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Year: 1995 (68th) Academy Awards

Category: Music (Original Musical or Comedy Score)

Film Title: Pocahontas

Winner: Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz; Orchestral Score by Alan Menken

Presenter: Quincy Jones, Sharon Stone

Date & Venue: March 25, 1996; Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

ALAN MENKEN:
Well, a lot of time and effort and collaboration went into the score of "Pocahontas." I have a lot of people to thank and not a lot of time to thank them. So I want to thank my music team. My orchestrator Danny Troob, synth[?] arranger Martin Erskine, my music editor Kathy Bennett, engineer John Richards. My thanks to Chris Montan, Tod Cooper, our directors Mike Gabriel and Eric Goldberg, our producers, Jim Pentecost, my Disney family past and present. Time doesn't permit me to say all their names but I particularly want to thank Peter Schneider and Tom Schumacher and all the brilliant singers, musicians and technicians whose talents made "Pocahontas" sing. And thank you, Academy members.

STEPHEN SCHWARTZ:
Thank you.

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[Note: All winners are present except where noted; NOT all winners may have spoken.]

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