'' Forrest Gump – Original Motion Picture Score '' is the original score album for the 1994 film '' Forrest Gump '' , directed by Robert Zemeckis . The music was composed and conducted by Alan Silvestri . Silvestri 's music was nominated for Best Original Score in the 67th Academy Awards . The album released is not to be confused with the better-selling ( and therefore more common ) album of diegetic songs from the film , which were released as '' Forrest Gump : The Soundtrack ''
67th Academy Awards
67th Academy Awards
Forrest Gump – Original Motion Picture Score