SettingsBest Song Academy Award winning songwriters
A. R. Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman (born 6 January 1966 as A. S. Dileep Kumar) is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, musician, multi-instrumentalist and philanthropist.
Allah Rakha Rahman (born 6 January 1966 as A. S. Dileep Kumar) is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, musician, multi-instrumentalist and philanthropist.
Al Dubin
Alexander "Al" Dubin (June 10, 1891 - February 11, 1945) was an American lyricist.
Alexander "Al" Dubin (June 10, 1891 - February 11, 1945) was an American lyricist.
Al Kasha
Al Kasha (born 22 January 1937) is a Brooklyn–born composer, songwriter and arranger, as well as businessman.
Al Kasha (born 22 January 1937) is a Brooklyn–born composer, songwriter and arranger, as well as businessman.
Alan Bergman
Alan Bergman is an American lyricist and songwriter.
Alan Bergman is an American lyricist and songwriter.
Alan Jay Lerner
Alan Jay Lerner (August 31, 1918 – June 14, 1986) was an American lyricist and librettist.
Alan Jay Lerner (August 31, 1918 – June 14, 1986) was an American lyricist and librettist.
Alan Menken
Alan Menken is a pianist and composer of American musical theatre and film.
Alan Menken is a pianist and composer of American musical theatre and film.
Allie Wrubel
Allie Wrubel (January 15, 1905 – December 13, 1973) was an American composer and songwriter.
Allie Wrubel (January 15, 1905 – December 13, 1973) was an American composer and songwriter.
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber Kt. is an English composer and impresario of musical theatre.
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber Kt. is an English composer and impresario of musical theatre.
Annie Lennox
Ann "Annie" Lennox, OBE (born 25 December 1954), is a Scottish singer-songwriter, political activist and philanthropist.
Ann "Annie" Lennox, OBE (born 25 December 1954), is a Scottish singer-songwriter, political activist and philanthropist.
Barbra Streisand
Barbra Joan Streisand is an American singer, actress, writer, film producer and director.
Barbra Joan Streisand is an American singer, actress, writer, film producer and director.
Bass Brothers
Bass Brothers is the professional name for the team of Mark and Jeff Bass, the Detroit producers responsible for grooming megastar Eminem in his early days and collaborating on much of his subse...
Bass Brothers is the professional name for the team of Mark and Jeff Bass, the Detroit producers responsible for grooming megastar Eminem in his early days and collaborating on much of his subse...
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941, is an American singer-songwriter, musician and artist.
Bob Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941, is an American singer-songwriter, musician and artist.
Bret McKenzie
Oscar-winning Bret Peter Tarrant McKenzie is a comedian, actor, musician and producer, best known for being one half of the Grammy Award winning musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords along ...
Oscar-winning Bret Peter Tarrant McKenzie is a comedian, actor, musician and producer, best known for being one half of the Grammy Award winning musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords along ...
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen, nicknamed "The Boss," is an American singer-songwriter-performer who records and tours with the E Street Band.
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen, nicknamed "The Boss," is an American singer-songwriter-performer who records and tours with the E Street Band.
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Buffy Sainte-Marie, OC is a Canadian Cree singer-songwriter, musician, composer, visual artist, educator, pacifist, and social activist.
Buffy Sainte-Marie, OC is a Canadian Cree singer-songwriter, musician, composer, visual artist, educator, pacifist, and social activist.
Carole Bayer Sager
Carole Bayer Sager is an American lyricist, songwriter, singer, and painter.
Carole Bayer Sager is an American lyricist, songwriter, singer, and painter.
Con Conrad
Con Conrad was an American songwriter and producer.
Con Conrad was an American songwriter and producer.
David Shire
David Lee Shire is an American songwriter and the composer of stage musicals, film and television scores.
David Lee Shire is an American songwriter and the composer of stage musicals, film and television scores.
Dean Pitchford
Dean Pitchford (born July 29, 1951, Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American songwriter, screenwriter, director, actor, and novelist.
Dean Pitchford (born July 29, 1951, Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American songwriter, screenwriter, director, actor, and novelist.
Dimitri Tiomkin
Dimitri Zinovievich Tiomkin was a Russian-born Hollywood film score composer and conductor.
Dimitri Zinovievich Tiomkin was a Russian-born Hollywood film score composer and conductor.
DJ Paul
Paul Beauregard, better known by his stage name DJ Paul, is an American rapper and record producer from Memphis, Tennessee.
Paul Beauregard, better known by his stage name DJ Paul, is an American rapper and record producer from Memphis, Tennessee.
Dorothy Fields
Dorothy Fields (July 15, 1905 – March 28, 1974) was an American librettist and lyricist.
Dorothy Fields (July 15, 1905 – March 28, 1974) was an American librettist and lyricist.
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor.
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor.
Eminem
Marshall Bruce Mathers III, better known by his stage name Eminem and by his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor.
Marshall Bruce Mathers III, better known by his stage name Eminem and by his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor.
Fran Walsh
Frances "Fran" Walsh, Lady Jackson, MNZM (born January 10, 1959) is a screenwriter, film producer and occasional musician.
Frances "Fran" Walsh, Lady Jackson, MNZM (born January 10, 1959) is a screenwriter, film producer and occasional musician.
Frank Loesser
Frank Henry Loesser was an American songwriter who wrote the lyrics and scores to the Broadway hits Guys and Dolls and How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, among others.
Frank Henry Loesser was an American songwriter who wrote the lyrics and scores to the Broadway hits Guys and Dolls and How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, among others.
Frayser Boy
Frayser Boy is an Academy Award-winning, rapper from Memphis, Tennessee.
Frayser Boy is an Academy Award-winning, rapper from Memphis, Tennessee.
Giorgio Moroder
Hansjörg "Giorgio" Moroder, named on record sleeves often only Giorgio is an Italian record producer, songwriter and performer based in Los Angeles.
Hansjörg "Giorgio" Moroder, named on record sleeves often only Giorgio is an Italian record producer, songwriter and performer based in Los Angeles.
Glen Hansard
Glen Hansard is the Academy Award–winning principal songwriter and vocalist/guitarist for Irish group The Frames and one half of folk rock duo, The Swell Season.
Glen Hansard is the Academy Award–winning principal songwriter and vocalist/guitarist for Irish group The Frames and one half of folk rock duo, The Swell Season.
Gulzar
Sampooran Singh Kalra, known popularly by his pen name Gulzar, is an Indian poet, lyricist and director.
Sampooran Singh Kalra, known popularly by his pen name Gulzar, is an Indian poet, lyricist and director.
Harold Arlen
Harold Arlen (February 15, 1905 – April 23, 1986) was an American composer of popular music, having written over 500 songs, a number of which have become known the world over.
Harold Arlen (February 15, 1905 – April 23, 1986) was an American composer of popular music, having written over 500 songs, a number of which have become known the world over.
Harry Owens
Harry Owens was an American composer, bandleader and songwriter best remembered for his song "Sweet Leilani.
Harry Owens was an American composer, bandleader and songwriter best remembered for his song "Sweet Leilani.
Henry Mancini
Enrico Nicola "Henry" Mancini was an American composer, conductor and arranger, best remembered for his film and television scores.
Enrico Nicola "Henry" Mancini was an American composer, conductor and arranger, best remembered for his film and television scores.
Herb Magidson
Herbert A. "Herb" Magidson (January 7, 1906 – January 2, 1986) was an American popular lyricist.
Herbert A. "Herb" Magidson (January 7, 1906 – January 2, 1986) was an American popular lyricist.
Hoagy Carmichael
Howard Hoagland "Hoagy" Carmichael (November 22, 1899 – December 27, 1981) was an American composer, pianist, singer, actor, and bandleader.
Howard Hoagland "Hoagy" Carmichael (November 22, 1899 – December 27, 1981) was an American composer, pianist, singer, actor, and bandleader.
Howard Ashman
Howard Elliott Ashman was an American playwright and lyricist.
Howard Elliott Ashman was an American playwright and lyricist.
Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin was an American composer and lyricist of Jewish heritage, widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in American history.
Irving Berlin was an American composer and lyricist of Jewish heritage, widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in American history.
Isaac Hayes
Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr. was an American songwriter, musician, singer, actor, and voice actor.
Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr. was an American songwriter, musician, singer, actor, and voice actor.
Jack Nitzsche
Bernard Alfred "Jack" Nitzsche was an arranger, producer, songwriter, and film score composer.
Bernard Alfred "Jack" Nitzsche was an arranger, producer, songwriter, and film score composer.
James Horner
James Roy Horner is an American composer, orchestrator, and conductor of orchestral and film music.
James Roy Horner is an American composer, orchestrator, and conductor of orchestral and film music.
Jay Livingston
Jay Livingston was an American composer and singer best known as half of a songwriting duo with Ray Evans that specialized in songs composed for films.
Jay Livingston was an American composer and singer best known as half of a songwriting duo with Ray Evans that specialized in songs composed for films.
Jimmy Griffin
James Arthur Griffin was a singer, guitarist, and songwriter with the 1970s rock band Bread.
James Arthur Griffin was a singer, guitarist, and songwriter with the 1970s rock band Bread.
Joel Hirschhorn
Joel Hirschhorn, (December 18, 1937 – September 17, 2005), was an American songwriter.
Joel Hirschhorn, (December 18, 1937 – September 17, 2005), was an American songwriter.
John Barry (composer)
John Barry Prendergast, OBE was an English conductor and composer of film music.
John Barry Prendergast, OBE was an English conductor and composer of film music.
John DeNicola
John DeNicola (born October 4, 1955) is an American songwriter and producer who, in 1988, won both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as receiving a Grammy nomination for co-writ...
John DeNicola (born October 4, 1955) is an American songwriter and producer who, in 1988, won both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as receiving a Grammy nomination for co-writ...
Johnny Burke (lyricist)
Johnny Burke (October 3, 1908 — February 25, 1964) was a lyricist, widely regarded as one of the finest writers of popular songs in America between the 1920s and 1950s.
Johnny Burke (October 3, 1908 — February 25, 1964) was a lyricist, widely regarded as one of the finest writers of popular songs in America between the 1920s and 1950s.
Johnny Mandel
Johnny Mandel is an American composer and arranger of popular songs, film music and jazz.
Johnny Mandel is an American composer and arranger of popular songs, film music and jazz.
Johnny Mercer
John Herndon "Johnny" Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American lyricist, songwriter and singer.
John Herndon "Johnny" Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American lyricist, songwriter and singer.
Jorge Drexler
Jorge Drexler is an Uruguayan musician, actor, and doctor specialized on otolaryngology.
Jorge Drexler is an Uruguayan musician, actor, and doctor specialized on otolaryngology.
Joseph Brooks (songwriter)
Joseph Brooks was an American screenwriter, director, producer, and composer.
Joseph Brooks was an American screenwriter, director, producer, and composer.
Juicy J
Jordan Houston, better known by his stage name Juicy J is an Academy Award-winning American rapper and record producer from Memphis, Tennessee and is the co-founder and a member of the du...
Jordan Houston, better known by his stage name Juicy J is an Academy Award-winning American rapper and record producer from Memphis, Tennessee and is the co-founder and a member of the du...
Jule Styne
Jule Styne was a British-born American songwriter especially famous for a series of Broadway musicals, which included several very well known and frequently revived shows.
Jule Styne was a British-born American songwriter especially famous for a series of Broadway musicals, which included several very well known and frequently revived shows.
Keith Carradine
Keith Ian Carradine (born August 8, 1949) is an American actor who has had success on stage, film and television.
Keith Ian Carradine (born August 8, 1949) is an American actor who has had success on stage, film and television.
Leigh Harline
Leigh Adrian Harline (March 26, 1907 – December 10, 1969) was a film composer.
Leigh Adrian Harline (March 26, 1907 – December 10, 1969) was a film composer.
Leo Robin
Leo Robin (April 6, 1900 – December 29, 1984) was an American composer, lyricist and songwriter.
Leo Robin (April 6, 1900 – December 29, 1984) was an American composer, lyricist and songwriter.
Leslie Bricusse
Leslie Bricusse is an English composer, lyricist, and playwright.
Leslie Bricusse is an English composer, lyricist, and playwright.
Lionel Richie
Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. is an American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer and actor.
Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. is an American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer and actor.
Luis Resto (musician)
Luis Resto born Luis Edgardo Resto, is a Detroit-based musician, producer and keyboardist who has worked closely with rapper Eminem since his third major-label album The Eminem Show.
Luis Resto born Luis Edgardo Resto, is a Detroit-based musician, producer and keyboardist who has worked closely with rapper Eminem since his third major-label album The Eminem Show.
Mack Gordon
Mack Gordon (born Morris Gittler, June 21, 1904 – March 1, 1959) was an American composer and lyricist of songs for the stage and film.
Mack Gordon (born Morris Gittler, June 21, 1904 – March 1, 1959) was an American composer and lyricist of songs for the stage and film.
Marilyn Bergman
Marilyn Bergman (born November 10, 1929) is a composer, songwriter and author.
Marilyn Bergman (born November 10, 1929) is a composer, songwriter and author.
Markéta Irglová
Markéta Irglová (born 28 February 1988, in Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic) is a Czech songwriter, musician, actress, and singer.
Markéta Irglová (born 28 February 1988, in Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic) is a Czech songwriter, musician, actress, and singer.
Marvin Hamlisch
Marvin Frederick Hamlisch is an American composer.
Marvin Frederick Hamlisch is an American composer.
Melissa Etheridge
Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961) is an American rock singer-songwriter and activist.
Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961) is an American rock singer-songwriter and activist.
Michael Gore
Michael Gore is an American composer.
Michael Gore is an American composer.
Ned Washington
Ned Washington (August 15, 1901 – December 20, 1976) was an American lyricist.
Ned Washington (August 15, 1901 – December 20, 1976) was an American lyricist.
Norman Gimbel
Norman Gimbel is an American lyricist of popular songs, television and movie themes whose writing career includes such titles as "Sway", "Canadian Sunset", "Summer Samba", "The Girl from Ipanema...
Norman Gimbel is an American lyricist of popular songs, television and movie themes whose writing career includes such titles as "Sway", "Canadian Sunset", "Summer Samba", "The Girl from Ipanema...
Oscar Hammerstein II
Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II was an American librettist, theatrical producer, and theatre director of musicals for almost forty years.
Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II was an American librettist, theatrical producer, and theatre director of musicals for almost forty years.
Paul Francis Webster
Paul Francis Webster (December 20, 1907 – March 18, 1984) was an American lyricist who won three Academy Awards for Best Song and was nominated sixteen times for the award.
Paul Francis Webster (December 20, 1907 – March 18, 1984) was an American lyricist who won three Academy Awards for Best Song and was nominated sixteen times for the award.
Paul Williams (songwriter)
Paul Hamilton Williams, Jr. is an Academy Award-winning American composer, musician, songwriter, and actor.
Paul Hamilton Williams, Jr. is an Academy Award-winning American composer, musician, songwriter, and actor.
Phil Collins
Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis ...
Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis ...
Ralph Rainger
Ralph Rainger (October 7, 1901 – October 23, 1942) was an American composer of popular music principally for films.
Ralph Rainger (October 7, 1901 – October 23, 1942) was an American composer of popular music principally for films.
Randy Newman
Randall Stuart "Randy" Newman is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist who is known for his mordant pop songs and for film scores.
Randall Stuart "Randy" Newman is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist who is known for his mordant pop songs and for film scores.
Ray Evans
Raymond Bernard Evans was an American songwriter.
Raymond Bernard Evans was an American songwriter.
Ray Gilbert
Ray Gilbert (5 September 1912, Hartford, Connecticut – 3 March 1976, Los Angeles, California) was a lyricist.
Ray Gilbert (5 September 1912, Hartford, Connecticut – 3 March 1976, Los Angeles, California) was a lyricist.
Richard M. Sherman
Richard Morton Sherman (born June 12, 1928) is an American songwriter who specialized in musical film with his brother Robert Bernard Sherman.
Richard Morton Sherman (born June 12, 1928) is an American songwriter who specialized in musical film with his brother Robert Bernard Sherman.
Richard Rodgers
Richard Charles Rodgers was an American composer of music for more than 900 songs and for 43 Broadway musicals.
Richard Charles Rodgers was an American composer of music for more than 900 songs and for 43 Broadway musicals.
Robb Royer
Robert Wilson "Robb" Royer (born December 6, 1942 in Los Angeles, California) was the bassist, guitarist, keyboardist, and songwriter with Bread from 1968 to 1971.
Robert Wilson "Robb" Royer (born December 6, 1942 in Los Angeles, California) was the bassist, guitarist, keyboardist, and songwriter with Bread from 1968 to 1971.
Robert B. Sherman
Robert Bernard Sherman was an American songwriter who specialized in musical films with his brother Richard Morton Sherman.
Robert Bernard Sherman was an American songwriter who specialized in musical films with his brother Richard Morton Sherman.
Ryan Bingham
Ryan Bingham (born March 31, 1981) is an Americana singer-songwriter currently based in Los Angeles, California.
Ryan Bingham (born March 31, 1981) is an Americana singer-songwriter currently based in Los Angeles, California.
Sammy Cahn
Sammy Cahn was an American lyricist, songwriter and musician.
Sammy Cahn was an American lyricist, songwriter and musician.
Sammy Fain
Sammy Fain (Samuel E. Feinberg, June 17, 1902 – December 6, 1989) was an American composer of popular music.
Sammy Fain (Samuel E. Feinberg, June 17, 1902 – December 6, 1989) was an American composer of popular music.
Stephen Schwartz (composer)
Stephen Lawrence Schwartz (born March 6, 1948) is an American musical theatre lyricist and composer.
Stephen Lawrence Schwartz (born March 6, 1948) is an American musical theatre lyricist and composer.
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Joshua Sondheim (born March 22, 1930) is an American composer and lyricist known for his contributions to musical theatre.
Stephen Joshua Sondheim (born March 22, 1930) is an American composer and lyricist known for his contributions to musical theatre.
Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris, known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, a child prodigy who developed into one of the most creative m...
Stevland Hardaway Morris, known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, a child prodigy who developed into one of the most creative m...
T-Bone Burnett
Joseph Henry Burnett, widely known as T-Bone Burnett, is an American musician, songwriter, and soundtrack and record producer.
Joseph Henry Burnett, widely known as T-Bone Burnett, is an American musician, songwriter, and soundtrack and record producer.
Three 6 Mafia
Three 6 Mafia are an Academy-award winning, American rap group originating from Memphis, Tennessee.
Three 6 Mafia are an Academy-award winning, American rap group originating from Memphis, Tennessee.
Tom Whitlock
Thomas Ross "Tom" Whitlock (born 1954) is a songwriter and lyricist best known for his Academy Award and Golden Globe winning song "Take My Breath Away" from the film Top Gun, which he co-wr...
Thomas Ross "Tom" Whitlock (born 1954) is a songwriter and lyricist best known for his Academy Award and Golden Globe winning song "Take My Breath Away" from the film Top Gun, which he co-wr...
Verma Malik
Verma Malik (वर्मा मलिक ) (13 April 1925, Firozpur - 15 March 2009, Juhu) was a Bollywood lyricist.
Verma Malik (वर्मा मलिक ) (13 April 1925, Firozpur - 15 March 2009, Juhu) was a Bollywood lyricist.
Will Jennings
Wilbur H. "Will" Jennings is an American songwriter who is popularly known for writing the lyrics for "My Heart Will Go On", the theme for the film Titanic.
Wilbur H. "Will" Jennings is an American songwriter who is popularly known for writing the lyrics for "My Heart Will Go On", the theme for the film Titanic.
Yip Harburg
Edgar Yipsel Harburg (April 8, 1896 – March 5, 1981), known as E.Y. Harburg or Yip Harburg, was an American popular song lyricist who worked with many well-known composers.
Edgar Yipsel Harburg (April 8, 1896 – March 5, 1981), known as E.Y. Harburg or Yip Harburg, was an American popular song lyricist who worked with many well-known composers.