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Rahman *** 2.20 1,143 4 ||| 599 01/09 • Speed Racer 2008 Michael Giacchino *** 2.87 285 1 || 1,189 06/08 • The Spiderwick Chronicles 2008 James Horner **** 3.42 768 19 ||| 483 01/08 • Standard Operating Procedure 2008 Danny Elfman *** 3.01 127 0 || 1,547 09/09 • Star Wars: The Clone Wars 2008 Kevin Kiner ** 2.13 935 21 ||| 777 08/08 • Tropic Thunder 2008 Theodore Shapiro *** 2.98 109 0 || 1,665 12/10 • Twilight 2008 Carter Burwell ** 2.53 591 7 || 828 12/08 • Untraceable 2008 Christopher Young *** 2.72 100 1 || 1,664 04/10 • Valkyrie 2008 John Ottman *** 3.20 480 8 || 860 12/08 • Vantage Point 2008 Atli Orvarsson, Various ** 2.71 68 1 || 1,676 01/12 • WALL·E 2008 Thomas Newman, Peter Gabriel *** 3.19 921 17 || 464 06/08 • Wanted 2008 Danny Elfman **** 3.31 236 5 ||| 1,438 09/09 • The X-Files: I Want to Believe 2008 Mark Snow *** 2.90 317 2 || 1,340 08/08 2008 Special Releases:  Title Year Composer(s) FR VR VT CT RD  TR Dates Notes • The Accidental Tourist 1988 John Williams ** 3.09 277 8 | 686 06/98 - 02/10 re-issue • Alvin and the Chipmunks 2007 Christopher Lennertz *** 2.71 73 0 || 1,608 10/10 limited • Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend 1985 Jerry Goldsmith *** 3.11 174 3 || 1,491 07/09 • The Boys from Brazil 1978 Jerry Goldsmith **** 3.31 169 1 || 1,431 07/09 limited, expanded • The Dark Knight 2008 Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard, Lorne Balfe * 2.73 4,814 131 |||| 221 07/08 - 04/10 expanded • In Too Deep 1999 Christopher Young **** 2.24 413 0 ||| 1,093 10/99 - 05/08 promotional • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 2008 John Williams **** 3.53 1,366 24 |||| 500 05/08 - 12/08 re-issue set • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1989 John Williams **** 3.94 4,534 18 ||| 83 08/97 - 12/08 expanded set • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 1984 John Williams ***** 3.49 741 4 ||| 1,206 08/09 expanded set • The Journey of Natty Gann 1985 Elmer Bernstein *** 3.41 100 0 ||| 1,478 08/09 rejected score, limited set • Last Embrace 1981 Miklós Rózsa *** 3.76 127 1 ||| 1,104 06/97 - 07/11 limited, expanded • The Legend of Butch & Sundance (TV) 2004 Basil Poledouris **** 3.16 63 1 || 1,570 09/09 limited • Lost: Season Three (TV) 2004 Michael Giacchino *** 3.85 508 8 ||||| 1,355 10/10 all albums • The Matrix 1999 Don Davis *** 2.94 20,168 286 ||| 22 06/99 - 01/09 limited, expanded • Meet the Spartans 2008 Christopher Lennertz **** 3.16 151 10 || 1,268 02/09 promotional • The Nightmare Before Christmas 1993 Danny Elfman ** 4.02 14,387 266 |||| 14 09/96 - 05/11 cover versions • Not Without My Daughter 1991 Jerry Goldsmith ** 2.68 264 1 || 643 06/98 - 07/09 limited • Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981 John Williams ***** 4.30 6,271 5 ||||| 66 09/96 - 12/08 expanded set • Robin and Marian 1976 John Barry, Richard Shores *** 3.28 611 1 || 1,088 07/03 - 03/09 limited, expanded • Solaris 2002 Cliff Martinez ** 3.02 263 0 || 1,484 12/09 - 01/11 re-issue • Species 1995 Christopher Young *** 2.96 274 5 || 429 03/98 - 07/09 limited, expanded • Superman 1978 John Williams ***** 4.19 3,851 39 |||| 31 11/98 - 07/09 expanded • Under Fire 1983 Jerry Goldsmith ***** 4.15 934 7 ||| 472 08/97 - 09/08 re-issue • WarGames 1983 Arthur B. Rubinstein *** 2.96 48 2 ||| 1,654 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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