9 7 8 . ▁ ▁However , ▁The ▁Science ▁F iction , ▁Hor ror ▁and ▁Fant asy ▁Film ▁Review ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁write up ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁remarks ▁that ▁Hop kins ▁appears ▁st iff ▁in ▁the ▁lead ▁role , ▁but ▁pra ised ▁the ▁supporting ▁cast : ▁" An n - M arg ret ... inv ests ▁her ▁role ▁with ▁a ▁considerable ▁spark le . ▁Part icular ly ▁good ▁is ▁the ▁great ▁and ▁under r ated ▁Burg ess ▁Mer ed ith ▁whose ▁sharp ▁and ▁alert ▁Hollywood ▁agent ▁is ▁a ▁real ▁pl um ▁of ▁a ▁performance . ▁Jerry ▁G olds m ith ▁also ▁adds ▁a ▁fine ▁nerv y ▁car n iv ales que ▁score ." ▁▁▁ ▁Vincent ▁Can by ▁for ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁wrote ▁that ▁" Mag ic ▁is ▁neither ▁eer ie ▁nor ▁effective . ▁It ▁is , ▁however , ▁very ▁heavy ▁of ▁hand ." ▁ ▁Awards ▁& ▁nomin ations ▁Gold man ▁received ▁a ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁Ed gar ▁Award , ▁from ▁the ▁Myst ery ▁Writ ers ▁of ▁America , ▁for ▁Best ▁Mot ion ▁Picture ▁Screen play . ▁Hop kins ▁received ▁both ▁Golden ▁Glo be ▁and ▁B AF TA ▁nomin ations ▁for ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁the ▁trag ically ▁dist urbed ▁C ork y . ▁ ▁Sound track ▁ ▁The ▁score ▁was ▁composed ▁and ▁conducted ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁composer ▁Jerry ▁G olds m ith . ▁ ▁The ▁complete ▁sound track ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁CD ▁through ▁Var èse ▁Sar ab ande ▁in ▁April , ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁features ▁twenty