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NPR Classical

NPR | By Tom Huizenga

Published June 20, 2019 at 12:01 PM CDT

Who will win the Oscar for best original score? The competition is tough this year.

Updated March 9, 2026 at 9:46 AM CDT

Updated March 9, 2026: The best original score nominees for this year's Oscars make an exceptionally strong group. Check out this playlist of evocative music from Ludwig Goransson (for Sinners), Max Richter (for Hamnet), Jonny Greenwood (for One Battle After Another), Jerskin Fendrix (for Bugonia) and Alexandre Desplat (for Frankenstein).

Need a deep discovery experience? Try 1,000 years of music in this playlist from NPR Classical's Tom Huizenga, which explores everything from new releases to old favorites, and classics from the dawn of the recording era. Our mantra: Bach, Beethoven, before and beyond.

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Tom Huizenga

Tom Huizenga is a producer for NPR Music. He contributes a wide range of stories about classical music to NPR's news programs and is the classical music reviewer for All Things Considered. He appears regularly on NPR Music podcasts and founded NPR's classical music blog Deceptive Cadence in 2010.