Color: Translucent Orange. UPC: 0888072557918 The English Patient is a 1996 romantic war drama film directed by Anthony Minghella, which received twelve nominations at the 69th Academy Awards, winning nine, including Best Picture, Best Director, as well as Best Original Dramatic Score, awarded to Gabriel Yared's unforgettable music for the film. This Deluxe 2-LP set marks the first-ever vinyl pressing of Yared's original score.