Johnny Mandel

American musician and composer (1925–2020)

Johnny Mandel

Birth name| John Alfred Mandel
Born| (1925-11-23)November 23, 1925
New York City, U.S.
Died| June 29, 2020(2020-06-29) (aged 94)
Ojai, California, U.S.
Genres| Pop, film music, jazz, folk song
Occupation(s)| Composer, arranger
Years active| 1938–2020

Musical artist

John Alfred Mandel (November 23, 1925 - June 29, 2020) was an American composer and arranger of popular songs, film music and jazz. The musicians he worked with include Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Anita O'Day, Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, Diane Schuur and Shirley Horn. He won five Grammy Awards, from 17 nominations; his first nomination was for his debut film score for the multi-nominated 1958 film I Want to Live!

## Early life[edit]

Mandel was born in the borough of Manhattan in New York City on November 23, 1925.[1][2] His father, Alfred, was a garment manufacturer who ran Mandel & Cash; his mother, Hannah (Hart-Rubin), had aimed to be an opera singer[1] and discovered her son had perfect pitch at the age of five.[3][4] His family was Jewish.[5] They moved to Los Angeles in 1934, after his father's business collapsed during the Great Depression.[1] Mandel was given piano lessons, but switched to the trumpet and later the trombone.[3]

## Career[edit]

Mandel studied at the Manhattan School of Music and the Juilliard School. In 1943, he played the trumpet with jazz violinist Joe Venuti. The following year, he worked with Billy Rogers and played trombone in the bands of Boyd Raeburn, Jimmy Dorsey, Buddy Rich, Georgie Auld and Chubby Jackson. In 1949 he accompanied the singer June Christy in the orchestra of Bob Cooper. From 1951 until 1953 he played and arranged music in Elliot Lawrence's orchestra, and in 1953 with Count Basie.[6][7] He subsequently resided in Los Angeles, where he played the bass trumpet for Zoot Sims.[8]

A 1944 Band graduate of New York Military Academy, in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York,[1] he wrote jazz compositions including "Not Really the Blues" for Woody Herman in 1949, "Hershey Bar" (1950) and "Pot Luck" (1953) for Stan Getz, "Straight Life" (1953) and "Low Life" (1956) for Count Basie, as well as "Tommyhawk" (1954) for Chet Baker.[9][10]

Mandel composed, conducted and arranged the music for numerous movie sound tracks. His earliest credited contribution was to I Want to Live! in 1958,[10] which was nominated for three Grammy Awards.[11] His other compositions include "Suicide Is Painless"[12] (theme song for the movie and TV series M*A*S*H), "Close Enough for Love", "Emily" and "A Time for Love" (nominated for an Academy Award). "Emily" was a favorite of pianist Bill Evans and alto saxophonist Paul Desmond, both of whom included it in live performances until they died, and Evans included it in a duo recording with Tony Bennett. Mandel wrote numerous film scores, including the score of The Sandpiper. The love theme for that film, "The Shadow of Your Smile", which he co-wrote with Paul Francis Webster, won the 1965 Academy Award for Best Original Song and the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1966.[11]

Mandel performed an interpretation of Erik Satie's "Gnossiennes #4 and #5" on the piano for the film Being There (1979).[10][13]

He won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s) in 1981 for Quincy Jones's song Velas, and again in 1991 for Natalie Cole and Nat King Cole's "Unforgettable", and one year later once more for Shirley Horn's album Here's to Life.[11]

In 2004, Mandel arranged Tony Bennett's album The Art of Romance. Bennett and Mandel had collaborated before on Bennett's The Movie Song Album (1966),[8] for which Mandel arranged and conducted his songs "Emily" and "The Shadow of Your Smile",[14] and was also the album's musical director.[8]

Johnny Mandel, A Man and His Music, featuring The DIVA Jazz Orchestra and vocalist Ann Hampton Callaway was recorded live at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola in May 2010, and released by Arbors Records in March 2011.[15]

In 2012, he worked on one of Paul McCartney's most recent songs at the time, "My Valentine". He provided the song with a new and original arrangement. It appeared on McCartney's expanded version of his album Kisses on the Bottom in November of that year.

## Personal life, death and honors[edit]

Mandel married Lois Lee in 1959,[16] and Martha Blanner in 1972,[17] and had a daughter, Marissa, born in 1976.[18] Mandel was also the cousin of fellow film composer Miles Goodman.[19][20]

Mandel was awarded an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music in 1993.[21][22] He was inducted to the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2010.[23] He was a recipient of the 2011 NEA Jazz Masters Award.[24] He subsequently received The Grammy Trustees Award in 2018,[6] which is awarded by The Recording Academy to "individuals who, during their careers in music, have made significant contributions, other than performance, to the field of recording".[25]

Mandel died on June 29, 2020, at his home in Ojai, California.[26][27] He was 94, and suffered from a heart ailment.[9]

## Selected works[edit]

### Compositions[edit]

* "A Christmas Love Song" (lyrics by Alan Bergman & Marilyn Bergman)[28]
* "Close Enough for Love" (lyrics by Paul Williams)[29]
* "Emily" (lyrics by Johnny Mercer)[30]
* "Little Did I Dream" (lyrics by David Frishberg)[31]
* "The Shadow of Your Smile" (lyrics by Paul Francis Webster)[32]
* "Suicide Is Painless" (lyrics by Mike Altman)[33]
* "Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams" (lyrics by Alan Bergman & Marilyn Bergman)[34]
* "A Time for Love" (lyrics by Paul Francis Webster)[35]
* "Where Do You Start?" (lyrics by Alan Bergman & Marilyn Bergman)[36]
* "You Are There" (lyrics by Dave Frishberg)[37]
* "The Moon Song" (aka "Solitary Moon")[38]

### Arrangements[edit]

* 1956: Hoagy Sings Carmichael by Hoagy Carmichael[39]
* 1960  Jo + Jazz by Jo Stafford
* 1960: Ring-a-Ding-Ding! by Frank Sinatra[8][40]
* 1962: I Dig the Duke! I Dig the Count! by Mel Tormé[41]
* 1966: "Emily" and "The Shadow of Your Smile" from The Movie Song Album by Tony Bennett[14]
* 1975: "Mirrors" by Peggy Lee[42]
* 1979: "Coolsville" and "Company" from Rickie Lee Jones by Rickie Lee Jones[8]
* 1981: "Velas" from The Dude by Quincy Jones[8]
* 1991: "Mona Lisa", "Smile", "Lush Life", "That Sunday That Summer", "Too Young", "Our Love is Here to Stay", "Unforgettable" from Unforgettable... with Love by Natalie Cole[8]
* 1992: Here's to Life by Shirley Horn[8]
* 1992: "God Bless the Child" and "Body and Soul" from In Tribute by Diane Schuur[8]
* 1992: The Christmas Album by Manhattan Transfer[28]
* 1993: "Will You Be There" by Michael Jackson
* 1995: Pearls by David Sanborn[43]
* 1999: When I Look in Your Eyes by Diana Krall[44]
* 2001: You're My Thrill by Shirley Horn[45]
* 2003: "Summer Wind" ,"That's All (1952 song)" by Michael Buble
* 2004: The Art of Romance by Tony Bennett[46]
* 2009: Love Is the Answer by Barbra Streisand[46]

### Filmography[edit]

Johnny Mandel composed and/or arranged music for the following motion pictures or television programs:

* 1958: I Want to Live![10]
* 1960: The 3rd Voice[47]
* 1961: The Lawbreakers[48]
* 1963: Drums of Africa[48]
* 1964: The Americanization of Emily[10]
* 1965: The Sandpiper[10]
* 1965: Mister Roberts (TV series; 1 episode)[49]
* 1966: Harper[10]
* 1966: The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming[10]
* 1966: Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series; 2 episodes)[50]
* 1967: Point Blank[48]
* 1968: Pretty Poison[10]
* 1969: Heaven with a Gun[48]
* 1969: That Cold Day in the Park[48]
* 1969: Some Kind of a Nut[48]
* 1970: M*A*S*H[8]
* 1970: The Man Who Had Power Over Women[48]
* 1972: M*A*S*H (TV series)[8]
* 1972: Journey Through Rosebud[51]
* 1972: Molly and Lawless John[10]
* 1973: The Last Detail[10]
* 1973: Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams[48]
* 1974: W[48]
* 1975: Escape to Witch Mountain[10]
* 1976: Freaky Friday[10]
* 1976: The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea[48]
* 1979: Agatha[10]
* 1979: Being There[10]
* 1979: The Baltimore Bullet[48]
* 1980: Too Close for Comfort (TV series; 2 episodes)[52]
* 1980: Caddyshack[10]
* 1982: Deathtrap[48]
* 1982: Lookin' to Get Out[48]
* 1982: The Verdict[10]
* 1986: Amazing Stories (TV series; 1 episode)[53]
* 1989: Brenda Starr[48]

### Discography[edit]

* 1953: Dance Session with Count Basie (Clef)[54]
* 1966: Quietly There, Bill Perkins Quintet (Riverside)[55]
* 1958: A Sure Thing: David Allen Sings Jerome Kern (Pacific Jazz)[56]
* 2011: Johnny Mandel, A Man and His Music, with The DIVA Jazz Orchestra and Ann Hampton Callaway (Arbors)[57][58]

## See also[edit]

* List of jazz arrangers
* List of music arrangers

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d Grode, Eric (June 30, 2020). "Johnny Mandel, 94, Writer of Memorable Movie Scores, Is Dead". The New York Times. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
2. ^ Strunk, Steven (2003), Mandel, Johnny [John Alfred], Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J286900
3. ^ a b Aswad, Jem. "ASCAP Henry Mancini Award Honoring Johnny Mandel". Archived from the original on April 10, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
4. ^ "Johnny Mandel | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com.
5. ^ "Johnny Mandel" (PDF). Jazzday.com. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
6. ^ a b Blistein, Jon (June 30, 2020). "Johnny Mandel, Composer of 'M*A*S*H' Theme and More, Dead at 94". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
7. ^ Savage, Mark (June 30, 2020). "Johnny Mandel: Michael Buble leads tributes to 'genius' Mash composer". BBC News. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Johnny Mandel – Bio". National Endowment for the Arts. November 23, 1925. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
9. ^ a b Greiving, Tim (June 30, 2020). "Johnny Mandel, composer who gave 'M.A.S.H.' its theme song, dies at 94". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Hischak, Thomas S. (April 16, 2015). The Encyclopedia of Film Composers. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 438–439. ISBN 9781442245501.
11. ^ a b c "Johnny Mandel – Artist". The Recording Academy. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
12. ^ "MASH | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
13. ^ Kim, Wook (November 26, 2012). "Being There – After 'The End': 10 Memorable End-Credit Scenes". TIME. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
14. ^ a b "Tony Bennett – The Movie Song Album". Discogs. 1966. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
15. ^ DIVA: Sherrie Maricle. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
16. ^ California, Marriage Index, 1949–1959, a subscription site. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
17. ^ California, Marriage Index, 1960–1985, a subscription site. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
18. ^ Contemporary Musicians: Profiles of the People in Music. Vol. 28\. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale. 2000. ISBN 978-0787632533.
19. ^ "Miles Goodman, 47, Composer for Films". The New York Times. August 20, 1996. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
20. ^ Jablon, Robert (August 18, 1996). "Miles Goodman, Film Composer and Jazz Record Producer, Dies". Associated Press. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
21. ^ "Honorary Degree Recipients". Berklee College of Music. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
22. ^ "Commencement 1993". Berklee College of Music. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
23. ^ Grode, Eric (June 30, 2020). "Johnny Mandel, 94, Writer of Memorable Movie Scores, Is Dead". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
24. ^ National Endowment for the Arts (January 4, 2011). "National Endowment for the Arts Announces Live Webcast of 2011 NEA Jazz Masters Awards Ceremony & Concert on January 11, 2011". Washington: National Endowment for the Arts. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
25. ^ "Trustees Award". The Recording Academy. October 18, 2010. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
26. ^ Grode, Eric (June 30, 2020). "Johnny Mandel, 94, Writer of Memorable Movie Scores, Is Dead". The New York Times. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
27. ^ Burlingame, Jon (June 29, 2020). "Johnny Mandel, Composer Who Wrote 'MASH' Theme Song, Dies at 94". Variety. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
28. ^ a b "The Manhattan Transfer – The Christmas Album". Discogs. 1992. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
29. ^ "Peggy Lee – Close Enough For Love". Discogs. 1979. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
30. ^ "Johnny Mandel – The Americanization Of Emily – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Discogs. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
31. ^ "Dave Frishberg – Do You Miss New York? Live at Jazz at Lincoln Center". Discogs. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
32. ^ "101 Strings – Love Is Blue / The Shadow Of Your Smile". Discogs. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
33. ^ "The Mash / Johnny Mandel – Suicide Is Painless". Discogs. 1980. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
34. ^ "Abbey Lincoln Featuring Stan Getz – You Gotta Pay The Band". Discogs. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
35. ^ "Cal Tjader – The Shining Sea". Discogs. 1981. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
36. ^ "Shirley Horn – Shirley Horn With Strings – Here's To Life". Discogs. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
37. ^ "Dave Frishberg – The Dave Frishberg Songbook Volume No. 2". Discogs. 1983. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
38. ^ "Charlie Haden & Pat Metheny – Beyond The Missouri Sky (Short Stories)". Discogs. 1997. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
39. ^ "Hoagy Carmichael – Hoagy Sings Carmichael". Discogs. 1982. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
40. ^ "Frank Sinatra – Ring-A-Ding Ding!". Discogs. 1961. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
41. ^ "Mel Tormé – I Dig The Duke – I Dig The Count". Discogs. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
42. ^ "Peggy Lee – Mirrors". Discogs. 1975. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
43. ^ "David Sanborn – Pearls". Discogs. 1995. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
44. ^ "Diana Krall – When I Look In Your Eyes". Discogs. 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
45. ^ "Shirley Horn – You're My Thrill". Discogs. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
46. ^ a b "The Inductees". Billboard. Vol. 122, no. 13\. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 19, 2010. p. 28\. ISSN 0006-2510.
47. ^ "The 3rd Voice". Library of Congress. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
48. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Craggs, Stewart R. (May 3, 2019). Soundtracks: International Dictionary of Composers of Music for Film. Routledge. ISBN 9780429777431.
49. ^ "Mister Roberts (1965/6)". Library of Congress. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
50. ^ "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre". Library of Congress. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
51. ^ "Journey Through Rosebud". Library of Congress. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
52. ^ "Too Close for Comfort – The Ted Knight Show". Library of Congress. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
53. ^ "Amazing Stories". Library of Congress. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
54. ^ "Count Basie, Count Basie Orchestra – Complete 1953–1954 Dance Sessions". Discogs. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
55. ^ "Bill Perkins Quintet Featuring Victor Feldman – Quietly There". Discogs. September 18, 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
56. ^ "David Allen* – A Sure Thing – David Allen Sings Jerome Kern". Discogs. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
57. ^ Josephson, Sanford (March 30, 2013). "DIVA Jazz Orchestra Celebrates 20th Anniversary at MPAC". Patch. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
58. ^ "Jazz Listings". The New York Times. May 20, 2010. Retrieved June 30, 2020.

## External links[edit]

* Johnny Mandel at AllMusic
* Johnny Mandel discography at Discogs
* Johnny Mandel at IMDb
* Johnny Mandel at the Songwriters Hall of Fame
* Interview with Marc Myers at JazzWax
* Alumni of Distinction at New York Military Academy archives page
* NAMM Oral History Interview August 26, 2009

Awards for Johnny Mandel

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Academy Award for Best Original Song

1934–1940|

* "The Continental"
* Music: Con Conrad
* Lyrics: Herb Magidson (1934)
* "Lullaby of Broadway"
* Music: Harry Warren
* Lyrics: Al Dubin (1935)
* "The Way You Look Tonight"
* Music: Jerome Kern
* Lyrics: Dorothy Fields (1936)
* "Sweet Leilani"
* Music and lyrics: Harry Owens (1937)
* "Thanks for the Memory"
* Music: Ralph Rainger
* Lyrics: Leo Robin (1938)
* "Over the Rainbow"
* Music: Harold Arlen
* Lyrics: E. Y. Harburg (1939)
* "When You Wish Upon a Star"
* Music: Leigh Harline
* Lyrics: Ned Washington (1940)

1941–1950|

* "The Last Time I Saw Paris"
* Music: Jerome Kern
* Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II (1941)
* "White Christmas"
* Music and lyrics: Irving Berlin (1942)
* "You'll Never Know"
* Music: Harry Warren
* Lyrics: Mack Gordon (1943)
* "Swinging on a Star"
* Music: Jimmy Van Heusen
* Lyrics: Johnny Burke (1944)
* "It Might as Well Be Spring"
* Music: Richard Rodgers
* Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II (1945)
* "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe"
* Music: Harry Warren
* Lyrics: Johnny Mercer (1946)
* "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah"
* Music: Allie Wrubel
* Lyrics: Ray Gilbert (1947)
* "Buttons and Bows"
* Music: Jay Livingston
* Lyrics: Ray Evans (1948)
* "Baby, It's Cold Outside"
* Music and lyrics: Frank Loesser (1949)
* "Mona Lisa"
* Music and lyrics: Ray Evans and Jay Livingston (1950)

1951–1960|

* "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening"
* Music: Hoagy Carmichael
* Lyrics: Johnny Mercer (1951)
* "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin')"
* Music: Dimitri Tiomkin
* Lyrics: Ned Washington (1952)
* "Secret Love"
* Music: Sammy Fain
* Lyrics: Paul Francis Webster (1953)
* "Three Coins in the Fountain"
* Music: Jule Styne
* Lyrics: Sammy Cahn (1954)
* "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing"
* Music: Sammy Fain
* Lyrics: Paul Francis Webster (1955)
* "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)"
* Music and lyrics: Jay Livingston and Ray Evans (1956)
* "All the Way"
* Music: Jimmy Van Heusen
* Lyrics: Sammy Cahn (1957)
* "Gigi"
* Music: Frederick Loewe
* Lyrics: Alan Jay Lerner (1958)
* "High Hopes"
* Music: Jimmy Van Heusen
* Lyrics: Sammy Cahn (1959)
* "Never on Sunday"
* Music and lyrics: Manos Hatzidakis (1960)

1961–1970|

* "Moon River"
* Music: Henry Mancini
* Lyrics: Johnny Mercer (1961)
* "Days of Wine and Roses"
* Music: Henry Mancini
* Lyrics: Johnny Mercer (1962)
* "Call Me Irresponsible"
* Music: Jimmy Van Heusen
* Lyrics: Sammy Cahn (1963)
* "Chim Chim Cher-ee"
* Music and lyrics: Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman (1964)
* "The Shadow of Your Smile"
* Music: Johnny Mandel
* Lyrics: Paul Francis Webster (1965)
* "Born Free"
* Music: John Barry
* Lyrics: Don Black (1966)
* "Talk to the Animals"
* Music and lyrics: Leslie Bricusse (1967)
* "The Windmills of Your Mind"
* Music: Michel Legrand
* Lyrics: Alan and Marilyn Bergman (1968)
* "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"
* Music: Burt Bacharach
* Lyrics: Hal David (1969)
* "For All We Know"
* Music: Fred Karlin
* Lyrics: Robb Royer and Jimmy Griffin (1970)

1971–1980|

* "Theme from Shaft"
* Music and lyrics: Isaac Hayes (1971)
* "The Morning After"
* Music and lyrics: Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn (1972)
* "The Way We Were"
* Music: Marvin Hamlisch
* Lyrics: Alan and Marilyn Bergman (1973)
* "We May Never Love Like This Again"
* Music and lyrics: Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn (1974)
* "I'm Easy"
* Music and lyrics: Keith Carradine (1975)
* "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)"
* Music: Barbra Streisand
* Lyrics: Paul Williams (1976)
* "You Light Up My Life"
* Music and lyrics: Joseph Brooks (1977)
* "Last Dance"
* Music and lyrics: Paul Jabara (1978)
* "It Goes Like It Goes"
* Music: David Shire
* Lyrics: Norman Gimbel (1979)
* "Fame"
* Music: Michael Gore
* Lyrics: Dean Pitchford (1980)

1981–1990|

* "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"
* Music and lyrics: Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Christopher Cross and Peter Allen (1981)
* "Up Where We Belong"
* Music: Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte-Marie
* Lyrics: Will Jennings (1982)
* "Flashdance... What a Feeling"
* Music: Giorgio Moroder
* Lyrics: Keith Forsey and Irene Cara (1983)
* "I Just Called to Say I Love You"
* Music and lyrics: Stevie Wonder (1984)
* "Say You, Say Me"
* Music and lyrics: Lionel Richie (1985)
* "Take My Breath Away"
* Music: Giorgio Moroder
* Lyrics: Tom Whitlock (1986)
* "(I've Had) The Time of My Life"
* Music: Franke Previte, John DeNicola and Donald Markowitz
* Lyrics: Franke Previte (1987)
* "Let the River Run"
* Music and lyrics: Carly Simon (1988)
* "Under the Sea"
* Music: Alan Menken
* Lyrics: Howard Ashman (1989)
* "Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)"
* Music and lyrics: Stephen Sondheim (1990)

1991–2000|

* "Beauty and the Beast"
* Music: Alan Menken
* Lyrics: Howard Ashman (1991)
* "A Whole New World"
* Music: Alan Menken
* Lyrics: Tim Rice (1992)
* "Streets of Philadelphia"
* Music and lyrics: Bruce Springsteen (1993)
* "Can You Feel the Love Tonight"
* Music: Elton John
* Lyrics: Tim Rice (1994)
* "Colors of the Wind"
* Music: Alan Menken
* Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz (1995)
* "You Must Love Me"
* Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber
* Lyrics: Tim Rice (1996)
* "My Heart Will Go On"
* Music: James Horner
* Lyrics: Will Jennings (1997)
* "When You Believe"
* Music and lyrics: Stephen Schwartz (1998)
* "You'll Be in My Heart"
* Music and lyrics: Phil Collins (1999)
* "Things Have Changed"
* Music and lyrics: Bob Dylan (2000)

2001–2010|

* "If I Didn't Have You"
* Music and lyrics: Randy Newman (2001)
* "Lose Yourself"
* Music: Eminem, Jeff Bass and Luis Resto
* Lyrics: Eminem (2002)
* "Into the West"
* Music and lyrics: Fran Walsh, Howard Shore and Annie Lennox (2003)
* "Al otro lado del río"
* Music and lyrics: Jorge Drexler (2004)
* "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp"
* Music and lyrics: Juicy J, Frayser Boy and DJ Paul (2005)
* "I Need to Wake Up"
* Music and lyrics: Melissa Etheridge (2006)
* "Falling Slowly"
* Music and lyrics: Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová (2007)
* "Jai Ho"
* Music: A. R. Rahman
* Lyrics: Gulzar (2008)
* "The Weary Kind"
* Music and lyrics: Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett (2009)
* "We Belong Together"
* Music and lyrics: Randy Newman (2010)

2011–2020|

* "Man or Muppet"
* Music and lyrics: Bret McKenzie (2011)
* "Skyfall"
* Music and lyrics: Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth (2012)
* "Let It Go"
* Music and lyrics: Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (2013)
* "Glory"
* Music and lyrics: John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn (2014)
* "Writing's on the Wall"
* Music and lyrics: James Napier and Sam Smith (2015)
* "City of Stars"
* Music: Justin Hurwitz
* Lyrics: Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (2016)
* "Remember Me"
* Music and lyrics: Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (2017)
* "Shallow"
* Music and lyrics: Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt (2018)
* "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again"
* Music: Elton John
* Lyrics: Bernie Taupin (2019)
* "Fight for You"
* Music: D'Mile and H.E.R.
* Lyrics: H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas (2020)

2021–present|

* "No Time to Die"
* Music and lyrics: Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell (2021)
* "Naatu Naatu"
* Music: M. M. Keeravani
* Lyrics: Chandrabose (2022)

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Grammy Award for Song of the Year

1958−1979|

* "Nel blu, dipinto di blu (Volare)" – Domenico Modugno (songwriter) (1958)
* "The Battle of New Orleans" – Jimmy Driftwood (songwriter) (1959)
* "Theme of Exodus" – Ernest Gold (songwriter) (1960)
* "Moon River" – Johnny Mercer & Henry Mancini (songwriters) (1961)
* "What Kind of Fool Am I?" – Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley (songwriters) (1962)
* "Days of Wine and Roses" – Johnny Mercer & Henry Mancini (songwriters) (1963)
* "Hello, Dolly!" – Jerry Herman (songwriter) (1964)
* "The Shadow of Your Smile" – Paul Francis Webster & Johnny Mandel (songwriters) (1965)
* "Michelle" – John Lennon & Paul McCartney (songwriters) (1966)
* "Up, Up, and Away" – Jimmy Webb (songwriter) (1967)
* "Little Green Apples" – Bobby Russell (songwriter) (1968)
* "Games People Play" – Joe South (songwriter) (1969)
* "Bridge over Troubled Water" – Paul Simon (songwriter) (1970)
* "You've Got a Friend" – Carole King (songwriter) (1971)
* "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" – Ewan MacColl (songwriter) (1972)
* "Killing Me Softly with His Song" – Norman Gimbel & Charles Fox (songwriters) (1973)
* "The Way We Were" – Alan and Marilyn Bergman & Marvin Hamlisch (songwriters) (1974)
* "Send In the Clowns" – Stephen Sondheim (songwriter) (1975)
* "I Write the Songs" – Bruce Johnston (songwriter) (1976)
* "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" – Barbra Streisand & Paul Williams (songwriters) / "You Light Up My Life" – Joe Brooks (songwriter) (1977)
* "Just the Way You Are" – Billy Joel (songwriter) (1978)
* "What a Fool Believes" – Kenny Loggins & Michael McDonald (songwriters) (1979)

1980−1999|

* "Sailing" – Christopher Cross (songwriter) (1980)
* "Bette Davis Eyes" – Donna Weiss & Jackie DeShannon (songwriters) (1981)
* "Always on My Mind" – Johnny Christopher, Mark James & Wayne Carson (songwriters) (1982)
* "Every Breath You Take" – Sting (songwriter) (1983)
* "What's Love Got to Do with It" – Graham Lyle & Terry Britten (songwriters) (1984)
* "We Are the World" – Michael Jackson & Lionel Richie (songwriters) (1985)
* "That's What Friends Are For" – Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager (songwriters) (1986)
* "Somewhere Out There" – James Horner, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil (songwriters) (1987)
* "Don't Worry, Be Happy" – Bobby McFerrin (songwriter) (1988)
* "Wind Beneath My Wings" – Larry Henley & Jeff Silbar (songwriters) (1989)
* "From a Distance" – Julie Gold (songwriter) (1990)
* "Unforgettable" – Irving Gordon (songwriter) (1991)
* "Tears in Heaven" – Eric Clapton & Will Jennings (songwriters) (1992)
* "A Whole New World" – Alan Menken & Tim Rice (songwriters) (1993)
* "Streets of Philadelphia" – Bruce Springsteen (songwriter) (1994)
* "Kiss from a Rose" – Seal (songwriter) (1995)
* "Change the World" – Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick & Tommy Sims (songwriters) (1996)
* "Sunny Came Home" – Shawn Colvin & John Leventhal (songwriters) (1997)
* "My Heart Will Go On" – James Horner & Will Jennings (songwriters) (1998)
* "Smooth" – Itaal Shur & Rob Thomas (songwriters) (1999)

2000−2019|

* "Beautiful Day" – Adam Clayton, David Evans, Laurence Mullen & Paul Hewson (songwriters) (2000)
* "Fallin'" – Alicia Keys (songwriter) (2001)
* "Don't Know Why" – Jesse Harris (songwriter) (2002)
* "Dance with My Father" – Richard Marx & Luther Vandross (songwriters) (2003)
* "Daughters" – John Mayer (songwriter) (2004)
* "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" – Adam Clayton, David Evans, Laurence Mullen & Paul Hewson (songwriters) (2005)
* "Not Ready to Make Nice" – Emily Burns Erwin, Martha Maguire, Natalie Maines Pasdar & Dan Wilson (songwriters) (2006)
* "Rehab" – Amy Winehouse (songwriter) (2007)
* "Viva la Vida" – Guy Berryman, Jonathan Buckland, William Champion & Christopher Martin (songwriters) (2008)
* "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" – Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart (songwriters) (2009)
* "Need You Now" – Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott (songwriters) (2010)
* "Rolling in the Deep" – Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth (songwriters) (2011)
* "We Are Young" – Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess (songwriters) (2012)
* "Royals" – Joel Little & Ella Yelich O'Connor (songwriters) (2013)
* "Stay with Me" (Darkchild version) – James Napier, William Phillips & Sam Smith (songwriters) (2014)
* "Thinking Out Loud" – Ed Sheeran & Amy Wadge (songwriters) (2015)
* "Hello" – Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin (songwriters) (2016)
* "That's What I Like" – Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip (songwriters) (2017)
* "This Is America" – Donald Glover, Ludwig Göransson & Jeffery Lamar Williams (songwriters) (2018)
* "Bad Guy" – Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell (songwriters) (2019)

2020−present|

* "I Can't Breathe" – Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas (songwriters) (2020)
* "Leave the Door Open" – Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II & Bruno Mars (songwriters) (2021)
* "Just Like That" – Bonnie Raitt (songwriter) (2022)

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1958−1979|

* No Award (1958)
* Anatomy of a Murder – Duke Ellington (1959)
* Exodus – Ernest Gold (1960)
* Breakfast at Tiffany's – Henry Mancini (1961)
* No Award (1962)
* Tom Jones – John Addison (1963)
* Mary Poppins – Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman (1964)
* The Sandpiper – Johnny Mandel (1965)
* Doctor Zhivago – Maurice Jarre (1966)
* Music from Mission: Impossible – Lalo Schifrin (1967)
* The Graduate – Dave Grusin & Paul Simon (1968)
* Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – Burt Bacharach (1969)
* Let It Be – The Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison & Ringo Starr) (1970)
* Shaft – Isaac Hayes (1971)
* The Godfather – Nino Rota (1972)
* Jonathan Livingston Seagull – Neil Diamond (1973)
* The Way We Were: Original Soundtrack Recording – Alan and Marilyn Bergman & Marvin Hamlisch (1974)
* Jaws – John Williams (1975)
* Car Wash – Norman Whitfield (1976)
* Star Wars – John Williams (1977)
* Close Encounters of the Third Kind – John Williams (1978)
* Superman – John Williams (1979)

1980−1999|

* The Empire Strikes Back – John Williams (1980)
* Raiders of the Lost Ark – John Williams (1981)
* E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – John Williams (1982)
* Flashdance – 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 & Shandi Sinnamon (1983)
* Purple Rain – Prince and the Revolution (1984)
* 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 (1985)
* Out of Africa – John Barry (1986)
* The Untouchables – Ennio Morricone (1987)
* The Last Emperor – David Byrne, Cong Su & Ryuichi Sakamoto (1988)
* The Fabulous Baker Boys – Dave Grusin (1989)
* Glory – James Horner (1990)
* Dances with Wolves – John Barry (1991)
* Beauty and the Beast – Alan Menken (1992)
* Aladdin – Alan Menken (1993)
* Schindler's List – John Williams (1994)
* Crimson Tide – Hans Zimmer (1995)
* Independence Day – David Arnold (1996)
* The English Patient – Gabriel Yared (1997)
* Saving Private Ryan – John Williams (1998)
* A Bug's Life – Randy Newman (1999)

2000−2019|

* American Beauty – Thomas Newman (2000)
* Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Tan Dun (2001)
* The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Howard Shore & John Kurlander (engineer/mixer) (2002)
* The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Howard Shore, John Kurlander (engineer/mixer) & Peter Cobbin (engineer/mixer) (2003)
* The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Howard Shore, John Kurlander (engineer/mixer) & Peter Cobbin (engineer/mixer) (2004)
* Ray – Craig Armstrong (2005)
* Memoirs of a Geisha – John Williams (2006)
* Ratatouille – Michael Giacchino (2007)
* The Dark Knight – Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard (2008)
* Up – Michael Giacchino (2009)
* Toy Story 3 – Randy Newman (2010)
* The King's Speech – Alexandre Desplat (2011)
* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (2012)
* Skyfall – Thomas Newman (2013)
* The Grand Budapest Hotel – Alexandre Desplat (2014)
* Birdman – Antonio Sánchez (2015)
* Star Wars: The Force Awakens – John Williams (2016)
* La La Land – Justin Hurwitz (2017)
* Black Panther – Ludwig Göransson (2018)
* Chernobyl – Hildur Guðnadóttir (2019)

2020−present|

* Joker – Hildur Guðnadóttir (2020)
* The Queen's Gambit – Carlos Rafael Rivera / Soul – Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (2021)
* Encanto – Germaine Franco (2022)

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