Soundtrack
The score to Papillon was composed and conducted by Jerry Goldsmith. Papillon marked Goldsmith's third collaboration with director Franklin J. Schaffner following his Oscar nominated scores to Planet of the Apes (1968) and Patton (1970). The music to Papillon went on to garner Goldsmith his sixth Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score and was one of the American Film Institute's 250 nominated soundtracks for the top 25 American film scores.
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