The ARY Film Award for Best Music is given each year to the best film score that is a substantial body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring written specifically for a film by the submitting composer.
History
The Best Music category originated with the 1st ARY Film Awards ceremony which has been taking place since 2014. This category is given to the Best Music Composer for his/her work for the films of the previous year.[citation needed]
Category
The Best Music and the Best Background Score are identical but are different forms of music composing provided to films. The Background Score is the music written for film songs, while the Best Music also shares the same theme but is generally regarded as the film main theme music. Both branches of music composing are dealt with by a music composer.
Winners and Nominees
As of the first ceremony, a total of five music composers were nominated, while Sahir Ali Bagg was the only music composer who was the winner of the Best Background Score in the Technical category.