Which jazz musician wrote the score for the 1986 film Round Midnight?

Herbie Hancock wrote the score for the 1986 film Round Midnight.

The film, directed by Bertrand Tavernier, stars Dexter Gordon as Dale Turner, an American jazz saxophonist living and performing in Paris. Hancock composed and arranged the film’s music, while the soundtrack also draws on classic jazz repertoire and performances by major musicians.

Hancock won the Academy Award for Best Original Music Score for Round Midnight at the 59th Academy Awards. Dexter Gordon received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor, making the film notable both as a jazz drama and as a major Hollywood showcase for a jazz musician.

Hancock was already an important pianist, composer, and bandleader before the film. He had played with Miles Davis’s Second Great Quintet and later helped pioneer jazz fusion with groups such as the Headhunters. The film score added a major cinema achievement to his jazz career.