Best Original Score:
1990: Edward Scissorhands (Danny Elfman)
Oscar winner: Dances with Wolves (John Barry)
Was this nominated?: No
1991: The Double Life of Veronique (Zbigniew Preisner)
Oscar winner: Beauty and the Beast (Alan Menken)
Was this nominated?: No
1992: The Crying Game (Anne Dudley)
Oscar winner: Aladdin (Alan Menken)
Was this nominated?: No
1993: Three Colors: Blue (Zbigniew Preisner)
Oscar winner: Schindler's List (John Williams)
Was this nominated?: No
1994: Romeo is Bleeding (Mark Isham)
Oscar winner: The Lion King (Hans Zimmer)
Was this nominated?: No
1995: Braveheart (James Horner)
Oscar winner: The Postman (Il Postino) (Luis Enrique Bacalov)*
Was this nominated?: Yes
1996: Fargo (Carter Burwell)
Oscar winner: The English Patient (Gabriel Yared)*
Was this nominated?: No
1997: Gattaca (Michael Nyman)
Oscar winner: Titanic (James Horner)*
Was this nominated?: No
1998: The Thin Red Line (Hans Zimmer)
Oscar winner: Life is Beautiful (Nicola Piovani)*
Was this nominated?: Yes
1999: American Beauty (Thomas Newman)
Oscar winner: The Red Violin (John Gorigliano)
Was this nominated?: Yes
*These Oscar winners are from the Best Original Dramatic Score category.
Best Original Song:
1990: "Somewhere in My Memory" - Home Alone
Oscar winner: "Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)" - Dick Tracy
Was this nominated?: Yes
1991: "Beauty and the Beast" - Beauty and the Beast
Oscar winner: "Beauty and the Beast" - Beauty and the Beast
1992: "I Have Nothing" - The Bodyguard
Oscar winner: "A Whole New World" - Aladdin
Was this nominated?: Yes
1993: "Streets of Philadelphia" - Philadelphia
Oscar winner: "Streets of Philadelphia" - Philadelphia
1994: "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" - The Lion King
Oscar winner: "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" - The Lion King
1995: "You've Got a Friend in Me" - Toy Story
Oscar winner: "Colors of the Wind" - Pocahontas
Was this nominated?: Yes
1996: "That Thing You Do!" - That Thing You Do!
Oscar winner: "You Must Love Me" - Evita
Was this nominated?: Yes
1997: "My Heart Will Go On" - Titanic
Oscar winner: "My Heart Will Go On" - Titanic
1998: "I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing" - Armageddon
Oscar winner: "When You Believe" - The Prince of Egypt
Was this nominated?: Yes
1999: "Save Me" - Magnolia
Oscar winner: "You'll Be in My Heart" - Tarzan
Was this nominated?: Yes
Updated: 5/20/15
Updated: 5/20/15
Great to see Edward Scissorhands, "I Don't wanna miss a thing" and Braveheart here. 90's was filled with great movie music.
ReplyDeleteYeah, there were a lot to choose from. Ooh, glad you like Braveheart's score. :)
DeleteGreat choices! I'd forgotten the Edward Scissorhands soundtrack. Quirky and haunting ... it couldn't sound more Tim Burton. :-) I love "Save Me" and "Fargo." Also, while I am no fan of Braveheart, the music ("Freedom") is really cool.
ReplyDeleteThanks! Edward Scissorhands' score slipped my mind too. I'm just glad I could reward Elfman here.
DeleteI like Braveheart, but I was surprised to give it a win here.
I love your Oscar trivia in these music post, Josh. I actually love Dances with Wolves soundtrack even though I haven't seen the film but I'm shocked that The Last of the Mohicans wasn't even nominated!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ruth. I have to give Alex (And So it Begins...) credit for the Oscar trivia though. He suggested it, so I've included it for comparison.
DeleteI know, right?
Scissorhands! Elfman’s music is so good there. Same with Burwell’s haunting score for Fargo. Can’t believe neither of those were nominated.
ReplyDeleteAnd Zimmer’s work for The Thin Red Line represents one of my favorite film scores of all time. I listen to it often. Solid choices!
At least Elfman's been nominated. Still waiting on Burwell's first nod.
DeleteThanks man! Completely agree on The Thin Red Line. One of my faves.