The Little Mermaid - Alan Menken
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Which film scores have won best soundtrack at the Oscars? All winning scores from the last 50 years

35. The Little Mermaid - Alan Menken
1990: Disney are back! Not since Pinnochio back in the '40s had a Disney animation won in the Best Original Score category, so newcomer Alan Menken's first Oscar was a bit of a coup.