Life Is Beautiful - Nicola Piovani
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Which film scores have won best soundtrack at the Oscars? All winning scores from the last 50 years

26. Life Is Beautiful - Nicola Piovani
1999: The Italian movie Life Is Beautiful was a surprise success story at the Oscars in 1999, but Nicola Piovani's score also managed to fend off competition from John Williams (again... this is getting silly now...) and Hans Zimmer.