Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
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Duke Ellington circa 1940sDuke Ellington was the first recipient of the award in 1959 for the Anatomy of a Murder soundtrack.
Henry Mancini circa 1970Henry Mancini won in 1962 for the Breakfast at Tiffany's soundtrack.
File:Richard M Sherman april 2014 retouched cropped.jpgRichard M. Sherman won for Mary Poppins (1965)
File:Robert Sherman 2002.jpgRobert B. Sherman won for Mary Poppins (1965).
Lalo Schifrin in 2006Lalo Schifrin won in 1968 for the TV series Mission: Impossible soundtrack.
Dave Grusin in 2008Dave Grusin has won twice, in 1969 for The Graduate soundtrack, alongside Paul Simon, and in 1990 for The Fabulous Baker Boys soundtrack.
Paul Simon in 2011Paul Simon won in 1969 for The Graduate soundtrack, alongside Dave Grusin.
File:Burt Bacharach 1972.JPGBurt Bacharach won for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in 1968
The Beatles in 1964The Beatles won in 1971 for the Let It Be soundtrack.
Issac Hayes in 2007Isaac Hayes won in 1972 for the Shaft soundtrack.
Neil Diamond in 2012Neil Diamond won in 1974 for the Jonathan Livingston Seagull soundtrack.
John Williams in 2007John Williams has won six times in a row, eleven times total, and has been nominated twenty-three more times.
Prince in 2008Prince and The Revolution won in 1985 for the Purple Rain soundtrack.
Ennio Morricone in 2007Ennio Morricone won in 1988 for The Untouchables.
File:David Byrne San Diego.jpgDavid Byrne won for The Last Emperor (1989)
James Horner in 2010James Horner won in 1991 for Glory.
Alan Menken in 2013Alan Menken has won twice, for Beauty and the Beast in 1993 and Aladdin in 1994.
Hans Zimmer in 2018Hans Zimmer has won twice, for Crimson Tide in 1996 and The Dark Knight in 2009, winning the latter with James Newton Howard.
Randy Newman in 2012Randy Newman has won twice, for A Bug's Life in 2000 and Toy Story 3 in 2011.
Thomas Newman in 2010Thomas Newman has won twice, for American Beauty in 2001 and Skyfall in 2014.
Tan Dun in 2011Chinese composer Tan Dun won in 2002 for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; Dun is currently the only Chinese composer to win the category.
Howard Shore in 2013Howard Shore has won the award (alongside John Kurlander and Peter Cobbin) for all three films of The Lord of the Rings film series in 2003, 2004, and 2005.
File:Michael Giacchino Sep 2017.jpgMichael Giacchino won twice for two Pixar films Ratatouille (2008) and Up (2010).
Alexandre Desplat in 2015Alexandre Desplat has won twice, for The King's Speech in 2012 and The Grand Budapest Hotel in 2015.
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross in 2006Trent Reznor (left) and Atticus Ross (right), of Nine Inch Nails, has won twice, for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo in 2013 and Soul in 2022, winning the latter with Jon Batiste.
Antonio Sánchez in 2010Antonio Sánchez won in 2016 for Birdman.
Hildur Guðnadóttir in 2007Icelandic composer Hildur Guðnadóttir became the first solo woman to win the award back-to-back (in 2020 for Chernobyl and 2021 for Joker).
File:Jon Batiste 2018 (cropped).jpgJon Batiste won for Soul in 2022.
File:Ludwig Göransson 2018 Interview (cropped).jpgLudwig Göransson won twice for Black Panther in 2019 and for Oppenheimer in 2024.
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The Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media is an honor presented to a composer (or composers) for an original score created for a film, TV show or series, or other visual media[1] at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards.[2][3] Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by The Recording Academy of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".[4]
It has been awarded since the 2nd Annual Grammy Awards in 1959. The first recipient was American composer and pianist Duke Ellington, for the soundtrack to the 1959 film Anatomy of a Murder. Originally known as the Grammy Award for Best Sound Track Album – Background Score from a Motion Picture or Television, the award is currently (2025) known as the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film and Television).[5] Until 2001, the award was presented to the composer of the music alone.[5] From 2001 to 2007, the music producer(s) and sound engineer/mixer(s) shared the award.[5] In 2007, the award reverted to a composer-only award.[5] John Williams holds the record for most wins and nominations for the award, with eleven wins out of thirty-four nominations. Austin Wintory's nomination for Journey at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards was the only time that a video game was nominated in this category before the new category of Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media was created in 2022.[6]
Recipients
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Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.
1950s
| Year[I] | Performing Artist | Work |
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| 1959 [7] | ||
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Anatomy of a Murder | |
| Stanley Wilson | M Squad | |
| Franz Waxman | The Nun's Story | |
| Dick Cathcart | Pete Kelly's Blues | |
| Henry Mancini | Peter Gunn |
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Name changes
There have been several minor changes to the name of the award:[1][5][75]
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1959 | Best Sound Track Album – Background Score from a Motion Picture or Television |
| 1961–62 | Best Sound Track Album or Recording of Music Score from Motion Picture or Television |
| 1964–68 | Best Original Score from a Motion Picture or Television Show |
| 1969–73 1978 |
Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special |
| 1974–77 | Best Album of Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special |
| 1979–86 | Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special |
| 1988–90 | Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television |
| 1991–99 | Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or Television |
| 2000 | Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media |
| 2001–11 | Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media |
| 2012–2022 |
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media |
| 2023– | Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film and Television) |
Multiple wins
- 11 wins
- John Williams (6 consecutive)
- 3 wins
- Howard Shore (consecutive)
- Hans Zimmer
- 2 wins
- Ludwig Göransson
- Alexandre Desplat
- Michael Giacchino
- Dave Grusin
- Hildur Guðnadóttir (consecutive)
- Alan Menken (consecutive)
- Randy Newman
- Thomas Newman
- Trent Reznor
- Atticus Ross
Multiple nominations
- 36 nominations
- 18 nominations
- 11 nominations
- 9 nominations
- 8 nominations
- 7 nominations
- 6 nominations
- 5 nominations
- 4 nominations
- 3 nominations
- John Barry
- Alan and Marilyn Bergman
- Kris Bowers
- Leslie Bricusse
- Ramin Djawadi
- Marvin Hamlisch
- George Harrison
- Michel Legrand
- Alan Menken
- Alex North
- John Powell
- Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Alan Silvestri
See also
- BAFTA Award for Best Original Music
- Academy Award for Best Original Score
- Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Score
- Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
- Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special
Notes
References
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External links
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