The Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media was first handed out in 1960. The award was presented to the composer of the music alone until 2001. The award recipients included the producers and engineers from 2001 to 2006, the award went back to being a composer-only award in 2007. In its initial year the award was known as Best Sound Track Album - Background Score from a Motion Picture or Television, it was awarded as Best Original Score from a Motion Picture or Television Show from 1964 to 1968. It had several minor changes in the years to come, in 1991 the title of the award was changed to Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television. It was changed once again in 2000 before the title was changed to the present day Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media in 2001.
Winners: Grammys Best Score Soundtrack Album
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Year
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Film
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Winner
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2010
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Up
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Michael Giacchino
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2009
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The Dark Knight
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James Newton Howard; Hans Zimmer
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2008
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Ratatouille
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Michael Giacchino
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2007
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Memoirs of a Geisha
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John Williams
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2006
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Ray
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Craig Armstrong
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2005
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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Howard Shore (composer); John Kurlander (engineer/mixer)
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2004
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
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Howard Shore (composer); John Kurlander (engineer); Peter Cobbin (engineer/mixer)
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2003
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
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Howard Shore (composer); John Kurlander (engineer/mixer)
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2002
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
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Tan Dun
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2001
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American Beauty
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Thomas Newman
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2000
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A Bug's Life
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Randy Newman
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1999
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Saving Private Ryan
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John Williams
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1998
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The English Patient
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Gabriel Yared
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1997
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Independence Day
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David Arnold - For "Independence Day"
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1996
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Crimson Tide
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Hans Zimmer - For "Crimson Tide"
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1995
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Schindler's List
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John Williams
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1994
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Aladdin
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Alan Menken
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1993
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Beauty and the Beast
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Alan Menken - For the instrumental score portion of the soundtrack
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1992
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Dances with Wolves
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John Barry
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1991
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Glory
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James Horner
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1990
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The Fabulous Baker Boys
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Dave Grusin
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1989
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The Last Emperor
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David Byrne; Cong Su; Ryuichi Sakamoto
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1988
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The Untouchables
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Ennio Morricone
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1987
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none
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1986
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Beverly Hills Cop
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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
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1985
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Purple Rain
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Prince; Lisa Coleman; Wendy Melvoin; John L. Nelson
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1984
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Flashdance
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Giorgio Moroder; Keith Forsey; Irene Cara; Shandi Sinnamon; Ronald Magness; Doug Cotler; Richard Gilbert; Michael Boddicker; Jerry Hey; Phil Ramone; Michael Sembello; Kim Carnes; Duane Hitchings; Craig Krampf; Dennis Matkosky
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1983
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E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
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John Williams
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1982
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Raiders of the Lost Ark
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John Williams
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1981
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The Empire Strikes Back
|
John Williams
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1980
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Superman
|
John Williams
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1979
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind
|
John Williams
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1978
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Star Wars
|
John Williams
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1977
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Car Wash
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Norman Whitfield
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1976
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Jaws
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John Williams
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1975
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The Way We Were
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Alan Bergman; Marilyn Bergman; Marvin Hamlisch
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1974
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Jonathan Livingston Seagull
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Neil Diamond
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1973
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The Godfather
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Nino Rota
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1972
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Shaft
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Isaac Hayes
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1971
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Let it Be
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John Lennon; Paul McCartney; George Harrison; Ringo Starr
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1970
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
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Burt Bacharach
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1969
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The Graduate
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Dave Grusin; Paul Simon
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1968
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"Mission: Impossible"
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Lalo Schifrin
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1967
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Doctor Zhivago
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Maurice Jarre
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1966
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The Sandpiper
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Johnny Mandel
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1965
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Mary Poppins
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Richard M. Sherman; Robert B. Sherman
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1964
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Tom Jones
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John Addison
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1963
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none
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1962
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Breakfast at Tiffany's
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Henry Mancini
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1961
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Exodus
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Ernest Gold
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1959
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Anatomy of a Murder
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Duke Ellington
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