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1995 - 1999 Filmtracks Awards


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   1999:


Academy Picks:

American Beauty (Thomas Newman)
Angela's Ashes (John Williams)
The Cider House Rules (Rachel Portman)
The Red Violin (John Corigliano)
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Gabriel Yared)
Filmtracks Picks:

Angela's Ashes (John Williams)
Anna and the King (George Fenton)
The Cider House Rules (Rachel Portman)
Message in a Bottle (Gabriel Yared)
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (John Williams)


(For expanded coverage of the 1999 Academy Awards, check out the Filmtracks March, 2000, Theme of the Month.)




   1998:


Original Dramatic Score

Academy Picks:

Elizabeth (David Hirschfelder)
Life is Beautiful (Nicola Piovani)
Pleasantville (Randy Newman)
Saving Private Ryan (John Williams)
The Thin Red Line (Hans Zimmer)
Filmtracks Picks:

Dangerous Beauty (George Fenton)
Great Expectations (Patrick Doyle)
Incognito (John Ottman)
Les Misérables (Basil Poledouris)
The Mask of Zorro (James Horner)


Original Musical or Comedy Score

Academy Picks:

A Bug's Life (Randy Newman)
Mulan (Jerry Goldsmith)
Patch Adams (Marc Shaiman)
The Prince of Egypt (Hans Zimmer)
Shakespeare in Love (Stephen Warbeck)
Filmtracks Picks*:

Mulan (Jerry Goldsmith)
Patch Adams (Marc Shaiman)
The Prince of Egypt (Hans Zimmer)
The Quest for Camelot (Patrick Doyle)
Shakespeare in Love (Stephen Warbeck)


* Revised in 2004 (see the Theme of the Month article for original choices)
(For expanded coverage of the 1998 Academy Awards, check out the Filmtracks March, 1999, Theme of the Month.)




   1997:


Original Dramatic Score

Academy Picks:

Amistad (John Williams)
Good Will Hunting (Danny Elfman)
Kundun (Philip Glass)
L.A. Confidential (Jerry Goldsmith)
Titanic (James Horner)
Filmtracks Picks:

Hoodlum (Elmer Bernstein)
The Saint (Greame Revell)
Seven Years in Tibet (John Williams)
Titanic (James Horner)
Tomorrow Never Dies (David Arnold)


Original Musical or Comedy Score

Academy Picks:

Anastasia (David Newman)
As Good As It Gets (Hans Zimmer)
The Full Monty (Anne Dudley)
Men in Black (Danny Elfman)
My Best Friend's Wedding (James Newton Howard)
Filmtracks Picks:

Addicted to Love (Rachel Portman)
Anastasia (David Newman)
As Good As It Gets (Hans Zimmer)
Liar Liar (John Debney)
My Best Friend's Wedding (James Newton Howard)


(For expanded coverage of the 1997 Academy Awards, check out the Filmtracks March, 1998, Theme of the Month.)




   1996:


Original Dramatic Score

Academy Picks:

The English Patient (Gabriel Yared)
Hamlet (Patrick Doyle)
Michael Collins (Elliot Goldenthal)
Shine (David Hirschfelder)
Sleepers (John Williams)
Filmtracks Picks:

The English Patient (Gabriel Yared)
The Ghost and the Darkness (Jerry Goldsmith)
Michael Collins (Elliot Goldenthal)
Independence Day (David Arnold)
The Spitfire Grill (James Horner)


Original Musical or Comedy Score

Academy Picks:

Emma (Rachel Portman)
The First Wives Club (Marc Shaiman)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Alan Menken)
James and the Giant Peach (Randy Newman)
The Preacher's Wife (Hans Zimmer)
Filmtracks Picks*:

The Adventures of Pinocchio (Rachel Portman)
Emma (Rachel Portman)
Evita (Andrew Lloyd Webber)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Alan Menken)
The Preacher's Wife (Hans Zimmer)


* Revised in 2004 (see the Theme of the Month article for original choices)
(For expanded coverage of the 1996 Academy Awards, check out the Filmtracks March, 1997, Theme of the Month.)




   1995:


Original Dramatic Score

Academy Picks:

Apollo 13 (James Horner)
Braveheart (James Horner)
Nixon (John Williams)
The Postman/Il Postino (Luis Bacalov)
Sense and Sensibility (Patrick Doyle)
Filmtracks Picks:

Apollo 13 (James Horner)
Braveheart (James Horner)
Crimson Tide (Hans Zimmer)
Cry, The Beloved Country (John Barry)
Cutthroat Island (John Debney)
The Postman/Il Postino (Luis Bacalov)


Original Musical or Comedy Score

Academy Picks:

The American President (Marc Shaiman)
Pocahontas (Alan Menken)
Sabrina (John Williams)
Toy Story (Randy Newman)
Unstrung Heroes (Thomas Newman)
Filmtracks Picks:

The American President (Marc Shaiman)
Casper (James Horner)
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde (Mark McKenzie)
Pocahontas (Alan Menken)
Toy Story (Randy Newman)









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