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Rahman *** 2.19 1,142 4 ||| 590 01/09 • Speed Racer 2008 Michael Giacchino *** 2.91 262 1 || 1,171 06/08 • The Spiderwick Chronicles 2008 James Horner **** 3.47 748 19 ||| 488 01/08 • Standard Operating Procedure 2008 Danny Elfman *** 3.03 116 0 || 1,464 09/09 • Star Wars: The Clone Wars 2008 Kevin Kiner ** 2.17 918 21 ||| 764 08/08 • Tropic Thunder 2008 Theodore Shapiro *** 3.08 102 0 || 1,587 12/10 • Twilight 2008 Carter Burwell ** 2.56 572 7 || 836 12/08 • Untraceable 2008 Christopher Young *** 2.73 97 1 || 1,575 04/10 • Valkyrie 2008 John Ottman *** 3.21 469 8 || 850 12/08 • WALL·E 2008 Thomas Newman, Peter Gabriel *** 3.18 902 17 || 473 06/08 • Wanted 2008 Danny Elfman **** 3.33 152 5 ||| 1,376 09/09 • The X-Files: I Want to Believe 2008 Mark Snow *** 2.90 316 2 || 1,294 08/08 2008 Special Releases:  Title Year Composer(s) FR VR VT CT RD  TR Dates Notes • The Accidental Tourist 1988 John Williams ** 3.17 246 8 | 691 06/98 - 02/10 re-issue • Alvin and the Chipmunks 2007 Christopher Lennertz *** 2.77 70 0 || 1,527 10/10 limited • Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend 1985 Jerry Goldsmith *** 3.04 164 3 || 1,434 07/09 • The Boys from Brazil 1978 Jerry Goldsmith **** 3.37 134 1 || 1,374 07/09 limited, expanded • The Dark Knight 2008 Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard, Lorne Balfe * 2.73 4,659 131 |||| 245 07/08 - 04/10 expanded • In Too Deep 1999 Christopher Young **** 2.24 390 0 ||| 1,062 10/99 - 05/08 promotional • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 2008 John Williams **** 3.54 1,345 24 |||| 515 05/08 - 12/08 re-issue set • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1989 John Williams **** 3.99 4,402 18 ||| 86 08/97 - 12/08 expanded set • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 1984 John Williams ***** 4.22 523 4 ||| 1,297 08/09 expanded set • The Journey of Natty Gann 1985 Elmer Bernstein *** 3.35 94 0 ||| 1,418 08/09 rejected score, limited set • Last Embrace 1981 Miklós Rózsa *** 3.80 125 1 ||| 1,107 06/97 - 07/11 limited, expanded • The Legend of Butch & Sundance (TV) 2004 Basil Poledouris **** 3.23 61 1 || 1,500 09/09 limited • Lost: Season Three (TV) 2004 Michael Giacchino *** 3.83 493 7 ||||| 1,334 10/10 all albums • Masters of the Universe 1987 Bill Conti ** 3.07 340 3 ||| 462 03/97 - 07/09 expanded • The Matrix 1999 Don Davis *** 2.97 19,728 285 ||| 22 06/99 - 01/09 limited, expanded • Meet the Spartans 2008 Christopher Lennertz **** 3.22 125 10 || 1,270 02/09 promotional • The Nightmare Before Christmas 1993 Danny Elfman ** 4.02 13,023 266 |||| 13 09/96 - 05/11 cover versions • Not Without My Daughter 1991 Jerry Goldsmith ** 2.71 251 1 || 624 06/98 - 07/09 limited • Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981 John Williams ***** 4.28 6,162 5 ||||| 72 09/96 - 12/08 expanded set • Robin and Marian 1976 John Barry, Richard Shores *** 3.57 601 0 || 1,076 07/03 - 03/09 limited, expanded • Solaris 2002 Cliff Martinez ** 3.06 233 0 || 1,430 12/09 - 01/11 re-issue • Species 1995 Christopher Young *** 2.97 267 5 || 425 03/98 - 07/09 limited, expanded • Superman 1978 John Williams ***** 4.19 3,416 39 |||| 30 11/98 - 07/09 expanded • Under Fire 1983 Jerry Goldsmith ***** 4.16 883 7 ||| 480 08/97 - 09/08 re-issue • WarGames 1983 Arthur B. Rubinstein *** 2.96 45 0 ||| 1,619 08/11 2008 Compilations:  Title Year Artist(s) FR VR VT CT RD  TR Dates Notes     None. Legend: Status: N - indicates a new review that has been published in the last 90 days R - indicates an older review that has been significantly revised in the last 90 days Year: Year of Debut (a golden year indicates that the music won or was nominated for a major award) Ratings: FR - Filmtracks Rating ("Varied" indicates a split rating with no overall designation) VR - Viewer Rating (overall average) VT - Vote Total (for viewer ratings) Comments: Comment Total (the number of messages posted in the review's comment area) Review Depth: ||||| - Massive Review (over 4,000 words) |||| - Very Long Review (between 2,200 and 4,000 words) ||| - Long Review (between 1,200 and 2,200 words) || - Average Review (between 800 and 1,200 words) | - Short Review (under 800 words) Traffic Rank: Popularity Rank (lower numbers indicate more cumulative reads; new reviews take time to climb the ranks) Dates: 1st - indicates the month and year during which the review was first published 2nd - indicates the month and year of the review's most recent significant revision (if any)

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