In 1966, Hancock debuted as a film composer, providing the jazz-tinged score to Michelangelo Antonioni's "Blow-Up". After contributing songs to the soundtracks to a handful of films, he went on score a handful of other features, including "Colors" (1988) and "Harlem Nights" (1989). Appropriately, Hancock had a small role in and scored Bertrand Tavernier's "'Round Midnight" (1986), a tribute to 1950s jazz greats Bud Powell and Lester Young, which netted him an Oscar for Best Original Score. Although he has provided little original music for films in the 90s, Hancock has remained a respected and influential performer and recording artist.