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The Academy Award for Best Original Score is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to the best substantial body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring written specifically for the film by the submitting composer.
Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) - Dimitri Tiomkin Best Motion Picture - Carl Foreman, Producer Sound - Shepperton Studio Sound Department, John Cox, Sound Director
For instance, there are many years where one film won the award for “Scoring of a Musical Picture”, and another film won the award for “Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture”. Today, we consider both films winners in the category of best “Original Score”.
Jun 1, 2024 · This list includes every film score that has won an Academy Award. Oscar-winning scores have come from films such as “Chariots of Fire,” “Breakfast at Tiffany’s," “The Sound of Music,” and “The Lion King.”
At the 34th Academy Awards ceremony in 1962, Moon River won two Oscars: Best Music (Score of a dramatic or comedy picture), and Best Music (Song).
Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) - Hugo Friedhofer Sound - 20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Carl Faulkner, Sound Director
Best Score Drama or Comedy: Henry Mancini Best Score Musical: Saul Chaplin , Johnny Green , Sid Ramin , Irwin Kostal Best Song: Henry Mancini , Johnny Mercer ("Moon River")
