The 8 best Oscar-winning soundtracks

Although thousands of soundtracks are created every year, only one of them is recognized as the "Best Soundtrack of the Year" and wins the golden statuette "Oscar". Among the winners are world stars such as Elton John and Celine Dion. Actors such as Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks have become famous under their tunes. Below is information about the 8 best soundtracks that won an "Oscar".

**Madonna ("Evita")**

Although Madonna is a great singer, she has received eight "Golden Raspberry" anti-awards for her acting career, including the title of "Worst Actress of the 20th Century". However, she won an "Oscar" for the song "You Must Love Me" from the film "Evita" (1996). In this film, Madonna wore 92 dresses, breaking the record of 64 dresses in the film "Cleopatra" by former Mrs. Penn Elizabeth Taylor.

Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber proved his genius in the scenes of "Cats" and "The Phantom of the Opera". Therefore, without much effort, he created several pop songs for "Evita", and was surprised that one of them achieved such high recognition.

**Adele ("Skyfall")**

Adele was very ashamed of her middle name Laurie Bluey (her parents also called her Tervolina). That is why she chose a short pseudonym. With this name, she could have become a supermodel, but chose the path of a singer. As a result, she won 10 Grammys and another Oscar for best song in 2013 for the film "Skyfall".

The film about agent 007 itself was considered by critics to be one of the most boring films.

**Elton John ("The Lion King")**

The great British musician Elton John wrote several songs for the animated film "The Lion King". One of them, "Can You Feel the Love Tonight", won the main prize as the best film song of 1994. The lyrics were written by Tim Rice. During the recording, Take That vocalist Gary Barlow and actor Robert Englund sang along with Elton John. This song and this could not have been a success, because initially the film studio negotiated with the former member of the ABBA quartet Benny Anderson, but he refused to write a song for the cartoon. After that, they turned to Elton John.

The cartoon about the lion cub Simba became one of Disney's highest-grossing projects. With a budget of $ 45 million, the film grossed $ 750 million at the box office.

**Bruce Springsteen ("Philadelphia")**

Rock musician Bruce Springsteen wrote two great songs during his lifetime. The first, "Born in the USA", "exploded" east of the Mississippi in 1984. The second came out ten years later. Especially for the film "Philadelphia" (1993), he wrote the touchingly sentimental "Streets of Philadelphia".

In the film, Tom Hanks dies of AIDS, and the young and handsome Antonio Banderas holds his hand at that moment. Everyone cries, even the stoner bikers of the Del Fuego gang. The song, which played in the background of these events, was sure to be a hit. Bruce Springsteen was awarded an "Oscar" (later four more "Grammys"), and Tom Hanks also won an "Oscar".

**Celine Dion's song "My Heart Will Go On" from the movie "Titanic" (1997) won all the awards.**

But the singer initially wanted to turn down the offer. Not because she didn't like the music or the lyrics, but because it was just too sad: the ship is sinking, Leonardo DiCaprio is sinking, so many people are drowning... Celine Dion was in shock and wanted to get this story over with as soon as possible by recording the song from the first take.

**Audrey Hepburn ("Breakfast at Tiffany's")**

"Moon River" is a song written by Henry Mancini for the movie "Breakfast at Tiffany's" (1961). He understood that actress Audrey Hepburn would never stand out as a real singer. So he created quiet words that even a girl without a special voice could master. After the Oscar, the hit song was re-recorded by Frank Sinatra, Sarah Brightman, Louis Armstrong and others.

But initially the producer cut the song from the premiere version of the film - he did not believe in its success. But at the insistence of Audrey, the song was returned to the film.

**Samuel Wright ("The Little Mermaid")**

The song "Under the Sea" from Disney's "The Little Mermaid" won a golden statuette in 1990. Its main competitor was the soundtrack "Kiss the Girl" from this cartoon. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences highly appreciated the soundtrack - they gave one project two nominations for best song.

And this is not surprising: composer Alan Menken knows how to create masterpieces. He won eight Oscars for his music and songs for cartoons, two of which were successful for "Beauty and the Beast" and "The Little Mermaid". The song of Sebastian the Crab was performed by Samuel Wright himself.

**Annie Lennox ("The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King")**

The owner of a beautiful voice, Annie Lennox, wrote the ballad "Into the West" for "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (2003). But the problem is that almost no one has heard this song. Because director Peter Jackson does not know how to make short films. As soon as the credits appear on the screen, the audience leaves the hall in droves. Thus, many fans of the film get acquainted with the Oscar-winning hit for the first time.

Tolkien fans who are well acquainted with the geography of Middle-earth will immediately understand why the song "Into the West" sounds at the end of the film. After all, the "Ring" and Gollum, who have been with them throughout the trilogy, trample the east. To be precise, in the southeast. To Mordor. In fact, Annie Lennox sings about this.

**Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper ("A Star is Born")**

Gaga and Cooper received a Grammy for best duet. The songwriters - Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt and Anthony Rossomando - later won an Oscar. After the release of the film "A Star is Born", the song "Shallow" instantly became popular. Nick Jonas, Kelly Clarkson and Polina Gagarina also covered this song.

The composition took first place in several popular charts in dozens of countries. Against the backdrop of the ultimately successful film and the romance between Gaga and Cooper, the song became legendary.