Today in Film Score History:
March 25 |
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| Bronislau Kaper wins his only Oscar, for the Lili score (1954) |
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| Elton John born (1947) |
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| Henry Mancini begins recording his score for 99 & 44/100 % Dead (1974) |
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| John Massari born (1957) |
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| John Williams begins recording his score for E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) |
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| Ken Thorne begins recording his score for Superman II (1980) |
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| Luis Bacalov wins his only Oscar, for Il Postino; Alan Menken wins the first Comedy or Musical Score Oscar, for Pocahontas |
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| Maurice Jarre wins his third and final Oscar, for the A Passage to India score (1985) |
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| Recording sessions begin for Frederick Hollander’s score for The Great McGinty (1940) |
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| Riz Ortolani born (1926) |
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| Ron Jones records his score for the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Royale" (1989) |
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| Tan Dun wins his first score Oscar, for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2001) |
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