Thomas Newman

American composer and conductor (born 1955)

For other people named Thomas Newman, see Thomas Newman (disambiguation).

Thomas Newman

Newman at 2010 Classic Brit Awards

Born|

Thomas Montgomery Newman

(1955-10-20) October 20, 1955 (age 69)

Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Occupation(s)| Composer, conductor, orchestrator
Years active| 1979–present
Spouse|

Ann Marie Zirbes (? - present)

(date missing)​

Children| 3, including Julia Newman
Relatives|

* David Newman (brother)
* Randy Newman (cousin)
* Maria Newman (sister)
* Joey Newman (cousin)
* Lionel Newman (uncle)
* Emil Newman (uncle)
* Alfred Newman (father)

Thomas Montgomery Newman (born October 20, 1955) is an American composer, conductor and orchestrator best known for his many film scores. In a career that has spanned over four decades, he has scored numerous films including The Player (1992), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Meet Joe Black (1998), American Beauty and The Green Mile (both 1999), Pay It Forward (2000), In the Bedroom (2001), Road to Perdition and White Oleander (both 2002), Finding Nemo (2003) and its sequel Finding Dory (2016), Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004), Cinderella Man (2005), WALL-E (2008), the James Bond films Skyfall (2012) and Spectre (2015), Bridge of Spies (2015), 1917 (2019), and Elemental (2023).

Newman also composed the music for the HBO drama series Six Feet Under (2001) and 2003 miniseries Angels in America. Throughout his career, he has collaborated with directors such as Robert Altman, Jon Avnet, Martin Brest, Frank Darabont, Todd Field, John Lee Hancock, John Madden, Sam Mendes, Andrew Stanton, and Steven Soderbergh.

## Early life and education

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Born in Los Angeles, California, Thomas Montgomery Newman[citation needed] is the youngest son of composer Alfred Newman (1900–1970), who won the Academy Award for Best Original Score nine times, and Martha Louis Montgomery (1920–2005). He is a member of a film-scoring dynasty in Hollywood that includes his father Alfred, older brother David Newman, younger sister Maria Newman, uncles Lionel Newman and Emil Newman, cousin Randy Newman, and his first cousin once removed, Joey Newman. His paternal grandparents were Russian Jewish immigrants,[1] and his mother was from Mississippi.[citation needed]

During their upbringing, Martha Newman took her sons to violin lessons in the San Fernando Valley every weekend.[2]

Newman later studied composition and orchestration for two years at the University of Southern California,[3] before transferring to Yale University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1977 and a Master of Music in 1978.[4] While at Yale, he met composer Stephen Sondheim, who became an early mentor.[2]

## Career

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### 1983–1992

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At first, Newman was more interested in musical theater than in film composition, working with Sondheim in Broadway plays.[5] Lionel, who succeeded Alfred as music director for 20th Century Fox, gave Thomas his first scoring assignment on a 1979 episode of the series The Paper Chase.[6] In 1983, John Williams, who was a friend of both Alfred and Lionel, invited Newman to work on Return of the Jedi, orchestrating the scene in which Darth Vader dies.[7] Afterward Newman met producer Scott Rudin in New York City and Rudin invited him to compose the score for Reckless (1984). Newman said that he thought "it was a tough job, at first" for requiring him to "develop vocabularies and a sense of procedure", only getting comfortable with writing scores "and not fraudulent in my efforts" after eight years.[8] In 1992, Newman composed the scores for The Player and Scent of a Woman.

### 1994–1999

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In 1994, he received his first Academy Award nominations with the scores for The Shawshank Redemption and Little Women.[5] He also scored The War. In 1996, he scored Unstrung Heroes, receiving yet another Oscar nomination. In 1998, he scored The Horse Whisperer as well as Meet Joe Black. In 1999, Newman composed the score to American Beauty, created using mainly percussion instruments; this was the first of several collaborations with director Sam Mendes. Newman believed the score helped move the film along without disturbing the "moral ambiguity" of the script, saying "It was a real delicate balancing act in terms of what music worked to preserve that.".[9] He received a fourth Oscar nomination for this score, and although he lost again (to John Corigliano for The Red Violin), he did receive a Grammy and a BAFTA.

### 2000–2011

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His critical and commercial success continued in the years to follow, which included scores for films directed by celebrated independent filmmakers such as Steven Soderbergh (Erin Brockovich), and Todd Field (In the Bedroom). He was nominated consecutively for a further three Academy Awards, for Road to Perdition (2002; his second collaboration with Sam Mendes), Finding Nemo (2003), and Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004). However, he lost on each occasion, to Elliot Goldenthal (for Frida), Howard Shore (for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King), and Jan A. P. Kaczmarek (for Finding Neverland).

In 2006, he teamed once again with Todd Field for Little Children and Steven Soderbergh for The Good German (and was nominated for latter). At the Oscar ceremony, he appeared in the opening segment by Errol Morris, who jokingly stated that Newman had been nominated for and failed to win an Oscar eight times. Newman replied: "No, I've failed seven but this will be my eighth", and indeed, he again lost, this time to Gustavo Santaolalla for Babel.

His first score since The Good German was for Towelhead. In 2008, he scored the animated film WALL-E, collaborating for the second time with director Andrew Stanton (with the first collaboration being Finding Nemo). The film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature (as had Nemo). Newman received two Oscar nominations: one for Best Original Score, and another for Best Original Song for "Down to Earth", which he co-wrote with Peter Gabriel. He was nominated in the Original Score category with two other veteran composers, James Newton Howard and Danny Elfman, both of whom have also been nominated for several Oscars but each time unsuccessfully. Newman lost both the score and song nominations to A. R. Rahman for his work on Slumdog Millionaire. He and Peter Gabriel did however win a Grammy for "Down to Earth".

In 2008, he also scored Revolutionary Road, a further collaboration with Mendes. In 2009, he scored Brothers (the remake of the Susanne Bier film). In 2011, he scored The Help, The Debt, The Iron Lady, and The Adjustment Bureau.[10]

### 2012–present

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In 2012, Newman scored The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, a second collaboration with John Madden after The Debt. He also scored the 23rd James Bond movie Skyfall, released on the film franchise's 50th anniversary.[11] His work on this film earned him his eleventh Oscar nomination and a second BAFTA win. During 2013, he scored Side Effects (working again with director Steven Soderbergh) and Saving Mr. Banks. The latter score was very well received by film music critics, earning Newman BAFTA and Oscar nominations for the second consecutive year, both of which he lost to Steven Price for Gravity.

Newman's 2014 projects included The Judge and Get on Up. In 2015, he scored The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, marking the first time Newman has scored a sequel to a film he also wrote the score for.[12] Also that year, Newman returned to score the 24th James Bond movie Spectre, the sequel to Skyfall and a continuation of his longtime collaboration with Sam Mendes. He also worked with Steven Spielberg for Bridge of Spies, marking Newman's first collaboration with Spielberg and the first Spielberg film not to feature a musical score from his long-time composer John Williams, since the production of The Color Purple in 1985. For his score on Bridge of Spies, Newman garnered additional Oscar and Grammy nominations.

In 2016, Newman scored Passengers, for which he received his 14th Oscar nomination. Three years later, Newman reunited with Sam Mendes for his war film 1917, for which Newman received his 6th BAFTA and 15th Oscar nominations.

Newman likes to vary the instrumentation in his scores, ranging from full orchestra to percussion-only music. He is also fond of incorporating unusual instruments such as the zither, hurdy-gurdy, psaltery and hammered dulcimer,[6] or unexpected sounds, like Aboriginal chants and the chirping of cicadas. The composer declared that he has "an interest in mundane experimentation."[5]

## Discography

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Main article: Thomas Newman discography

## Awards and nominations

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Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Thomas Newman

Newman has been nominated for fifteen Academy Awards, tying him with fellow composer Alex North for the most nominations without a win. He has also been nominated for four Golden Globes, and has won two BAFTAs, six Grammys and an Emmy Award. Newman was honored with the Richard Kirk award at the 2000 BMI Film and TV Awards. The award is given annually to a composer who has made significant contributions to film and television music.[6] His achievements have contributed to the Newmans being the most nominated Academy Award extended family, with a collective 92 nominations in various music categories.

## References

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1. ^ MacDonald, Laurence E. The Invisible Art of Film Music: A Comprehensive History, Scarecrow Press (2013)
2. ^ a b Groves, Martha (December 3, 2009). "A member of a musical dynasty writes a postcard about the past". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
3. ^ "OnMusic Dictionary". Music.vt.edu. Archived from the original on April 1, 2013. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
4. ^ "YaleNews | Yale Alumni Go to the Oscars". News.yale.edu. March 1, 2010. Archived from the original on April 6, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
5. ^ a b c Wallace, Amy (March 22, 1998). "The Newman Conquests". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 24, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
6. ^ a b c "Richard Kirk Award: Thomas Newman Fulfills the Promise of His Legacy". bmi.com. May 31, 2000. Archived from the original on December 22, 2013. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
7. ^ "When John Williams Can't Go, Whom Does Spielberg Call? Thomas Newman". NPR.org. October 17, 2015. Archived from the original on January 30, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
8. ^ "Oscar Watch: 'Skyfall' Builds Academy Support, Composer Thomas Newman Overdue for Oscar|Thompson on Hollywood". Blogs.indiewire.com. January 4, 2013. Archived from the original on May 17, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
9. ^ Burlingame, Jon (January 20, 2000). "Spotlight: Thomas Newman". Variety. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
10. ^ Burlingame, Jon (December 16, 2011). "Newman: 'Help,' 'Iron Lady' exhibit contrasting styles". Variety. Archived from the original on March 8, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
11. ^ "Thomas Newman to compose Skyfall score". MI6-HQ.com. January 4, 2012. Archived from the original on December 25, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
12. ^ "Thomas Newman to Return for 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2' - Film Music Reporter". Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.

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* Accolades

Soundtracks|

* Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
* Scent of a Woman (1992)
* The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
* American Beauty (1999)
* Road to Perdition (2002)
* Finding Nemo (2003)
* Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
* The Good German (2006)
* WALL-E (2008)
* The Help (2011)
* The Iron Lady (2011)
* The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)
* Skyfall (2012)
* Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
* He Named Me Malala (2015)
* Bridge of Spies (2015)
* Spectre (2015)
* 1917 (2019)
* Let Them All Talk (2020)
* Elemental (2023)

Singles|

* "Down to Earth" (2008)
* "The Living Proof" (2011)
* "Steal the Show" (2023)

See also|

* Music of James Bond

Related|

* Alfred Newman
* David Newman
* Emil Newman
* Joey Newman
* Lionel Newman
* Maria Newman
* Randy Newman

Awards for Thomas Newman

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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)
* Babyteeth – Amanda Brown (2020)
* June Again – Christopher Gordon (2021)
* Falling for Figaro – Cezary Skubiszewski (2022)
* Talk to Me – Cornel Wilczek (2023)
* Better Man – Batu Sener (2024)

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Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Music in a Feature Production

* Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz (1995)
* Randy Newman (1996)
* Randy Newman (1997)
* Matthew Wilder, David Zippel and Jerry Goldsmith (1998)
* Michael Kamen (1999)
* Randy Newman (2000)
* John Powell and Harry Gregson-Williams (2001)
* Joe Hisaishi (2002)
* Thomas Newman (2003)
* Michael Giacchino (2004)
* Julian Nott (2005)
* Randy Newman (2006)
* Michael Giacchino (2007)
* Hans Zimmer and John Powell (2008)
* Bruno Coulais (2009)
* John Powell (2010)
* John Williams (2011)
* Henry Jackman, Skrillex, Adam Young, Matthew Thiessen, Jamie Houston and Yasushi Akimoto (2012)
* Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez and Christophe Beck (2013)
* John Powell and Jónsi (2014)
* Michael Giacchino (2015)
* Hans Zimmer, Richard Harvey, and Camille (2016)
* Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Germaine Franco, Adrian Molina and Michael Giacchino (2017)
* Michael Giacchino (2018)
* Dan Levy (2019)
* Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste (2020)
* Germaine Franco and Lin-Manuel Miranda (2021)
* Alexandre Desplat, Roeban Katz, Guillermo del Toro and Patrick McHale (2022)
* Daniel Pemberton and Metro Boomin (2023)
* Kris Bowers (2024)

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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 and Ennio Morricone (1990)
* Jean-Claude Petit (1991)
* David Hirschfelder (1992)
* John Williams (1993)
* Don Was (1994)
* Luis 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)
* Ludwig Göransson (2023)
* Daniel Blumberg (2024)

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Black Reel Award for Outstanding Original Score

* Ray Charles and Stephen Altman (2005)
* Harvey Mason Jr. and Damon Thomas (2007)
* A. R. Rahman (2008)
* The Roots (2011)
* Thomas Newman (2012)
* Dan Romer and Benh Zeitlin (2013)
* Hans Zimmer (2014)
* Jason Moran (2015)
* Joseph Trapanese (2016)
* Nicholas Britell (2017)
* Michael Abels (2018)
* Nicholas Britell (2019)
* Michael Abels (2020)
* Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste (2021)
* Jeymes Samuel (2022)
* Terence Blanchard (2023)
* Kris Bowers (2024)
* Kris Bowers (2025)

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Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Score

1990s|

* Michael Nyman (1993)
* Randy Newman (1994)
* Hans Zimmer (1995)
* Carter Burwell (1996)
* James Horner (1997)
* Burkhard Dallwitz (1998)
* Trey Parker and Marc Shaiman (1999)

2000s|

* Tan Dun (2000)
* Howard Shore (2001)
* Elmer Bernstein (2002)
* Howard Shore (2003)
* Howard Shore (2004)
* Gustavo Santaolalla (2005)
* Clint Mansell (2006)
* Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová (2007)
* Thomas Newman (2008)
* Michael Giacchino (2009)

2010s|

* Clint Mansell (2010)
* Cliff Martinez (2011)
* Jonny Greenwood (2012)
* Arcade Fire (2013)
* Micachu (2014)
* Ennio Morricone (2015)
* Micachu (2016)
* Jonny Greenwood (2017)
* Nicholas Britell (2018)
* Alexandre Desplat (2019)

2020s|

* Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Jon Batiste (2020)
* Jonny Greenwood (2021)
* Justin Hurwitz (2022)
* Robbie Robertson (2023)
* Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (2024)

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Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Musical Score

2010s|

* John Williams (2012)
* Steven Price (2013)
* Hans Zimmer (2014)
* Bryce Dessner, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto (2015)
* Justin Hurwitz (2016)
* Alexandre Desplat (2017)
* Alexandre Desplat (2018)
* Thomas Newman (2019)

2020s|

* Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (2020)
* Hans Zimmer (2021)
* Alexandre Desplat (2022)
* Robbie Robertson (2023)
* Kris Bowers (2024)

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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music

1990s|

* Star Trek: Deep Space Nine by Dennis McCarthy (1993)
* seaQuest DSV by John Debney (1994)
* Star Trek: Voyager by Jerry Goldsmith (1995)
* Murder One by Mike Post (1996)
* EZ Streets by Mark Isham (1997)
* Fame L.A. by Robbie Buchanan, Maribeth Derry, Richard Barton Lewis, and Tom Snow (1998)
* Trinity by Martin Davich (1999)

2000s|

* The West Wing by W. G. Snuffy Walden (2000)
* Gideon's Crossing by James Newton Howard (2001)
* Six Feet Under by Thomas Newman (2002)
* Monk by Jeff Beal (2003)
* Monk by Randy Newman (2004)
* Desperate Housewives by Danny Elfman (2005)
* Masters of Horror by Edward Shearmur (2006)
* The Tudors by Trevor Morris (2007)
* Pirate Master by Russ Landau (2008)
* Great Performances by John Williams (2009)

2010s|

* Nurse Jackie by Lisa Coleman and Wendy Melvoin (2010)
* The Borgias by Trevor Morris (2011)
* Page Eight by Paul Englishby (2012)
* Da Vinci's Demons by Bear McCreary (2013)
* Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey by Alan Silvestri (2014)
* Transparent by Dustin O'Halloran (2015)
* Marvel's Jessica Jones by Sean Callery (2016)
* Stranger Things by Michael Stein and Kyle Dixon (2017)
* Godless by Carlos Rafael Rivera (2018)
* Succession by Nicholas Britell (2019)

2020s|

* Hollywood by Nathan Barr (2020)
* The Flight Attendant by Blake Neely (2021)
* The White Lotus by Cristobal Tapia de Veer (2022)
* Wednesday by Danny Elfman (2023)
* Palm Royale by Jeff Toyne (2024)

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Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

1950s|

* No Award (1958)
* Anatomy of a Murder – Duke Ellington (1959)

1960s|

* 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)

1970s|

* 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)

1980s|

* 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)

1990s|

* 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)

2000s|

* 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)

2010s|

* 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)

2020s|

* Joker – Hildur Guðnadóttir (2020)
* The Queen's Gambit – Carlos Rafael Rivera / Soul – Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (2021)
* Encanto – Germaine Franco (2022)
* Oppenheimer – Ludwig Göransson (2023)
* Dune: Part Two – Hans Zimmer (2024)

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Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media

1980s|

* "Somewhere Out There" – James Horner, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil (songwriters) (1987)
* "Two Hearts" – Phil Collins & Lamont Dozier (songwriters) (1988)
* "Let the River Run" – Carly Simon (songwriter) (1989)

1990s|

* "Under the Sea" – Alan Menken & Howard Ashman (songwriters) (1990)
* "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" – Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Michael Kamen & Bryan Adams (songwriters) (1991)
* "Beauty and the Beast" – Alan Menken & Howard Ashman (songwriters) (1992)
* "A Whole New World" – Alan Menken & Tim Rice (songwriters) (1993)
* "Streets of Philadelphia" – Bruce Springsteen (songwriter) (1994)
* "Colors of the Wind" – Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz (songwriters) (1995)
* "Because You Loved Me" – Diane Warren (songwriter) (1996)
* "I Believe I Can Fly" – R. Kelly (songwriter) (1997)
* "My Heart Will Go On" – James Horner & Will Jennings (songwriters) (1998)
* "Beautiful Stranger" – Madonna & William Orbit (songwriters) (1999)

2000s|

* "When She Loved Me" – Randy Newman (songwriter) (2000)
* "Boss of Me" – John Flansburgh & John Linnell (songwriters) (2001)
* "If I Didn't Have You" – Randy Newman (songwriter) (2002)
* "A Mighty Wind" – Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy & Michael McKean (songwriters) (2003)
* "Into the West" – Annie Lennox, Howard Shore & Fran Walsh (songwriters) (2004)
* "Believe" – Glen Ballard & Alan Silvestri (songwriters) (2005)
* "Our Town" – Randy Newman (songwriter) (2006)
* "Love You I Do" – Siedah Garrett & Henry Krieger (songwriters) (2007)
* "Down to Earth" – Peter Gabriel & Thomas Newman (songwriters) (2008)
* "Jai Ho" – Gulzar, A. R. Rahman & Tanvi Shah (songwriters) (2009)

2010s|

* "The Weary Kind" – Ryan Bingham & T Bone Burnett (songwriters) (2010)
* "I See the Light" – Alan Menken & Glenn Slater (songwriters) (2011)
* "Safe & Sound" – T Bone Burnett, Taylor Swift, Joy Williams & John Paul White (songwriters) (2012)
* "Skyfall" – Adele Atkins & Paul Epworth (songwriters) (2013)
* "Let It Go" – Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez (songwriters) (2014)
* "Glory" – Common, Che Smith & John Legend (songwriters) (2015)
* "Can't Stop the Feeling!" – Max Martin, Shellback & Justin Timberlake (songwriters) (2016)
* "How Far I'll Go" – Lin-Manuel Miranda (songwriter) (2017)
* "Shallow" – Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt (songwriters) (2018)
* "I'll Never Love Again" – Lady Gaga, Natalie Hemby, Hillary Lindsey & Aaron Raitiere (songwriters) (2019)

2020s|

* "No Time to Die" – Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell (songwriters) (2020)
* "All Eyes On Me" – Bo Burnham (songwriter) (2021)
* "We Don't Talk About Bruno" – Lin-Manuel Miranda (songwriter) (2022)
* "What Was I Made For?" – Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell (songwriters) (2023)
* "It Never Went Away" – Jon Batiste & Dan Wilson (songwriters) (2024)

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Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Score

* Dario Marianelli (2007)
* Terence Blanchard (2008)
* Michael Giacchino (2009)
* Hans Zimmer (2010)
* Ludovic Bource (2011)
* Reinhold Heil, Johnny Klimek, and Tom Tykwer (2012)
* Steven Price (2013)
* Alexandre Desplat (2014)
* Ennio Morricone (2015)
* Justin Hurwitz (2016)
* Alexandre Desplat (2017)
* Nicholas Britell (2018)
* Thomas Newman (2019)
* Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor, and Atticus Ross (2020)
* Jonny Greenwood / Hans Zimmer (2021)
* Alexandre Desplat (2022)

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International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure Film

* Jerry Goldsmith / James Horner (1998)
* Michael Giacchino (2004)
* James Newton Howard (2005)
* Hans Zimmer (2006)
* John Powell (2007)
* John Williams (2008)
* James Peterson (2009)
* Alexandre Desplat (2010)
* Cliff Martinez (2011)
* Thomas Newman (2012)
* Víctor Reyes (2013)
* Christopher Young (2014)
* Joe Kraemer (2015)
* Christopher Young (2016)
* Benjamin Wallfisch (2017)
* James Newton Howard (2018)
* Thomas Newman (2019)
* John Powell (2020)
* James Newton Howard (2021)

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International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best Original Score for an Animated Film

* John Powell (2006)
* Michael Giacchino (2007)
* Thomas Newman (2008)
* Michael Giacchino (2009)
* John Powell (2010)
* John Williams (2011)
* Alexandre Desplat (2012)
* Joe Hisaishi (2013)
* John Powell (2014)
* Michael Giacchino (2015)
* Laurent Perez Del Mar (2016)
* Theodore Shapiro (2017)
* Mark McKenzie (2018)
* John Powell (2019)
* Bruno Coulais (2020)
* James Newton Howard (2021)
* Alexandre Desplat (2022)

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World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Song

2000s|

* "Come What May" – Written by David Baerwald and Kevin Gilbert (2001)
* "If I Didn't Have You" – Written by Randy Newman (2002)
* "The Hands That Built America" – Written by Adam Clayton, The Edge, Bono, and Larry Mullen, Jr. (2003)
* "You Will Be My Ain True Love" – Written by Alison Krauss and Sting (2004)
* "Old Habits Die Hard" – Written by Dave Stewart and Mick Jagger (2005)
* "Our Town" – Written by Randy Newman (2006)
* "You Know My Name" – Written by Chris Cornell and David Arnold (2007)
* "Down to Earth" – Written by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman (2008)
* "Jai Ho" – Written by A. R. Rahman, Gulzar, and Tanvi Shah (2009)

2010s|

* "The Weary Kind" – Written by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett (2010)
* "We Belong Together" – Written by Randy Newman (2011)
* "Lay Your Head Down" – Written by Brian Byrne and Glenn Close (2012)
* "Skyfall" – Written by Adele and Paul Epworth (2013)
* "Happy" – Written by Pharrell Williams (2014)
* "The Apology Song" – Written by Gustavo Santaolalla and Paul Williams (2015)
* "None of Them Are You" – Written by Carter Burwell and Charlie Kaufman (2016)
* "City of Stars" – Written by Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek, and Justin Paul (2017)
* "Black Panther" – Written by Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Spears, Kevin Gomringer, Tim Gomringer, and Matt Schaeffer (2018)
* "Shallow" – Written by Lady Gaga, Andrew Wyatt, Anthony Rossomando, and Mark Ronson (2019)

2020s|

* "Stand Up" – Written by Joshuah Brian Campbell and Cynthia Erivo (2020)
* "Call Me Cruella" – Written by Nicholas Britell, Florence Welch, Steph Jones, Jordan Powers, and Taura Stinson (2021)
* "No Time to Die" – Written by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell (2022)
* "Your Personal Trash Man Can" – Written by Thomas Mizer and Curtis Moore (2023)
* "What Was I Made For?" – Written by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell (2024)

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