obe ' s ▁vision ▁is ▁very ▁much ▁realized ▁there . ▁And ▁T obe ▁got ▁credit ▁because ▁he ▁des erved ▁credit . ▁In cluding ... ▁Steven ▁Spiel berg ▁said ▁that . ▁ ▁[...] ▁Yes , ▁Steven ▁Spiel berg ▁was ▁very ▁much ▁involved . ▁It ' s ▁a ▁T obe ▁Ho oper ▁film . ▁ ▁Special ▁effects ▁Pol ter ge ist ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁B AF TA ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Special ▁Visual ▁Effect s ▁and ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁Academy ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Visual ▁Effect s , ▁losing ▁that ▁award ▁to ▁Spiel berg ' s ▁other ▁summer ▁hit , ▁E . T . ▁the ▁Ext ra - T err est rial . ▁ ▁Music ▁The ▁music ▁for ▁Pol ter ge ist ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁veter an ▁composer ▁Jerry ▁G olds m ith . ▁He ▁wrote ▁several ▁them es ▁for ▁the ▁score ▁including ▁the ▁l ull aby ▁" Car ol ▁Anne ' s ▁Th eme " ▁to ▁represent ▁bl iss ful ▁sub urban ▁life ▁and ▁the ▁young ▁female ▁protagon ist , ▁an ▁elegant ▁semi - rel ig ious ▁mel ody ▁for ▁deal ings ▁of ▁the ▁sou ls ▁caught ▁between ▁world s , ▁and ▁several ▁dis son ant , ▁at onal ▁bl asts ▁during ▁moments ▁of ▁terror . ▁The ▁score ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁gar ner ▁G olds m ith ▁an ▁Oscar ▁nom ination ▁for ▁Best ▁Original ▁Sc ore , ▁though ▁he ▁lost ▁to ▁fellow ▁composer ▁John ▁Williams ▁for ▁E . T . ▁the ▁Ext ra - T err est rial . ▁ ▁G olds m ith '