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TIL the movie "Beethoven's 2nd" was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song (The Day I Fall in Love; James Ingram, Feat. Dolly Parton). It lost to Streets Of Philadelphia, from "Philadelphia" (Bruce Springsteen).

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