▁Original ▁Sc ore ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁film ▁Alter ed ▁States ▁before ▁winning ▁for ▁The ▁Red ▁Vi olin . ▁He ▁won ▁over ▁American ▁Beaut y , ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁considered ▁the ▁front - runner ▁before ▁the ▁ceremony . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁Gen ie ▁Awards , ▁Don ▁McK ell ar ▁was ▁effectively ▁compet ing ▁against ▁himself ▁as ▁a ▁screen writer ▁of ▁both ▁Last ▁Night ▁and ▁The ▁Red ▁Vi olin . ▁The ▁Red ▁Vi olin ▁domin ated ▁the ▁awards , ▁with ▁eight ▁wins . ▁The ▁film ▁also ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁J ut ra ▁Awards , ▁launched ▁to ▁honour ▁the ▁Cinema ▁of ▁Quebec . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁international ▁production ▁and ▁amount ▁of ▁English , ▁numerous ▁English ▁Canad ians ▁accepted ▁awards . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁Cor igli ano ▁adapted ▁his ▁score ▁into ▁a ▁concert , ▁Con cer to ▁for ▁Vi olin ▁and ▁Orchestra ▁( The ▁Red ▁Vi olin ), ▁performed ▁in ▁Baltimore , ▁Dallas ▁and ▁Atlanta ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁it ▁was ▁performed ▁at ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Bal let . ▁He ▁later ▁wrote ▁another ▁adaptation , ▁The ▁Red ▁Vi olin : ▁Cha conne ▁for ▁Vi olin ▁and ▁Orchestra . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁film ' s ▁release , ▁Red ▁M end els so hn ▁owner ▁Elizabeth ▁Pit ca ir n ▁also ▁learned ▁its ▁Cha conne , ▁which ▁she ▁called ▁" sp ook y ", ▁adding ▁" that ' s ▁when ▁the ▁viol in ▁can ▁tell ▁its