 | 1995 | Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz POCAHONTAS | Luis Enrique Bacalov THE POSTMAN (IL POSTINO)
| | Original Score
| 1994 | Hans Zimmer THE LION KING
| 1993 | John Williams SCHINDLER'S LIST
| 1992 | Alan Menken ALADDIN
| 1991 | Alan Menken BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
| 1990 | John Barry DANCES WITH WOLVES
| 1989 | Alan Menken THE LITTLE MERMAID
| 1988 | Dave Grusin THE MILAGRO BEANFIELD WAR
| 1987 | Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne & Cong Su THE LAST EMPEROR
| 1986 | Herbie Hancock ROUND MIDNIGHT
| 1985 | John Barry OUT OF AFRICA
| | Best Original Score | Best Original Song Score
| 1984 | Maurice Jarre A PASSAGE TO INDIA | Prince PURPLE RAIN
| | Best Original Score | Best Original Song Score or Adaptation Score
| 1983 | Bill Conti THE RIGHT STUFF | Michel Legrand, Alan Bergman & Marilyn Bergman YENTL
| | | Best Original Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score
| 1982 | John Williams E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL | Henry Mancini & Leslie Bricusse VICTOR/VICTORIA
| 1981 | Vangelis CHARIOTS OF FIRE | No award given this year due to insufficient eligible films.
| | | Best Adaptation Score
| 1980 | Michael Gore FAME | No award given this year due to insufficient eligible films.
| | | Best Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score
| 1979 | Georges Delerue A LITTLE ROMANCE | Ralph Burns ALL THAT JAZZ
| | | Best Adaptation Score
| 1978 | Giorgio Moroder MIDNIGHT EXPRESS | Joe Renzetti THE BUDDY HOLLY
| | | Best Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score
| 1977 | John Williams STAR WARS | Jonathan Tunick A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
| 1976 | Jerry Goldsmith THE OMEN | Leonard Rosenman BOUND FOR GLORY
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