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1980's

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	1989:

• Born on the Fourth of July: (John Williams)
• The Fabulous Baker Boys : (Dave Grusin)
• Field of Dreams: (James Horner)
• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: (John Williams)
• The Little Mermaid: (Alan Menken)

	1988:

• The Accidental Tourist: (John Williams)
• Dangerous Liaisons: (George Fenton)
• Gorillas in the Mist: (Maurice Jarre)
• The Milagro Beanfield War: (Dave Grusin)
• Rain Man: (Hans Zimmer)

	1987:

• Cry Freedom: (George Fenton, Jonas Gwangwa)
• Empire of the Sun: (John Williams)
• The Last Emperor: (David Byrne, Cong Su, Ryuichi Sakamoto)
• The Untouchables: (Ennio Morricone)
• The Witches of Eastwick: (John Williams)

	1986:

• 'Round Midnight: (Herbie Hancock)
• Aliens: (James Horner)
• Hoosiers: (Jerry Goldsmith)
• The Mission: (Ennio Morricone)
• Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home: (Leonard Rosenman)

	1985:

• Agnes of God: (Georges Delerue)
• The Color Purple: (Chris Boardman, Jorge Calandrelli, Andrae Crouch, Jack Hayes, Jerry Hey, Quincy Jones, Randy Kerber, Jeremy Lubbock, Joel Rosenbaum, Caiphus Semenya, Fred Steiner, Rod Temperton)
• Out of Africa: (John Barry)
• Silverado: (Bruce Broughton)
• Witness: (Maurice Jarre)

	1984:

(Original Score)


• Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom: (John Williams)
• The Natural: (Randy Newman)
• A Passage to India: (Maurice Jarre)
• The River: (John Williams)
• Under the Volcano: (Alex North)

(Original Song Score)


• The Muppets Take Manhattan: (Jeff Moss)
• Purple Rain: (Prince)
• Songwriter: (Kris Kristofferson)

	1983:

(Original Score)


• Cross Creek: (Leonard Rosenman)
• The Right Stuff: (Bill Conti)
• Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: (John Williams)
• Terms of Endearment: (Michael Gore)
• Under Fire: (Jerry Goldsmith)

(Original Song Score or Adaptation Score)


• The Sting II: (Lalo Schifrin)
• Trading Places: (Elmer Bernstein)
• Yentl: (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand)

	1982:

(Original Score)


• E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial: (John Williams)
• Gandhi: (George Fenton, Ravi Shankar)
• An Officer and a Gentleman: (Jack Nitzsche)
• Poltergeist: (Jerry Goldsmith)
• Sophie's Choice: (Marvin Hamlisch)

(Original Song Score and Its Adaptation -or- Adaptation Score)


• Annie: (Ralph Burns)
• One from the Heart: (Tom Waits)
• Victor/Victoria: (Leslie Bricusse, Henry Mancini)

	1981:

• Chariots of Fire: (Vangelis)
• Dragonslayer: (Alex North)
• On Golden Pond: (Dave Grusin)
• Ragtime: (Randy Newman)
• Raiders of the Lost Ark: (John Williams)

	1980:

• Altered States: (John Corigliano)
• The Elephant Man: (John Morris)
• Fame: (Michael Gore)
• Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back: (John Williams)
• Tess: (Philippe Sarde)

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