahal
  • Ultimo Tango a Parigi – Gato Barbieri

17th Grammy Awards (1975)

• The Way We Were – Alan Bergman; Marilyn Bergman; Marvin Hamlisch
  • "QB VII" – Jerry Goldsmith
  • Death Wish – Herbie Hancock
  • Serpico – Mikis Theodorakis
  • The Three Musketeers – Michel Legrand

18th Grammy Awards (1976)

• Jaws – John Williams
  • Murder on the Orient Express – Richard Rodney Bennett
  • Nashville – Keith Carradine; Ronee Blakley; Richard Baskin; Ben Raleigh; Richard Reicheg; Henry Gibson; Karen Black
  • The Return of the Pink Panther – Henry Mancini
  • The Wind and the Lion – Jerry Goldsmith

19th Grammy Awards (1977)

• Car Wash – Norman Whitfield
  • "Rich Man, Poor Man" – Alex North
  • The Omen – Jerry Goldsmith
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest – Jack Nitzsche
  • Taxi Driver – Bernard Herrmann
  • Three Days of the Condor – Dave Grusin

20th Grammy Awards (1978)

• Star Wars – John Williams
  • Rocky – Bill Conti
  • The Spy Who Loved Me – Marvin Hamlisch
  • A Star is Born – Kenny Ascher; Alan Bergman; Marilyn Bergman; Rupert Holmes; Leon Russell; Barbra Streisand; Donna Weiss; Paul Williams; Kenny Loggins
  • You Light Up My Life – Joe Brooks

21st Grammy Awards (1979)

• Close Encounters of the Third Kind – John Williams
  • "Holocaust" – Morton Gould
  • "Battlestar Galactica" – Stu Phillips; John Andrew Tartaglia; Sue Collins; Glen A. Larson
  • Midnight Express – Giorgio Moroder; Christine Bennett; David Castle; Billy Hayes; Oliver Stone
  • Revenge of the Pink Panther – Henry Mancini (composer); Leslie Bricusse (lyricist)

22nd Grammy Awards (1980)

• Superman – John Williams
  • Alien – Jerry Goldsmith
  • Apocalypse Now – Carmine Coppola; Francis Ford Coppola
  • The Muppet Movie – Paul Williams; Kenny Ascher
  • Ice Castles – Alan Parsons (composer); Eric Woolfson (composer); Marvin Hamlisch (composer); Carole Bayer Sager (lyricist)

23rd Grammy Awards (1981)

• The Empire Strikes Back - John Williams
  • Fame – Michael Gore; Anthony Evans; Paul McCrane; Dean Pitchford; Lesley Gore; Robert F. Colesberry
  • Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants – Stevie Wonder; Michael Sembello; Stephanie Andrews; Yvonne Wright
  • One Trick Pony – Paul Simon
  • Urban Cowboy – J.D. Souther; Boz Scaggs; David Foster; Jerry Foster; Bill Rice; Brian Collins; Robby Campbell; Joe Walsh; Bob Morrison; Johnny Wilson; Dan Fogelberg; Bob Seger; Wayland Holyfield; Bob House; Wanda Mallette; Patti Ryan

24th Grammy Awards (1982)

• Raiders of the Lost Ark – John Williams
  • The Elephant Man – John Morris
  • Endless Love – Jonathan Tunick; Lionel Richie; Thomas McClary
  • The Jazz Singer – Neil Diamond; Gilbert Bécaud; Alan E. Lindgren; Richard Bennett; Doug Rhone
  • Nine to Five – Charles Fox; Dolly Parton

25th Grammy Awards (1983)

• E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial – John Williams
  • The French Lieutenant's Woman – Carl Davis
  • On Golden Pond – Dave Grusin
  • Ragtime – Randy Newman
  • Victor Victoria – Henry Mancini (composer); Leslie Bricusse (lyricist)

26th Grammy Awards (1984)

• Flashdance – Giorgio Moroder; Keith Forsey; Irene Cara; Shandi Sinnamon; Ronald Magness; Doug Cotler; Richard Gilbert; Michael Boddicker; Jerry Hey; Phil Ramone; Michael Sembello; Kim Carnes; Duane Hitchings; Craig Krampf; Dennis Matkosky
  • Gandhi – Ravi Shankar; George Fenton
  • Return of the Jedi – John Williams
  • Staying Alive – Frank Stallone; Bruce Stephen Foster; Roy Freeland; Vince DiCola; Thomas Marolda; Joe Esposito; Randy Bishop; Tommy Faragher; Barry Gibb; Maurice Gibb; Robin Gibb
  • Tootsie – Dave Grusin

27th Grammy Awards (1985)

• Purple Rain – Prince; Lisa Coleman; Wendy Melvoin; John L. Nelson
  • Against All Odds – Phil Collins; Stevie Nicks; Peter Gabriel; Stuart Adamson; Michael Rutherford; Kid Creole; Michel Colombier; Larry Carlton
  • Footloose – Bill Wolfer; Dean Pitchford; Kenny Loggins; Tom Snow; Sammy Hagar; Michael Gore; Eric Carmen; Jim Steinman
  • Ghostbusters – Ray Parker Jr.; Kevin O'Neal; Bobby Alessi; David Immer; Tom Bailey; Graham Russell; David Foster; Jay Graydon; Diane Warren; Mick Smiley; Elmer Bernstein
  • Yentl – Michel Legrand; Alan Bergman; Marilyn Bergman

28th Grammy Awards (1986)

• Beverly Hills Cop – Marc Benno; Harold Faltermeyer; Keith Forsey; Micki Free; John Gilutin Hawk; Howard Hewett; Bunny Hull; Howie Rice; Sharon Robinson; Danny Sembello; Sue Sheridan; Richard Theisen; Allee Willis
  • Back to the Future – Johnny Colla; Chris Hayes; Huey Lewis; Lindsey Buckingham; Alan Silvestri; Eric Clapton; Sean Hopper
  • A Passage to India – Maurice Jarre
  • St. Elmo's Fire – David Foster; John Parr; Billy Squier; John Elefante; Dino Elefante; Jon Anderson; Fee Waybill; Steve Lukather; Richard Marx; Jay Graydon; Steve Kipner; Peter Beckett; Cynthia Weil
  • Witness – Maurice Jarre

29th Grammy Awards (1987)

• none

30th Grammy Awards (1988)

• The Untouchables – Ennio Morricone
  • An American Tail – James Horner
  • The Glass Menagerie – Henry Mancini
  • The Princess Bride – Mark Knopfler
  • The Witches of Eastwick – John Williams

31st Grammy Awards (1989)

• The Last Emperor – David Byrne; Cong Su; Ryuichi Sakamoto
  • Empire of the Sun – John Williams
  • Fatal Attraction – Maurice Jarre
  • Tucker: The Man and His Dream – Joe Jackson
  • Who Framed Roger Rabbit – Alan Silvestri

32nd Grammy Awards (1990)

• The Fabulous Baker Boys – Dave Grusin
  • Batman – Danny Elfman
  • Field of Dreams – James Horner
  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade – John Williams
  • The Last Temptation of Christ – Peter Gabriel – For "Passion"

33rd Grammy Awards (1991)

• Glory – James Horner
  • "Twin Peaks" – Angelo Badalamenti – For the soundtrack
  • Dick Tracy – Danny Elfman – For the original score
  • Driving Miss Daisy – Hans Zimmer – For the end titles (original soundtrack)
  • The Little Mermaid – Alan Menken – For the original motion picture soundtrack

34th Grammy Awards (1992)

• Dances with Wolves – John Barry
  • Avalon – Randy Newman
  • Awakenings – Randy Newman
  • Edward Scissorhands – Danny Elfman
  • Havana – Dave Grusin
  • Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves – Michael Kamen

35th Grammy Awards (1993)

• Beauty and the Beast – Alan Menken – For the instrumental score portion of the soundtrack
  • "Northern Exposure" – David Schwartz – For the series' theme
  • Hook – John Williams
  • The Mambo Kings – Arturo Sandoval – For "Mambo Caliente"
  • Rush – Eric Clapton

36th Grammy Awards (1994)

• Aladdin – Alan Menken
  • The Age of Innocence – Elmer Bernstein
  • The Firm – Dave Grusin
  • Jurassic Park – John Williams
  • A River Runs Through It – Mark Isham

37th Grammy Awards (1995)

• Schindler's List – John Williams
  • The Lion King – Hans Zimmer
  • Little Buddha – Ryuichi Sakamoto
  • The Shawshank Redemption – Thomas Newman
  • Wolf – Ennio Morricone

38th Grammy Awards (1996)

• Crimson Tide – Hans Zimmer – For "Crimson Tide"
  • Batman Forever – Elliot Goldenthal – For "Batman Forever"
  • The Cure – Dave Grusin – For "The Cure"
  • Ed Wood – Howard Shore – For "Main Title"
  • Joe Cool Blues - Wynton Marsalis – For "Buggy Ride"

39th Grammy Awards (1997)

• Independence Day – David Arnold – For "Independence Day"
  • Get Shorty – John Lurie – For "Get Shorty"
  • A Time to Kill – Elliot Goldenthal – For "Defile and Lament"
  • Unstrung Heroes – Thomas Newman
  • L'Uomo delle stelle – Ennio Morricone

40th Grammy Awards (1998)

• The English Patient – Gabriel Yared
  • The Lost World: Jurassic Park - John Williams
  • Men in Black – Danny Elfman – For the main theme
  • Selena – Dave Grusin
  • Seven Years in Tibet – John Williams

41st Grammy Awards (1999)

• Saving Private Ryan – John Williams
  • Amistad – John Williams
  • Bulworth – Ennio Morricone
  • City of Angels – Gabriel Yared – For the track from: City Of Angels – Music From The Motion Picture (various artists)
  • Rush Hour – Lalo Schifrin

42nd Grammy Awards (2000)

• A Bug's Life – Randy Newman
  • Shakespeare in Love – Stephen Warbeck
  • Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace - John Williams
  • Le Violon Rouge – John Corigliano
  • La Vita è Bella – Nicola Piovani

43rd Grammy Awards (2001)

• American Beauty – Thomas Newman
  • The Cider House Rules – Rachel Portman
  • Gladiator – Lisa Gerrard; Hans Zimmer
  • Magnolia – Jon Brion
  • Toy Story 2 – Randy Newman

44th Grammy Awards (2002)

• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Tan Dun
  • A.I. Artificial Intelligence – John Williams
  • Chocolat – Rachel Portman
  • Men of Honor – Mark Isham
  • Planet of the Apes – Danny Elfman
  • Traffic – Cliff Martinez

45th Grammy Awards (2003)

• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Howard Shore (composer); John Kurlander (engineer/mixer)
  • A Beautiful Mind – James Horner
  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone – John Williams
  • Monsters, Inc. – Randy Newman
  • Spider-Man – Danny Elfman

46th Grammy Awards (2004)

• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Howard Shore (composer); John Kurlander (engineer); Peter Cobbin (engineer/mixer)
  • Catch Me If You Can – John Williams
  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – John Williams
  • The Hours – Philip Glass
  • Seabiscuit – Randy Newman

47th Grammy Awards (2005)

• The Lord of the Rings: The Return Of The King – Howard Shore (composer); John Kurlander (engineer); Peter Cobbin (engineer/mixer)
  • "Angels in America" – Thomas Newman
  • Big Fish – Danny Elfman
  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind – Jon Brion
  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – John Williams

48th Grammy Awards (2006)

• Ray – Craig Armstrong
  • The Aviator – Howard Shore
  • The Incredibles – Michael Giacchino
  • Million Dollar Baby – Clint Eastwood
  • Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith – John Williams

49th Grammy Awards (2007)

• Memoirs of a Geisha – John Williams
  • The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – Harry Gregson-Williams
  • The Da Vinci Code – Hans Zimmer
  • Munich – John Williams
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest – Hans Zimmer

50th Grammy Awards (2008)

• Ratatouille – Michael Giacchino
  • Babel – Gustavo Santaolalla
  • Blood Diamond – James Newton Howard
  • The Departed – Howard Shore
  • Happy Feet – John Powell
  • Pan's Labyrinth – Javier Navarrete

51st Grammy Awards (2009)

• The Dark Knight – Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard
  • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - John Williams
  • Iron Man – Ramin Djawadi
  • There Will Be Blood – Jonny Greenwood
  • WALL-E – Thomas Newman

52nd Grammy Awards (2010)

• Up – Michael Giacchino
  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Alexandre Desplat
  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – Nicholas Hooper
  • Milk – Danny Elfman
  • Star Trek – Michael Giacchino

53rd Grammy Awards (2011)

• Toy Story 3 – Randy Newman
  • Alice in Wonderland – Danny Elfman
  • Avatar – James Horner
  • Inception – Hans Zimmer
  • Sherlock Holmes – Hans Zimmer

54th Grammy Awards (2012)

• The King's Speech – Alexandre Desplat
• Black Swan – Clint Mansell
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 – Alexandre Desplat
• The Shrine – Ryan Shore
• Tron Legacy – Daft Punk

Year	Winner(s)	Nationality	Work	Nominees	Ref.
1960	Ellington, DukeDuke Ellington	United States	Anatomy of a Murder !Anatomy of a Murder
1961	Ernest Gold (composer) !Ernest Gold	United States Austria	Exodus (soundtrack) !Exodus
1962	Mancini, HenryHenry Mancini	United States	Breakfast at Tiffany's: Music from the Motion Picture !Breakfast at Tiffany's
1963	—	—	—