Movie Music U.K. Music Awards 1996
SCORE OF THE YEAR
- JAMES HORNER for The Spitfire Grill (Sony Classical) - review
- DAVID ARNOLD for Independence Day (RCA Victor) - review
- PATRICK DOYLE for Hamlet (Sony Classical) - review
- WOJCIECH KILAR for The Portrait of a Lady (London) - review
- ALAN MENKEN for The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney) - review
COMPOSER OF THE YEAR
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
- MARCO BELTRAMI - biography
- CRAIG ARMSTRONG
- DON DAVIS
- JOHN FRIZZELL
- NICK GLENNIE-SMITH
BEST SCORE - DRAMA OR ROMANTIC DRAMA
- JAMES HORNER for The Spitfire Grill (Sony Classical)
- CARTER BURWELL for Fargo (Milan)
- PATRICK DOYLE for Hamlet (Sony Classical)
- ELLIOT GOLDENTHAL for Michael Collins (Atlantic)
- WOJCIECH KILAR for The Portrait of a Lady (London)
Special mentions should also go to BRUCE BROUGHTON for Carried Away and Infinity, MICHAEL CONVERTINO for Bed of Roses, CARL DAVIS for Anne Frank Remembered, GEORGE FENTON for The Crucible, ELLIOT GOLDENTHAL for A Time to Kill, DAVID HIRSCHFELDER for Shine, NELLEE HOOPER, CRAIG ARMSTRONG and MARIUS DE VREIS for William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet, JAMES HORNER for Courage Under Fire and To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday, MARK ISHAM for Fly Away Home, ANDREW LLOYD-WEBBER for Evita, MARK MANCINA for Moll Flanders, THOMAS NEWMAN for Phenomenon, BASIL POLEDOURIS for It’s My Party, WILLIAM ROSS for The Evening Star and Tin Cup, ILONA SEKACZ for Antonia’s Line, HOWARD SHORE for Looking for Richard, JOHN WILLIAMS for Sleepers, PATRICK WILLIAMS for The Grass Harp, and GABRIEL YARED for The English Patient.
BEST SCORE – COMEDY OR ROMANTIC COMEDY
- ALAN MENKEN for The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney)
- DANNY ELFMAN for Mars Attacks! (Atlantic)
- MICHAEL KAMEN for 101 Dalmatians (Disney)
- RACHEL PORTMAN for Emma (Hollywood)
- HANS ZIMMER for Muppet Treasure Island (Angel)
Special mentions should also go to ELMER BERNSTEIN for Bulletproof, BILL CONTI for Spy Hard, PATRICK DOYLE for Mrs. Winterbourne, GEORGE FENTON for Multiplicity, JOHN FRIZZELL for Beavis and Butt-Head Do America, MARVIN HAMLISCH for The Mirror Has Two Faces, JAMES NEWTON HOWARD for One Fine Day, MICHAEL KAMEN for Jack, DAVID NEWMAN for Matilda, RANDY NEWMAN for James and the Giant Peach, JOHN OTTMAN for The Cable Guy, MARC SHAIMAN for The First Wives Club, and HANS ZIMMER for The Preacher’s Wife.
BEST SCORE - THRILLER, ACTION OR ADVENTURE
- MARK MANCINA for Twister (Atlantic)
- DON DAVIS for Bound (Supertracks)
- JERRY GOLDSMITH for The Ghost and the Darkness (Hollywood)
- DAVID NEWMAN for The Phantom (Milan)
- JEFF RONA for White Squall (Hollywood)
Special mentions should also go to RANDY EDELMAN for Daylight and Diabolique, DANNY ELFMAN for Mission: Impossible, ROBERT FOLK for Maximum Risk, NICK GLENNIE-SMITH for The Rock, JERRY GOLDSMITH for Executive Decision, JAMES NEWTON HOWARD for Primal Fear, MARK ISHAM for Last Dance, REG POWELL for Alaska, HOWARD SHORE for Before and After, ALAN SILVESTRI for Eraser and The Long Kiss Goodnight, SHIRLEY WALKER for Escape from L.A., CHRISTOPHER YOUNG for Unforgettable, and HANS ZIMMER for Broken Arrow.
BEST SCORE - FANTASY, SCIENCE FICTION OR HORROR
- DAVID ARNOLD for Independence Day (RCA Victor)
- MARCO BELTRAMI for Scream (Varèse Sarabande)
- RANDY EDELMAN for Dragonheart (MCA)
- ROBERT FOLK for Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (Varèse Sarabande)
- JERRY GOLDSMITH for Star Trek: First Contact (GNP Crescendo)
Special mentions should also go to NORMAND CORBEIL for Screamers, GEORGE FENTON for Mary Reilly, ARTHUR KEMPEL for The Arrival, DANIEL LICHT for Hellraiser: Bloodline, and GRAEME REVELL for The Crow: City of Angels.
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
- ALAN MENKEN and STEPHEN SCHWARTZ for “Heaven’s Light/Hellfire” from The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- MARK ISHAM, JOHN JENNINGS and MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER for “10,000 Miles” from Fly Away Home
- ALAN MENKEN and STEPHEN SCHWARTZ for “Out There” from The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- ADAM SCHLESINGER for "That Thing You Do!" from That Thing You Do!
- DIANE WARREN for "Because You Loved Me" from Up Close and Personal
Special mentions should also go to TIM ATACK and DES’REE for “Kissing You” from William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet, PATRICK DOYLE and RUSSELL JACKSON for “In Pace” from Hamlet, JAMES NEWTON HOWARD, JUD J. FRIEDMAN and ALLAN DENNIS RICH for "For The First Time" from One Fine Day, ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER and TIM RICE for "You Must Love Me" from Evita, BARRY MANN for “Love Led Us Here” from Muppet Treasure Island, BARRY MANN for “Something Better” from Muppet Treasure Island, ALAN MENKEN and STEPHEN SCHWARTZ for “Bells of Notre Dame” from The Hunchback of Notre Dame, ALAN MENKEN and STEPHEN SCHWARTZ for “God Help the Outcasts” from The Hunchback of Notre Dame, RANDY NEWMAN for “My Name Is James” from James and the Giant Peach, TOMMY SIMS, GORDON KENNEDY and WAYNE KIRKPATRICK for “Change the World” from Phenomenon, BARBRA STREISAND, MARVIN HAMLISCH, ROBERT JOHN LANGE and BRYAN ADAMS for "I've Finally Found Someone" from The Mirror Has Two Faces, and WEIRD AL YANKOVIC for “Spy Hard” from Spy Hard.
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