Michel Legrand

French film score composer (1932–2019)

Michel Legrand

Legrand in 2015 at the Cabourg Film Festival

Born|

Michel Jean Legrand

(1932-02-24)24 February 1932

Paris, France

Died| 26 January 2019(2019-01-26) (aged 86)

Neuilly-sur-Seine, France

Occupation(s)| Film score composer
Jazz pianist
Years active| 1946–2019

Michel Jean Legrand (French pronunciation: ​[miʃɛl ləɡʁɑ̃]; 24 February 1932 – 26 January 2019) was a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, and jazz pianist.[1] Legrand was a prolific composer, having written over 200 film and television scores, in addition to many songs.[2] His scores for two of the films of French New Wave director Jacques Demy, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) and The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967), earned Legrand his first Academy Award nominations. Legrand won his first Oscar for the song "The Windmills of Your Mind" from The Thomas Crown Affair (1968),[3] and additional Oscars for Summer of '42 (1971) and Barbra Streisand's Yentl (1983).

## Life and career[edit]

Legrand was born in Paris[4] to his father, Raymond Legrand, who was himself a conductor and composer,[5] and his mother, Marcelle Ter-Mikaëlian, who was the sister of conductor Jacques Hélian.[6] Raymond and Marcelle were married in 1929.[6] His maternal grandfather was Armenian.[7]

Legrand composed more than two hundred film and television scores.[8] He won three Oscars[9] and five Grammys.[10] He studied music at the Conservatoire de Paris from age 11, working with, among others, Nadia Boulanger[10] and graduated with top honors as both a composer and a pianist.[8] He burst upon the international music scene at 22 when his album I Love Paris (album) became a surprise hit. He established his name in the United States by working with such jazz stars as Miles Davis and Stan Getz.[1] His sister Christiane Legrand was a member of The Swingle Singers and his niece Victoria Legrand is a member of the dream pop band Beach House.[11]

Legrand composed music for Jacques Demy's films The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) and The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967), and appeared and performed in Agnès Varda's Cléo from 5 to 7 (1961). He also composed music for Joseph Losey's Eva (1962), The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) (which features "The Windmills of Your Mind"), Ice Station Zebra (1968), The Picasso Summer (1969), The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (1970), The Go-Between (1971), Summer of '42 (1971), Clint Eastwood's Breezy (1973), The Three Musketeers (1973), Orson Welles's last-completed film F for Fake (1974), TriStar Pictures 1998 family film Madeline, and would later compose the score for Welles's posthumously released movie The Other Side of the Wind (2018). He also composed the score for Yentl (1983), as well as the film score for Louis Malle's film Atlantic City (1980). His instrumental version of the theme from Brian's Song charted 56th in 1972 on the Billboard's pop chart.[12]

Legrand in 2008

Legrand died of sepsis,[13][14] during the night of 25–26 January 2019, at the American Hospital of Paris in Neuilly-sur-Seine, where he had been hospitalized for two weeks for a pulmonary infection. His funeral was held in Paris at the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral on 1 February 2019.[15] He was interred at the Père Lachaise Cemetery.[16] He remained active until his death and had concerts scheduled to take place in the spring.[17]

## Musical theatre[edit]

In 1997, Legrand composed the score for the musical Le Passe-muraille, with a book by Didier Van Cauwelaert. It premiered on Broadway in 2002 as Amour and was translated into English by Jeremy Sams and was directed by James Lapine.[18] This musical was his Broadway debut[19] and he was nominated for a Tony Award in 2003 for Best Score.[20] Later he recorded Legrand Affair with Melissa Errico,[20] a 100-piece symphony orchestra that included songs with lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman.[21]

The world premiere of the new musical Marguerite from Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg, the creators of Les Misérables and Miss Saigon, included music by Michel Legrand and lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer. Marguerite is set during World War II in occupied Paris, and was inspired by the romantic novel La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas fils. It premiered in May 2008 at the Haymarket Theatre, London and was directed by Jonathan Kent.[22]

## Discography[edit]

Main article: Michel Legrand discography

## Awards[edit]

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Legrand won three Oscars (from 13 nominations), five Grammys, and was nominated for an Emmy. His first Academy Award win was in 1969 for the song "The Windmills of Your Mind", followed with the Academy Award for his music for Summer of ’42 in 1972 and for Yentl in 1984.[9]

Following are a selection of the awards and nominations with which Legrand's works have been honored:

### Academy Award awards and nominations[edit]

Source: AllMovie[23]

* Best Original Score, Substantially Original Score: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1965) - nominated[24]
* Best Original Score for a Motion Picture (not a Musical): The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) - nominated[25]
* Best Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score: The Young Girls of Rochefort (1968) - nominated[25]
* Best Original Dramatic Score: Summer of '42 (1971) - won
* Best Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score: Yentl (1983) - won
* Best Original Song:
* "I Will Wait for You" from The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1965) - nominated[24]
* "The Windmills of Your Mind" from The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) - won[25]
* "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" from The Happy Ending (1969) - nominated
* "Pieces of Dreams" from Pieces of Dreams (1970) - nominated[26]
* "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" from Best Friends (1982) - nominated
* "Papa, Can You Hear Me?" from Yentl (1983) - nominated
* "The Way He Makes Me Feel" from Yentl (1983) - nominated

### Golden Globe awards and nominations[edit]

Source: All Movie[23]

* Original Score:
* The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)[27]
* The Happy Ending (1969)
* Wuthering Heights (1970)
* Le Mans (1971)
* Summer of '42 (1971)
* Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
* Breezy (1973)
* Yentl (1983)[28]
* Original Song:
* "The Windmills of Your Mind" from The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) (won)[27]
* "What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" from The Happy Ending (1969)
* "Pieces of Dreams" from Pieces of Dreams (1970)
* "Breezy's Song" from Breezy (1973)
* "Yesterday's Dreams" from Falling in Love Again (1980)
* "The Way He Makes Me Feel" from Yentl (1983)[28]

### Grammy Award awards and nominations[edit]

Source: Grammy.com[29]

* Best Instrumental Composition: "Theme from Summer of '42 (The Summer Knows)" (1971) - win
* Best Instrumental Arrangement: "Theme From Summer Of '42" (1971) - nomination
* Best Pop Instrumental Performance: "Theme From Summer Of '42" (1971) - nomination
* Best arrangement accompanying vocalist: What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? (Sarah Vaughan) (1972) - win[30]
* Song of the year: "The Summer Knows" from Summer of '42 (1972) - nomination
* Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s): "The Summer Knows" (1972) - nomination
* Best instrumental composition: "Brian's Song" [TV] (1972) - win
* Album of Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special: The Three Musketeers (1974) - nomination
* Best Instrumental Composition: "Images" (1975) win
* Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band: "Images" (1975) win
* Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special: Yentl (1984) - nomination
* Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals: Yentl (Barbra Streisand) (1984) - nomination
* Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals: "Nature Boy" (track from "Unforgettable") (1991) - nomination[31]
* Best Instrumental Arrangement: "Where Or When" (Track from: "Happy Radio Days", Erato Records) (1998) - nomination[32]

### Theatre nominations[edit]

* Tony Award for Best Original Score: Amour (2002)[33]
* Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music and Outstanding Orchestrations: Amour (2002)[33]

### Emmy Award nominations[edit]

* Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore): A Woman Called Golda [TV] (1982)[34]

### Fennecus nominations[edit]

* Song score, original or adaptation: Yentl (1983)
* Original song: "The Way He Makes Me Feel" from Yentl (1983)

### Apex nominations[edit]

* Original score, comedy: Best Friends (1982)
* Original song, drama: "The Way He Makes Me Feel" from Yentl (1983)
* Original song score/adaptation/compilation, drama: Yentl (1983)

### Australian Film Institute Award[edit]

* Best Original Music Score: Dingo (1991) win[35]

### Prix Moliere Award[edit]

* Best musical (1997): Le Passe-Muraille[36][circular reference] (French stage version of Amour)[37]

### ASCAP[edit]

* Henry Mancini Award, awarded by ASCAP, for Le Passe-Muraille (1998)[38][39]

### Golden Eagle Award[edit]

* Golden Eagle Award: Outstanding contribution to world cinema (2002)

### Others[edit]

* In 2018, asteroid 31201 Michellegrand was named in his honour.[40]

### Documentary[edit]

"Michel Legrand, let the music play", directed by Gregory Monro in 2018

## References[edit]

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10. ^ a b Burlingame, Jon (26 January 2019). "Michel Legrand, Oscar-Winning Composer, Dies at 86". Variety.
11. ^ "Band of the Week: Beach House". Archived from the original on 7 June 2008.
12. ^ Anderson, John (26 January 2019). "Michel Legrand, Pianist and Film Composer, Dies at 86". The New York Times.
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18. ^ "THEATER REVIEW; A French Milquetoast's Talent Lights the Fuse of Mischief". The New York Times. 21 October 2002.
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20. ^ a b Peikert, Mark (26 January 2019). "Amour and The Umbrellas of Cherbourg Composer Michel Legrand Dead at 86". Playbill.com.
21. ^ Gans, Andrew (18 October 2011). "It's a 'Legrand Affair' for Melissa Errico: New CD Due in Stores Oct. 18; Plus EXCLUSIVE Video". Tlaybill.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2013.
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39. ^ "ASCAP Henry Mancini Award", Ascap.com, retrieved 30 January 2019
40. ^ MPC * JPL

## External links[edit]

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* Michel Legrand at the British Film Institute
* Michel Legrand at IMDb
* Michel Legrand at the Internet Broadway Database
* Interview with Michel Legrand at the Press Launch for Margeruite in London UK

Awards for Michel Legrand

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Academy Award for Best Original Score

1930s|

* Louis Silvers (1934)
* Max Steiner (1935)
* Leo F. Forbstein (1936)
* Charles Previn (1937)
* Erich Wolfgang Korngold / Alfred Newman (1938)
* Herbert Stothart / Richard Hageman, W. Franke Harling, John Leipold and Leo Shuken (1939)

1940s|

* Leigh Harline, Paul J. Smith and Ned Washington / Alfred Newman (1940)
* Bernard Herrmann / Frank Churchill and Oliver Wallace (1941)
* Max Steiner / Ray Heindorf and Heinz Roemheld (1942)
* Alfred Newman / Ray Heindorf (1943)
* Max Steiner / Morris Stoloff and Carmen Dragon (1944)
* Miklos Rozsa / Georgie Stoll (1945)
* Hugo Friedhofer / Morris Stoloff (1946)
* Miklos Rozsa / Alfred Newman (1947)
* Brian Easdale / Johnny Green and Roger Edens (1948)
* Aaron Copland / Roger Edens and Lennie Hayton (1949)

1950s|

* Franz Waxman / Adolph Deutsch and Roger Edens (1950)
* Franz Waxman / Johnny Green and Saul Chaplin (1951)
* Dimitri Tiomkin / Alfred Newman (1952)
* Bronislau Kaper / Alfred Newman (1953)
* Dimitri Tiomkin / Adolph Deutsch and Saul Chaplin (1954)
* Alfred Newman / Robert Russell Bennett, Jay Blackton and Adolph Deutsch (1955)
* Victor Young / Alfred Newman and Ken Darby (1956)
* Malcolm Arnold (1957)
* Dimitri Tiomkin / Andre Previn (1958)
* Miklos Rozsa / Andre Previn and Ken Darby (1959)

1960s|

* Ernest Gold / Morris Stoloff and Harry Sukman (1960)
* Henry Mancini / Saul Chaplin, Johnny Green, Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal (1961)
* Maurice Jarre / Ray Heindorf (1962)
* John Addison / Andre Previn (1963)
* Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman / Andre Previn (1964)
* Maurice Jarre / Irwin Kostal (1965)
* John Barry / Ken Thorne (1966)
* Elmer Bernstein / Alfred Newman and Ken Darby (1967)
* John Barry / Johnny Green (1968)
* Burt Bacharach / Lennie Hayton and Lionel Newman (1969)

1970s|

* Francis Lai / The Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr) (1970)
* Michel Legrand / John Williams (1971)
* Charlie Chaplin, Raymond Rasch and Larry Russell / Ralph Burns (1972)
* Marvin Hamlisch / Marvin Hamlisch (1973)
* Nino Rota and Carmine Coppola / Nelson Riddle (1974)
* John Williams / Leonard Rosenman (1975)
* Jerry Goldsmith / Leonard Rosenman (1976)
* John Williams / Jonathan Tunick (1977)
* Giorgio Moroder / Joe Renzetti (1978)
* Georges Delerue / Ralph Burns (1979)

1980s|

* Michael Gore (1980)
* Vangelis (1981)
* John Williams / Henry Mancini and Leslie Bricusse (1982)
* Bill Conti / Michel Legrand, Alan and Marilyn Bergman (1983)
* Maurice Jarre / Prince (1984)
* John Barry (1985)
* Herbie Hancock (1986)
* Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne and Cong Su (1987)
* Dave Grusin (1988)
* Alan Menken (1989)

1990s|

* John Barry (1990)
* Alan Menken (1991)
* Alan Menken (1992)
* John Williams (1993)
* Hans Zimmer (1994)
* Luis Bacalov / Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz (1995)
* Gabriel Yared / Rachel Portman (1996)
* James Horner / Anne Dudley (1997)
* Nicola Piovani / Stephen Warbeck (1998)
* John Corigliano (1999)

2000s|

* Tan Dun (2000)
* Howard Shore (2001)
* Elliot Goldenthal (2002)
* Howard Shore (2003)
* Jan A. P. Kaczmarek (2004)
* Gustavo Santaolalla (2005)
* Gustavo Santaolalla (2006)
* Dario Marianelli (2007)
* A. R. Rahman (2008)
* Michael Giacchino (2009)

2010s|

* Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (2010)
* Ludovic Bource (2011)
* Mychael Danna (2012)
* Steven Price (2013)
* Alexandre Desplat (2014)
* Ennio Morricone (2015)
* Justin Hurwitz (2016)
* Alexandre Desplat (2017)
* Ludwig Göransson (2018)
* Hildur Guðnadóttir (2019)

2020s|

* Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste (2020)
* Hans Zimmer (2021)
* Volker Bertelmann (2022)

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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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AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score

1975–2000|

* The Cars That Ate Paris and The Great McCarthy – Bruce Smeaton (1975)
* No Award (1976)
* The Picture Show Man – Peter Best (1977)
* The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith – Bruce Smeaton (1978)
* Mad Max – Brian May (1979)
* Manganinnie – Peter Sculthorpe (1980)
* Fatty Finn – Rory O'Donoghue and Grahame Bond (1981)
* The Man from Snowy River – Bruce Rowland (1982)
* Phar Lap – Bruce Rowland (1983)
* Street Hero – Garth Porter and Bruce Smeaton (1984)
* Rebel – Ray Cook, Chris Neal, Peter Best, Billy Byers, Bruce Rowland (1985)
* Young Einstein – William Motzing and Martin Armiger (1986)
* The Tale of Ruby Rose – Paul Schütze (1987)
* The Lighthorsemen – Mario Millo (1988)
* Dead Calm – Graeme Revell (1989)
* The Big Steal – Phil Judd (1990)
* Dingo – Michel Legrand and Miles Davis (1991)
* Romper Stomper – John Clifford White (1992)
* The Piano – Michael Nyman (1993)
* Traps – Douglas Stephen Rae (1994)
* Hotel Sorrento – Nerida Tyson-Chew (1995)
* Shine – David Hirschfelder (1996)
* Doing Time for Patsy Cline – Peter Best (1997)
* Oscar and Lucinda – Thomas Newman (1998)
* In a Savage Land – David Bridie (1999)
* Bootmen – Cezary Skubiszewski (2000)

2001–present|

* The Dish – Edmund Choi (2001)
* Rabbit-Proof Fence – Peter Gabriel (2002)
* Japanese Story – Elizabeth Drake (2003)
* Somersault – Decoder Ring (2004)
* The Proposition – Nick Cave and Warren Ellis (2005)
* Suburban Mayhem – Mick Harvey (2006)
* The Home Song Stories – Antony Partos (2007)
* Unfinished Sky – Antony Partos (2008)
* Mao's Last Dancer – Christopher Gordon (2009)
* Animal Kingdom – Antony Partos and Sam Petty (2010)
* The Hunter – Andrew Lancaster, Michael Lira and Matteo Zingales (2011)
* Not Suitable for Children – Matteo Zingales and Jono Ma (2012)
* The Great Gatsby – Craig Armstrong (2013)
* The Railwayman – David Hirschfelder (2014)
* Mad Max: Fury Road – Tom Holkenborg (2015)
* Tanna – Antony Partos (2016)
* Lion – Volker Bertelmann and Dustin O'Halloran (2017)
* Ladies in Black – Christopher Gordon (2018)
* Judy and Punch – François Tétaz (2019)

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BAFTA Award for Best Original Music

1968–2000|

* John Barry (1968)
* Mikis Theodorakis (1969)
* Burt Bacharach (1970)
* Michel Legrand (1971)
* Nino Rota (1972)
* Alan Price (1973)
* Richard Rodney Bennett (1974)
* John Williams (1975)
* Bernard Herrmann (1976)
* John Addison (1977)
* John Williams (1978)
* Ennio Morricone (1979)
* John Williams (1980)
* Carl Davis (1981)
* John Williams (1982)
* Ryuichi Sakamoto (1983)
* Ennio Morricone (1984)
* Maurice Jarre (1985)
* Ennio Morricone (1986)
* Ennio Morricone (1987)
* John Williams (1988)
* Maurice Jarre (1989)
* Andrea Morricone and Ennio Morricone (1990)
* Jean-Claude Petit (1991)
* David Hirschfelder (1992)
* John Williams (1993)
* Don Was (1994)
* Luis Enríquez Bacalov (1995)
* Gabriel Yared (1996)
* Nellee Hooper, Craig Armstrong, and Marius de Vries (1997)
* David Hirschfelder (1998)
* Thomas Newman (1999)
* Tan Dun (2000)

2001–present|

* Craig Armstrong and Marius de Vries (2001)
* Philip Glass (2002)
* T Bone Burnett and Gabriel Yared (2003)
* Gustavo Santaolalla (2004)
* John Williams (2005)
* Gustavo Santaolalla (2006)
* Christopher Gunning (2007)
* A. R. Rahman (2008)
* Michael Giacchino (2009)
* Alexandre Desplat (2010)
* Ludovic Bource (2011)
* Thomas Newman (2012)
* Steven Price (2013)
* Alexandre Desplat (2014)
* Ennio Morricone (2015)
* Justin Hurwitz (2016)
* Alexandre Desplat (2017)
* Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, and Lukas Nelson (2018)
* Hildur Guðnadóttir (2019)
* Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor, and Atticus Ross (2020)
* Hans Zimmer (2021)
* Volker Bertelmann (2022)

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Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song

1960s|

* "Town Without Pity" – Music by Dimitri Tiomkin; Lyrics by Ned Washington (1961)
* No Award (1962)
* No Award (1963)
* "Circus World" – Music by Dimitri Tiomkin; Lyrics by Ned Washington (1964)
* "Forget Domani" – Music by Riz Ortolani; Lyrics by Norman Newell (1965)
* "Strangers in the Night" – Music by Bert Kaempfert; Lyrics by Charles Singleton & Eddie Snyder (1966)
* "If Ever I Would Leave You" – Music by Frederick Loewe; Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner (1967)
* "The Windmills of Your Mind" – Music by Michel Legrand; Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman (1968)
* "Jean" – Music and Lyrics by Rod McKuen (1969)

1970s|

* "Whistling Away the Dark" – Music by Henry Mancini; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer (1970)
* "Life Is What You Make It" – Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer (1971)
* "Ben" – Music by Walter Scharf; Lyrics by Don Black (1972)
* "The Way We Were" – Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman (1973)
* "I Feel Love" – Music by Euel Box; Lyrics by Betty Box (1974)
* "I'm Easy" – Music and Lyrics by Keith Carradine (1975)
* "Evergreen" – Music by Barbra Streisand; Lyrics by Paul Williams (1976)
* "You Light Up My Life" – Music and Lyrics by Joseph Brooks (1977)
* "Last Dance" – Music and Lyrics by Paul Jabara (1978)
* "The Rose" – Music and Lyrics by Amanda McBroom (1979)

1980s|

* "Fame" – Music by Michael Gore; Lyrics by Dean Pitchford (1980)
* "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" – Music and Lyrics by Peter Allen, Burt Bacharach, Christopher Cross & Carole Bayer Sager (1981)
* "Up Where We Belong" – Music by Jack Nitzsche & Buffy Sainte-Marie; Lyrics by Wilbur Jennings (1982)
* "Flashdance... What a Feeling" – Music by Giorgio Moroder; Lyrics by Irene Cara & Keith Forsey (1983)
* "I Just Called to Say I Love You" – Music and Lyrics by Stevie Wonder (1984)
* "Say You, Say Me" – Music and Lyrics by Lionel Richie (1985)
* "Take My Breath Away" – Music by Giorgio Moroder; Lyrics by Tom Whitlock (1986)
* "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" – Music by John DeNicola & Donald Markowitz; Lyrics by Franke Previte (1987)
* "Let the River Run" – Music and Lyrics by Carly Simon / "Two Hearts" – Music by Lamont Dozier; Lyrics by Phil Collins (1988)
* "Under the Sea" – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman (1989)

1990s|

* "Blaze of Glory" – Music and Lyrics by Jon Bon Jovi (1990)
* "Beauty and the Beast" – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman (1991)
* "A Whole New World" – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Tim Rice (1992)
* "Streets of Philadelphia" – Music and Lyrics by Bruce Springsteen (1993)
* "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" – Music by Elton John; Lyrics by Tim Rice (1994)
* "Colors of the Wind" – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (1995)
* "You Must Love Me" – Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyrics by Tim Rice (1996)
* "My Heart Will Go On" – Music by James Horner; Lyrics by Wilbur Jennings (1997)
* "The Prayer" – Music and Lyrics by David Foster, Tony Renis, Carole Bayer Sager & Alberto Testa (1998)
* "You'll Be in My Heart" – Music and Lyrics by Phil Collins (1999)

2000s|

* "Things Have Changed" – Music and Lyrics by Bob Dylan (2000)
* "Until..." – Music and Lyrics by Sting (2001)
* "The Hands That Built America" – Music and Lyrics by Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge & Larry Mullen Jr. (2002)
* "Into the West" – Music and Lyrics by Annie Lennox, Howard Shore & Frances Walsh (2003)
* "Old Habits Die Hard" – Music and Lyrics by Mick Jagger & David A. Stewart (2004)
* "A Love That Will Never Grow Old" – Music by Gustavo Santaolalla; Lyrics by Bernie Taupin (2005)
* "The Song of the Heart" – Music and Lyrics by Prince Rogers Nelson (2006)
* "Guaranteed" – Music and Lyrics by Eddie Vedder (2007)
* "The Wrestler" – Music and Lyrics by Bruce Springsteen (2008)
* "The Weary Kind" – Music and Lyrics by Ryan Bingham & T Bone Burnett (2009)

2010s|

* "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" – Music and lyrics by Diane Warren (2010)
* "Masterpiece" – Music and lyrics by Madonna, Julie Frost & Jimmy Harry (2011)
* "Skyfall" – Music and lyrics by Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth (2012)
* "Ordinary Love" – Music and lyrics by Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr. & Danger Mouse (2013)
* "Glory" – Music and lyrics by Common & John Legend (2014)
* "Writing's on the Wall" – Music and lyrics by Sam Smith & Jimmy Napes (2015)
* "City of Stars" – Music by Justin Hurwitz; lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (2016)
* "This Is Me" – Music and lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (2017)
* "Shallow" – Music and lyrics by Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt (2018)
* "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" – Music by Elton John; lyrics by Bernie Taupin (2019)

2020s|

* "Io sì (Seen)" – Music by Diane Warren; Lyrics by Diane Warren, Laura Pausini & Niccolò Agliardi (2020)
* "No Time to Die" – Music and Lyrics by Billie Eilish & Finneas O'Connell (2021)
* "Naatu Naatu" – Music by M. M. Keeravani; Lyrics by Chandrabose (2022)

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