Grammy Award for Best Sound Track Album or Recording of Original Cast From a Motion Picture or Television

The Grammy Award for Best Sound Track Album or Recording of Original Cast From a Motion Picture or Television , in German "Grammy Award for the best soundtrack album or the best recording of film or television music", is a music award from 1959 until 1962 was awarded by the American Recording Academy .

History and background

Since 1959, the Grammy Awards are presented annually in numerous categories by the Recording Academy in the United States to recognize artistic achievement, technical competence, and overall excellence regardless of album sales or chart position.

One of these categories was the Grammy Award for Best Sound Track Album or Recording of Original Cast From a Motion Picture or Television . The prize was awarded between 1959 and 1962. The name of the price category has been changed twice:

• In 1959 the award was called the Grammy Award for Best Sound Track Album, Dramatic Picture Score or Original Cast
• In 1960 it was called the Grammy Award for Best Sound Track Album, Original Cast - Motion Picture or Television
• From 1961 to 1962 it was renamed the Grammy Award for Best Sound Track Album or Recording of Original Cast From a Motion Picture or Television.

Winners and nominees

year	winner	nationality	album	Nominees	Picture of the winner (s)
1959	André Previn	United States	Gigi	Auntie Mame - Ray Heindorf The Bridge on the River Kwai - Malcolm Arnold I want to live! - Johnny Mandel South Pacific - Alfred Newman
1960	André Previn and Ken Darby	United States	Porgy and Bess	The Five Pennies For the first time - Mario Lanza Sleeping Beauty Some Like It Hot
1961	Cole Porter	United States	Cancan	Bells Are Ringing - Betty Comden , Jule Styne, and Adolph Green GI Blues - Elvis Presley Li'l Abner - Nelson Riddle
1962	Irwin Kostal , Johnny Green , Saul Chaplin and Sid Ramin	United States	West Side Story	Babes in Toyland - Tutti Camarata Blue Hawaii - Elvis Presley Flower Drum Song - Alfred Newman and Ken Darby The Parent Trap - Tutti Camarata

Web links

• Official website of the Grammy Awards - Recording Academy, Los Angeles (English)
• Winner of the Grammy Award for Best Sound Track Album or Recording of Original Cast From a Motion Picture or Television at grammy.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Grammy Awards. Retrieved May 6, 2019 . 
2. ^ The Official Site of the Grammy Awards - Overview. Retrieved May 6, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Winners Best Sound Track Album - Original Cast (Not A Composer's Award). Retrieved May 6, 2019 .