"The Passage" released in 1979, flopped during its theatrical run, but his unique score for that film led legendary composer Jerry Goldsmith to conduct a piece of Lewis's score from that film at the 70th Annual Academy Awards. Lewis's theme from "The Passage", the score of 'Appassionata', was used during the annual In Memoriam montage in which the Academy pays a very special tribute honoring motion picture and television actors that have passed away during the previous year.
