Best Songs and Their Composers - 1980-1994 Quiz

Answer: It Goes Like It Goes

"It Goes Like It Goes" was featured in the film "Norma Rae", starring Sally Field, Ron Leibman, Beau Bridges, Pat Hingle and Barbara Baxley. Others nominated were Henry Mancini ("It's Easy to Say"), Marvin Hamlisch ("Through the Eyes of Love"), Kenny Ascher and Paul Williams ("Rainbow Connection") and David Shire ("I'll Never Say Goodbye").

Answer: Fame

"Fame" was featured in the film "Fame", starring Eddie Barth, Irene Cara, Lee Curreri, Laura Dean, Antonia Franceschi, Boyd Gaines, Albert Hague, Tresa Hughes, Steve Inwood, Paul McCrane, Anne Meara, Joanna Merlin, Barry Miller, Jim Moody, Gene Anthony Ray and Maureen Teefy.

Others nominated were Dolly Parton ("9 to 5"), Lalo Schifrin ("People Alone"), Michael Gore ("Out Here on My Own") and Willie Nelson ("On the Road Again").

Answer: Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)

"Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" was featured in the film "Arthur", starring Dudley Moore, Liza Minnelli and John Gielgud. Others nominated were Lionel Richie ("Endless Love"), Bill Conti ("For Your Eyes Only"), Joe Raposo ("The First Time It Happens") and Randy Newman ("One More Hour").

Answer: Up Where We Belong

"Up Where We Belong" was featured in the film "An Officer and a Gentleman", starring Richard Gere, Debra Winger, David Keith and Louis Gossett Jr. Others nominated were Michel Legrand ("How Do You Keep the Music Playing?"), Jim Peterik & Frankie Sullivan ("Eye of the Tiger"), Dave Grusin ("It Might Be You") and John Williams ("If We Were in Love").

Answer: "Flashdance... What a Feeling"

"Flashdance... What a Feeling" was featured in the film "Flashdance", starring Jennifer Beals, Michael Nouri, Lilia Skala, Sunny Johnson, Kyle T. Heffner, Lee Ving, Ron Karabatsos, Belinda Bauer, Malcolm Danare, Phil Bruns and Micole Mercurio. Others nominated were Dennis Matkosky & Michael Sembello ("Maniac"), Bobby Hart & Austin Roberts ("Over You"), Michel Legrand ("Papa, Can You Hear Me?" and "The Way He Makes Me Feel").

Answer: I Just Called to Say I Love You

"I Just Called to Say I Love You" was featured in the film "The Woman in Red", starring Gene Wilder, Charles Grodin, Joseph Bologna, Judith Ivey, Michael Huddleston, Kelly LeBrock and Gilda Radner. Others nominated were Phil Collins ("Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)"), Kenny Loggins and Dean Pitchford ("Footloose"), Dean Pitchford and Tom Snow ("Let's Hear It for the Boy") and Ray Parker Jr. ("Ghostbusters").

Answer: Say You, Say Me

"Say You, Say Me" was featured in the film "White Nights", starring Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines, Geraldine Page, Helen Mirren, Jerzy Skolimowski and Isabella Rossellini. Others nominated were Johnny Colla and Chris Hayes ("The Power of Love"), Marvin Hamlisch ("Surprise, Surprise"), Quincy Jones and Rod Temperton ("Sister") and Stephen Bishop ("Separate Lives").

Answer: Take My Breath Away

"Take My Breath Away" was featured in the film "Top Gun" starring Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards and Tom Skerritt. Others nominated were James Horner and Barry Mann ("Somewhere Out There"), Peter Cetera and David Foster ("Glory of Love"), Alan Menken ("Mean Green Mother from Outer Space") and Henry Mancini ("Life in a Looking Glass").

Answer: (I've Had) The Time of My Life

"(I've Had) The Time of My Life" was featured in the film "Dirty Dancing", starring Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Jerry Orbach and Cynthia Rhodes. Others nominated were Harold Faltermeyer and Keith Forsey ("Shakedown"), George Fenton and Jonas Gwangwa ("Cry Freedom"), Albert Hammond & Diane Warren ("Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now") and Willy DeVille ("Storybook Love").

Answer: Let the River Run

"Let the River Run" was featured in the film "Working Girl", starring Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, and Melanie Griffith. Others nominated were Bob Telson ("Calling You") and Lamont Dozier ("Two Hearts").

Answer: Under the Sea

"Under the Sea" was featured in the film "The Little Mermaid", starring René Auberjonois, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Jodi Benson, Pat Carroll, Paddi Edwards and Buddy Hackett. Others nominated were Tom Snow ("After All"), Menken ("Kiss the Girl"), Randy Newman ("I Love to See You Smile") and Marvin Hamlisch ("The Girl Who Used to Be Me").

Answer: Sooner or Later

"Sooner or Later" was featured in the film "Dick Tracy", starring Warren Beatty, Al Pacino, Madonna, Glenne Headly and Charlie Korsmo. Others nominated were Carmine Coppola ("Promise Me You'll Remember"), John Williams ("Somewhere in My Memory"), Shel Silverstein ("I'm Checkin' Out") and Jon Bon Jovi ("Blaze of Glory").

Answer: Beauty and the Beast

"Beauty and the Beast" was featured in the film "Beauty and the Beast", starring Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Richard White, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, Angela Lansbury, Rex Everhart and Jesse Corti. Others nominated were Menken ("Be Our Guest" and "Belle"), John Williams ("When You're Alone") and Michael Kamen ("(Everything I Do) I Do It for You").

Answer: A Whole New World

"A Whole New World" was featured in the film "Aladdin", starring Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin, Jonathan Freeman, Frank Welker, Gilbert Gottfried and Douglas Seale. Others nominated were Menken ("Friend Like Me"), David Foster ("I Have Nothing"), Jud J. Friedman ("Run to You") and Robert Kraft ("Beautiful Maria of My Soul").

Answer: Streets of Philadelphia

"Streets of Philadelphia" was featured in the film "Philadelphia", starring Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen and Antonio Banderas. Others nominated were James Ingram, Clif Magness and Carole Bayer Sager ("The Day I Fall in Love"), Neil Young ("Philadelphia"), Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam &and Terry Lewis ("Again") and Marc Shaiman ("A Wink and a Smile").