Forrest Gump (character) childhood friend Jennifer Curran, who eventually becomes his wife. Tom Hanks portrayed the character in the film and earned an Academy Award for his performance, while Michael Conner Humphreys portrayed Forrest as a child. In 2008, Forrest Gump was named the 20th greatest movie character of all time by "Empire" magazine. Forrest was born near the small town of Greenbow, Alabama, on June 6, 1944. His father was absent during his life, and his mother said he was "on vacation". His mother named Forrest after their ancestor Nathan Bedford Forrest, a Scotch-Irish American and a noted Confederate general in the
Forrest Gump – Original Motion Picture Score its own". The ""Forrest Gump" Suite" on the song soundtrack is a combination of "I'm Forrest...Forrest Gump" and "Suite from "Forrest Gump"" (the main and end titles respectively). Forrest Gump – Original Motion Picture Score Forrest Gump – Original Motion Picture Score is the original score album for the 1994 film "Forrest Gump", directed by Robert Zemeckis. The music was composed and conducted by Alan Silvestri. Silvestri's music was nominated for Best Original Score in the 67th Academy Awards. The album released is not to be confused with the better-selling (and therefore more common) album of diegetic songs from the