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His score for The Sheltering Sky ( 1990 ) later won him his second Golden Globe Award, and his score for Little Buddha ( 1993 ) received another Grammy Award nomination.

In 1997, his collaboration with Toshio Iwai, Music Plays Images X Images Play Music, was awarded the Golden Nica, the grand prize of the Prix Ars Electronica competition.

He also contributed to the Academy Award winning soundtrack for Babel ( 2006 ) with several pieces of music, including the " Bibo no Aozora " closing theme.

In 2009, he was awarded the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from France's Ministry of Culture for his musical contributions.