Friday, November 2, 2012

Best Music: 1960s

Best Original Score:

1960: Psycho (Bernard Herrmann)
Oscar winner: Exodus (Ernest Gold)
Was this nominated?: No

1961: La Dolce Vita (Nino Rota)
Oscar winner: Breakfast at Tiffany's (Henry Mancini)
Was this nominated?: No

1962: Lawrence of Arabia (Maurice Jarre)
Oscar winner: Lawrence of Arabia (Maurice Jarre)

1963: The Great Escape (Elmer Bernstein)
Oscar winner: Tom Jones (John Addison)
Was this nominated?: No

1964: Mary Poppins (Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman)
Oscar winner: Mary Poppins (Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman)

1965: Doctor Zhivago (Maurice Jarre)
Oscar winner: Doctor Zhivago (Maurice Jarre)

1966: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Alex North)
Oscar winner: Born Free (John Barry)
Was this nominated?: Yes

1967: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Ennio Morricone)
Oscar winner: Thoroughly Modern Millie (Elmer Bernstein)
Was this nominated?: No

1968: Bullitt (Lalo Schifrin)
Oscar winner: The Lion in Winter (John Barry)
Was this nominated?: No

1969: Once Upon a Time in the West (Ennio Morricone)
Oscar winner: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (Burt Bacharach)
Was this nominated?: No

Best Original Song:

1960: "The Green Leaves of Summer" - The Alamo
Oscar winner: "Never on Sunday" - Never on Sunday
Was this nominated?: Yes

1961: "Moon River" - Breakfast at Tiffany's
Oscar winner: "Moon River" - Breakfast at Tiffany's

1962: "Le Tourbillon" - Jules and Jim
Oscar winner: "Days of Wine and Roses" - Days of Wine and Roses
Was this nominated?: No

1963: "Love with the Proper Stranger" - Love with the Proper Stranger
Oscar winner: "Call Me Irresponsible" - Papa's Delicate Condition
Was this nominated?: No

1964: "A Hard Day's Night" - A Hard Day's Night
Oscar winner: "Chim Chim Cher-ee" - Mary Poppins
Was this nominated?: No

1965: "I Will Wait For You" - The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Oscar winner: "The Shadow of Your Smile" - The Sandpiper
Was this nominated?: Yes

1966: "Tu M'as Trop Menti" - Masculin FĂ©minin
Oscar winner: "Born Free" - Born Free
Was this nominated?: No

1967: "Mrs. Robinson" - The Graduate
Oscar winner: "Talk to the Animals" - Doctor Dolittle
Was this nominated?: No

1968: "The Windmills of Your Mind" - The Thomas Crown Affair
Oscar winner: "The Windmills of Your Mind" - The Thomas Crown Affair

1969: "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Oscar winner: "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Updated: 4/3/14

6 comments:

  1. Psycho is one of my favorite scores of all time. Hell, it might even be my favorite. The fact that it wasn’t nominated is fucking baffling.

    Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Good, Bad, Ugly… great picks!

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    1. Psycho is one my favorites too. Yeah, Herrmann won an Oscar in 1941, then got snubbed a lot after that. *scratches head* At least he got a nod for Taxi Driver though.

      Thanks man!

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  2. Damn, Psycho appears to be one of the most snubbed movies of all time.

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  3. I completely agree about loving the score for Psycho. Great post!

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