The Godfather (soundtrack)
The Godfather is the soundtrack from the film of the same name, released in 1972 by Paramount Records, and in 1991 on compact disc by MCA. Unless noted, the cues were composed by Nino Rota and conducted by Carlo Savina. The song "I Have but One Heart" is sung by Al Martino, who performed it in the film as character Johnny Fontane.
The Godfather (soundtrack)
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
The Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media is an honor presented to a composer for an original score created for a film, TV show or series, or other visual media at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by The Recording Academy of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".
Duke Ellington was the first recipient of the award in 1959 for the Anatomy of a Murder soundtrack.
Henry Mancini won in 1962 for the Breakfast at Tiffany's soundtrack.
Lalo Schifrin won in 1968 for the TV series Mission: Impossible soundtrack.
Paul Simon won in 1969 for The Graduate soundtrack, alongside Dave Grusin.