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The Extra-Terrestrial John Williams 4.337 7,881 240 297 813 1,752 4,779 3.  Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back John Williams 4.324 9,218 276 390 1,048 1,865 5,639 4.  Raiders of the Lost Ark John Williams 4.295 6,271 203 267 773 1,259 3,769 5.  Jaws John Williams 4.287 1,636 44 97 173 353 969 6.  Star Wars: A New Hope John Williams 4.246 17,190 564 1,176 1,971 3,241 10,238 7.  The Lion in Winter John Barry 4.221 1,332 45 62 179 313 733 8.  Vertigo Bernard Herrmann 4.198 1,813 91 112 179 396 1,035 9.  Conan the Barbarian Basil Poledouris 4.196 1,782 87 102 189 401 1,003 10.  Superman John Williams 4.194 3,851 190 227 369 925 2,140 11.  Star Wars: Return of the Jedi John Williams 4.183 10,629 313 687 1,188 2,991 5,450 12.  Under Fire Jerry Goldsmith 4.152 934 43 53 107 247 484 13.  Star Trek: The Motion Picture Jerry Goldsmith 4.141 3,598 150 207 527 815 1,899 14.  The Living Daylights John Barry 4.131 1,134 56 87 131 239 621 15.  Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan James Horner 4.122 1,255 63 79 152 309 652 16.  Raise the Titanic John Barry 4.110 2,026 101 132 234 536 1,023 17.  The Dark Crystal Trevor Jones 4.109 1,083 57 71 145 234 576 18.  Dune Toto 4.046 13,498 1,257 879 1,634 1,945 7,783 19.  Poltergeist Jerry Goldsmith 4.012 2,521 129 157 403 698 1,134 20.  Cleopatra Alex North 4.007 986 69 79 134 198 506 21.  Patton Jerry Goldsmith 3.991 980 56 82 135 249 458 22.  High Road to China John Barry 3.979 1,303 74 89 201 365 574 23.  The Towering Inferno John Williams 3.956 881 62 75 127 193 424 24.  The Godfather Nino Rota 3.955 242 15 20 40 53 114 25.  The Wind and the Lion Jerry Goldsmith 3.954 282 22 24 35 65 136 26.  Back to the Future Alan Silvestri 3.951 451 28 35 71 114 203 27.  The Mission Ennio Morricone 3.948 288 25 25 35 58 145 28.  The Omen Jerry Goldsmith 3.948 288 19 24 45 65 135 29.  The Black Stallion Returns Georges Delerue 3.945 307 19 21 45 95 127 30.  Lionheart Jerry Goldsmith 3.941 270 21 25 37 53 134 31.  Ghostbusters Elmer Bernstein 3.905 231 13 18 40 67 93 32.  Cherry 2000 Basil Poledouris 3.893 382 21 28 63 129 141 33.  An American Tail James Horner, Barry Mann 3.882 195 15 19 28 45 88 34.  Rambo: First Blood Part II Jerry Goldsmith 3.861 1,088 63 78 199 355 393 35.  Out of Africa John Barry 3.826 172 11 16 32 46 67 36.  First Blood Jerry Goldsmith 3.808 271 16 23 53 84 95 37.  The Natural Randy Newman 3.794 136 9 14 25 36 52 38.  Close Encounters of the Third Kind John Williams 3.789 2,155 171 201 395 532 856 39.  Last Embrace Miklós Rózsa 3.756 127 9 12 21 44 41 40.  The Fury John Williams 3.727 476 28 45 104 151 148 41.  The Final Conflict Jerry Goldsmith 3.720 189 15 21 35 49 69 42.  Cocoon James Horner 3.710 659 51 74 131 162 241 43.  Silverado Bruce Broughton 3.700 150 9 16 33 45 47 44.  Predator Alan Silvestri 3.699 1,159 85 116 245 330 383 45.  The Godfather Part II Nino Rota, Carmine Coppola 3.679 140 12 16 26 37 49 46.  Flesh + Blood Basil Poledouris 3.677 433 31 43 91 138 130 47.  The Last Valley John Barry 3.676 731 47 78 157 232 217 48.  Krull James Horner 3.629 936 68 118 195 267 288 49.  Body Heat John Barry 3.588 940 88 122 170 269 291 50.  Splash Lee Holdridge 3.587 482 44 52 99 151 136 51.  King Kong Lives John Scott 3.586 220 13 29 51 70 57 52.  Battle Beyond the Stars James Horner 3.571 361 34 41 73 111 102 53.  Extreme Prejudice Jerry Goldsmith 3.555 467 40 56 99 149 123 54.  Big Wednesday Basil Poledouris 3.551 265 23 32 56 84 70 55.  Night Crossing Jerry Goldsmith 3.537 147 11 19 34 46 37 56.  Somewhere in Time John Barry 3.537 134 12 16 30 40 36 57.  The Witches of Eastwick John Williams 3.534 551 53 69 115 159 155 58.  Take a Hard Ride Jerry Goldsmith 3.528 748 48 98 207 201 194 59.  A View to a Kill John Barry 3.528 847 68 109 196 256 218 60.  The Princess Bride Mark Knopfler 3.528 309 36 39 61 72 101 61.  A Patch of Blue Jerry Goldsmith 3.520 354 28 48 82 104 92 62.  The Secret of N.I.M.H. Jerry Goldsmith 3.511 515 52 66 108 145 144 63.  Die Nibelungen Rolf Wilhelm 3.510 102 12 13 19 27 31 64.  Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom John Williams 3.490 741 79 104 144 203 211 65.  The Black Hole John Barry 3.486 146 11 23 35 38 39 66.  Rio Conchos Jerry Goldsmith 3.486 792 63 113 195 218 203 67.  Airplane! Elmer Bernstein 3.485 200 25 25 38 52 60 68.  Gremlins Jerry Goldsmith 3.482 1,171 114 129 300 335 293 69.  The Last Starfighter Craig Safan 3.471 274 30 34 62 73 75 70.  Aliens James Horner 3.461 1,457 147 187 358 378 387 71.  Twilight Zone: The Movie Jerry Goldsmith 3.459 170 11 29 43 45 42 72.  Damien: Omen II Jerry Goldsmith 3.458 118 12 19 23 31 33 73.  Capricorn One Jerry Goldsmith 3.454 174 14 25 45 48 42 74.  The Return of a Man Called Horse Laurence Rosenthal 3.449 245 26 32 54 72 61 75.  Innerspace Jerry Goldsmith 3.412 398 35 61 104 101 97 76.  The Journey of Natty Gann James Horner, Elmer Bernstein 3.410 100 11 14 23 27 25 77.  Octopussy John Barry 3.409 406 38 62 98 112 96 78.  The Comancheros Elmer Bernstein 3.393 624 57 96 165 157 149 79.  Supergirl Jerry Goldsmith 3.391 169 19 28 35 42 45 80.  The Lord of the Rings Leonard Rosenman 3.382 851 92 135 196 212 216 81.  Monte Walsh John Barry 3.376 521 45 87 136 133 120 82.  The Funhouse John Beal 3.375 104 12 14 24 31 23 83.  Godzilla Akira Ifukube 3.369 842 120 118 172 195 237 84.  The Black Cauldron Elmer Bernstein 3.369 244 29 38 52 64 61 85.  Born Free John Barry 3.356 534 58 78 135 142 121 86.  The Black Stallion Carmine Coppola, Shirley Walker 3.339 410 67 56 69 107 111 87.  The Rose Tattoo Alex North 3.319 72 9 11 15 22 15 88.  Explorers Jerry Goldsmith 3.314 191 18 36 46 50 41 89.  The Boys from Brazil Jerry Goldsmith 3.314 169 18 27 45 42 37 90.  Red Sonja Ennio Morricone 3.310 203 22 35 48 54 44 91.  Ice Station Zebra Michel Legrand 3.297 283 40 42 59 78 64 92.  Robin and Marian John Barry, Richard Shores 3.282 611 63 105 162 159 122 93.  North Sea Hijack (Ffolkes) Michael J. Lewis 3.278 133 16 21 33 36 27 94.  RoboCop Basil Poledouris 3.274 390 44 66 101 97 82 95.  Rocky Bill Conti 3.260 200 29 35 39 49 48 96.  The River John Williams 3.255 110 12 18 31 28 21 97.  Empire of the Sun John Williams 3.249 177 16 34 49 46 32 98.  King Solomon's Mines Jerry Goldsmith 3.247 146 17 28 34 36 31 99.  The Goonies Dave Grusin 3.245 298 35 54 76 69 64 100.  Pee-wee's Big Adventure Danny Elfman 3.245 139 18 27 30 31 33 101.  Legend Jerry Goldsmith 3.210 881 141 146 189 197 208 102.  Jaws 2 John Williams 3.198 440 58 79 103 118 82 103.  Marie Ward Elmer Bernstein 3.192 427 60 75 102 103 87 104.  Breakheart Pass Jerry Goldsmith 3.182 88 10 17 24 21 16 105.  Players Jerry Goldsmith 3.182 154 20 27 40 39 28 106.  The Conversation David Shire 3.181 232 28 45 61 53 45 107.  Fantastic Voyage Leonard Rosenman 3.180 111 15 18 32 24 22 108.  The Great Train Robbery Jerry Goldsmith 3.179 145 21 26 34 34 30 109.  Islands in the Stream Jerry Goldsmith 3.177 175 22 34 45 39 35 110.  The Fly Howard Shore 3.174 121 19 21 27 28 26 111.  Excalibur Trevor Jones 3.170 88 11 18 21 21 17 112.  The Swarm Jerry Goldsmith 3.170 776 123 119 193 185 156 113.  Alien Jerry Goldsmith 3.169 350 48 72 78 77 75 114.  Poltergeist II: The Other Side Jerry Goldsmith 3.168 345 51 61 83 79 71 115.  Brainstorm James Horner 3.165 103 14 19 26 24 20 116.  Something Wicked This Way Comes James Horner, Georges Delerue 3.154 149 19 28 38 39 25 117.  Star Trek III: The Search for Spock James Horner 3.150 627 75 127 167 145 113 118.  Dracula John Williams 3.149 114 16 20 30 27 21 119.  The Sword and the Sorcerer David Whitaker 3.142 345 49 69 82 74 71 120.  SpaceCamp John Williams 3.142 367 49 73 92 83 70 121.  100 Rifles Jerry Goldsmith 3.138 559 69 117 149 116 108 122.  Stagecoach Jerry Goldsmith 3.128 576 62 123 172 117 102 123.  Breakout Jerry Goldsmith 3.123 309 40 63 83 65 58 124.  Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend Jerry Goldsmith 3.109 174 24 35 44 40 31 125.  Rocky II Bill Conti 3.107 103 15 19 26 26 17 126.  The Poseidon Adventure John Williams 3.104 481 67 86 134 118 76 127.  Black Sunday John Williams 3.098 143 16 32 38 36 21 128.  The Right Stuff Bill Conti 3.096 104 16 22 23 22 21 129.  Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome Maurice Jarre 3.096 177 24 38 44 39 32 130.  Blade Runner Vangelis 3.086 269 47 53 59 50 60 131.  Masters of the Universe Bill Conti 3.066 363 58 73 85 81 66 132.  The Karate Kid Bill Conti 3.054 202 28 43 56 40 35 133.  MacArthur Jerry Goldsmith 3.053 95 15 19 23 22 16 134.  Testament James Horner 3.046 130 20 27 33 27 23 135.  Family Plot John Williams 3.034 89 14 19 22 18 16 136.  Monsignor John Williams 3.030 134 21 27 35 29 22 137.  Dragonslayer Alex North 3.021 238 57 49 27 42 63 138.  1941 John Williams 3.017 177 33 35 38 38 33 139.  The Bride Maurice Jarre 3.016 184 35 36 39 39 35 140.  The Missouri Breaks John Williams 3.012 594 98 129 143 116 108 141.  Gorky Park James Horner 3.011 88 13 18 26 17 14 142.  Bite the Bullet Alex North 2.987 392 69 81 98 74 70 143.  Red Dawn Basil Poledouris 2.985 133 22 28 34 28 21 144.  Uncommon Valor James Horner 2.980 98 16 20 26 22 14 145.  Inchon Jerry Goldsmith 2.973 148 23 33 41 27 24 146.  *batteries not included James Horner 2.966 89 14 17 29 16 13 147.  Halloween John Carpenter 2.960 498 93 105 120 89 91 148.  WarGames Arthur B. Rubinstein 2.958 48 8 10 13 10 7 149.  Heartbeeps John Williams 2.950 282 48 65 69 53 47 150.  Coma Jerry Goldsmith 2.944 89 16 20 21 17 15 151.  Midway John Williams 2.923 130 19 32 37 24 18 152.  Outland Jerry Goldsmith 2.889 271 48 65 68 49 41 153.  Tootsie Dave Grusin 2.886 185 34 43 46 34 28 154.  The Terminator Brad Fiedel 2.883 214 40 49 52 42 31 155.  Chariots of Fire Vangelis 2.880 208 54 45 27 36 46 156.  Project X James Horner 2.879 206 38 45 56 38 29 157.  Big Trouble in Little China John Carpenter, Alan Howarth 2.872 462 85 107 123 76 71 158.  Nineteen Eighty-Four Dominic Muldowney 2.859 446 84 109 106 80 67 159.  Trading Places Elmer Bernstein 2.854 48 7 12 15 9 5 160.  Commando James Horner 2.851 423 68 105 125 72 53 161.  Throw Momma From the Train David Newman 2.838 37 7 8 10 8 4 162.  Rocky III Bill Conti 2.827 75 13 18 22 13 9 163.  Raggedy Man Jerry Goldsmith 2.825 114 21 27 32 19 15 164.  Wolfen James Horner, Craig Safan 2.823 124 24 29 31 25 15 165.  Link Jerry Goldsmith 2.807 218 45 55 50 33 35 166.  Humanoids from the Deep James Horner 2.805 41 8 10 10 8 5 167.  Twilight's Last Gleaming Jerry Goldsmith 2.773 128 25 32 35 19 17 168.  Under the Volcano Alex North 2.770 87 18 24 17 16 12 169.  The Challenge Jerry Goldsmith 2.740 242 48 67 58 38 31 170.  Psycho II Jerry Goldsmith 2.721 104 22 26 28 15 13 171.  Caboblanco Jerry Goldsmith 2.714 91 20 23 21 17 10 172.  Where the River Runs Black James Horner 2.651 86 19 24 21 12 10 173.  Magic Jerry Goldsmith 2.631 654 167 161 155 88 83 174.  Conan the Destroyer Basil Poledouris 2.602 445 105 128 100 63 49 175.  Ladyhawke Andrew Powell 2.594 281 89 67 45 29 51 176.  The Name of the Rose James Horner 2.543 94 27 24 19 13 11 177.  Tron Wendy Carlos 2.516 548 167 138 107 65 71 178.  48 Hrs. James Horner 2.457 92 28 24 19 12 9 179.  Runaway Jerry Goldsmith 2.314 121 42 35 19 14 11 180.  Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Leonard Rosenman 2.299 521 191 140 83 57 50 181.  THX 1138 Lalo Schifrin 2.299 408 157 102 60 48 41 182.  Romancing the Stone Alan Silvestri 2.250 344 135 86 56 36 31

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