In 1983 at the 55th Academy Awards , the Bergmans ' work on " How Do You Keep the Music Playing ? " composed by Legrand for the film '' Best Friends '' would be nominated for the Best Original Song award . The 55th Academy Awards was also significant as the Bergmans became the first songwriters ever to have written three of the five nominations for the Academy Award for Best Song , being nominated for " It Might Be You " from '' Tootsie '' ( composed by Dave Grusin ) , and " If We Were in Love " from '' Yes , Giorgio '' ( composed by John Williams ) , in addition to " How Do You Keep the Music Playing ? " . At the subsequent Academy Awards , their work with Legrand on the 1983 film '' Yentl '' won them the Academy Award for Best Original Song Score or Adaptation Score , with the songs " Papa , Can You Hear Me ? " and " The Way He Makes Me Feel " from the film also being nominated for the Best Original Song award
55th Academy Awards
55th Academy Awards
Alan and Marilyn Bergman