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Best Score Soundtrack

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

Year
Film
Winner
2010
 Up
 Michael Giacchino
2009
 The Dark Knight
 James Newton Howard; Hans Zimmer
2008
 Ratatouille
 Michael Giacchino
2007
 Memoirs of a Geisha
 John Williams
2006
 Ray
 Craig Armstrong
2005
 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
 Howard Shore (composer); John Kurlander (engineer/mixer)
2004
 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
 Howard Shore (composer); John Kurlander (engineer); Peter Cobbin (engineer/mixer)
2003
 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
 Howard Shore (composer); John Kurlander (engineer/mixer)
2002
 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
 Tan Dun
2001
 American Beauty
 Thomas Newman
2000
 A Bug's Life
 Randy Newman
1999
 Saving Private Ryan
 John Williams
1998
 The English Patient
 Gabriel Yared
1997
 Independence Day
 David Arnold - For "Independence Day"
1996
 Crimson Tide
 Hans Zimmer - For "Crimson Tide"
1995
 Schindler's List
 John Williams
1994
 Aladdin
 Alan Menken
1993
 Beauty and the Beast
 Alan Menken - For the instrumental score portion of the soundtrack
1992
 Dances with Wolves
 John Barry
1991
 Glory
 James Horner
1990
 The Fabulous Baker Boys
 Dave Grusin
1989
 The Last Emperor
 David Byrne; Cong Su; Ryuichi Sakamoto
1988
 The Untouchables
 Ennio Morricone
1987
 none
 
1986
 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
 Purple Rain
 Prince; Lisa Coleman; Wendy Melvoin; John L. Nelson
1984
 Flashdance
 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
1983
 E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
 John Williams
1982
 Raiders of the Lost Ark
 John Williams
1981
 The Empire Strikes Back
 John Williams
1980
 Superman
 John Williams
1979
 Close Encounters of the Third Kind
 John Williams
1978
 Star Wars
 John Williams
1977
 Car Wash
 Norman Whitfield
1976
 Jaws
 John Williams
1975
 The Way We Were
 Alan Bergman; Marilyn Bergman; Marvin Hamlisch
1974
 Jonathan Livingston Seagull
 Neil Diamond
1973
 The Godfather
 Nino Rota
1972
 Shaft
 Isaac Hayes
1971
 Let it Be
 John Lennon; Paul McCartney; George Harrison; Ringo Starr
1970
 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
 Burt Bacharach
1969
 The Graduate
 Dave Grusin; Paul Simon
1968
 "Mission: Impossible"
 Lalo Schifrin
1967
 Doctor Zhivago
 Maurice Jarre
1966
 The Sandpiper
 Johnny Mandel
1965
 Mary Poppins
 Richard M. Sherman; Robert B. Sherman
1964
 Tom Jones
 John Addison
1963
 none
 
1962
 Breakfast at Tiffany's
 Henry Mancini
1961
 Exodus
 Ernest Gold
1959
 Anatomy of a Murder
 Duke Ellington

  
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