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5. The Spiderwick Chronicles
. . 1. Moulin Rouge
2. Gladiator
3. POTC: Curse of the Black Pearl
4. Star Wars: A New Hope
5. Edward Scissorhands
 6. Pearl Harbor
7. Schindler's List
8. Titanic
9. Braveheart
10. Home Alone
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2. The Last of the Mohicans
3. Legends of the Fall
4. Schindler's List
5. LOTR: Return of the King (Set)
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  • Top 50 Filmtracks Reviews:

    Filmtracks' 50 most popular reviews, from October, 1996 to December, 2007. In parentheses are the previous year's rankings.

    1. Gladiator (1)
    2. Braveheart (2)
    3. Star Wars: A New Hope (6)
    4. POTC: Curse of the Black Pearl (8)
    5. Schindler's List (5)
    6. LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring (3)
    7. SW: The Phantom Menace (4)
    8. Titanic (11)
    9. Edward Scissorhands (13)
    10. Moulin Rouge (25)
    11. The Little Mermaid (7)
    12. The Lion King (10)
    13. The Nightmare Before X-Mas (9)
    14. Jurassic Park (16)
    15. HP: The Sorcerer's Stone (12)
    16. LOTR: Return of the King (17)
    17. Mortal Kombat (14)
    18. Beauty and the Beast (15)
    19. LOTR: The Two Towers (19)
    20. The Hunt for Red October (22)
    21. The Mask of Zorro (20)
    22. The Matrix (18)
    23. The Fifth Element (26)
    24. Terminator 2 (21)
    25. American Beauty (23)
    26. SW: Return of the Jedi (24)
    27. The Phantom of the Opera (33)
    28. Dances With Wolves (27)
    29. Superman (29)
    30. Legends of the Fall (28)
    31. Anastasia (31)
    32. Last of the Mohicans (38)
    33. Saving Private Ryan (32)
    34. The Rock (34)
    35. The Prince of Egypt (39)
    36. Mulan (30)
    37. SW: The Empire Strikes Back (35)
    38. Finding Nemo (36)
    39. South Park (37)
    40. Dune (41)
    41. Star Trek: First Contact (40)
    42. SW: Revenge of the Sith (46)
    43. Apollo 13 (42)
    44. Batman (59)
    45. Evita (43)
    46. Tomorrow Never Dies (44)
    47. Aladdin (45)
    48. Pearl Harbor (61)
    49. Crimson Tide (53)
    50. SW: Attack of the Clones (49)

      Fallen off the list in the last year:
    51. Band of Brothers (47)
    52. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (48)
    53. X-Men (50)


  • Top 50 Filmtracks Comment Areas:

    Filmtracks' 50 most active comment areas, from August, 2000 to December, 2007.

    1. POTC: Curse of the Black Pearl
    2. Gladiator
    3. LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring
    4. The Matrix
    5. Schindler's List
    6. SW: Revenge of the Sith
    7. LOTR: The Two Towers
    8. Black Hawk Down
    9. The Phantom of the Opera
    10. Troy
    11. LOTR: Return of the King
    12. Moulin Rouge
    13. The Matrix Revolutions
    14. The Matrix Reloaded
    15. The Hunt for Red October
    16. The Passion of the Christ
    17. Braveheart
    18. Hannibal
    19. SW: Attack of the Clones
    20. HP: Prisoner of Azkaban
    21. HP: Chamber of Secrets
    22. Edward Scissorhands
    23. The Nightmare Before X-Mas
    24. Kingdom of Heaven
    25. Chicago
    26. Spider-Man
    27. Pearl Harbor
    28. Batman Begins
    29. Spy Game
    30. Finding Neverland
    31. American Beauty
    32. A.I. Artificial Intelligence
    33. King Arthur
    34. SW: The Phantom Menace
    35. Van Helsing
    36. Die Another Day
    37. The Last Samurai
    38. Alexander
    39. The Mummy Returns
    40. HP: The Sorcerer's Stone
    41. The Butterfly Effect
    42. Titanic
    43. HP: Goblet of Fire
    44. Once Upon a Time in Mexico
    45. Minority Report
    46. The Village
    47. The Italian Job
    48. Frida
    49. A Beautiful Mind
    50. Band of Brothers


  • Top 50 Filmtracks Searches:

    Filmtracks' 50 most common internal searches, from November, 2002 to December, 2007.

    1. "Star Wars"
    2. "Gladiator"
    3. "Braveheart"
    4. "Harry Potter"
    5. "Titanic"
    6. "Batman"
    7. "The Lord of the Rings"
    8. "John Williams"
    9. "The Matrix"
    10. "Star Trek"
    11. "Hans Zimmer"
    12. "Troy"
    13. "Superman"
    14. "The Rock"
    15. "Jurassic Park"
    16. "James Horner"
    17. "Shrek"
    18. "Moulin Rouge"
    19. "Spider-Man"
    20. "Pirates of the Caribbean"
    21. "The Lion King"
    22. "Danny Elfman"
    23. "Howard Shore"
    24. "Armageddon"
    25. "Pearl Harbor"
    26. "Jaws"
    27. "The Terminator"
    28. "Indiana Jones"
    29. "Black Hawk Down"
    30. "Mission Impossible"
    31. "Hook"
    32. "Alien"
    33. "King Arthur"
    34. "American Beauty"
    35. "Last of the Mohicans"
    36. "Peter Pan"
    37. "Mulan"
    38. "Thomas Newman"
    39. "Jerry Goldsmith"
    40. "Conan the Barbarian"
    41. "Dragonheart"
    42. "Glory"
    43. "Master and Commander"
    44. "Legends of the Fall"
    45. "Dune"
    46. "Beauty and the Beast"
    47. "Hannibal"
    48. "Crimson Tide"
    49. "Batman Begins"
    50. "Schindler's List"





  • The Filmtracks Elections:

    Filmtracks used to conduct polls of various sorts, more often in its earliest years. Visitors typically had a month or two to vote for their favorite CD release of the year, or the best recent score by a composer, or perhaps the best score in a series of films. Below are links to all of the past Filmtracks voting results.

    • 2005, The Best of 2004

      Best Album: Troy (Yared)
      Best Composer: John Williams
      Best New Score: The Passion of the Christ

    • 2002, The Best of 2001

      Best Album: The Mists of Avalon (TV)
      Best Composer: John Williams
      Best New Score: LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring

    • 2001, The Best of 2000

      Best Album: Tomorrow Never Dies
      Best Composer: James Newton Howard
      Best New Score: Gladiator

    • 2000, The Best of the 1990's

      Best Score: Schindler's List
      2nd Best Score: Jurassic Park
      Best Composer: John Williams

    • 2000, The Best of 1999

      Best Album: Raise the Titanic
      Best Composer: Goldsmith/Williams (tie)
      Best New Score: Star Wars: TPM

    • 1999, The Best of Star Trek

      Best Film Score: Star Trek VI
      Best Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
      Best TV Scores: Star Trek: Voyager
  • 1999, The Best of 1998

    Best Album: The Living Daylights
    Best Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
    Best New Score: The Mask of Zorro

  • 1998, The Best of Williams ('85-'98)

    1st Place: Jurassic Park
    2nd Place: Schindler's List
    3rd Place: Hook

  • 1998, The Best of Goldsmith ('83-'98)

    1st Place: Star Trek: First Contact
    2nd Place: Total Recall
    3rd Place: First Knight

  • 1998, The Best of Horner (-'98)

    1st Place: Braveheart
    2nd Place: Titanic
    3rd Place: Glory

  • 1997, The Best of 1997

    Best Album: Return of the Jedi: SE
    Best Composer: John Williams
    Best New Score: Titanic

  • 1996, The Best of 1996

    Best Album: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
    Best Composer: James Horner
    Best New Score: Independence Day




  • The Filmtracks Articles:

    As occasional "Themes of the Month," Filmtracks used to offer articles about the world of film music. While most are outdated because they are many years old, they are still archived for you to read.



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  • The Cue Clue Contests:

    The contests have been suspended since early 2006 due to the unreliability of sponsors, but you can still view the results of each one.




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