The Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Music is one of the annual film awards given by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.
Winners 1970s
YearFilmComposer(s)1976Taxi DriverBernard Herrmann1977Star WarsJohn Williams1978Midnight ExpressGiorgio Moroder1979The Black StallionCarmine Coppola
1980s
YearFilmComposer(s)1980The Long RidersRy Cooder1981RagtimeRandy Newman198248 Hrs.James Horner, The BusBoys1983KoyaanisqatsiPhilip Glass1984Once Upon a Time in AmericaEnnio Morricone1985RanTōru Takemitsu1986Round MidnightHerbie Hancock, Dexter Gordon1987The Last EmperorDavid Byrne, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Cong Su1988The ModernsMark Isham1989Do the Right ThingBill Lee
1990s
YearFilmComposer(s)1990The Sheltering SkyRichard Horowitz, Ryuichi Sakamoto1991The Double Life of Véronique (La double vie de Véronique)Zbigniew PreisnerAt Play in the Fields of the LordEuropa Europa1992DamageZbigniew Preisner1993Blue (Bleu)Zbigniew PreisnerThe Secret GardenOlivier, Olivier1994Ed WoodHoward Shore1995A Little PrincessPatrick Doyle1996Kansas CityHal Willner and The Hey Hey Club Musicians1997KundunPhilip Glass1998The Butcher BoyElliot Goldenthal1999South Park: Bigger, Longer & UncutTrey Parker and Marc Shaiman
2000s
YearFilmComposer(s)2000Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long)Tan Dun2001The Lord of the Rings:The Fellowship of the RingHoward Shore2002Far from HeavenElmer Bernstein2003The Triplets of Belleville(Les triplets de Belleville)Benoît Charest2004The IncrediblesMichael Giacchino2005Howl's Moving Castle(Hauru no ugoku shiro)Joe Hisaishi, Youmi Kimura2006The Painted VeilAlexandre DesplatThe Queen2007OnceGlen Hansard, Marketa Irglova2008Slumdog MillionaireA. R. Rahman2009Crazy HeartT-Bone Burnett, Stephen Bruton
2010s
YearFilmComposer(s)2010The Ghost WriterAlexandre DesplatThe Social NetworkTrent Reznor, Atticus Ross2011HannaThe Chemical Brothers2012Beasts of the Southern WildDan Romer, Benh Zeitlin2013Inside Llewyn DavisT Bone Burnett2014Inherent ViceJonny GreenwoodUnder the SkinMica Levi2015AnomalisaCarter BurwellCarol2016La La LandJustin Hurwitz, Pasek and Paul2017Phantom ThreadJonny Greenwood2018If Beale Street Could TalkNicholas BritellLos Angeles Film Critics Association 2018 Winners|IndieWire2019I Lost My BodyDan LevyLos Angeles Film Critics Awards 2019 Winners — Full List — Deadline
2020s
YearFilmComposer(s)2020SoulTrent Reznor, Atticus Ross'Small Axe' Wins LAFCA Best Picture Despite Not Submitted for Oscars - Variety2021Parallel MothersAlberto IglesiasLos Angeles Film Critics 2021 Winners List - Variety2022RRRM. M. KeeravaniLos Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) 2022 Winners - Variety2023The Zone of InterestMica LeviLos Angeles Film Critics Awards: Winners List2024ChallengersTrent Reznor, Atticus Ross2025SirātKangding Ray
Multiple winners 3 wins Zbigniew Preisner (1991, 1992, 1993) Trent Reznor (2010, 2020, 2024) Atticus Ross (2010, 2020, 2024)
2 wins T-Bone Burnett (2009, 2013) Alexandre Desplat (2006, 2010) Philip Glass (1983, 1997) Jonny Greenwood (2014, 2017) Mica Levi (2014, 2023) Ryuichi Sakamoto (1987, 1990) Howard Shore (1994, 2001)
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