Friday, October 12, 2012

Best Music: 1930s

Note: The Academy didn't create the music categories until 1934.

Best Original Score:

1930: Under the Roofs of Paris (Raoul Moretti and Vincent Scotto)

1931: City Lights (Charlie Chaplin)

1932: Vampyr (Wolfgang Zeller)
Note: Possible spoilers in clip

1933: King Kong (Max Steiner)

1934: The Lost Patrol (Max Steiner)
Oscar winner: One Night of Love (Louis Silvers,
Victor Schertzinger, Gus Kahn)
Was this nominated?: Yes

1935: The Bride of Frankenstein (Franz Waxman)
Oscar winner: The Informer (Max Steiner)
Was this nominated?: No

1936: Modern Times (Charlie Chaplin)
Oscar winner: Anthony Adverse (Leo Forbstein,
Erich Wolfgang Korngold)
Was this nominated?: No

1937: Lost Horizon (Dimitri Tiomkin)
Oscar winner: One Hundred Men and a Girl (Charles Previn)
Was this nominated?: Yes

1938: The Adventures of Robin Hood (Erich Wolfgang Korngold)
Oscar winner: The Adventures of Robin Hood (Erich Wolfgang Korngold)

1939: Gone with the Wind (Max Steiner)
Oscar winner: The Wizard of Oz (Herbert Stothart)
Was this nominated?: Yes

*1934-37 Oscar winners are from the Best Scoring category. 1938-39 Oscar winners are from the Best Original Score category.*

Best Original Song:

1930: "Falling in Love Again" - The Blue Angel

1931: "Toujours l'Amour in the Army" - The Smiling Lieutenant


1932: "Isn't It Romantic?" - Love Me Tonight

1933: "The Gold Diggers' Song (We're in the Money)" - Gold Diggers of 1933

1934: "The Continental" - The Gay Divorcee
Oscar winner: "The Continental" - The Gay Divorcee

1935: "Cheek to Cheek" - Top Hat
Oscar winner: "Lullaby of Broadway" - Gold Diggers of 1935
Was this nominated?: Yes

1936: "The Way You Look Tonight" - Swing Time
Oscar winner: "The Way You Look Tonight" - Swing Time

1937: "Heigh Ho" - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Oscar winner: "Sweet Leilani" - Waikiki Wedding
Was this nominated?: No

1938: "Now It Can Be Told" - Alexander's Ragtime Band
Oscar winner: "Thanks for the Memory" - The Big Broadcast of 1938
Was this nominated?: Yes

1939: "Over the Rainbow" - The Wizard of Oz
Oscar winner: "Over the Rainbow" - The Wizard of Oz

Updated: 9/5/14

6 comments:

  1. So glad to see City Lights on the list! Can't wait to see your next picks :)

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    1. Thanks. Love City Lights, it's one of my favorites.

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  2. I haven't seen a lot of these but Gone with the Wind definitely deserves a win, that score is amazing and very stirring.

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    1. Isn't it? I can't believe it didn't win the Oscar.

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  3. Man, these are going to be some tough tough lists. Can't wait to see what you pick! LOVE seeing City Lights here.

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    1. Haha. THIS decade was quite tough, but the 1940s were a lot easier. (I've already done the post for them.)

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