Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Musical Score

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Musical Score
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Musical Score
Awarded for	Worst in film
Country	United States
Presented by	Golden Raspberry Award Foundation
First award	March 29, 1982
Website	Razzies.com

Last updated May 27, 2025

The Razzie Award for Worst Musical Score was an award presented at the annual Golden Raspberry Awards for the worst score composed for a film in the previous year. The following is a list of recipients and nominees of that award, along with the film for which they were nominated. The category was discontinued in 1985.

1980s

1981: The Legend of the Lone Ranger - music by John Barry ^[1]
- Heaven's Gate - music by David Mansfield
- Thief - music by Tangerine Dream
- Under the Rainbow - music by Joe Renzetti
- Zorro, The Gay Blade - music by Ian Fraser
1982: The Pirate Movie - music by Kit Hain ^[2]
- Butterfly - music by Ennio Morricone
- Death Wish II - music by Jimmy Page
- Monsignor - music by John Williams
- The Thing - music by Ennio Morricone ^[3]
1983: The Lonely Lady - music by Charles Calello with Jeff Harrington, J. Pennig and Roger Voudouris ^[4]
- Querelle - music by Peer Raben
- Superman III - score adapted and conducted by Giorgio Moroder
- Yentl - music by Michel Legrand, lyrics by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman ^[a]
- Yor, the Hunter from the Future - music by John Scott and Guido De Angelis and Maurizio De Angelis
1984: Bolero - music by Peter Bernstein, love scenes scored by Elmer Bernstein ^[5]
- Metropolis (re-edited version) and Thief of Hearts ^[6] - music by Giorgio Moroder
- Rhinestone - original music and lyrics by Dolly Parton, music adapted and conducted by Mike Post
- Sheena - music by Richard Hartley
- Where the Boys Are '84 - original music by Sylvester Levay
1985: Rocky IV - music composed by Vince DiCola ^[7]
- Fever Pitch - music by Thomas Dolby
- King Solomon's Mines - music by Jerry Goldsmith
- Revolution - music by John Corigliano
- Turk 182 - music by Paul Zaza

Age superlatives

Record	Composer	Film	Age
Oldest winner	Elmer Bernstein	Bolero	62 years, 354 days
Oldest nominee	Elmer Bernstein	Bolero	62 years, 354 days
Youngest winner	Kit Hain	The Pirate Movie	26 years, 117 days
Youngest nominee	David Mansfield	Heaven's Gate	25 years, 197 days

Notes

↑ Oscar winner

External links

Official Razzie website

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[oscars-5] Oscar winner

[1] 5 movies filmed in Utah that flopped at the box office|KSL.com

[2] The Pirate Movie - Awards - IMDb

[3] 10 mystifying Razzie nominations|Den of Geek

[4] Razzie Awards: The Movies That Won The Most Razzie Awards - The Delite

[6] Razzie Awards: The Movies That Won The Most Razzie Awards - The Delite

[7] Thief of Hearts - Awards - IMDb

[8] Worst Movies Ever Made (According To The Razzies)|ScreenRant

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