🎬 Cinematic Scores & Master OSTs Chronological History Timeline

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Chronological Timeline (83 Entries)

  1. [1817] Jane Austen — She wrote two other novels—Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, both published posthumously in 1817—and began another, eventually titled Sanditon, but it was left unfinished on her death.
  2. [1961] Gladys Knight & the Pips — After the single was released on three different labels, they changed their name to Gladys Knight & the Pips in 1961.
  3. [1965] Curtis Mayfield — In 1965, he wrote "People Get Ready" for the Impressions, which was ranked No.
  4. [1969] Haruomi Hosono — Hosono first came to attention in Japan as the bass player of the psychedelic rock band Apryl Fool, alongside drummer Takashi Matsumoto, who released the album The Apryl Fool in 1969.
  5. [1971] Anthony Newley — With songwriting partner Leslie Bricusse, Newley was nominated for an Academy Award for the film score of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), featuring "Pure Imagination", which has been recorded by dozens of singers.
  6. [1972] Diana Ross — Between 1972 and 1980, Ross recorded four top ten albums with her most successful studio release being the album Diana.
  7. [1974] John Williams — His work with Spielberg began on The Sugarland Express (1974), and he has composed music for all but five of his feature films.
  8. [1975] Charly García — The band separated in 1975 with a mythical concert at the Luna Park that produced a double album and a feature film.
  9. [1977] Chrisye — Following the success of Guruh Gipsy; in 1977, Chrisye recorded two of his most critically acclaimed works: "Lilin-Lilin Kecil" by James F.
  10. [1980] Aimee Mann — In the 1980s, after playing with the Young Snakes and Ministry, she co-founded the new wave band 'Til Tuesday and wrote their top-ten single "Voices Carry" (1985).
  11. [1980] Anggun — Born in Jakarta, she recorded a children's album at the age of nine and rose to fame as a teenage rock star in the late 1980s.
  12. [1980] Hans Zimmer — Since the 1980s, Zimmer has composed music for over 150 films.
  13. [1983] Bonnie Tyler — He wrote Tyler's biggest hit, "Total Eclipse of the Heart", which sold over 13 million copies worldwide and was released as the lead single from her UK chart-topping album Faster Than the Speed of Night (1983).
  14. [1985] Alison Krauss — She signed with Rounder Records in 1985 and released her first solo album in 1987.
  15. [1985] Tatsuya Ishii — In 1985, he debuted as vocalist in the band Kome Kome CLUB (米米CLUB, Kome Kome CLUB).
  16. [1990] Kim Seung-jun (voice actor) — In 1990, he debuted as a voice actor by joining Korean Broadcasting System's Voice Acting Division.
  17. [1990] Lee Hye-young (actress, born 1971) — As a singer in the 1990s, Lee released two dance music albums each with 1730 and Coco, and one album as a solo artist.
  18. [1992] Ryuichi Sakamoto — Sakamoto composed music for the opening ceremony of the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympic Games, and his composition "Energy Flow" (1999) was the first instrumental number-one single in Japan's Oricon charts history.
  19. [1992] Traci Lords — Lords recorded "Love Never Dies" for the soundtrack of Pet Sematary Two (1992) before signing with Radioactive Records and releasing her debut studio album, 1000 Fires (1995).
  20. [1993] Christina Aguilera — After appearing on The All New Mickey Mouse Club (1993–1994), Aguilera recorded "Reflection", the theme song for the animated film Mulan (1998), and signed a record deal with RCA Records.
  21. [1994] Foo Fighters — Grohl created the Foo Fighters to release solo material after Nirvana disbanded in 1994, and recorded their eponymous debut album (1995) mostly alone in six days.
  22. [1994] Outkast — They released their debut studio album Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik in 1994, which gained popularity after its single "Player's Ball" peaked atop the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart.
  23. [1995] Jeremy Soule — After finishing the soundtrack to Secret of Evermore in 1995, he left to join Humongous Entertainment, where he composed for several children's games as well as Total Annihilation, his first award-winning score.
  24. [1996] Hiroko Shimabukuro — She debuted as a member of the popular girl group Speed in 1996.
  25. [1996] Maaya Sakamoto — She released her debut single, "Yakusoku wa Iranai", in collaboration with Yoko Kanno under Victor Entertainment on April 24, 1996.
  26. [1998] Balabhaskar — His breakthrough in the industry came early, notably when he composed the soundtrack for the Malayalam film *Mangalya Pallakku* in 1998.
  27. [2001] Faith Hill — In 2001, Hill recorded "There You'll Be" for the Pearl Harbor soundtrack and it too became an international success.
  28. [2001] Kate Winslet — She performed the song "What If" for the soundtrack of her film, Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001).
  29. [2003] Ai Takahashi — In 2003, Takahashi replaced Mari Yaguchi in the Morning Musume spinoff group Mini Moni and debuted in the group's movie Mini Moni ja Movie: Okashi na Daibōken!
  30. [2003] Ayaka Hirahara — Her first single, "Jupiter", was released in Japan in December 2003, and went on to be one of the biggest selling singles of 2004.
  31. [2003] Park Jung-ah — In 2003, she debuted as an actress and has since appeared in a handful of movies and dramas.
  32. [2004] Sunday (singer) — She debuted in 2004 as a soloist in Japan with the release of two digital singles before eventually joined as a member of South Korean girl group The Grace in 2005.
  33. [2005] Kim Ryeo-wook — Their debut album SuperJunior05 (Twins) was released a month later on 5 December 2005 and debuted at number three on the monthly MIAK K-pop album charts.
  34. [2005] Noah (band) — A soundtrack album for the film Alexandria released in 2005, also sold over a million copies.
  35. [2005] Yui Makino — She made her debut as a singer in 2005 with "Omna Magni," produced by Yoko Kanno.
  36. [2007] Hagiwara Mai — As part of the show, she became part of the in-show subgroup Kira Pika with Morning Musume's Koharu Kusumi and released their only single, "Hana o Pūn / Futari wa NS" on August 1, 2007.
  37. [2007] Han Seung-yeon — After returning to South Korea, she debuted as a member of girl group Kara on March 29, 2007.
  38. [2008] Alex Chu — In 2008, the group announced a temporary hiatus, and its members debuted as solo artists, including Alex.
  39. [2008] Mötley Crüe — Mötley Crüe's most recent studio album, Saints of Los Angeles, was released on June 24, 2008.
  40. [2009] Heo Ga-yoon — The five-member girl group official debuted on June 18, 2009, performing their debut single, "Hot Issue", on Mnet's M!
  41. [2009] James Horner — He also wrote the score for the highest-grossing film of all time, Cameron's Avatar (2009).
  42. [2009] Kang Min-hyuk — The group debuted in Japan with the mini album Now or Never on August 19, 2009, with an indie label AI Entertainment.
  43. [2009] Kim Ji-sook (singer) — On November 12, 2009, Rainbow released their first music video "Gossip Girl", alongside their EP of the same name.
  44. [2009] Raina (singer) — Raina debuted with the group in November 2009 following the release of the group's third single, "Because of You".
  45. [2009] Yang Seung-ho — The group made their unofficial debut on October 9, 2009, and officially debut on October 15, 2009, during Rain's Legend of Rainism concert, where they performed various songs from their then-unreleased single album Just BLAQ.
  46. [2010] Bang Min-ah — She debuted as a member of the girl group Girl's Day in 2010 and released her first solo album, I Am a Woman Too, in 2015.
  47. [2010] Park So-jin — On July 7, 2010, Sojin debuted as a member of Girl's Day on KBS' Music Bank with their debut single, "Tilt My Head" (갸우뚱).
  48. [2010] Yoon Sang-hyun — In early 2010, Yoon released the Japanese single Saigo no Ame ("The Last Rain"), which debuted at 11th place on the Oricon Chart.
  49. [2011] Park Subin — The track, titled Turn Your Head, was released on June 23, 2011.
  50. [2012] Bae Woo-hee — Following her leave from Medialine Entertainment, Bae became a trainee under Happy Face Entertainment, and debuted with Dal Shabet in 2012.
  51. [2012] Ken (South Korean singer) — During this time, Ken was one of ten trainees who were contestants in Mnet's survival reality show MyDOL and was chosen to be a part of the final line-up and the 6-member boy group VIXX finally debuted with "Super Hero" on May 24, 2012 on M!
  52. [2012] Lee Chang-sub — He debuted as the lead vocalist of the South Korean boy group BtoB in March 2012.
  53. [2013] Park Wan-kyu — He has recorded many soundtracks for Korean dramas, and had his first substantial acting role in one in 2013.
  54. [2013] Pharrell Williams — Williams's 2013 single, "Happy"—released for the soundtrack to Despicable Me 2—became his second song to peak atop the chart that same year.
  55. [2014] Aurora (singer) — Aurora signed with Petroleum, Decca, and Glassnote Records in 2014, and released her debut extended play (EP), Running with the Wolves, in 2015.
  56. [2014] Chen (singer) — Apart from his group's activities, Chen has also recorded songs for various television dramas, most notably "Best Luck" for It's Okay, That's Love (2014) and "Everytime" for Descendants of the Sun (2016).
  57. [2014] Kim Min-jae (actor, born 1996) — Kim debuted as an actor in 2014 in a joint South Korean-Vietnamese drama Forever Young.
  58. [2014] Park Sun-ho — He also debuted as a singer in 2014 with the song "After Love" (Ballad Ver.
  59. [2015] Eunha (singer) — Eunha debuted as a member of South Korean girl group GFriend in early 2015 with the song "Glass Bead".
  60. [2015] Lee Hong-gi — In 2015, Lee debuted as a solo artist with the releases of his first Korean extended play FM302 and his first Japanese album, AM302.
  61. [2015] Sarah Michelle Gellar — In addition to acting, she co-founded Foodstirs, an e-commerce baking company that operated from 2015 to 2022, released the cookbook Stirring Up Fun with Food (2017), and served as a judge on Star Search (2026).
  62. [2016] Dawon (singer) — On July 14, 2016, Nam released single "Shalala Romance" for the soundtrack of the television series Lucky Romance.
  63. [2016] Jeon Ji-yoon — She debuted as a solo artist on November 2, 2016, under the stage name Jenyer, with the release of her debut digital single, "I Do".
  64. [2016] Lee Lu-da — WJSN debuted on February 25, 2016, with the release of their debut EP Would You Like?
  65. [2016] MJ (South Korean singer) — He debuted in 2016 as the main vocalist of the South Korean six-member boy group Astro.
  66. [2016] Seola (singer) — WJSN debuted on February 25, 2016, with the release of their debut EP Would You Like?
  67. [2016] Shin Yeon-suh — She debuted in 2016 as a member and leader of girl group Gugudan.
  68. [2016] V (singer) — V has performed three solo songs under BTS's name—"Stigma" in 2016, "Singularity" in 2018, and "Inner Child" in 2020—all of which charted on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart.
  69. [2016] Yoo Yeon-jung — Yoo collaborated with Yoo Seung-woo on the track "I Will Be On Your Side" which was released on November 10, 2016.
  70. [2017] Alexander Lee (entertainer) — In 2017, he debuted in the Philippines as the main character in the 105-episode television series My Korean Jagiya.
  71. [2017] Choi Yoo-jung (singer) — Following disbandment, she returned to her respective agency and eventually debuted with Weki Meki in August 2017.
  72. [2017] Yang Yeon-je — She debuted as a member of Alice (then known as Elris) in 2017 under the stage name Hyeseong.
  73. [2018] Bang Jae-min — He debuted as an actor on Top Management (2018).
  74. [2018] Ha Hyun-sang — Ha Hyun-sang (Korean: 하현상; born September 14, 1998) is a South Korean singer and songwriter who debuted as a K-Indie artist on February 21, 2018, with a single titled "Dawn".
  75. [2018] Yoon Seo-ah — Yoon debuted as an actress with the 2018 drama series Bad Papa, and later appeared in another series named Love Revolution.
  76. [2019] Donald Glover — He provided the voice of adult Simba in The Lion King (2019), and produced the short film Guava Island (2019), in which he starred.
  77. [2019] Kim Hee-chul — Heechul debuted as a solo singer in 2019 with the digital single "Old Movie".
  78. [2020] Bobby Sessions — A major career highlight came in 2020 when he co-wrote the Grammy-winning single, "Savage," featuring Beyoncé.
  79. [2020] Shin Seung-ho — In late 2020, he was cast in his first feature film, Baek Seung-hwan's Double Patty, for which he also recorded a soundtrack song.
  80. [2021] Choi Jae Hyeok — He began his acting career in 2021 with the drama Welcome to the Sandbox, produced by CheezeFilm.
  81. [2021] Demian (singer) — Demian then released his first and only single album A Blue not Blues in March 2021, with the title track "Love%" featuring Dawn, who he reached out to following the song's completion.
  82. [2022] Jini (singer) — She debuted as a member of the South Korean girl group Nmixx in February 2022.
  83. [2022] Solar (singer) — She released her first extended play 容: Face with its lead single "Honey" on March 16, 2022.