Marvin Hamlisch

11 Nominations
2 Wins
Marvin Hamlisch

Marvin Hamlisch (born in New York City, June 2, 1944, died August 6, 2012), a child prodigy, wrote musical scores for movies like The Swimmer (1968), Take the Money and Run (1969) and Bananas (1970) by Woody Allen, Save the Tiger (1973) starring Jack Lemmon, he adapted Scott Joplin’s ragtime music for The Sting (1973) starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford. He composed the score and co-wrote the title song for The Way We Were (1973) directed by Sydney Pollack starring Barbara Streisand and Robert Redford. He wrote the score for Ordinary People (1980) directed by Robert Redford, Sophie’s Choice (1982) starring Meryl Streep, The Informant! (2009) and Behind the Candelabra (2013) directed by Steve Soderbergh. He wrote the score and composed original songs like “Life Is What You Make It” for Kotch (1971), with Carole Bayer-Sager he wrote the songs “Nobody Does It Better” for the James Bond movie The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) with Roger Moore, “Through the Eyes of Love” for Ice Castles (1979), “Better Then Ever” for Starting Over (1979). He composed the score and the songs ”The Last Time I Felt Like This” for Same Time, Next Year (1978), “Surprise Surprise“ for A Chorus Line (1985), “The Girl Who Used to Be Me” for Shirley Valentine (1989), “I’ve Finally Found Someone” for The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996) directed and starring Barbra Streisand.

Golden Globe Awards

Awards Database

1974 Winner

1974 Winner

Best Song - Motion Picture
Way We Were, The

1972 Winner

1972 Winner

Best Song - Motion Picture
Kotch

2010 Nominee

2010 Nominee

Best Score - Motion Picture
The Informant!

1997 Nominee

1997 Nominee

Best Score - Motion Picture
The Mirror Has Two Faces

1997 Nominee

1997 Nominee

Best Song - Motion Picture
The Mirror Has Two Faces

1990 Nominee

1990 Nominee

Best Song - Motion Picture
Shirley Valentine

1980 Nominee

1980 Nominee

Best Song - Motion Picture
Starting Over

1980 Nominee

1980 Nominee

Best Song - Motion Picture
Ice Castles

1979 Nominee

1979 Nominee

Best Song - Motion Picture
Same Time, Next Year

1978 Nominee

1978 Nominee

Best Score - Motion Picture
Spy Who Loved Me, The

1978 Nominee

1978 Nominee

Best Song - Motion Picture
Spy Who Loved Me, The