The Academy Awards idea originated in 1927-28 as a method for the film industry to recognise individual achievements within its ranks and at the same time do some self-promotion, the "Academy" being the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences or AMPAS which originated the idea. The idea has progressed over the years, with different rules and methods developing over time but the basic premise is the same. There are a number of Awards for "Best Picture", "Best Director", etc. and films and the people involved go through a process of nomination. These days there are generally five official nominees for each Award, and the members of the Academy then vote to select a winner who receives a statuette known as an "Oscar" though the origin of the nickname is now uncertain.
It was 1934 before film music was recognised with its own awards, and in the earlier years the winners in the music and other technical categories received a Plaque rather than the famous Statuette. But since 1946 there have been two or three statuettes awarded for music categories. Usually these are for "Original Score" or "Dramatic Score" and "Original Song" but often including a third award whose name has tended to change over the years for "Musical Score", "Music Adaptation", "Comedy Score" or similar. It has been announced that from 2014 onwards, the nominated songs and film scores will be performed in a live concert a few days before the awards ceremony. It is hoped that the nominated scores will be represented by a suite of music taken from the films, and if possible conducted by the composers themselves.
Before listing the results of the annual Oscars event, it is worth noting that 3 Composers have been singled out by the Academy for Special individual awards. Those composers are:
For the main Music categories we list the winner first and then the nominations, although for some of the historic Awards we currently list only the winner. The Oscars often have controversies over the relative artistic merit of the winners and losers and that issue extends to the film music awards also, but all the winners and nominees are generally deserving of recognition for their achievements:
"Babylon" by "Justin Hurwitz"
"The Banshees of Inisherin" by Carter Burwell
"Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio" by Alexandre Desplat
"Women Talking" by Hildur Guðnadóttir
"The Fabelmans" by John Williams
"Naatu Naatu" by M. M. Keeravani & Chandrabose from "RRR", performed by Kaala Bhairava & Rahul Sipligunj
"Carolina" by Taylor Swift from "Where the Crawdads Sing", performed by Taylor Swift
"Ciao Papa" by Alexandre Desplat, Roeban Katz & Guillermo del Toro from "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio", performed by Gregory Mann
"Hold My Hand" by Lady Gaga, BloodPop & Benjamin Rice, from "Top Gun: Maverick", performed by Lady Gaga
"Lift Me Up" by Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler & Ludwig Göransson from "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever", performed by Rihanna
"Dune" by Hans Zimmer
"Don't Look Up" by Nicholas Britell
"Encanto" by Germaine Franco
"Paraller Mothers" by Alberto Iglesias
"The Power of the Dog" by Jonny Greenwood
"No Time To Die" by Billie Eilish & Finneas O'Connell from No Time To Die, performed by Billie Eilish
"Be Alive" by DIXSON & Beyoncé Knowles-Carter from King Richard, performed by Beyoncé
"Dos Oruguitas" by Lin-Manuel Miranda from Encanto, performed by Sebastián Yatra
"Down to Joy" by Van Morrison from Belfast, performed by Van Morrison
"Somehow You Do" by Diane Warren from Four Good Days, performed by Reba McEntire
"Soul" by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste
"Da 5 Bloods" by Terence Blanchard
"Mank" by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
"Minari" by Emile Mosseri
News of the World by James Newton Howard
"Fight for You" by D'Mile, Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas from Judas and the Black Messiah
"Hear My Voice" by Celeste Waite & Daniel Pemberton from The Trial of the Chicago 7
"Húsavík" by Savan Kotecha, Fat Max Gsus and Rickard Göransson from "Eurovision Song Contest"
"Io sì (Seen)" by Laura Pausini & Diane Warren from The Life Ahead
"Speak Now" by Sam Ashworth & Leslie Odom Jr. from One Night in Miami
"Joker" by Hildur Guðnadóttir
Little Women by Alexandre Desplat
"Marriage Story" by Randy Newman
"1917" by Thomas Newman
"Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker" by John Williams
"(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" by Elton John, Bernie Taupin (performed by Elton John & Taron Egerton) from Rocketman
"I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away" by Randy Newman (performed by Randy Newman) from Toy Story 4
"I'm Standing with You" by Diane Warren (performed by Chrissy Metz) from Breakthrough
"Into the Unknown" by Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez (performed by Panic! at the Disco) from Frozen II
"Stand Up" by Joshuah Brian Campbell, Cynthia Erivo (performed by Cynthia Erivo) from Harriet
Black Panther by Ludwig Göransson
"BlacKkKlansman" by Terence Blanchard
"If Beale Street Could Talk" by Nicholas Britell
Isle of Dogs by Alexandre Desplat
Mary Poppins Returns by Marc Shaiman
"Shallow" by Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt (performed by Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper) from A Star Is Born
"All the Stars" by Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Sounwave & Al Shux (performed by Kendrick Lamar & SZA) from Black Panther
"I'll Fight" by Diane Warren (performed by Jennifer Hudson) from RBG
"The Place Where Lost Things Go" by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman (performed by Emily Blunt) from Mary Poppins Returns
"When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings" by David Rawlings and Gillian Welch (performed by Tim Blake Nelson and Willie Watson) from The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The Shape of Water by Alexandre Desplat
Dunkirk by Hans Zimmer
Phantom Thread by Jonny Greenwood
Star Wars: The Last Jedi by John Williams
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri by Carter Burwell
"Remember Me" by Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez (performed by Benjamin Bratt) from Coco
"Mighty River" by Mary J. Blige, Raphael Saadiq & Taura Stinson (performed by Mary J. Blige) from Mudbound
"Mystery of Love" by Sufjan Stevens (performed by Sufjan Stevens) from Call Me by Your Name
"Stand Up For Something" by Diane Warren & Lonnie R. Lynn (aka "Common") (performed by Andra Day featuring Common) from Marshall
"This Is Me" by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (performed by Keala Settle) from The Greatest Showman
La La Land by Justin Hurwitz
Jackie by Mica Levi
Lion by Dustin O'Halloran & Hauschka
Moonlight by Nicholas Britell
Passengers by Thomas Newman
"City of Stars" by Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (performed by Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone) from La La Land
"Audition (The Fools Who Dream)" by Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (performed by Emma Stone) from La La Land
"Can't Stop the Feeling!" by Justin Timberlake, Max Martin and Shellback (performed by Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, Gwen Stefani, James Corden, Zooey Deschanel, Ron Funches, Caroline Hjelt, Aino Jawo, Christopher Mintz-Plasse & Kunal Nayyar) from Trolls
"The Empty Chair" by J. Ralph and Sting (performed by Sting) from Jim: The James Foley Story
"How Far I'll Go" by Lin-Manuel Miranda (performed by Auli'i Cravalho) from Moana
The Hateful Eight by Ennio Morricone
Bridge of Spies by Thomas Newman
Carol by Carter Burwell
Sicario by Jóhann Jóhannsson
Star Wars: The Force Awakens by John Williams
"Writing's On The Wall" by Sam Smith and James Napes from Spectre
"Earned It" – Music and Lyrics by Ahamad Balshe (Belly), Stephan Moccio, Jason "Daheala" Quenneville, Abel Tesfaye (The Weeknd) from Fifty Shades of Grey
"Manta Ray" – Music by J. Ralph, Lyrics by Antony Hegarty from Racing Extinction
"Simple Song #3" – Music and Lyrics by David Lang from Youth
"Til It Happens to You" – Music and Lyrics by Lady Gaga and Diane Warren from The Hunting Ground
The Grand Budapest Hotel by Alexandre Desplat
The Imitation Game by Alexandre Desplat
Interstellar by Hans Zimmer
Mr. Turner by Gary Yershon
The Theory of Everything by JóHann JóHannsson
"Glory" music and lyric by John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn from Selma
"Everything Is Awesome" music and lyric by Shawn Patterson from The Lego Movie
"Grateful" music and lyric by Diane Warren from Beyond The Lights
"I'm Not Gonna Miss You" music and lyric by Glen Campbell and Julian Raymond from Glen Campbell...I'll Be Me
"Lost Stars" music and lyric by Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois from Begin Again
Gravity by Steven Price
The Book Thief by John Williams
Her by William Butler and Owen Pallett
Philomena by Alexandre Desplat
Saving Mr. Banks by Thomas Newman
"Let It Go" music and lyric by Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez from Frozen
"Happy" music and lyric by Pharrell Williams from Despicable Me 2
"The Moon Song" music by Karen O, lyric by Karen O & Spike Jonze From Her
"Ordinary Love" music by Paul Hewson (Bono), Dave Evans (The Edge), Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen, lyric by Paul Hewson (Bono) from Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
The Life of Pi by Mychael Danna
Anna Karenina by Dario Marianelli
Argo by Alexandre Desplat
Lincoln by John Williams
Skyfall by Thomas Newman
"Skyfall" by Adele and Paul Epworth from Skyfall
"Before My Time" by J. Ralph from Chasing Ice
"Everybody Needs A Best Friend" by Walter Murphy and Seth MacFarlane from Ted
"Pi's Lullaby" by Mychael Danna and Bombay Jayashri from Life of Pi
"Suddenly" by Claude-Michel Schonberg, Herbert Kretzmer and Alain Boublil from Les Misérables
The Artist by Ludovic Bource
The Adventures of Tintin by John Williams
Hugo by Howard Shore
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by Alberto Iglesias
War Horse by John Williams
"Man or Muppet" by Bret McKenzie from The Muppets
"Real in Rio" by Sergio Mendes, Carlinhos Brown and Siedah Garrett from Rio
The Social Network by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
How to Train Your Dragon by John Powell
Inception by Hans Zimmer
The King's Speech by Alexandre Desplat
127 Hours by A. R. Rahman
"We Belong Together" by Randy Newman from Toy Story 3
"Coming Home" by Bob DiPiero, Tom Douglas, Hillary Lindsey and Troy Verges from Country Strong
"I See The Light" by Alan Menken and Glenn Slater from Tangled
"If I Rise" by A. R. Rahman, Dido and Rollo Armstrong from 127 Hours
Up by Michael Giacchino
Avatar by James Horner
Fantastic Mr. Fox by Alexandre Desplat
The Hurt Locker by Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders
Sherlock Holmes by Hans Zimmer
"The Weary Kind (Theme From Crazy Heart)" by Ryan Bingham and T-Bone Burnett from Crazy Heart
"Almost There" by Randy Newman from The Princess and The Frog
"Down in New Orleans" by Randy Newman from The Princess and The Frog
"Loin de Paname" by Reinhardt Wagner and Frank Thomas from Paris 36
"Take It All" by Maury Yeston from Nine
Slumdog Millionaire by A.R. Rahman
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by Alexandre Desplat
Defiance by James Newton Howard
Milk by Danny Elfman
WallE by Thomas Newman
"Jai Ho" by A.R. Rahman and Gulzar from Slumdog Millionaire
"Down to Earth" by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman from Wall-E
"O Saya" by A.R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam from Slumdog Millionaire
Atonement by Dario Marianelli
The Kite Runner by Alberto Iglesias
Michael Clayton by James Newton Howard
Ratatouille by Michael Giacchino
3:10 to Yuma by Marco Beltrami
"Falling Slowly" by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova from Once
"Happy Working Song" by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz from Enchanted
"Raise it Up" by Jamal Joseph, Charles Mack and Tevin Thomas from August Rush
"So Close" by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz from Enchanted
"That's How You Know" by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz from Enchanted
Ennio Morricone for his contribution to film music
Babel by Gustavo Santaolalla
The Good German by Thomas Newman
Notes on a Scandal by Philip Glass
Pan's Labyrinth by Javier Navarrete
The Queen by Alexandre Desplat
"I Need to Wake Up" by Melissa Etheridge from An Inconvenient Truth
"Listen" by Henry Krieger, Scott Cutler, and Anne Preven from Dreamgirls
"Love You I Do" by Henry Krieger and Siedah Garrett from Dreamgirls
"Our Town" by Randy Newman from Cars
"Patience" by Henry Krieger and Willie Reale from Dreamgirls
Brokeback Mountain by Gustavo Santaolalla
The Constant Gardener by Alberto Iglesias
Memoires of a Geisha by John Williams
Munich by John Williams
Pride and Prejudice by Dario Marianelli
"It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" by Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman and Paul Beauregard from Hustle & Flow
"In the Deep" by Michael Becker and Kathleen York from Crash
"Travelin' Thru" by Dolly Parton from Transamerica
Finding Neverland by Jan A. P. Kaczmarek
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by John Williams
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events by Thomas Newman
The Passion of the Christ by John Debney
The Village by James Newton Howard
"Al Otro Lado Del Río" by Jorge Drexler from The Motorcycle Diaries
"Accidentally In Love" by Adam Duritz, Dan Vickrey, David Immergluck, Matthew Malley and David Bryson from Shrek 2
"Believe" by Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri from The Polar Express
"Learn To Be Lonely" by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Charles Hart from The Phantom of the Opera
"Look To Your Path (Vois Sur Ton Chemin)" by Bruno Coulais and Christophe Barratier from The Chorus
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King by Howard Shore
Big Fish by Danny Elfman
Cold Mountain by Gabriel Yared
House of Sand and Fog by James Horner
Finding Nemo by Thomas Newman
"Into the West" by Howard Shore, Fran Walsh and Annie Lennox from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
"The Scarlet Tide" by T-Bone Burnett and Elvis Costello from Cold Mountain
"You Will Be My Ain True Love" by Sting from Cold Mountain
"A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" by Michael McKean and Annette O'Toole from A Mighty Wind
"The Triplets of Belleville" by Benoît Charest and Sylvain Chomet from Les Triplettes de Belleville
Frida by Elliot Goldenthal
Catch Me If You Can by John Williams
Far From Heaven by Elmer Bernstein
The Hours by Philip Glass
Road to Perdition by Thomas Newman
"Lose Yourself" by Eminem (Marshall Mathers), Jeff Bass and Luis Resto from 8 Mile
"Burn It Blue" by Elliot Goldenthal and Julie Taymor from Frida
"Father and Daughter" by Paul Simon from The Wild Thornberrys Movie
"The Hands that Built America" by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen from Gangs of New York
"I Move On" by John Kander and Fred Ebb from Chicago
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by Howard Shore
A.I. Artificial Intelligence by John Williams
A Beautiful Mind by James Horner
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by John Williams
Monsters, Inc. by Randy Newman
"If I Didn't Have You" by Randy Newman from Monsters, Inc.
"May It Be" by Enya, Nicky Ryan and Roma Ryan from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
"There You'll Be" by Diane Warren from Pearl Harbour
"Until..." by Sting from Kate & Leopold
"Vanilla Sky" by Paul McCartney from Vanilla Sky
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon by Tan Dun
Gladiator by Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard
Malena by Ennio Morricone
Chocolat by Rachel Portman
The Patriot by John Williams
"Things have Changed" by Bob Dylan from Wonder Boys
"A Fool in Love" by Randy Newman from Meet the Parents
"I've Seen It All" by Bjork, Sjon Sigurdsson and Lars Von Trier from Dancer in the Dark
"A Love Before Time" by Tan Dun, Jorge Calandrelli and James Schamus from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
"My Funny Friend and Me" by David Hartley and Sting from The Emperor's New Groove
The Red Violin by John Corigliano
American Beauty by Thomas Newman
Angela's Ashes by John Williams
The Cider House Rules by Rachel Portman
The Talented Mr. Ripley by Gabriel Yared
"You'll Be in My Heart" by Phil Collins from Tarzan
"Blame Canada" by Trey Parker and Marc Shaiman from South Park - Bigger, Longer, & Uncut
"Music of My Heart" by Diane Warren from Music of the Heart
"Save Me" by Aimee Mann from Magnolia
"When She Loved Me" by Randy Newman from Toy Story 2
Life is Beautiful by Nicola Piovani
Elizabeth by David Hirschfelder
Pleasantville by Randy Newman
Saving Private Ryan by John Williams
The Thin Red Line by Hans Zimmer
Shakespeare in Love by Stephen Warbeck
A Bug's Life by Randy Newman
Mulan by Jerry Goldsmith
Patch Adams by Marc Shaiman
The Prince of Egypt by Hans Zimmer
When You Believe by Stephen Schwartz from The Prince Of Egypt
"I Don't Want To Miss a Thing" by Diane Warren from Armageddon
"The Prayer" by David Foster and Carole Bayer Sager from Quest For Camelot
"A Soft Place To Fall" by Allison Moorer and Gwil Owen from The Horse Whisperer
"That'll Do" by Randy Newman from Babe: Pig In the City
Titanic by James Horner
Amistad by John Williams
Good Will Hunting by Danny Elfman
Kundun by Philip Glass
L.A. Confidential by Jerry Goldsmith
The Full Monty by Anne Dudley
Anastasia by David Newman
As Good as it Gets by Hans Zimmer
Men in Black by Danny Elfman
My Best Friend's Wedding by James Newton Howard
"My Heart Will Go On" by James Horner and Will Jennings from Titanic
"Go the Distance" by Alan Menken and David Zippel from Hercules
"How Do I Live" by Diane Warren from Con Air
"Journey To the Past" by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens from Anastasia
"Miss Misery" by Elliott Smith from Good Will Hunting
The English Patient by Gabriel Yared
Hamlet by Patrick Doyle
Michael Collins by Elliot Goldenthal
Shine by David Hirschfelder
Sleepers by John Williams
Emma by Rachel Portman
The First Wives Club by Marc Shaiman
The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Alan Menken
James and the Giant Peach by Randy Newman
The Preacher's Wife by Hans Zimmer
"You Must Love Me" by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice from Evita
"Because You Loved Me" by Diane Warren from Up Close & Personal
"For the First Time" by James Newton Howard, Jud J. Friedman and Allan Dennis Rich from One Fine Day
"I've Finally Found Someone" by Marvin Hamlisch, Bryan Adams, Robert John Lange and Barbra Streisand from The Mirror Has Two Faces
"That Thing You Do!" by Adam Schlesinger from That Thing You Do!
Il Postino by Luis Enriquez Bacalov
Apollo 13 by James Horner
Braveheart by James Horner
Nixon by John Williams
Sense and Sensibility by Patrick Doyle
Pocahontas by Alan Menken
The American President by Marc Shaiman
Sabrina by John Williams
Toy Story by Randy Newman
Unstrung Heroes by Thomas Newman
"Colours of the Wind" by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz from Pocahontas
"Dead Man Walkin'" by Bruce Springsteen from Dead Man Walking
"Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" by Michael Kamen, Bryan Adams and Robert John Lange from Don Juan DeMarco
"Moonlight" by John Williams, Alan and Marilyn Bergman from Sabrina
"You've Got a Friend In Me" by Randy Newman from Toy Story
The Lion King by Hans Zimmer
Forrest Gump by Alan Silvestri
Interview with the Vampire by Elliot Goldenthal
Little Women by Thomas Newman
The Shawshank Redemption by Thomas Newman
"Can You Feel The Love Tonight?" by Elton John and Tim Rice from The Lion King
"Circle Of Life" by Elton John and Tim Rice from The Lion King
"Hakuna Matata" by Elton John and Tim Rice from The Lion King
"Look What Love Has Done" by James Newton Howard, James Ingram, Carole Bayer Sager and Patty Smyth from Junior
"Make Up Your Mind" by Randy Newman from The Paper
Schindler's List by John Williams
The Age of Innocence by Elmer Bernstein
The Firm by Dave Grusin
The Fugitive by James Newton Howard
The Remains of the Day by Richard Robbins
"The Streets of Philadelphia" by Bruce Springsteen from Philadelphia
"Philadelphia" by Neil Young from Philadelphia
"Again" by James Harris III, Janet Jackson and Terry Lewis from Poetic Justice
"The Day I Fall In Love" by James Ingram, Cliff Magness and Carole Bayer Sager from Beethoven's 2nd
"A Wink and a Smile" by Marc Shaiman and Ramsey McLean from Sleepless In Seattle
Aladdin by Alan Menken
Basic Instinct by Jerry Goldsmith
Chaplin by John Barry
Howard's End by Richard Robbins
A River Runs Through It by Mark Isham
"A Whole New Life" by Alan Menken and Tim Rice from Aladdin
"Friend Like Me" by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman from Aladdin
"Beautiful Maria Of My Soul" by Robert Kraft and Arne Glimcher from The Mambo Kings
"I Have Nothing" by David Foster and Linda Thompson from The Bodyguard
"Run To You" by Jud J. Friedman and Allan Dennis Rich from The Bodyguard
Beauty and the Beast by Alan Menken
Bugsy by Ennio Morricone
The Fisher King by George Fenton
JFK by John Williams
The Prince of Tides by James Newton Howard
"Beauty And The Beast" by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman from Beauty And The Beast
"Be Our Guest" by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman from Beauty and the Beast
"Belle" by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman from Beauty and the Beast
"(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" by Michael Kamen, Bryan Adams and Robert John Lange from Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves
"When You're Alone" by John Williams and Leslie Bricusse from Hook
Dances with Wolves by John Barry
Avalon by Randy Newman
Ghost by Maurice Jarre
Havana by Dave Grusin
Home Alone by John Williams
"Sooner Or Later (I Always Get My Man)" by Stephen Sondheim from Dick Tracy
"Blaze Of Glory" by Jon Bon Jovi from Young Guns II
"I'm Checkin' Out" by Shel Silverstein from Postcards From the Edge
"Promise Me You'll Remember" by Carmine Coppola and John Bettis from The Godfather Part III
"Somewhere In My Memory" by John Williams and Leslie Bricusse from Home Alone
The Little Mermaid by Alan Menken
Born on the Fourth of July by John Williams
The Fabulous Baker Boys by Dave Grusin
Field of Dreams by James Horner
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade by John Williams
"Under The Sea" by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman from The Little Mermaid
"Kiss the Girl" by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman from The Little Mermaid
"After All" by Tom Snow and Dean Pitchford from Chances Are
"The Girl Who Used To Be Me" by Marvin Hamlisch, Alan and Marilyn Bergman from Shirley Valentine
"I Love To See You Smile" by Randy Newman from Parenthood
The Milagro Beanfield War by Dave Grusin
The Accidental Tourist by John Williams
Dangerous Liasons by George Fenton
Gorillas in the Mist by Maurice Jarre
Rain Man by Hans Zimmer
"Let The River Run" by Carly Simon from Working Girl
The Last Emperor by Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne and Cong Su
Cry Freedom by George Fenton and Jonas Gwangwa
Empire of the Sun by John Williams
The Untouchables by Ennio Morricone
The Witches of Eastwick by John Williams
"(I've Had) The Time Of My Life" by Franke Previte, John De Nicola and Donald Markowitz from Dirty Dancing
'Round Midnight by Herbie Hancock
Aliens by James Horner
Hoosiers by Jerry Goldsmith
The Mission by Ennio Morricone
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home by Leonard Rosenman
"Take My Breath Away" by Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock from Top Gun
Alex North for his contribution to film music
Out of Africa by John Barry
Agnes of God by Georges Delerue
The Color Purple by Quincy Jones
Silverado by Bruce Broughton
Witness by Maurice Jarre
"Say You, Say Me" by Lionel Ritchie from White Nights
A Passage to India by Maurice Jarre
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom by John Williams
The Natural by Randy Newman
The River by John Williams
Under the Volcano by Alex North
"I Just Called To Say I Love You" by Stevie Wonder from The Woman In Red
"Purple Rain" by Prince
The Right Stuff by Bill Conti
Cross Check by Leonard Rosenman
Star Wars - Return of the Jedi by John Williams
Terms of Endearment by Michael Gore
Under Fire by Jerry Goldsmith
"Flashdance: What A Feeling" by Giorgio Moroder, Keith Forsey and Irene Cara from Flashdance
Yentl by Michel Legrand, Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
E.T. - the Extra-Terrestrial by John Williams
Gandhi by Ravi Shankar and George Fenton
An Officer and a Gentleman by Jack Nitzsche
Poltergeist by Jerry Goldsmith
Sophie's Choice by Marvin Hamlisch
"Up Where We Belong" by Jack Nitzsche, Buffy Saint-Marie and Will Jennings from An Officer And A Gentleman
Victor/Victoria by Henry Mancini and Leslie Bricusse
Chariots of Fire by Vangelis
Dragonslayer by Alex North
On Golden Pond by Dave Grusin
Ragtime by Randy Newman
Raiders of the Lost Ark by John Williams
"Arthur's Theme (The Best That You Can Do)" by Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Christopher Cross and Peter Allen from Arthur
Fame by Michael Gore
Altered States by John Corigliano
The Elephant Man by John Morris
The Empire Strikes Back by John Williams
Tess by Philip Sarde
"Fame" by Michael Gore and Dean Pitchford from Fame
A Little Romance by Georges Delerue
The Amytyville Horror by Lalo Schifrin
The Champ by Dave Grusin
Star Trek - The Motion Picture by Jerry Goldsmith
10 by Henry Mancini
"It Goes Like It Goes" by David Shire and Norman Gimble from Norma Rae
All That Jazz by Ralph Burns
Midnight Express by Giorgio Moroder
The Boys from Brazil by Jerry Goldsmith
Days of Heaven by Ennio Morricone
Heaven Can Wait by Dave Grusin
Superman - The Movie by John Williams
"Last Dance" by Paul Jabara from Thank God It's Friday
The Buddy Holly Story by Joe Renzetti
Star Wars: A New Hope by John Williams
Close Encounters of the Third Kind by John Williams
Julia by Georges Delerue
The Message by Maurice Jarre
The Spy Who Loved Me by Marvin Hamlisch
"You Light Up My Life" by Joseph Brooks from You Light Up My Life
A Little Night Music by Jonathan Tunick
The Omen by Jerry Goldsmith
Obsession by Bernard Herrmann
The Outlaw Josey Wales by Jerry Fielding
Taxi Driver by Bernard Herrmann
Voyage of the Damned by Lalo Schifrin
"Evergreen" by Barbra Streisand and Paul Williams from A Star Is Born
Bound For Glory by Leonard Rosenman
Jaws by John Williams
Birds Do It, Bees Do It by Gerald Fried
Bite the Bullet by Alex North
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Jack Nitzsche
The Wind and the Lion by Jerry Goldsmith
"I'm Easy" by Keith Carradine from Nashville
Barry Lyndon by Leonard Rosenman
The Godfather: Part II by Nino Rota and Carmine Coppola
Chinatown by Jerry Goldsmith
Murder on the Orient Express by Richard Rodney Bennett
Shanks by Alex North
The Towering Inferno by John Williams
"We May Never Know Love Like This Again" by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn from The Towering Inferno
The Great Gatsby by Nelson Riddle
The Way We Were by Marvin Hamlisch
Cinderella Liberty by John Williams
The Day of the Dolphin by Georges Delerue
Papillon by Jerry Goldsmith
A Touch of Class by John Cameron
"The Way We Were" by Marvin Hamlisch, Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman from The Way We Were
The Sting by Marvin Hamlisch (with theme The Entertainer by Scott Joplin)
Limelight by Charles Chaplin, Raymond Rasch and Larry Russell
The Godfather by Nino Rota
Images by John Williams
Napoleon and Samantha by Buddy Baker
The Poseidon Adventure by John Williams
Sleuth by John Addison
"The Morning After" by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn from The Poseidon Adventure
Cabaret by Ralph Burns
Summer of '42 by Michel Legrand
Mary, Queen of Scots by John Barry
Nicholas and Alexandra by Richard Rodney Bennett
Shaft by Isaac Hayes
Straw Dogs by Jerry Fielding
"Theme from Shaft" by Isaac Hayes from Shaft
Fiddler On The Roof by John Williams
Love Story by Francis Lai
Airport by Alfred Newman
Cromwell by Frank Cordell
I Girasoli by Henry Mancini
Patton by Jerry Goldsmith
"For All We Know" by Fred Karlin, Rob Royer and James Griffin from Lovers And Other Strangers
Let It Be by The Beatles
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid by Burt Bacharach
Anne Of A Thousand Days by Georges Delerue
The Reivers by John Williams
The Secret Of Santa Vittoria by Ernest Gold
The Wild Bunch by Jerry Fielding
"Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" by Burt Bacharach and Hal David from Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid
Hello, Dolly! by Lionel Newman and Lennie Hayton
The Lion in Winter by John Barry
The Fox by Lalo Schifrin
The Planet of the Apes by Jerry Goldsmith
The Shoes of the Fisherman by Alex North
The Thomas Crown Affair by Michael Legrand
"The Windmills Of Your Mind" by Michel Legrand, Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman from The Thomas Crown Affair
Oliver! by John Green
Thoroughly Modern Millie by Elmer Bernstein
Cool Hand Luke by Lalo Schifrin
Doctor Dolittle by Leslie Bricusse
Far from the Madding Crowd by Richard Rodney Bennett
In Cold Blood by Quincy Jones
"Talk To The Animals" by Leslie Bricusse from Doctor Dolittle
Camelot by Alfred Newman and Ken Darby
Born Free by John Barry
The Bible by Toshiro Mayuzumi
Hawaii by Elmer Bernstein
The Sand Pebbles by Jerry Goldsmith
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf by Alex North
"Born Free" by John Barry and Don Black from Born Free
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum by Ken Thorne
Doctor Zhivago by Maurice Jarre
The Agony and the Ecstasy by Alex North
The Greatest Story Ever Told by Alfred Newman
Les Parapluies de Cherbourg by Michael Legrand and Jacques Demy
A Patch of Blue by Jerry Goldsmith
"The Shadow Of Your Smile" by Johnny Mandel and Paul Francis Webster from The Sandpiper
The Sound Of Music by Irwin Kostal
Mary Poppins by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
Becket by Laurence Rosenthal
The Fall of the Roman Empire by Dimitri Tiomkin
Hush Hush, Sweet Charlotte by Frank De Vol
The Pink Panther by Henry Mancini
"Chim Chim Cheree" by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman from Mary Poppins
My Fair Lady by Andre Previn
Tom Jones by John Addison
55 Days at Peking by Dimitri Tiomkin
Cleopatra by Alex North
How the West Was Won by Alfred Newman and Ken Darby
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World by Ernest Gold
"Call Me Irresponsible" by James Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn from Papa's Delicate Condition
Irma La Douce by Andre Previn
Lawrence of Arabia by Maurice Jarre
Freud by Jerry Goldsmith
Mutiny on the Bounty by Bronislau Kaper
Taras Bulba by Franz Waxman
To Kill a Mockingbird by Elmer Bernstein
"Days Of Wine And Roses" by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer from Days Of Wine And Roses
The Music Man by Ray Heindorf
Breakfast at Tiffany's by Henry Mancini
El Cid by Miklos Rozsa
Fanny by Morris Stoloff and Harry Sukman
Guns of Navarone by Dimitri Tiomkin
Summer and Smoke by Elmer Bernstein
"Moon River" by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer from Breakfast at Tiffany's
West Side Story by Saul Chaplin, Johnny Green, Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal (rather than original composer Leonard Bernstein)
Exodus by Ernest Gold
The Alamo by Dimitri Tiomkin
Elmer Gantry by Andre Previn
The Magnificent Seven by Elmer Bernstein
Spartacus by Alex North
"Never On Sunday" by Manos Hadjidakis from Never On Sunday
Song Without End by Morris Stoloff and Harry Sukman
Ben-Hur by Miklos Rozsa
The Diary of Anne Frank by Alfred Newman
The Nun's Story by Franz Waxman
On the Beach by Ernest Gold
Pillow Talk by Frank De Vol
"High Hopes" by James Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn from A Hole In The Head
Porgy and Bess by Andre Previn and Ken Darby
The Old Man and the Sea by Dimitri Tiomkin
The Big Country by Jerome Moross
Separate Tables by David Raksin
White Wilderness by Oliver G. Wallace
The Young Lions by Hugo Friedhofer
"Gigi" by Frederic Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner from Gigi
Gigi by Andre Previn
The Bridge on the River Kwai by Malcolm Arnold
An Affair to Remember by Hugo Friedhofer
Boy on a Dolphin by Hugo Friedhofer
Perri by Paul J. Smith
Raintree County by Johnny Green
"All The Way" by James Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn from The Joker Is Wild
Around the World in 80 Days by Victor Young
Anastasia by Alfred Newman
Between Heaven and Hell by Hugo Friedhofer
Giant by Dimitri Tiomkin
The Rainmaker by Alex North
"Que Sera, Sera" by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans from The Man Who Knew Too Much
The King And I by Alfred Newman and Ken Darby
Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing by Alfred Newman
Battle Cry by Max Steiner
The Man with the Golden Arm by Elmer Bernstein
Picnic by George Dunning
The Rose Tattoo by Alex North
"Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing" by Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster from Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing
Oklahoma! by Robert Russell Bennett, Jay Blackton and Adolph Deutsch
The High and the Mighty by Dimitri Tiomkin
Caine Mutiny by Max Steiner
Genevieve by Larry Adler
On the Waterfront by Leonard Bernstein
The Silver Chalice by Franz Waxman
"Three Coins In A Fountain" by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn from Three Coins In A Fountain
Seven Brides For Seven Brothers by Adolph Deutsch and Saul Chaplin
Lili by Bronislau Kaper
Above and Beyond by Hugo Friedhofer
From Here to Eternity by Morris Stolodd and George Dunning
Julius Caesar by Miklos Rozsa
This is Cinerama by Louis Forbes
"Secret Love" by Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster from Calamity Jane
Call Me Madam by Alfred Newman
High Noon by Dimitri Tiomkin
Ivanhoe by Miklos Rozsa
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima by Max Steiner
The Thief by Herschel Burke Gilbert
Viva Zapata! by Alex North
"High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darlin')" by Dimitri Tiomkin and Ned Washington from High Noon
With A Song In My Heart by Alfred Newman
A Place in the Sun by Franz Waxman
David and Bathsheba by Alfred Newman
Death of a Salesman by Alex North
Quo Vadis? by Miklos Rozsa
A Streetcar Named Desire by Alex North
"In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening" by Hoagy Carmichael and Johnny Mercer from Here Comes The Groom
An American In Paris by Johnny Green and Saul Chaplin
Sunset Boulevard by Franz Waxman
All About Eve by Alfred Newman
The Flame and the Arrow by Max Steiner
No Sad Songs for Me by George Dunning
Samson and Delilah by Victor Young
"Mona Lisa" by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans from Captain Carey
Annie Get Your Gun by Adolph Deutsch and Roger Edens
The Heiress by Aaron Copland
Beyond the Forest by Max Steiner
Champion by Dimitri Tiomkin
"Baby, It's Cold Outside" by Frank Loesser from Neptune's Daughter
On The Town by Roger Edens and Lennie Hayton
The Red Shoes by Brian Easdale
Hamlet by William Walton
Joan of Arc by Hugo Friedhofer
Johnny Belinda by Max Steiner
The Snake Pit by Alfred Newman
"Buttons and Bows" by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans from Paleface
Easter Parade by Johnny Green and Roger Edens
A Double Life by Miklos Rozsa
The Bishop's Wife by Hugo Friedhofer
Captain from Castile by Alfred Newman
Forever Amber by David Raksin
Life with Father by Max Steiner
"Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" by Allie Wrubel and Ray Gilbert from Song Of The South
Mother Wore Tights by Alfred Newman
The Best Years of Our Lives by Hugo Friedhofer
Anna and the King of Siam by Bernard Herrmann
Henry V by William Walton
Humoresque by Franz Waxman
The Killers by Miklos Rozsa
"On The Atchison, Topeka And Sante Fe" by Harry Warren and Johnny Mercer from The Harvey Girls
The Jolson Story by Morris Stoloff
Spellbound by Miklos Rozsa
The Bells of St. Mary's by Robert Emmett Dolan
Brewster's Millions by Louis Forbes
Captain Kidd by Werner Janssen
The Enchanted Cottage by Roy Webb
Flame of Barbary Coast by R. Dale Butts and Morton Scott
G.I. Honeymoon by Edward J. Kay
Guest in the House by Werner Janssen
Guest Wife by Daniele Amfitheatrof
The Keys of the Kingdom by Alfred Newman
The Lost Weekend by Miklos Rozsa
Love Letter by Victor Young
The Man Who Walked Alone by Karl Hajos
Objective, Burma! by Franz Waxman
Paris Underground by Alexander Tansman
A Song to Remember by Miklos Rozsa and Morris Stoloff
The Southerner by Werner Janssen
The Story of G.I. Joe by Louis Applebaum and Ann Ronell
This Love of Ours by Hans J. Salter
The Valley of Decision by Herbert Stothart
The Woman in the Window by Hugo Friedhofer and Arthur Lange
"It Might As Well Be Spring" by Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein II from State Fair
Anchors Away by Georgie Stoll
Since You Went Away by Max Steiner
Address Unknown by Morris Stoloff and Ernst Toch
The Adventures of Mark Twain by Max Steiner
The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Dimitri Tiomkin
Casanova Brown by Arthur Lange
Christmas Holiday by Hans J. Salter
Double Indemnity by Miklos Rozsa
The Fighting Seabees by Walter Scharf and Roy Webb
The Hairy Ape by Michel Michelet and Edward Paul
It Happened Tomorrow by Robert Stolz
Jack London by Freddie Rich
Kismet by Herbert Stothart
None But the Lonely Heart by C. Bakaleinikoff and Hanns Eisler
The Princess and the Pirate by David Rose
Summer Storm by Karl Hajos
Three Russian Girls by W. Franke Harling
Up in Mabel's Room by Edward Paul
A Voice in the Wind by Michel Michelet
Wilson by Alfred Newman
The Woman of the Town by Miklos Rozsa
"Swinging On A Star" by James Van Heusen and Johnny Burke from Going My Way
Cover Girl by Carmen Dragon and Morris Stoloff
The Song of Bernadette by Alfred Newman
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday by Hans J Salter and Frank Skinner
Casablanca by Max Steiner
Commandos Strike at Dawn by Louis Gruenberg and Morris Stoloff
The Fallen Sparrow by C Bakaleinikoff and Roy Webb
For Whom the Bell Tolls by Victor Young
Hangman Also Die by Hanns Eisler
Hi Diddle Diddle by Paul Boutelje
In Old Oklahama by Walter Scharf
Johnny Come Lately by Leigh Harline
The Kansan by Gerard Carbonara
Lady of Burlesque by Arthur Lange
Madame Curie by Herbert Stothart
The Moon and Sixpence by Dimitri Tiomkin
The North Star by Aaron Copland
Victory Through Air Power by Edward Plumb, Paul Smith and Oliver Wallace
"You'll Never Know" by Harry Warren and Mack Gordon from Hello, Frisco, Hello
This Is The Army by Ray Heindorf
Now, Voyager by Max Steiner
Arabian Nights by Frank Skinner
Bambi by Frank Churchill and Edward H. Plumb
The Black Swan by Alfred Newman
The Corsican Brothers by Dimitri Tiomkin
Flying Tigers by Victor Young
The Gold Rush by Max Terr
I Married a Witch by Roy Webb
Joan of Paris by Roy Webb
The Jungle Book by Miklos Rozsa
Klondike Fury by Edward J Kay
The Pride of the Yankess by Leigh Harline
Random Harvest by Herbert Stothart
The Shanghai Gesture by Richard Hageman
Silver Queen by Victor Young
Take a Letter, Darling by Frederick Hollander and Morris Stoloff
To Be or Not to Be by Werner R Heymann
"White Christmas" by Irving Berlin from Holiday Inn
Yankee Doodle Dandy by Ray Heindorf and Heinz Roemheld
All That Money Can Buy also called The Devil and Daniel Webster by Bernard Herrmann
Back Street by Frank Skinner
Ball of Fire by Alfred Newman
Cheers for Miss Bishop by Edward Ward
Citizen Kane by Bernard Herrmann
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Franz Waxman
Hold Back the Dawn by Victor Young
How Green Was My Valley by Alfred Newman
King of the Zombies by Edward J Kay
Ladies in Retirement by Morris Stoloff and Ernst Toch
The Little Foxes by Meredith Willson
Lydia by Miklos Rozsa
Mercy Island by Cy Feuer and Walter Scharf
Sergeant York by Max Steiner
So Ends Our Night by Louis Gruenberg
Sundown by Miklos Rozsa
Suspicion by Franz Waxman
Thanks a Million by Edward Ward
That Uncertain Feeling by Werner R Heymann
This Woman is Mine by Richard Hageman
"The Last Time I Saw Paris" by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II from Lady Be Good
Dumbo by Frank Churchill and Oliver Wallace
Pinocchio by Leigh Harline, Paul Smith and Ned Washington
Arizona by Victor Young
The Dark Command by Victor Young
The Fight for Life by Louis Gruenberg
The House of Seven Gables by Frank Skinner
The Howards of Virginia by Richard Hageman
The Letter by Max Steiner
The Long Voyage Home by Richard Hageman
The Mark of Zorro by Alfred Newman
My Favorite Wife by Roy Webb
North West Mounted Police by Victor Young
One Million B.C. by Werner R Heymann
Our Town by Aaron Copland
Rebecca by Franz Waxman
The Thief of Bagdad by Miklos Rozsa
Waterloo Bridge by Herbert Stothart
"When You Wish Upon A Star" by Leigh Harline and Ned Washington from Pinocchio
Tin Pan Alley by Alfred Newman
The Wizard of Oz by Herbert Stothart
Dark Victory by Max Steiner
Eternally Yours by Werner Janssen
Golden Boy by Victor Young
Gone With the Wind by Max Steiner
Gulliver's Travels by Victor Young
The Man in the Iron Mask by Lud Gluskin and Lucien Moraweck
Man of Conquest by Victor Young
Nurse Edith Cavell by Anthony Collins
Of Mice and Men by Aaron Copland
The Rains Came by Alfred Newman
Wuthering Heights by Alfred Newman
"Over The Rainbow" by Harold Arlen and E Y Harburg from The Wizard Of Oz
Stagecoach by Richard Hageman, Frank Harling, John Leipold and Leo Shuken
The Adventures of Robin Hood by Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Army Girl by Victor Young
Block-Heads by Marvin Hatley
Blockade by Werner Janssen
Breaking the Ice by Victor Young
The Cowboy and the Lady by Alfred Newman
If I Were King by Richard Hageman
Marie Antoinette by Herbert Stothart
Pacific Liner by Robert Russell Bennett
Suez by Louis Silvers
The Young in Heart by Franz Waxman
"Thanks For The Memory" by Ralph Bainger and Leo Robin from Big Broadcast of 1938
Alexander's Ragtime Band by Alfred Newman
One Hundred Men and a Girl by Charles Previn
The Hurricane by Alfred Newman
In Old Chicago by Louis Silvers
The Life of Emile Zola by Max Steiner
Lost Horizon by Dimitri Tiomkin
Make a Wish by Hugo Riesenfeld
Maytime by Herbert Stothart
Portia on Trial by Alberto Colombo
The Prisoner of Zenda by Alfred Newman
Quality Street by Roy Webb
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Frank Churchill, Leigh Harline and Paul Smith
Something to Sing About by Victor Schertzinger
Souls at Sea by W Franke Harling and Milan Roder
Way Out West by Marvin Hatley
"Sweet Leilani" by Harry Owen from Waikiki Wedding
Anthony Adverse by Erich Wolfgang Korngold
The Charge of the Light Brigade by Max Steiner
The Garden of Allah by Max Steiner
The General Died at Dawn by Werner Janssen
Winterset by Nathaniel Shilkret
"The Way You Look Tonight" by Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields from Swing Time
The Informer by Max Steiner
Mutiny on the Bounty by Herbert Stothart
Peter Ibbetson by Ernst Toch
"Lullaby Of Broadway" by Harry Warren and Al Dubin from Gold Diggers Of 1935
One Night of Love by Victor Schertzinger by Gus Kahn
The Gay Divorcee by Kenneth S. Webb and Samuel Hoffenstein
The Lost Patrol by Max Steiner
"The Continental" by Con Conrad and Herb Magidson from The Gay Divorcee
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