Contents
1 Biography and career 2 Awards and honors 3 Notable lyrics 4 References 5 External links
Biography and career[edit]
Alan Bergman was born to
Jewish
Jewish parents in Brooklyn, New York, in
1925,[1] and studied at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
and earned his master's degree in music at UCLA. Marilyn Bergman was
born in 1929, coincidentally at the same Brooklyn hospital where Alan
had been born four years earlier, and studied music at The High School
of Music & Art in New York before studying psychology and English
at New York University.[2] Alan worked as a television director and
songwriter at Philadelphia's
WCAU-TV
WCAU-TV in the early 1950s. Johnny Mercer
encouraged Alan to move to Los Angeles and become a professional
songwriter.[3][4] Despite the geographical proximity of their
upbringing in New York, the Bergmans did not meet until they had both
moved to Los Angeles in the late 1950s. Marilyn had moved to
California and was friends with songwriter Bob Russell and his wife,
Anna, and later described "drif[ing] into songwriting really by
accident because I had a fall and broke my shoulder and couldn't play
piano so I started writing lyrics". Marilyn also felt that she lacked
the discipline or talent required to become a concert pianist. The
Bergmans had both become collaborators with composer Lew Spence, and
only met when Spence suggested they all work together. The Bergmans
married in 1958, and have a daughter, Julie Bergman Sender, who works
as an independent film producer.[3][5]
With Spence the Bergmans wrote the lyrics for the title tracks for
Dean Martin's 1958 album
Sleep Warm and Frank Sinatra's 1960 album
Nice 'n' Easy.[6][7] In 1961 the Bergmans wrote their first title song
for a motion picture, for The Right Approach, composed by Spence. In
1964 the Bergmans wrote lyrics to their first Broadway musical,
Something More!, to music by Sammy Fain.[8]
The Bergmans wrote lyrics for "In the Heat of the Night" with music by
Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones for the 1967 film of the same name, which has been
described as their "breakthrough".[9] The couple would later work with
Jones on Michael Jackson's soundtrack album for E.T. the
Extra-Terrestrial (1982), for which they wrote the lyrics for "Someone
In the Dark", and the 2007
Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone tribute album We All Love
Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone for which they wrote lyrics to "I Knew I Loved You",
which was sung by Celine Dion.[10]
The Bergmans' long relationship with the French composer Michel
Legrand began in the late 1960s. The couple wrote English lyrics for
Legrand's song "The Windmills of Your Mind" featured in The Thomas
Crown Affair (1968), which won them their first Academy Award for Best
Original Song at the
41st Academy Awards
41st Academy Awards in 1969. The Bergmans and
Legrand were subsequently nominated for the Best Original Song award
in the following two years for "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your
Life?" from
The Happy Ending
The Happy Ending (1969) and "Pieces of Dreams" from the
1970 film of the same name. The couple's minor work with Legrand in
this period included "Listen to the Sea" from
Ice Station Zebra
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Ice Station Zebra (1968)
and "Nobody Knows" and "Sweet Gingerbread Man" from The Magic Garden
of Stanley Sweetheart (1970).[11] Legrand would also feature eight of
the Bergman's lyrics on his 1972 album with Sarah Vaughan.[12]
In 1983 at the 55th Academy Awards, the Bergmans' work on "How Do You
Keep the Music Playing?" composed by Legrand for the film Best Friends
would be nominated for the Best Original Song award. The 55th Academy
Awards was also significant as the Bergmans became the first
songwriters ever to have written three of the five nominations for the
Academy Award for Best Song, being nominated for "It Might Be You"
from
Tootsie
Tootsie (composed by Dave Grusin), and "If We Were in Love" from
Yes, Giorgio (composed by John Williams), in addition to "How Do You
Keep the Music Playing?". At the subsequent Academy Awards, their work
with Legrand on the 1983 film Yentl won them the Academy Award for
Best Original Song Score or Adaptation Score, with the songs "Papa,
Can You Hear Me?" and "The Way He Makes Me Feel" from the film also
being nominated for the Best Original Song award.
The Bergmans were also co-writers of "An American Reunion", the
opening ceremony of the inaugural festivities at Washington D.C.'s
Lincoln Memorial
Lincoln Memorial that marked Bill Clinton's first term as President of
the
United States
United States in January 1993.[3] In the late 1990s the Bergmans
received their most recent nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Original Song, for "Moonlight" (composed by John Williams) for the
1995 film Sabrina, and "Love Is Where You Are" (music by Mark Isham)
for the 1999 film At First Sight. 1999 was the same year that the
Bergmans received their most recent Primetime Emmy Award for
Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for "A Time to Dream"" (music by
Hamisch) for the AFI's AFI's 100 Years 100 Movies Special.
The
Kennedy Center
Kennedy Center commissioned the Bergmans to write a song cycle in
2001, they chose to collaborate with the composer Cy Coleman. The
resulting work, Portraits in Jazz: A Gallery of Songs was performed on
May 17, 2002.[5] The Bergmans wrote the lyrics to Billy Goldenberg's
television musical
Queen of the Stardust Ballroom
Queen of the Stardust Ballroom which won the couple
their third Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Achievement in Special
Musical Material, it was later the couple's second Broadway show,
Ballroom, which opened in 1978.[13]
In 2007 Alan Bergman released his first album as a vocalist,
Lyrically, Alan Bergman, featuring lyrics written by him and his wife
and arranged by
Alan Broadbent and Jeremy Lubbock.[14] Reviewing the
album for Allmusic, John Bush praised Bergman's "excellent
interpretive skills" and Christopher Loundon in the JazzTimes
described Bergman's voice as a "...revelation, suggesting both the
wise, elder Sinatra and the astutely mellow Fred Astaire, with a touch
of the offbeat dreaminess of Chet Baker."[15]
The Bergmans have had a long professional relationship with the singer
and actress Barbra Streisand. In addition to their work on the films
Yentl and The Way We Were, in which Streisand starred, the Bergmans
wrote Streisand's "One Voice" concert which was released as a live
album in 1987. Marilyn also served as the executive producer of the
"One Voice" concert. The Bergmans' song "Ordinary Miracles" from
Streisand's 1994 concert tour and HBO special won the couple their
third Emmy Award, with the couple's script for the tour also being
nominated for a CableACE Award. The Bergmans received their fifth Emmy
nomination for the song "On the Way to Becoming Me" (music by Marvin
Hamlisch) from the AFI tribute to Streisand.[2] The Bergmans have also
served as board members of Streisand's charitable foundation.[16]
Streisand's 2011 album
What Matters Most
What Matters Most was recorded in tribute to
the Bergmans, and featured ten songs by the couple that she had not
previously recorded.[17]
Most recently, The Bergman's collaborated with playwright Josh Ravetch
in 2017 on Chasing Mem'ries: A Different Kind of Musical. The play
opened to rave reviews as a world premiere at The Geffen Playhouse and
was the recipient of the Edgerton New Play Award. The play starred
Tyne Daly,
Robert Forster
Robert Forster and Scott Kradolfer. In the play, there were
both classic Bergman songs and new songs written for the play that
married in seamlessly with Ravetch's text. The songs became the
inner-monologues of the characters in an unusual and touching way. It
was one of the best received plays in the history of The Geffen
Playhouse.
Awards and honors[edit]
The Bergmans have been the recipients of numerous academic honors and
lifetime achievement awards. The couple were inducted into the
Songwriters Hall of Fame
Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1980 and subsequently received the Johnny
Mercer Award from the Hall of Fame in 1997.[3] The Bergmans were
awarded honorary doctorates by the
Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music in 1995,
they also received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National
Academy of Songwriters that year. In 1996 the couple were the
recipients of the inaugural Fiorello Lifetime Achievement Award from
New York City's Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School. The Bergmans were
later inducted into the LaGuardia High School's Hall of Fame.[5][18]
In 1986 Marilyn was awarded the Women in Film Crystal Award.[19]
Marilyn was later appointed an Officer of the Order of Arts and
Letters by the French Ministry of Culture in 1996.[20] In 1998 Marilyn
received an Honorary doctorate from Trinity College in Hartford,
Connecticut, and in 2011 Alan was presented with a Distinguished
Alumnus award from his alma mater, the University of North Carolina.
The Bergmans were the recipients of the National Music Publishers
Association Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002, Marilyn was also the
recipient of the Creative Arts Award from the Kaufman Cultural Center
that same year.[3]
The Bergmans have held several executive positions in organizations
connected with the arts. Marilyn served as the president and chairman
of the board of the American Society of Composers, Authors and
Publishers (ASCAP) for fifteen years, from 1994 to 2009. Bergman was
elected president and chairman after having served five terms as the
since 1984 as the first woman ever to serve on ASCAP's board of
directors. Marilyn completed her term as president in April 2009 and
has since continued to serve on the board of ASCAP.[2] Marilyn also
served two terms as president of CISAC, The International
Confederation of Performing Rights Societies. Alan has served on the
boards of directors of The
Johnny Mercer
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Johnny Mercer Foundation, The Artists'
Rights Foundation and The Jazz Bakery.[2] The Bergmans have also
served on the executive committee of the Music Branch of the Academy
of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and have been board members of the
National Academy of Songwriters.[3] Marilyn also served as the
president of the National Recording Preservation Board.[21]
Notable lyrics[edit]
The Bergman's notable lyrics and compositions include:
"Sleep Warm" (music by Lew Spence) for Dean Martin's 1958 album Sleep Warm "Yellow Bird" written for Norman Luboff's arrangement of the creole song "Choucoune" "Nice 'n' Easy" (music by Lew Spence) for Frank Sinatra's 1960 album Nice 'n' Easy "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" (music by Neil Diamond), originally written for the All That Glitters but unused, was expanded by Diamond and released on his 1977 album I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight. Streisand later recorded it in duet with Diamond after the release of her solo version, from her 1978 album Songbird "Someone In the Dark" (music by Rod Temperton) for Michael Jackson's soundtrack album for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) "The Playground" (music by Bill Evans) for Tony Bennett's album The Playground (1998) "I Knew I Loved You" (music by Ennio Morricone) recorded by Céline Dion for the Morricone tribute album We All Love Ennio Morricone (2007)
Musicals
Something More! (1964, composed by Sammy Fain) Ballroom (1978, composed by Billy Goldenberg)
Films
"The Right Approach" (music by Lew Spence) – The Right Approach
(1961)
"In the Heat of the Night" and "Foul Owl on the Prowl" (music by
Quincy Jones) – In the Heat of the Night (1967)
English lyrics for "The Windmills of Your Mind" (music by Michel
Legrand) – The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
"What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" (music by Michel Legrand)
–
The Happy Ending
The Happy Ending (1969)
"Pieces of Dreams" (music by Michel Legrand) – Pieces of Dreams
(1970)
"Listen to the Sea" (music by Michel Legrand) – Ice Station Zebra
(1968)[11]
"Nobody Knows" and "Sweet Gingerbread Man" (music by Michel Legrand)
–
The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart
The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart (1970)
"All His Children" (music by Henry Mancini) – Sometimes a Great
Notion (1971)
"Marmalade, Molasses & Honey" (music by Maurice Jarre) – The
Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
"Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams" (music by Johnny Mandel) – Summer
Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973)
"The Way We Were" (music by Marvin Hamlisch) – The Way We Were
(1973)
"Sybil" (music by Leonard Rosenman) – Sybil (1976)
"The Last Time I Felt Like This" (music by Marvin Hamlisch) – Same
Time, Next Year (1978)
"I'll Never Say Goodbye" (music by David Shire) – The Promise (1979)
"It Might Be You" (music by Dave Grusin) –
Tootsie
Tootsie (1982)
"If We Were In Love" (music by John Williams) –
Yes, Giorgio (1982)
"How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" (music by Michel Legrand) –
Best Friends (1982)
Lyrics for Michel Legrand's score for Yentl (1983)
"Never Say Never Again" – (music by Michel Legrand) − Never Say
Never Again (1983)
"The Girl Who Used to Be Me" (music by Marvin Hamlisch) – Shirley
Valentine (1989)
"Moonlight" (music by John Williams) – Sabrina (1995)
"Love Is Where You Are" (music by Mark Isham) – At First Sight
(1999)
Television
With
Dave Grusin
Dave Grusin the Bergmans wrote the theme songs for the television
series
The Sandy Duncan Show
The Sandy Duncan Show (1972), Maude ("And Then There's Maude",
1972) and
Good Times
Good Times (1974). The Bergmans wrote "Worlds" for the
series
Bracken's World
Bracken's World (1969),[22] and wrote the theme for Alice
("There's a New Girl In Town", 1976), with David Shire.[23]
Lyrics for Billy Goldenberg's score for Queen of the Stardust Ballroom
(1975)
"Ordinary Miracles" for Barbra Streisand's HBO special Barbra
Streisand: The Concert (1994)
"A Ticket to Dream" (music by Marvin Hamlisch) for the AFI 100 Years
100 Movies
Special
Special (1999)
References[edit]
^ Nathan, John (August 18, 2011). "Happily married, and in a
relationship with Streisand". www.thejc.com. Retrieved
2016-08-23.
^ a b c d "
Alan and Marilyn Bergman biography". Alan and Marilyn
Bergman biography. Alan and Marilyn Bergman.
^ a b c d e f "
Songwriters Hall of Fame
Songwriters Hall of Fame -
Johnny Mercer
Johnny Mercer Award".
Songwriters Hall of Fame. Songwriters Hall of Fame. Retrieved 6
November 2015.
^ Ankeny, Jason. "Alan Bergman". vervemusic.com. allmusic.com.
^ a b c Vernell Hackett (September 1, 2002). "Marilyn Bergman:
'Drifted' Into Songwriting". American Songwriter. Retrieved 4 November
2015.
^ William J. Mann (9 October 2012). Hello, Gorgeous: Becoming Barbra
Streisand. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 0-547-90586-6.
^ Will Friedwald (1995). Sinatra! the Song is You: A Singer's Art.
Simon and Schuster. pp. 256–.
ISBN 978-0-684-19368-7.
^ "Something More!". Internet Broadway Database - Something More!.
Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
^ "Alan and Marilyn Bergman".
Allmusic
Allmusic biography. Allmusic.
^ All Love
Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone
Alan and Marilyn Bergman at AllMusic
^ a b Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (13 July 1968). Billboard. Nielsen
Business Media, Inc. pp. 74–. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ Sarah Vaughan with
Michel Legrand at AllMusic
^ "Ballroom!". Internet Broadway Database - Ballroom. Internet
Broadway Database. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
^
Lyrically, Alan Bergman
Lyrically, Alan Bergman at AllMusic
^ Christopher Loundon (October 2007). "Jazz Albums: Lyrically, Alan
Bergman". Jazz Times. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
^ Tom Santopietro (1 April 2007). The Importance of Being Barbra: The
Brilliant, Tumultuous Career of Barbra Streisand. St. Martin's Press.
pp. 176–. ISBN 978-1-4299-0853-5.
^
What Matters Most
What Matters Most at AllMusic
^ "30th Anniversary Gala". LaGuardia High School - 30th Anniversary
Gala. LaGuardia High School.
^ "Past Recipients". Women in Film. Retrieved November 25,
2011. [permanent dead link]
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ASCAP.
^ Vincent Terrace (1 January 1981). Television: 1970-1980. A.S.
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^ Vincent Terrace (1985). Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots
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ISBN 978-0-918432-61-2.
External links[edit]
Official website Interview with Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman with Fresh Air's Terry Gross (8/21/07) A Conversation with Alan Bergman by Christopher Loudon for JazzTimes (probably in 2010). Retrieved June 29, 2013 Alan Bergman on IMDb Marilyn Bergman on IMDb Alan Bergman Interview NAMM Oral History Library (2013) Marilyn Bergman Interview NAMM Oral History Library (2013)
Awards for Alan and Marilyn
v t e
Academy Award for Best Original Score
1930s
Louis Silvers
Louis Silvers (1934)
Max Steiner
Max Steiner (1935)
Leo F. Forbstein
Leo F. Forbstein (1936)
Charles Previn
Charles Previn (1937)
Erich Wolfgang Korngold/Alfred Newman (1938)
Herbert Stothart/Richard Hageman, W. Franke Harling, John Leipold, Leo
Shuken (1939)
1940s
Leigh Harline, Paul J. Smith, Ned Washington/Alfred Newman (1940)
Bernard Herrmann/
Frank Churchill and
Oliver Wallace (1941)
Max Steiner/
Ray Heindorf and
Heinz Roemheld (1942)
Alfred Newman/
Ray Heindorf (1943)
Max Steiner/
Morris Stoloff and
Carmen Dragon
Carmen Dragon (1944)
Miklós Rózsa/
Georgie Stoll (1945)
Hugo Friedhofer/
Morris Stoloff (1946)
Miklós Rózsa/Alfred Newman (1947)
Brian Easdale/
Johnny Green
Johnny Green and
Roger Edens (1948)
Aaron Copland/
Roger Edens and
Lennie Hayton (1949)
1950s
Franz Waxman/
Adolph Deutsch and
Roger Edens (1950)
Franz Waxman/
Johnny Green
Johnny Green and
Saul Chaplin (1951)
Dimitri Tiomkin/Alfred Newman (1952)
Bronisław Kaper/Alfred Newman (1953)
Dimitri Tiomkin/
Adolph Deutsch and
Saul Chaplin (1954)
Alfred Newman/Robert Russell Bennett, Jay Blackton and Adolph Deutsch
(1955)
Victor Young/Alfred Newman and
Ken Darby (1956)
Malcolm Arnold (1957)
Dimitri Tiomkin/Andre Previn (1958)
Miklós Rózsa/Andre Previn and
Ken Darby (1959)
1960s
Ernest Gold/
Morris Stoloff and Harry Sukman (1960)
Henry Mancini/Saul Chaplin, Johnny Green,
Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal
(1961)
Maurice Jarre/
Ray Heindorf (1962)
John Addison/Andre Previn (1963)
Richard M. Sherman
Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman/Andre Previn (1964)
Maurice Jarre/
Irwin Kostal (1965)
John Barry/
Ken Thorne (1966)
Elmer Bernstein/Alfred Newman and
Ken Darby (1967)
John Barry/
Johnny Green
Johnny Green (1968)
Burt Bacharach/
Lennie Hayton and
Lionel Newman (1969)
1970s
Francis Lai/
The Beatles
The Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison
and Ringo Starr) (1970)
Michel Legrand/
John Williams
John Williams (1971)
Charlie Chaplin,
Raymond Rasch and Larry Russell/
Ralph Burns
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Ralph Burns (1972)
Marvin Hamlisch/
Marvin Hamlisch
Marvin Hamlisch (1973)
Nino Rota
Nino Rota and Carmine Coppola/
Nelson Riddle
Nelson Riddle (1974)
John Williams/
Leonard Rosenman
Leonard Rosenman (1975)
Jerry Goldsmith/
Leonard Rosenman
Leonard Rosenman (1976)
John Williams/
Jonathan Tunick (1977)
Giorgio Moroder/
Joe Renzetti (1978)
Georges Delerue/
Ralph Burns
Ralph Burns (1979)
1980s
Michael Gore (1980)
Vangelis
Vangelis (1981)
John Williams/
Henry Mancini
Henry Mancini and
Leslie Bricusse (1982)
Bill Conti/Michel Legrand,
Alan and Marilyn Bergman (1983)
Maurice Jarre/Prince (1984)
John Barry (1985)
Herbie Hancock
Herbie Hancock (1986)
Ryuichi Sakamoto,
David Byrne
David Byrne and
Cong Su (1987)
Dave Grusin
Dave Grusin (1988)
Alan Menken
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Alan Menken (1989)
1990s
John Barry (1990)
Alan Menken
Alan Menken (1991)
Alan Menken
Alan Menken (1992)
John Williams
John Williams (1993)
Hans Zimmer
Hans Zimmer (1994)
Luis Enríquez Bacalov/
Alan Menken
Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz (1995)
Gabriel Yared/
Rachel Portman (1996)
James Horner/
Anne Dudley
Anne Dudley (1997)
Nicola Piovani/
Stephen Warbeck (1998)
John Corigliano (1999)
2000s
Tan Dun
Tan Dun (2000)
Howard Shore
Howard Shore (2001)
Elliot Goldenthal
Elliot Goldenthal (2002)
Howard Shore
Howard Shore (2003)
Jan A. P. Kaczmarek
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Jan A. P. Kaczmarek (2004)
Gustavo Santaolalla
Gustavo Santaolalla (2005)
Gustavo Santaolalla
Gustavo Santaolalla (2006)
Dario Marianelli (2007)
A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman (2008)
Michael Giacchino
Michael Giacchino (2009)
2010s
Trent Reznor
Trent Reznor and
Atticus Ross
Atticus Ross (2010)
Ludovic Bource
Ludovic Bource (2011)
Mychael Danna (2012)
Steven Price (2013)
Alexandre Desplat
Alexandre Desplat (2014)
Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone (2015)
Justin Hurwitz
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Justin Hurwitz (2016)
Alexandre Desplat
Alexandre Desplat (2017)
v t e
Academy Award for Best Original Song
1934–1940
"The Continental"
Music: Con Conrad Lyrics: Herb Magidson (1934)
"Lullaby of Broadway"
Music: Harry Warren Lyrics: Al Dubin (1935)
"The Way You Look Tonight"
Music: Jerome Kern
Lyrics:
Dorothy Fields
Dorothy Fields (1936)
"Sweet Leilani"
Music and lyrics:
Harry Owens
Harry Owens (1937)
"Thanks for the Memory"
Music: Ralph Rainger Lyrics: Leo Robin (1938)
"Over the Rainbow"
Music: Harold Arlen Lyrics: E. Y. Harburg (1939)
"When You Wish Upon a Star"
Music: Leigh Harline Lyrics: Ned Washington (1940)
1941–1950
"The Last Time I Saw Paris"
Music: Jerome Kern
Lyrics:
Oscar Hammerstein II
Oscar Hammerstein II (1941)
"White Christmas"
Music and lyrics:
Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin (1942)
"You'll Never Know"
Music: Harry Warren
Lyrics:
Mack Gordon
Mack Gordon (1943)
"Swinging on a Star"
Music: Jimmy Van Heusen Lyrics: Johnny Burke (1944)
"It Might as Well Be Spring"
Music: Richard Rodgers
Lyrics:
Oscar Hammerstein II
Oscar Hammerstein II (1945)
"On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe"
Music: Harry Warren
Lyrics:
Johnny Mercer
Johnny Mercer (1946)
"Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah"
Music: Allie Wrubel Lyrics: Ray Gilbert (1947)
"Buttons and Bows"
Music: Jay Livingston Lyrics: Ray Evans (1948)
"Baby, It's Cold Outside"
Music and lyrics:
Frank Loesser
Frank Loesser (1949)
"Mona Lisa"
Music and lyrics:
Ray Evans and
Jay Livingston
Jay Livingston (1950)
1951–1960
"In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening"
Music: Hoagy Carmichael
Lyrics:
Johnny Mercer
Johnny Mercer (1951)
"High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin')"
Music: Dimitri Tiomkin Lyrics: Ned Washington (1952)
"Secret Love"
Music: Sammy Fain Lyrics: Paul Francis Webster (1953)
"Three Coins in the Fountain"
Music: Jule Styne
Lyrics:
Sammy Cahn
Sammy Cahn (1954)
"Love Is a Many Splendored Thing"
Music: Sammy Fain Lyrics: Paul Francis Webster (1955)
"Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)"
Music and lyrics:
Jay Livingston
Jay Livingston and
Ray Evans (1956)
"All the Way"
Music: Jimmy Van Heusen
Lyrics:
Sammy Cahn
Sammy Cahn (1957)
"Gigi"
Music: Frederick Loewe
Lyrics:
Alan Jay Lerner
Alan Jay Lerner (1958)
"High Hopes"
Music: Jimmy Van Heusen
Lyrics:
Sammy Cahn
Sammy Cahn (1959)
"Never on Sunday"
Music and lyrics:
Manos Hatzidakis
Manos Hatzidakis (1960)
1961–1970
"Moon River"
Music: Henry Mancini
Lyrics:
Johnny Mercer
Johnny Mercer (1961)
"Days of Wine and Roses"
Music: Henry Mancini
Lyrics:
Johnny Mercer
Johnny Mercer (1962)
"Call Me Irresponsible"
Music: Jimmy Van Heusen
Lyrics:
Sammy Cahn
Sammy Cahn (1963)
"Chim Chim Cher-ee"
Music and lyrics:
Richard M. Sherman
Richard M. Sherman and
Robert B. Sherman
Robert B. Sherman (1964)
"The Shadow of Your Smile"
Music: Johnny Mandel Lyrics: Paul Francis Webster (1965)
"Born Free"
Music: John Barry Lyrics: Don Black (1966)
"
Talk
Talk to the Animals"
Music and lyrics: Leslie Bricusse (1967)
"The Windmills of Your Mind"
Music: Michel Legrand Lyrics: Alan and Marilyn Bergman (1968)
"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"
Music: Burt Bacharach
Lyrics:
Hal David
Hal David (1969)
"For All We Know"
Music: Fred Karlin
Lyrics:
Robb Royer
Robb Royer and
Jimmy Griffin (1970)
1971–1980
"Theme from Shaft"
Music and lyrics:
Isaac Hayes
Isaac Hayes (1971)
"The Morning After"
Music and lyrics: Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn (1972)
"The Way We Were"
Music: Marvin Hamlisch Lyrics: Alan and Marilyn Bergman (1973)
"We May Never Love Like This Again"
Music and lyrics: Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn (1974)
"I'm Easy"
Music and lyrics:
Keith Carradine
Keith Carradine (1975)
"Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)"
Music: Barbra Streisand Lyrics: Paul Williams (1976)
"You Light Up My Life"
Music and lyrics: Joseph Brooks (1977)
"Last Dance"
Music and lyrics:
Paul Jabara
Paul Jabara (1978)
"It Goes Like It Goes"
Music: David Shire Lyrics: Norman Gimbel (1979)
"Fame"
Music: Michael Gore Lyrics: Dean Pitchford (1980)
1981–1990
"Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"
Music and lyrics: Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Christopher Cross and Peter Allen (1981)
"Up Where We Belong"
Music:
Jack Nitzsche
Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte-Marie
Lyrics:
Will Jennings (1982)
"Flashdance... What a Feeling"
Music: Giorgio Moroder Lyrics: Keith Forsey and Irene Cara (1983)
"I Just Called to Say I Love You"
Music and lyrics:
Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder (1984)
"Say You, Say Me"
Music and lyrics:
Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie (1985)
"Take My Breath Away"
Music: Giorgio Moroder Lyrics: Tom Whitlock (1986)
"(I've Had) The Time of My Life"
Music: Franke Previte, John DeNicola and Donald Markowitz Lyrics: Franke Previte (1987)
"Let the River Run"
Music and lyrics:
Carly Simon
Carly Simon (1988)
"Under the Sea"
Music: Alan Menken Lyrics: Howard Ashman (1989)
"Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)"
Music and lyrics:
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim (1990)
1991–2000
"Beauty and the Beast"
Music: Alan Menken Lyrics: Howard Ashman (1991)
"A Whole New World"
Music: Alan Menken
Lyrics:
Tim Rice
Tim Rice (1992)
"Streets of Philadelphia"
Music and lyrics:
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen (1993)
"Can You Feel the Love Tonight"
Music: Elton John
Lyrics:
Tim Rice
Tim Rice (1994)
"Colors of the Wind"
Music: Alan Menken Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz (1995)
"You Must Love Me"
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyrics:
Tim Rice
Tim Rice (1996)
"My Heart Will Go On"
Music: James Horner Lyrics: Will Jennings (1997)
"When You Believe"
Music and lyrics: Stephen Schwartz (1998)
"You'll Be in My Heart"
Music and lyrics:
Phil Collins
Phil Collins (1999)
"Things Have Changed"
Music and lyrics:
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan (2000)
2001–2010
"If I Didn't Have You (Disney song)"
Music and lyrics:
Randy Newman
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Randy Newman (2001)
"Lose Yourself"
Music: Eminem,
Jeff Bass and Luis Resto
Lyrics:
Eminem
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Eminem (2002)
"Into the West"
Music and lyrics: Fran Walsh,
Howard Shore
Howard Shore and
Annie Lennox
Annie Lennox (2003)
"Al otro lado del río"
Music and lyrics:
Jorge Drexler
Jorge Drexler (2004)
"It's Hard out Here for a Pimp"
Music and lyrics: Juicy J,
Frayser Boy and
DJ Paul
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DJ Paul (2005)
"I Need to Wake Up"
Music and lyrics:
Melissa Etheridge
Melissa Etheridge (2006)
"Falling Slowly"
Music and lyrics:
Glen Hansard
Glen Hansard and
Markéta Irglová
Markéta Irglová (2007)
"Jai Ho"
Music: A. R. Rahman
Lyrics:
Gulzar
Gulzar (2008)
"The Weary Kind"
Music and lyrics:
Ryan Bingham
Ryan Bingham and
T Bone Burnett
T Bone Burnett (2009)
"We Belong Together"
Music and lyrics:
Randy Newman
Randy Newman (2010)
2011–present
"Man or Muppet"
Music and lyrics:
Bret McKenzie
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Bret McKenzie (2011)
"Skyfall"
Music and lyrics:
Adele
Adele Adkins and
Paul Epworth (2012)
"Let It Go"
Music and lyrics:
Kristen Anderson-Lopez and
Robert Lopez
Robert Lopez (2013)
"Glory"
Music and lyrics: John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn (2014)
"Writing's on the Wall"
Music and lyrics: James Napier and Sam Smith (2015)
"City of Stars"
Music: Justin Hurwitz Lyrics: Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (2016)
"Remember Me"
Music and lyrics:
Kristen Anderson-Lopez and
Robert Lopez
Robert Lopez (2017)
v t e
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song
1960s
"Town Without Pity" Lyrics by Ned Washington, Music by Dimitri Tiomkin
(1961)
"Circus World" Lyrics by Ned Washington, Music by Dimitri Tiomkin
(1964)
"Forget Domani" Lyrics by Norman Newell, Music by
Riz Ortolani
Riz Ortolani (1965)
"Strangers in the Night" Lyrics by Charles Singleton, Eddie Snyder,
Music by
Bert Kaempfert
Bert Kaempfert (1966)
"If Ever I Would Leave You" Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, Music by
Frederick Loewe (1967)
"The Windmills of Your Mind" Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Music
by
Michel Legrand (1968)
"Jean" Music & Lyrics by
Rod McKuen
Rod McKuen (1969)
1970s
"Whistling Away the Dark" Lyrics by Johnny Mercer, Music by Henry
Mancini (1970)
"Life Is What You Make It" Lyrics by Johnny Mercer, Music by Marvin
Hamlisch (1971)
"Ben" Lyrics by Don Black, Music by
Walter Scharf (1972)
"The Way We Were" Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Music by Marvin
Hamlisch (1973)
"I Feel Love" Lyrics by Betty Box, Music by
Euel Box (1974)
"I'm Easy" Music & Lyrics by
Keith Carradine
Keith Carradine (1975)
"Evergreen" Lyrics by Paul Williams, Music by
Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand (1976)
"You Light Up My Life" Music & Lyrics by Joseph Brooks (1977)
"Last Dance" Music & Lyrics by
Paul Jabara
Paul Jabara (1978)
"The Rose" Music & Lyrics by
Amanda McBroom
Amanda McBroom (1979)
1980s
"Fame" Lyrics by Dean Pitchford, Music by
Michael Gore (1980)
"Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" Music & Lyrics by Peter
Allen, Burt Bacharach, Christopher Cross, & Carole Bayer Sager
(1981)
"Up Where We Belong" Lyrics by Wilbur Jennings, Music by Jack Nitzsche
&
Buffy Sainte-Marie
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Buffy Sainte-Marie (1982)
"Flashdance... What a Feeling" Lyrics by Irene Cara, Keith Forsey,
Music by
Giorgio Moroder
Giorgio Moroder (1983)
"I Just Called to Say I Love You" Music & Lyrics by Stevie Wonder
(1984)
"Say You, Say Me" Music & Lyrics by
Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie (1985)
"Take My Breath Away" Lyrics by Tom Whitlock, Music by Giorgio Moroder
(1986)
"(I've Had) The Time of My Life" Lyrics by Franke Previte, Music by
John DeNicola & Donald Markowitz (1987)
"Let the River Run" Music & Lyrics by Carly Simon/"Two Hearts"
Lyrics by Phil Collins, Music by
Lamont Dozier
Lamont Dozier (1988)
"Under the Sea" Lyrics by Howard Ashman, Music by
Alan Menken
Alan Menken (1989)
1990s
"Blaze of Glory" Music & Lyrics by
Jon Bon Jovi
Jon Bon Jovi (1990)
"Beauty and the Beast" Lyrics by Howard Ashman, Music by Alan Menken
(1991)
"A Whole New World" Lyrics by Tim Rice, Music by
Alan Menken
Alan Menken (1992)
"Streets of Philadelphia" Music & Lyrics by Bruce Springsteen
(1993)
"Can You Feel the Love Tonight" Lyrics by Tim Rice, Music by Elton
John (1994)
"Colors of the Wind" Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, Music by Alan Menken
(1995)
"You Must Love Me" Lyrics by Tim Rice, Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
(1996)
"My Heart Will Go On" Lyrics by Wilbur Jennings, Music by James Horner
(1997)
"The Prayer" Music & Lyrics by David Foster, Tony Renis, Carole
Bayer Sager, Alberto Testa (1998)
"You'll Be in My Heart" Music & Lyrics by
Phil Collins
Phil Collins (1999)
2000s
"Things Have Changed" Music and lyrics by
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan (2000)
"Until..." Music and lyrics by Sting (2001)
"The Hands That Built America" Music and lyrics by Bono, Adam Clayton,
The Edge
The Edge &
Larry Mullen Jr.
Larry Mullen Jr. (2002)
"Into the West" Music and lyrics by Annie Lennox,
Howard Shore
Howard Shore &
Frances Walsh (2003)
"Old Habits Die Hard" Music and lyrics by
Mick Jagger
Mick Jagger & David A.
Stewart (2004)
"A Love That Will Never Grow Old" Lyrics by Bernie Taupin, Music by
Gustavo Santaolalla
Gustavo Santaolalla (2005)
"The Song of the Heart" Music and lyrics by Prince Rogers Nelson
(2006)
"Guaranteed" Music and lyrics by
Eddie Vedder
Eddie Vedder (2007)
"The Wrestler" Music and lyrics by
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen (2008)
"The Weary Kind" Music and lyrics by
Ryan Bingham
Ryan Bingham & T Bone Burnett
(2009)
2010s
"You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" Music & Lyrics by Diane Warren
(2010)
"Masterpiece" Music & Lyrics by Madonna,
Julie Frost and Jimmy
Harry (2011)
"Skyfall" by
Adele
Adele Adkins and
Paul Epworth (2012)
"Ordinary Love" by U2 and Danger Mouse (2013)
"Glory" by Common and
John Legend
John Legend (2014)
"Writing's on the Wall" by Sam Smith and
Jimmy Napes (2015)
"City of Stars" by Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (2016)
"This Is Me" by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (2017)
Complete List (1960s) (1970s) (1980s) (1990s) (2000s) (2010s)
v t e
Grammy Award for Song of the Year
1959−1980
"Volare" –
Domenico Modugno
Domenico Modugno (songwriter) (1959)
"The Battle of New Orleans" –
Jimmy Driftwood
Jimmy Driftwood (songwriter) (1960)
"Theme from Exodus" – Ernest Gold (songwriter) (1961)
"Moon River" –
Johnny Mercer
Johnny Mercer &
Henry Mancini
Henry Mancini (songwriters)
(1962)
"What Kind of Fool Am I?" –
Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley
(songwriters) (1963)
"Days of Wine and Roses" –
Johnny Mercer
Johnny Mercer & Henry Mancini
(songwriters) (1964)
"Hello, Dolly!" –
Jerry Herman
Jerry Herman (songwriter) (1965)
"The Shadow of Your Smile" –
Paul Francis Webster & Johnny
Mandel (songwriters) (1966)
"Michelle" –
John Lennon
John Lennon &
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney (songwriters) (1967)
"Up, Up, and Away" –
Jimmy Webb
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Jimmy Webb (songwriter) (1968)
"Little Green Apples" –
Bobby Russell (songwriter) (1969)
"Games People Play" –
Joe South
Joe South (songwriter) (1970)
"Bridge over Troubled Water" –
Paul Simon
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Paul Simon (songwriter) (1971)
"You've Got a Friend" –
Carole King
Carole King (songwriter) (1972)
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" –
Ewan MacColl (songwriter)
(1973)
"Killing Me Softly with His Song" –
Norman Gimbel & Charles Fox
(songwriters) (1974)
"The Way We Were" –
Alan and Marilyn Bergman & Marvin Hamlisch
(songwriters) (1975)
"Send in the Clowns" –
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim (songwriter) (1976)
"I Write the Songs" –
Bruce Johnston (songwriter) (1977)
"Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" – Barbra Streisand
& Paul Williams (songwriters) / "You Light Up My Life" – Joe
Brooks (songwriter) (1978)
"Just the Way You Are" –
Billy Joel
Billy Joel (songwriter) (1979)
"What a Fool Believes" –
Kenny Loggins
Kenny Loggins & Michael McDonald
(songwriters) (1980)
1981−2000
"Sailing" –
Christopher Cross
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Christopher Cross (songwriter) (1981)
"Bette Davis Eyes" –
Donna Weiss & Jackie DeShannon
(songwriters) (1982)
"Always on My Mind" – Johnny Christopher, Mark James & Wayne
Carson (songwriters) (1983)
"Every Breath You Take" – Sting (songwriter) (1984)
"What's Love Got to Do with It" – Graham Lyle & Terry Britten
(songwriters) (1985)
"We Are the World" –
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson & Lionel Richie
(songwriters) (1986)
"That's What Friends Are For" –
Burt Bacharach
Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer
Sager (songwriters) (1987)
"Somewhere Out There" – James Horner,
Barry Mann
Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
(songwriters) (1988)
"Don't Worry, Be Happy" –
Bobby McFerrin
Bobby McFerrin (songwriter) (1989)
"Wind Beneath My Wings" –
Larry Henley & Jeff Silbar
(songwriters) (1990)
"From a Distance" –
Julie Gold
Julie Gold (songwriter) (1991)
"Unforgettable" –
Irving Gordon
Irving Gordon (songwriter) (1992)
"Tears in Heaven" –
Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton &
Will Jennings (songwriters)
(1993)
"A Whole New World" –
Alan Menken
Alan Menken &
Tim Rice
Tim Rice (songwriters)
(1994)
"Streets of Philadelphia" –
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen (songwriter) (1995)
"Kiss from a Rose" – Seal (songwriter) (1996)
"Change the World" – Gordon Kennedy,
Wayne Kirkpatrick & Tommy
Sims (songwriters) (1997)
"Sunny Came Home" –
Shawn Colvin
Shawn Colvin &
John Leventhal
John Leventhal (songwriters)
(1998)
"My Heart Will Go On" –
James Horner
James Horner & Will Jennings
(songwriters) (1999)
"Smooth" –
Itaal Shur
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Itaal Shur & Rob Thomas (songwriters) (2000)
2001−present
"Beautiful Day" – Adam Clayton, David Evans, Laurence Mullen &
Paul Hewson (songwriters) (2001)
"Fallin'" –
Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys (songwriter) (2002)
"Don't Know Why" –
Jesse Harris (songwriter) (2003)
"Dance with My Father" –
Richard Marx
Richard Marx & Luther Vandross
(songwriters) (2004)
"Daughters" –
John Mayer
John Mayer (songwriter) (2005)
"Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" – Adam Clayton, David
Evans, Laurence Mullen & Paul Hewson (songwriters) (2006)
"Not Ready to Make Nice" – Emily Burns Erwin, Martha Maguire,
Natalie Maines
Natalie Maines Pasdar & Dan Wilson (songwriters) (2007)
"Rehab" –
Amy Winehouse
Amy Winehouse (songwriter) (2008)
"Viva la Vida" – Guy Berryman, Jonathan Buckland, William Champion
& Christopher Martin (songwriters) (2009)
"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" – Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell, Beyoncé
Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart (songwriters) (2010)
"Need You Now" – Dave Haywood, Josh Kear,
Charles Kelley
Charles Kelley &
Hillary Scott (songwriters) (2011)
"Rolling in the Deep" –
Adele
Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth
(songwriters) (2012)
"We Are Young" – Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker,
Andrew Dost
Andrew Dost & Nate
Ruess (songwriters) (2013)
"Royals" –
Joel Little & Ella Yelich O'Connor (songwriters)
(2014)
"Stay with Me" (Darkchild version) – James Napier, William Phillips
& Sam Smith (songwriters) (2015)
"Thinking Out Loud" –
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran &
Amy Wadge
Amy Wadge (songwriters)
(2016)
"Hello" –
Adele
Adele Adkins &
Greg Kurstin
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Greg Kurstin (songwriters) (2017)
"That's What I Like" – Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy,
Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves,
Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip (songwri