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Academy awards Original Dramatic Score [1980 era]


1980 year (53 th)

Michael GoreFame

Nomination :

John MorrisThe Elephant Man
John CoriglianoAltered States
Philippe SardeTess
John WilliamsStar Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back


1981 year (54 th)

Vangelis/Vangelis Papathanassiou /Evangelos Odysseas PapathanassiouChariots of Fire

Nomination :

Dave GrusinOn Golden Pond
Alex NorthDragonslayer
John WilliamsRaiders of the Lost Ark
Randy NewmanRagtime


1982 year (55 th)

John WilliamsE.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL

Nomination :

Jack NitzscheAn Officer And A Gentleman
George FentonGandhi
Ravi ShankarGandhi
Jerry GoldsmithPOLTERGEIST
Marvin HamlischSophie's Choise


1983 year (56 th)

Alan BergmanYentl

Bill ContiThe Right Stuff

Marilyn BergmanYentl

Michel LegrandYentl

Nomination :

Lalo SchifrinThe Sting II
Leonard RosenmanCross Creek
Elmer BernsteinTrading Places
Michael GoreTerms of Endearment
Jerry GoldsmithUnder Fire
John WilliamsStar Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi


1984 year (57 th)

Maurice JarreA Passage To India

PrincePurple Rain

Nomination :

John WilliamsIndiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Randy NewmanThe Natural
John WilliamsThe River
Alex NorthUnder The Vocano


1985 year (58 th)

John BarryOut of Africa

Nomination :

Georges DelerueAgnes of God
Rod TempertonThe Color Purple
Jack HayesThe Color Purple
Quincy JonesThe Color Purple
Chris BoardmanThe Color Purple
Fred SteinerThe Color Purple
Bruce BroughtonSilverado
Maurice JarreWitness


1986 year (59 th)

Herbie Hancock'Round Midnight

Nomination :

Leonard RosenmanStar Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Jerry GoldsmithHoosiers
Ennio MorriconeThe Mission
James HornerAliens


1987 year (60 th)

Ryuichi SakamotoThe Last Emperor

蘇聰/Cong SuThe Last Emperor

David ByrneThe Last Emperor

Nomination :

John WilliamsThe Witches of Eastwick
John WilliamsEmpire of the Sun
Ennio MorriconeThe Untouchables
George FentonCry Freedom


1988 year (61 th)

Dave GrusinThe Milagro

Nomination :

John WilliamsThe Accidental Tourist
Maurice JarreGorillas In The Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey
Hans ZimmerRain Man
Dangerous Liaisons


1989 year (62 th)

Alan MenkenThe Little Mermaid

Nomination :

John WilliamsBorn on the Fourth of July
John WilliamsIndiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Dave GrusinThe Fabulous Baker Boys
James HornerField Of Dreams
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