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Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

Award for visual media soundtrack

The Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media is an honor presented to a composer (or composers) for an original score created for a film, TV show or series, or other visual media[1] at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards.[2][3] Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by The Recording Academy of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".[4]

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It has been awarded since the 2nd Annual Grammy Awards in 1959. The first recipient was American composer and pianist Duke Ellington, for the soundtrack to the 1959 film Anatomy of a Murder. Originally known as the Grammy Award for Best Sound Track Album – Background Score from a Motion Picture or Television, the award is now known as the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media.[5] Until 2001, the award was presented to the composer of the music alone.[5] From 2001 to 2007, the music producer(s) and sound engineer/mixer(s) shared the award.[5] In 2007, the award reverted to a composer-only award.[5] John Williams holds the record for most wins and nominations for the award, with eleven wins out of thirty-four nominations. Austin Wintory's nomination for Journey at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards was the only time that a video game was nominated in this category before the new category of Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media was created in 2022.[6]

As of 2023, the award's full title is Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film and Television).

Recipients

Duke Ellington circa 1940s
Duke Ellington was the first recipient of the award in 1959 for the Anatomy of a Murder soundtrack.
Henry Mancini circa 1970
Henry Mancini won in 1962 for the Breakfast at Tiffany's soundtrack.
Lalo Schifrin in 2006
Lalo Schifrin won in 1968 for the TV series Mission: Impossible soundtrack.
Paul Simon in 2011
Paul Simon won in 1969 for The Graduate soundtrack, alongside Dave Grusin.
Dave Grusin in 2008
Dave Grusin has won twice, in 1969 for The Graduate soundtrack, alongside Paul Simon, and in 1990 for The Fabulous Baker Boys soundtrack.
The Beatles in 1964
The Beatles won in 1971 for the Let It Be soundtrack.
Issac Hayes in 2007
Isaac Hayes won in 1972 for the Shaft soundtrack.
Neil Diamond in 2012
Neil Diamond won in 1974 for the Jonathan Livingston Seagull soundtrack.
John Williams in 2007
John Williams has won six times in a row, eleven times total, and has been nominated twenty-three more times.
Prince in 2008
Prince and The Revolution won in 1985 for the Purple Rain soundtrack.
Ennio Morricone in 2007
Ennio Morricone won in 1988 for The Untouchables.
James Horner in 2010
James Horner won in 1991 for Glory.
Alan Menken in 2013
Alan Menken has won twice, for Beauty and the Beast in 1993 and Aladdin in 1994.
Hans Zimmer in 2018
Hans Zimmer has won twice, for Crimson Tide in 1996 and The Dark Knight in 2009, winning the latter with James Newton Howard.
Randy Newman in 2012
Randy Newman has won twice, for A Bug's Life in 2000 and Toy Story 3 in 2011.
Thomas Newman in 2010
Thomas Newman has won twice, for American Beauty in 2001 and Skyfall in 2014.
Tan Dun in 2011
Chinese composer Tan Dun won in 2002 for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; Dun is currently the only Chinese composer to win the category.
Howard Shore in 2013
Howard Shore has won the award (alongside John Kurlander and Peter Cobbin) for all three films of The Lord of the Rings film series in 2003, 2004, and 2005.
Alexandre Desplat in 2015
Alexandre Desplat has won twice, for The King's Speech in 2012 and The Grand Budapest Hotel in 2015.
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross in 2006
Trent Reznor (left) and Atticus Ross (right), of Nine Inch Nails, has won twice, for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo in 2013 and Soul in 2022, winning the latter with Jon Batiste.
Antonio Sánchez in 2010
Antonio Sánchez won in 2016 for Birdman.
Hildur Guðnadóttir in 2007
Icelandic composer Hildur Guðnadóttir became the first solo woman to win the award back-to-back (in 2020 for Chernobyl and 2021 for Joker).
Danny Elfman in 2010
Nine-time award nominee Danny Elfman.

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.

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Name changes

There have been several minor changes to the name of the award:[1][5][73]

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Multiple wins and nominations

Up to and including the 65th Annual Grammy Awards (2023)

Wins

Nominations

See also

Notes

  1. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr
  2. For Flashdance, various artists include Michael Boddicker, Irene Cara, Kim Carnes, Doug Cotler, Keith Forsey, Richard Gilbert, Jerry Hey, Duane Hitchings, Craig Krampf, Ronald Magness, Dennis Matkosky, Giorgio Moroder, Phil Ramone, Michael Sembello, and Shandi Sinnamon
  3. For Beverly Hills Cop, various artists include 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, and Allee Willis
  4. For The Last Emperor, various artists include David Byrne, Cong Su, and Ryuichi Sakamoto

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