Best Original Score Nominees 70's - 90's - Statistics

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Answer Stats
Year Composer(s) Film % Correct
1992 Alan Menken Aladdin
100%
1999 Thomas Newman American Beauty
100%
1991 Alan Menken Beauty and the Beast
100%
1995 James Horner Braveheart
100%
1990 John Barry Dances with Wolves
100%
1994 Alan Silvestri Forrest Gump
100%
1990 Maurice Jarre Ghost
100%
1997 Danny Elfman Good Will Hunting
100%
1989 John Williams Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
100%
1975 John Williams Jaws
100%
1985 John Barry Out of Africa
100%
1995 Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz Pocahontas
100%
1981 John Williams Raiders of the Lost Ark
100%
1988 Hans Zimmer Rain Man
100%
1993 John Williams Schindler's List
100%
1976 Bernard Herrmann Taxi Driver
100%
1974 Nino Rota and Carmine Coppola The Godfather Part II
100%
1994 Hans Zimmer The Lion King
100%
1989 Alan Menkin The Little Mermaid
100%
1997 James Horner Titanic
100%
1998 Randy Newman A Bug's Life
75%
1986 James Horner Aliens
75%
1979 Ralph Burns All That Jazz
75%
1982 Jack Nitzsche An Officer and a Gentleman
75%
1995 James Horner Apollo 13
75%
1992 Mark Isham A River Runs Through It
75%
1976 Roger Kellaway A Star is Born
75%
1991 Ennio Morricone Bugsy
75%
1972 Ralph Burns Cabaret
75%
1981 Vangelis Chariots of Fire
75%
1977 John Williams Close Encounters of the Third Kind
75%
1988 George Fenton Dangerous Liaisons
75%
1987 John Williams Empire of the Sun
75%
1980 Michael Gore Fame
75%
1982 George Fenton and Ravi Shankar Gandhi
75%
1996 Patrick Doyle Hamlet
75%
1990 John Williams Home Alone
75%
1992 Richard Robbins Howard's End
75%
1995 Luis Bacalov Il Postino (The Postman)
75%
1984 John Williams Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
75%
1977 Georges Delerue Julia
75%
1970 The Beatles Let it Be
75%
1994 Thomas Newman Little Women
75%
1997 Danny Elfman Men in Black
75%
1978 Giorgio Moroder Midnight Express
75%
1998 Matthew Wilder, David Zippel and Jerry Goldsmith Mulan
75%
1974 Richard Rodney Bennett Murder on the Orient Express
75%
1975 Jack Nitzsche One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
75%
1970 Jerry Goldsmith Patton
75%
1984 Prince Purple Rain
75%
1983 John Williams Return of the Jedi
75%
1995 John Williams Sabrina
75%
1998 John Williams Saving Private Ryan
75%
1998 Stephen Warbeck Shakespeare in Love
75%
1982 Marvin Hamlisch Sophie's Choice
75%
1977 John Williams Star Wars
75%
1971 Michael Legrand Summer of '42
75%
1993 Elmer Bernstein The Age of Innocence
75%
1995 Marc Shaiman The American President
75%
1999 Rachel Portman The Cider House Rules
75%
1985 Chris Boardman, Jorge Calandrelli, Andraé Crouch, Jack Hayes, Jerry Hey, Quincy Jones, Randy Kerber, Jeremy Lubbock, Joel Rosenbaum, Caiphus Semenya, Fred Steiner and Rod Temperton The Color Purple
75%
1980 John Williams The Empire Strikes Back
75%
1996 Gabriel Yared The English Patient
75%
1993 Dave Grusin The Firm
75%
1993 James Newton Howard The Fugitive
75%
1996 Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz The Hunchback of Notre Dame
75%
1987 Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne and Cong Su The Last Emperor
75%
1976 Jerry Goldsmith The Omen
75%
1998 Stephen Schwartz and Hans Zimmer The Prince of Egypt
75%
1994 Thomas Newman The Shawshank Redemption
75%
1973 Marvin Hamlisch The Sting
75%
1995 Randy Newman Toy Story
75%
1982 Henry Mancini and Leslie Bricusse Victor/Victoria
75%
1985 Maurice Jarre Witness
75%
1983 Michel Legrand and Alan and Marilyn Bergman Yentl
75%
1979 Henry Mancini 10
50%
1970 Rod McKuen, John Scott Trotter, Bill Melendez, Al Shean and Vince Guaraldi A Boy Named Charlie Brown
50%
1970 Alfred Newman Airport
50%
1977 Jonathan Tunick A Little Night Music
50%
1979 Georges Delerue A Little Romance
50%
1997 John Williams Amistad
50%
1982 Ralph Burns Annie
50%
1984 Maurice Jarre A Passage to India
50%
1997 Hans Zimmer As Good as It Gets
50%
1975 Leonard Rosenman Barry Lyndon
50%
1971 Sherman Brothers and Irwin Kostal Bedknobs and Broomsticks
50%
1989 John Williams Born on the Fourth of July
50%
1976 Leonard Rosenman Bound for Glory
50%
1992 John Barry Chaplin
50%
1974 Jerry Goldsmith Chinatown
50%
1973 John Williams Cinderella Liberty
50%
1978 Ennio Morricone Days of Heaven
50%
1981 Alex North Dragonslayer
50%
1996 Rachel Portman Emma
50%
1982 John Williams E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
50%
1971 John Williams Fiddler on the Roof
50%
1989 James Horner Field of Dreams
50%
1988 Maurice Jarre Gorillas in the Mist
50%
1978 Dave Grusin Heaven Can Wait
50%
1986 Jerry Goldsmith Hoosiers
50%
1972 John Williams Images
50%
1994 Elliot Goldenthal Interview with a Vampire
50%
1973 André Previn, Herbert W. Spencer and Andrew Lloyd Webber Jesus Christ Superstar
50%
1991 John Williams JFK
50%
1997 Philip Glass Kundun
50%
1997 Jerry Goldsmith L.A. Confidential
50%
1998 Nicola Piovani Life is Beautiful
50%
1972 Charlie Chaplin, Raymond Rasch and Larry Russell Limelight
50%
1970 Francis Lai Love Story
50%
1995 John Williams Nixon
50%
1981 Dave Grusin On Golden Pond
50%
1998 Marc Shaiman Patch Adams
50%
1998 Randy Newman Pleasantville
50%
1981 Randy Newman Ragtime
50%
1986 Herbie Hancock Round Midnight
50%
1995 Patrick Doyle Sense and Sensibility
50%
1971 Isaac Hayes Shaft
50%
1996 David Hirschfelder Shine
50%
1985 Bruce Broughton Silverado
50%
1996 John Williams Sleepers
50%
1986 Leonard Rosenman Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
50%
1979 Jerry Goldsmith Star Trek: The Motion Picture
50%
1978 John Williams Superman
50%
1983 Michael Gore Terms of Endearment
50%
1980 Philippe Sarde Tess
50%
1978 Joe Renzetti The Buddy Holly Story
50%
1980 John Morris The Elephant Man
50%
1997 Anne Dudley The Full Monty
50%
1974 Nelson Riddle The Great Gatsby
50%
1974 Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe, Douglas Gamley and Angela Morley The Little Prince
50%
1986 Ennio Morricone The Mission
50%
1972 John Williams The Poseidon Adventure
50%
1991 James Newton Howard The Prince of Tides
50%
1999 John Corigliano The Red Violin
50%
1993 Richard Robbins The Remains of the Day
50%
1983 Bill Conti The Right Stuff
50%
1984 John Williams The River
50%
1977 Sherman Brothers and Angela Morley The Slipper and the Rose
50%
1977 Marvin Hamlisch The Spy Who Loved Me
50%
1983 Lalo Schifrin The Sting II
50%
1999 Gabriel Yared The Talented Mr. Ripley
50%
1998 Hans Zimmer The Thin Red Line
50%
1974 John Williams The Towering Inferno
50%
1987 Ennio Morricone The Untouchables
50%
1973 Marvin Hamlisch The Way We Were
50%
1987 John Williams The Witches of Eastwick
50%
1973 Sherman Brothers and John Williams Tom Sawyer
50%
1985 Georges Delerue Agnes of God
25%
1980 John Corigliano Altered States
25%
1997 Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens and David Newman Anastasia
25%
1999 John Williams Angela's Ashes
25%
1973 John Cameron A Touch of Class
25%
1990 Randy Newman Avalon
25%
1992 Jerry Goldsmith Basic Instinct
25%
1975 Gerald Fried Birds Do It, Bees Do It
25%
1975 Alex North Bite the Bullet
25%
1979 Patrick Williams Breaking Away
25%
1976 Paul Williams Bugsy Malone
25%
1970 Frank Cordell Cromwell
25%
1983 Leonard Rosenman Cross Creek
25%
1987 George Fenton and Jonas Gwangwa Cry Freedom
25%
1970 Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer Darling Lili
25%
1998 David Hirschfelder Elizabeth
25%
1975 Peter Matz Funny Lady
25%
1990 Dave Grusin Havana
25%
1996 Randy Newman James and the Giant Peach
25%
1972 Gil Askey Lady Sings the Blues
25%
1972 Laurence Rosenthal Man of La Mancha
25%
1971 John Barry Mary, Queen of Scots
25%
1996 Elliot Goldenthal Michael Collins
25%
1977 Maurice Jarre Mohammad, Messenger of God
25%
1997 James Newton Howard My Best Friend's Wedding
25%
1972 Buddy Baker Napoleon and Samantha
25%
1971 Richard Rodney Bennett Nicholas and Alexandra
25%
1976 Bernard Herrmann Obsession
25%
1982 Tom Waits One from the Heart
25%
1973 Jerry Goldsmith Papillon
25%
1977 Joel Hirschhorn, Al Kasha and Irwin Kostal Pete's Dragon
25%
1974 Paul Williams and George Tipton Phantom of the Paradise
25%
1982 Jerry Goldsmith Poltergeist
25%
1978 Jerry Wexler Pretty Baby
25%
1970 Leslie Bricusse, Ian Fraser and Herbert W. Spencer Scrooge
25%
1974 Alex North Shanks
25%
1972 John Addison Sleuth
25%
1984 Kris Kristofferson Songwriter
25%
1971 Jerry Fielding Straw Dogs
25%
1970 Henry Mancini Sunflower
25%
1971 Dmitri Tiomkin Tchaikovsky
25%
1988 John Williams The Accidental Tourist
25%
1979 Lalo Schifrin The Amityville Horror
25%
1970 Fred Karlin and Tylwyth Kymry The Baby Maker
25%
1971 Peter Maxwell Davies and Peter Greenwell The Boy Friend
25%
1978 Jerry Goldsmith The Boys from Brazil
25%
1979 Dave Grusin The Champ
25%
1973 Georges Delerue The Day of the Dolphin
25%
1989 Dave Grusin The Fabulous Baker Boys
25%
1996 Marc Shaiman The First Wives Club
25%
1991 George Fenton The Fisher King
25%
1988 Dave Grusin The Milagro Beanfield War
25%
1979 Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher The Muppet Movie
25%
1984 Jeff Moss The Muppets Take Manhattan
25%
1984 Randy Newman The Natural
25%
1976 Jerry Fielding The Outlaw Josey Wales
25%
1996 Hans Zimmer The Preacher's Wife
25%
1975 Jerry Goldsmith The Wind and the Lion
25%
1978 Quincy Jones The Wiz
25%
1975 Pete Townshend Tommy
25%
1983 Elmer Bernstein Trading Places
25%
1983 Jerry Goldsmith Under Fire
25%
1984 Alex North Under the Volcano
25%
1995 Thomas Newman Unstrung Heroes
25%
1976 Lalo Schifrin Voyage of the Damned
25%
1971 Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley and Walter Scharf Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
25%
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