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| March 2: |
Alfred Newman wins Oscar for Song of Bernadette score (1944) |
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Andrzej Korzynski born (1940) |
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Basil Poledouris begins recording his score to Big Wednesday (1978) |
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Jerry Goldsmith records his score for the "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" segment of Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) |
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Malcolm Williamson died (2003) |
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Marc Blitzstein born (1905) |
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Richard Hazard born (1921) |
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Serge Gainsbourg died (1991) |
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| March 3: |
Arthur Kempel died (2004) |
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Jeff Rona born (1957) |
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Jerry Goldsmith records his score for the "Time Out" segment of Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) |
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Lee Holdridge born (1944) |
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| March 4: |
Erich Wolfgang Korngold's score for Anthony Adverse wins the Oscar; however, as per Academy policy, the score is awarded to the head of the studio's music department, Leo Forbstein (1937) |
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Leonard Rosenman died (2008) |
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Max Steiner wins score Oscar for Now Voyager (1943) |
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| March 5: |
Bruce Smeaton born (1938) |
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Gustavo Santaolalla wins his first Oscar, for the Brokeback Mountain score (2006) |
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Heitor Villa-Lobos born (1887) |
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John Williams begins recording his score to Star Wars (1977) |
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Max Steiner's score for The Informer wins the Oscar; Academy policy at the time awards to the score to the head of the studio's music branch -- who, in this case, is Max Steiner (1936) |
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Michael Gore born (1951) |
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Sergei Prokofiev died (1953) |
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| March 6: |
Richard Hageman died (1966) |
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| March 7: |
Gordon Parks died (2006) |
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King Kong premieres in New York (1933) |
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Miklos Rozsa wins first Oscar for Spellbound score (1946) |
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| March 8: |
Bruce Broughton born (1945) |
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Dick Hyman born (1927) |
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Jerry Goldsmith begins recording orchestral cues for Logan's Run score (1976) |
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Jerry Goldsmith records his pilot score for Dr. Kildare (1961) |
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William Walton died (1983) |
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| March 9: |
John Cale born (1940) |
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Richard Stone died (2001) |
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| March 10: |
Arthur Honegger born (1892) |
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Brad Fiedel born (1951) |
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Charles Previn, head of the Universal Music Department, wins the Score Oscar for One Hundred Men and a Girl, for which no composer is credited (1938) |
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Lost Horizon premieres in Los Angeles (1937) |
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Marc Donahue born (1953) |
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| March 11: |
David Newman born (1954) |
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Recording sessions begin for Bronislau Kaper's score to Lili (1952) |
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| March 12: |
David Shire begins recording his score for Short Circuit (1986) |
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Georges Delerue born (1925) |
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| March 13: |
Carl Davis begins recording his score to The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) |
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Hugo Friedhofer wins his only Oscar for The Best Years of Our Lives score (1947) |
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Terence Blanchard born (1962) |
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| March 14: |
Les Baxter born (1922) |
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Quincy Jones born (1933) |
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Roy Budd born (1947) |
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| March 15: |
Jurgen Knieper born (1941) |
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Max Steiner wins Oscar for Since You Went Away score (1945) |
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Ry Cooder born (1947) |
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Stomu Yamashta born (1947) |
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| March 16: |
John Addison born (1920) |
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Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco died (1968) |
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Recording sessions begin for Leonard Rosenman’s score to Cross Creek (1983) |
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| March 17: |
Alfred Newman born (1901) |
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Ernest Gold died (1999) |
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Georges Delerue begins recording his score for Memories of Me (1988) |
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| March 18: |
John Kander born (1927) |
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William Lava born (1911) |
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| March 19: |
Dimitri Tiomkin wins Oscars for High Noon score and song (1953) |
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George Garvarentz died (1993) |
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Jean Weiner born (1896) |
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Jeff Alexander begins recording his score to Escape from Fort Bravo (1953) |
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| March 20: |
Franz Waxman wins his second consecutive Best Score Oscar, for A Place in the Sun (1952) |
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Georges Delerue died (1992) |
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John Cameron born (1944) |
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Michel Magne born (1930) |
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Miklos Rozsa wins second Oscar for A Double Life score (1948) |
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Ray Cook died (1989) |
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| March 21: |
Alfred Newman wins his seventh Oscar, his second for Score, for Love is a Many-Splendored Thing (1956) |
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Antony Hopkins born (1921) |
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John Williams wins his fifth Oscar, for his Schindler's List score (1994) |
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Miklos Rozsa begins recording his score to The Green Berets (1968) |
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Mort Lindsey born (1923) |
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Nicola Piovani wins his first Oscar, for Life is Beautiful; Stephen Warbeck wins the final Comedy or Musical Score Oscar for Shakespeare in Love (1999) |
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| March 22: |
Andrew Lloyd Webber born (1948) |
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Angelo Badalamenti born (1937) |
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Goran Bregovic born (1950) |
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Miklos Rozsa begins recording his score for Time After Time (1979) |
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Stephen Sondheim born (1930) |
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Wally Badarou born (1955) |
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| March 23: |
Aaron Copland wins his only Oscar, for The Heiress score (1950) |
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David Grisman born (1945) |
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Elliot Goldenthal wins his first Oscar, for the Frida score (2003) |
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Hal Mooney died (1995) |
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James Horner wins his first two Oscars, for Titanic's score and song; Anne Dudley wins the third Comedy or Musical Score Oscar, for The Full Monty (1998) |
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Michael Linn died (1995) |
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Michael Nyman born (1944) |
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Philip Judd born (1953) |
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Trevor Jones born (1949) |
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| March 24: |
Alex North wins an Honorary Oscar, “in recognition of his brilliant artistry in the creation of memorable music for a host of distinguished motion pictures;” John Barry wins his fourth Oscar, for the Out of Africa score (1986) |
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Arthur B. Rubnstein begins recording his score for WarGames (1983) |
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Brian Easdale wins only Oscar, for The Red Shoes score (1949) |
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Fred Steiner's score for the Star Trek episode "The City on the Edge of Forever" is recorded (1967) |
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Gabriel Yared wins Dramatic Score Oscar for The English Patient; Rachel Portman wins the second Comedy or Musical Score Oscar, for Emma (1997) |
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John Barry wins his fifth Oscar, for the Dances With Wolves score; Stephen Sondheim wins first Oscar, for the song "Sooner or Later" from Dick Tracy (1991) |
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| March 25: |
Bronislau Kaper wins his only Oscar, for the Lili score (1954) |
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Ken Thorne begins recording his score for Superman II (1980) |
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Luis Bacalov wins his first Oscar, for Il Postino; James Horner, nominated for both Apollo 13 and Best Picture winner Braveheart, is unavailable for comment, but ultimately decides that his heart will go on; Alan Menken wins the first Comedy or Musical Sc |
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Maurice Jarre wins his third Oscar, for the A Passage to India score (1985) |
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Tan Dun wins his first score Oscar, for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2001) |
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| March 26: |
Alan Menken wins Oscars for The Little Mermaid score and its song "Under the Sea" (1990) |
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Alan Silvestri born (1950) |
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Fred Karlin died (2004) |
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John Corigliano wins his first Oscar, for The Red Violin score (2000) |
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Leigh Harline born (1907) |
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Louis Silvers died (1954) |
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Malcolm Arnold wins his only Oscar, for The Bridge on the River Kwai score (1958) |
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Noel Coward died (1973) |
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The Fall of the Roman Empire opens in New York (1964) |
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| March 27: |
Charlie Chaplin et al win score Oscar for Limelight (1973) |
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Dudley Moore died (2002) |
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Ferde Grofe born (1892) |
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Hans Zimmer wins his first Oscar, for The Lion King score (1995) |
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Jerry Goldsmith begins recording his score to Winter Kill (1974) |
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Recording sessions begin for Nathan Barr's score to Hostel Part II (2007) |
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Tony Banks born (1950) |
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Victor Young wins posthumous Best Score Oscar for Around the World in 80 Days (1957) |
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| March 28: |
Alf Clausen born (1941) |
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Arthur Bliss died (1975) |
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Carmen Dragon died (1984) |
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| March 29: |
Alan Menken wins his fifth and sixth Oscars, for the Aladdin score and its song "A Whole New World” (1993) |
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Dave Grusin wins his first Oscar, for The Milagro Beanfield War score (1989) |
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Franz Waxman wins his first of two consecutive score Oscars, for Sunset Blvd. (1951) |
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Jerry Goldsmith wins his only Oscar, for The Omen score (1977) |
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John Williams wins his second Oscar and his first for Original Score, for Jaws (1976) |
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John Williams wins his third Oscar, for the Star Wars score (1978) |
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Richard Rodney Bennett born (1936) |
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Vangelis born (1943) |
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Vangelis wins his first Oscar, for the Chariots of Fire score (1981) |
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William Walton born (1902) |
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| March 30: |
Alan Menken wins his third and fourth Oscars, for Beauty and the Beast's score and title song (1992) |
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Dimitri Tiomkin wins Oscar for High and the Mighty score (1955) |
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Ennio Morricone, inexplicably, doesn't win the Best Score Oscar for The Mission, which was pretty much the only score album anyone in Hollywood listened to during the late '80s; Herbie Hancock wins Oscar for Round Midnight score instead (1987) |
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Eric Clapton born (1945) |
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Luis Bacalov born (1933) |
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| March 31: |
Michael Gore wins his first two Oscars for Fame's score and title song (1981) |
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