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Total 1-Star 2-Star 3-Star 4-Star 5-Star 1.  Hoosiers Jerry Goldsmith 4.363 1,745 64 68 169 314 1,130 2.  Jaws John Williams 4.347 1,328 67 43 117 236 865 3.  E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial John Williams 4.319 7,590 265 292 793 1,647 4,593 4.  Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back John Williams 4.318 9,085 273 388 1,045 1,846 5,533 5.  The Mission Ennio Morricone 4.316 190 7 9 18 39 117 6.  Raiders of the Lost Ark John Williams 4.284 6,162 227 257 753 1,227 3,698 7.  Conan the Barbarian Basil Poledouris 4.258 1,605 75 73 167 338 952 8.  Star Wars: A New Hope John Williams 4.244 14,109 462 970 1,624 2,655 8,398 9.  Lionheart Jerry Goldsmith 4.232 207 8 10 27 43 119 10.  The Lion in Winter John Barry 4.223 1,301 53 45 179 306 718 11.  Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom John Williams 4.216 523 20 37 68 83 315 12.  Superman John Williams 4.187 3,416 181 193 329 817 1,896 13.  Vertigo Bernard Herrmann 4.184 1,759 109 99 163 377 1,011 14.  Star Wars: Return of the Jedi John Williams 4.181 10,548 310 686 1,179 2,985 5,388 15.  Star Trek: The Motion Picture Jerry Goldsmith 4.169 3,438 143 192 498 714 1,891 16.  Under Fire Jerry Goldsmith 4.163 883 41 44 102 239 457 17.  Raise the Titanic John Barry 4.161 1,986 118 88 218 494 1,068 18.  The Dark Crystal Trevor Jones 4.133 1,006 70 39 137 201 559 19.  The Living Daylights John Barry 4.126 1,075 73 58 122 230 592 20.  Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan James Horner 4.108 1,200 70 66 147 299 618 21.  Dune Toto 4.059 13,305 1,253 838 1,582 1,831 7,801 22.  An American Tail James Horner, Barry Mann 4.045 133 8 10 19 27 69 23.  The Towering Inferno John Williams 4.044 821 49 52 123 187 410 24.  Jaws 2 John Williams 4.032 282 20 10 20 123 109 25.  Body Heat John Barry 4.019 313 22 22 36 81 152 26.  The Wind and the Lion Jerry Goldsmith 4.010 210 9 17 32 57 95 27.  Cleopatra Alex North 4.006 885 77 46 123 188 451 28.  Back to the Future Alan Silvestri 4.002 412 15 32 71 113 181 29.  Patton Jerry Goldsmith 3.999 937 45 81 135 245 431 30.  High Road to China John Barry 3.998 1,293 71 85 198 360 579 31.  The Godfather Nino Rota 3.972 213 9 18 39 51 96 32.  The River John Williams 3.964 110 8 10 17 18 57 33.  Cherry 2000 Basil Poledouris 3.963 354 18 19 60 118 139 34.  The Witches of Eastwick John Williams 3.948 192 13 19 26 41 93 35.  The Black Stallion Returns Georges Delerue 3.945 307 19 21 45 95 127 36.  Poltergeist Jerry Goldsmith 3.941 2,321 121 157 403 697 943 37.  The Omen Jerry Goldsmith 3.925 253 12 23 45 65 108 38.  Ghostbusters Elmer Bernstein 3.921 191 12 15 31 51 82 39.  The Natural Randy Newman 3.888 107 7 9 18 28 45 40.  The Godfather Part II Nino Rota, Carmine Coppola 3.873 110 5 8 24 32 41 41.  Rambo: First Blood Part II Jerry Goldsmith 3.850 1,075 63 78 198 354 382 42.  The Fury John Williams 3.845 399 23 25 86 122 143 43.  Empire of the Sun John Williams 3.839 118 10 12 20 21 55 44.  Night Crossing Jerry Goldsmith 3.814 113 7 13 21 25 47 45.  Last Embrace Miklós Rózsa 3.800 125 7 12 21 44 41 46.  Close Encounters of the Third Kind John Williams 3.784 1,913 154 176 357 469 757 47.  Extreme Prejudice Jerry Goldsmith 3.779 476 32 42 88 151 163 48.  Out of Africa John Barry 3.771 131 8 13 28 34 48 49.  The Last Valley John Barry 3.770 735 42 70 149 228 246 50.  First Blood Jerry Goldsmith 3.755 257 16 23 53 81 84 51.  Predator Alan Silvestri 3.741 745 52 65 156 223 249 52.  Big Wednesday Basil Poledouris 3.680 247 18 26 47 82 74 53.  Die Nibelungen Rolf Wilhelm 3.678 87 9 9 14 24 31 54.  The Comancheros Elmer Bernstein 3.674 632 44 78 137 154 219 55.  Flesh + Blood Basil Poledouris 3.673 428 30 43 91 137 127 56.  Silverado Bruce Broughton 3.671 140 8 15 33 43 41 57.  Krull James Horner 3.626 912 67 116 191 255 283 58.  Cocoon James Horner 3.610 605 49 74 131 161 190 59.  The Final Conflict Jerry Goldsmith 3.600 170 14 21 35 49 51 60.  Splash Lee Holdridge 3.600 477 42 51 99 149 136 61.  A Patch of Blue Jerry Goldsmith 3.588 330 24 42 74 96 94 62.  Battle Beyond the Stars James Horner 3.579 356 32 41 73 109 101 63.  Octopussy John Barry 3.568 370 34 38 91 98 109 64.  Robin and Marian John Barry, Richard Shores 3.566 601 46 79 146 149 181 65.  Rio Conchos Jerry Goldsmith 3.562 790 57 104 190 216 223 66.  Somewhere in Time John Barry 3.556 124 9 16 29 37 33 67.  The Black Hole John Barry 3.554 121 9 16 29 33 34 68.  The Return of a Man Called Horse Laurence Rosenthal 3.552 232 28 18 49 72 65 69.  A View to a Kill John Barry 3.547 763 61 98 176 219 209 70.  Take a Hard Ride Jerry Goldsmith 3.532 743 46 98 206 201 192 71.  The Black Cauldron Elmer Bernstein 3.519 160 25 14 29 37 55 72.  Airplane! Elmer Bernstein 3.508 195 23 24 38 51 59 73.  The Princess Bride Mark Knopfler 3.493 296 34 39 61 71 91 74.  Capricorn One Jerry Goldsmith 3.485 136 10 19 37 35 35 75.  The Black Stallion Carmine Coppola, Shirley Walker 3.476 378 62 38 58 98 122 76.  The Last Starfighter Craig Safan 3.476 269 28 34 62 72 73 77.  Aliens James Horner 3.476 1,327 139 169 320 320 379 78.  Gremlins Jerry Goldsmith 3.461 1,149 114 128 298 332 277 79.  The Secret of N.I.M.H. Jerry Goldsmith 3.453 488 50 66 107 143 122 80.  Supergirl Jerry Goldsmith 3.432 139 16 24 27 28 44 81.  Red Sonja Ennio Morricone 3.431 181 15 27 45 53 41 82.  Twilight Zone: The Movie Jerry Goldsmith 3.427 150 11 26 38 38 37 83.  North Sea Hijack (Ffolkes) Michael J. Lewis 3.426 129 14 17 32 32 34 84.  The Lord of the Rings Leonard Rosenman 3.406 807 85 127 182 201 212 85.  Damien: Omen II Jerry Goldsmith 3.406 106 10 18 23 29 26 86.  Monte Walsh John Barry 3.405 518 42 84 136 134 122 87.  Innerspace Jerry Goldsmith 3.398 389 34 60 104 99 92 88.  The Funhouse John Beal 3.392 102 11 14 24 30 23 89.  The Rose Tattoo Alex North 3.386 70 7 11 15 22 15 90.  The Boys from Brazil Jerry Goldsmith 3.373 134 14 21 35 29 35 91.  Godzilla Akira Ifukube 3.371 831 122 112 169 192 236 92.  The Journey of Natty Gann James Horner, Elmer Bernstein 3.351 94 10 14 23 27 20 93.  SpaceCamp John Williams 3.350 283 27 49 70 72 65 94.  Born Free John Barry 3.349 524 56 78 135 137 118 95.  Explorers Jerry Goldsmith 3.316 171 17 32 39 46 37 96.  Ice Station Zebra Michel Legrand 3.305 282 39 42 59 78 64 97.  King Solomon's Mines Jerry Goldsmith 3.295 122 12 23 29 33 25 98.  Breakheart Pass Jerry Goldsmith 3.288 80 8 14 21 21 16 99.  Heartbeeps John Williams 3.282 245 37 42 51 45 70 100.  Dracula John Williams 3.281 89 10 14 25 21 19 101.  Brainstorm James Horner 3.279 86 10 14 23 20 19 102.  RoboCop Basil Poledouris 3.270 385 43 66 100 96 80 103.  Marie Ward Elmer Bernstein 3.269 417 59 63 98 101 96 104.  Bite the Bullet Alex North 3.244 373 57 69 85 50 112 105.  The Conversation David Shire 3.240 229 26 43 60 50 50 106.  The Goonies Dave Grusin 3.226 292 34 54 76 68 60 107.  Rocky Bill Conti 3.220 186 29 35 32 46 44 108.  The Sword and the Sorcerer David Whitaker 3.215 317 43 59 72 73 70 109.  Islands in the Stream Jerry Goldsmith 3.211 161 19 29 43 39 31 110.  Alien Jerry Goldsmith 3.197 309 43 61 68 66 71 111.  The Swarm Jerry Goldsmith 3.197 763 130 98 190 182 163 112.  Excalibur Trevor Jones 3.193 83 10 16 21 20 16 113.  Poltergeist II: The Other Side Jerry Goldsmith 3.190 332 48 59 77 78 70 114.  Fantastic Voyage Leonard Rosenman 3.183 109 14 18 32 24 21 115.  Blade Runner Vangelis 3.177 198 31 38 42 39 48 116.  Players Jerry Goldsmith 3.171 146 18 27 39 36 26 117.  Black Sunday John Williams 3.165 133 13 29 35 35 21 118.  Legend Jerry Goldsmith 3.164 849 138 145 188 196 182 119.  The Great Train Robbery Jerry Goldsmith 3.156 128 20 24 27 30 27 120.  The Missouri Breaks John Williams 3.141 566 86 114 132 102 132 121.  Family Plot John Williams 3.141 78 11 16 19 15 17 122.  Something Wicked This Way Comes James Horner, Georges Delerue 3.139 144 18 28 38 36 24 123.  100 Rifles Jerry Goldsmith 3.130 553 68 116 149 116 104 124.  Rocky II Bill Conti 3.127 102 14 19 26 26 17 125.  Stagecoach Jerry Goldsmith 3.127 566 60 123 169 113 101 126.  The Poseidon Adventure John Williams 3.122 255 31 49 73 62 40 127.  Star Trek III: The Search for Spock James Horner 3.120 609 74 126 166 139 104 128.  Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome Maurice Jarre 3.114 175 23 37 44 39 32 129.  Breakout Jerry Goldsmith 3.109 303 39 63 82 64 55 130.  Pee-wee's Big Adventure Danny Elfman 3.093 97 14 21 23 20 19 131.  Monsignor John Williams 3.084 107 15 21 28 26 17 132.  1941 John Williams 3.083 157 28 29 34 34 32 133.  The Fly Howard Shore 3.082 110 18 21 25 26 20 134.  The Karate Kid Bill Conti 3.075 199 26 43 55 40 35 135.  Masters of the Universe Bill Conti 3.068 340 55 69 79 72 65 136.  Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend Jerry Goldsmith 3.043 164 23 35 43 38 25 137.  Midway John Williams 3.025 80 12 17 22 15 14 138.  The Bride Maurice Jarre 3.016 182 34 36 39 39 34 139.  *batteries not included James Horner 3.012 85 12 17 27 16 13 140.  MacArthur Jerry Goldsmith 3.011 88 14 19 22 18 15 141.  Red Dawn Basil Poledouris 3.008 130 20 28 34 27 21 142.  Gorky Park James Horner 3.000 83 12 18 24 16 13 143.  Uncommon Valor James Horner 3.000 93 14 20 25 20 14 144.  Under the Volcano Alex North 3.000 72 15 17 10 13 17 145.  Halloween John Carpenter 2.981 479 89 99 116 82 93 146.  Chariots of Fire Vangelis 2.968 155 35 31 27 28 34 147.  Dragonslayer Alex North 2.965 229 56 49 27 41 56 148.  WarGames Arthur B. Rubinstein 2.956 45 7 10 12 10 6 149.  Coma Jerry Goldsmith 2.955 89 16 19 22 17 15 150.  Wolfen James Horner 2.947 95 16 21 24 20 14 151.  Nineteen Eighty-Four Dominic Muldowney 2.944 431 78 102 98 72 81 152.  Inchon Jerry Goldsmith 2.936 140 21 33 40 26 20 153.  Psycho II Jerry Goldsmith 2.933 89 18 21 20 9 21 154.  Outland Jerry Goldsmith 2.911 247 43 57 65 43 39 155.  Raggedy Man Jerry Goldsmith 2.895 105 18 24 30 17 16 156.  Tootsie Dave Grusin 2.886 185 34 43 46 34 28 157.  Project X James Horner 2.877 187 38 37 50 34 28 158.  Big Trouble in Little China John Carpenter, Alan Howarth 2.860 457 85 106 123 74 69 159.  Ladyhawke Andrew Powell 2.854 198 64 38 20 15 61 160.  The Terminator Brad Fiedel 2.849 192 36 45 48 38 25 161.  Commando James Horner 2.838 419 68 105 124 71 51 162.  Twilight's Last Gleaming Jerry Goldsmith 2.836 122 23 29 33 19 18 163.  Rocky III Bill Conti 2.827 75 13 18 22 13 9 164.  Link Jerry Goldsmith 2.789 190 42 47 42 27 32 165.  Humanoids from the Deep James Horner 2.763 38 8 9 9 8 4 166.  Trading Places Elmer Bernstein 2.743 35 7 8 11 5 4 167.  The Challenge Jerry Goldsmith 2.739 230 47 64 52 36 31 168.  Caboblanco Jerry Goldsmith 2.655 87 20 23 20 15 9 169.  Magic Jerry Goldsmith 2.617 634 163 157 153 82 79 170.  Where the River Runs Black James Horner 2.610 82 18 24 20 12 8 171.  Conan the Destroyer Basil Poledouris 2.588 439 104 128 99 61 47 172.  Tron Wendy Carlos 2.529 520 161 130 101 49 79 173.  The Name of the Rose James Horner 2.511 90 26 24 18 12 10 174.  Romancing the Stone Alan Silvestri 2.416 317 124 69 45 26 53 175.  48 Hrs. James Horner 2.402 87 27 24 17 12 7 176.  Runaway Jerry Goldsmith 2.340 106 38 30 14 12 12 177.  THX 1138 Lalo Schifrin 2.329 404 156 97 59 46 46 178.  Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Leonard Rosenman 2.269 506 189 137 80 55 45

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