The Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Music Director is an honour established in 1962, and presented at the Maharashtra State Film Awards for best music director Marathi cinema.

The inaugural award was named as "Arun Paudwal Award for Best Music Direction" and was awarded to Sudhir Phadke for the film Prapanch, directed by Madhukar Pathak.

The first recipient of the award was Sudhir Phadke who was honoured for his composition for Prapanch in 1962.

Anand Modak is the most frequent winner having won six awards.

Datta Davjekar, Ashok Patki, Ajay-Atul, Amitraj have won the award thrice each.