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Rahman **** 3.51 419 1 ||| 1,201 11/09 • District 9 2009 Clinton Shorter *** 2.94 168 1 || 1,498 01/10 • Drag Me to Hell 2009 Christopher Young **** 3.43 280 2 ||| 1,355 01/10 • Duplicity 2009 James Newton Howard ** 2.82 267 0 || 1,188 03/09 • Fantastic Mr. Fox 2009 Alexandre Desplat ** 3.05 212 3 || 1,395 02/10 - 03/11 all albums • Fast & Furious 2009 Brian Tyler *** 2.91 112 0 || 1,552 04/11 • The Final Destination 2009 Brian Tyler *** 2.89 265 1 ||| 1,128 08/09 • Ghosts of Girlfriends Past 2009 Rolfe Kent **** 2.98 83 1 || 1,603 04/11 • G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra 2009 Alan Silvestri *** 2.54 472 14 || 996 08/09 • Grey Gardens (TV) 2009 Rachel Portman *** 3.03 145 0 || 1,483 07/09 • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2009 Nicholas Hooper ** 2.41 1,889 83 ||| 593 07/09 • He's Just Not That Into You 2009 Cliff Eidelman ** 2.67 57 0 || 1,607 06/11 • Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 2009 John Powell *** 3.01 329 6 || 1,168 06/09 • The Informant! 2009 Marvin Hamlisch **** 2.97 144 0 || 1,531 01/10 • Julie & Julia 2009 Alexandre Desplat *** 2.80 100 0 || 1,590 02/11 • Knowing 2009 Marco Beltrami *** 3.14 462 6 || 1,016 03/09 • Land of the Lost 2009 Michael Giacchino ** 2.53 274 6 || 1,320 06/09 • Law Abiding Citizen 2009 Brian Tyler *** 2.58 107 0 || 1,585 03/11 • Lesbian Vampire Killers 2009 Debbie Wiseman ***** 4.04 224 4 |||| 1,316 01/10 • Monsters vs. Aliens 2009 Henry Jackman *** 2.86 577 1 || 886 03/09 • My Sister's Keeper 2009 Aaron Zigman ** 2.96 207 0 || 1,310 07/09 • Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian 2009 Alan Silvestri *** 3.00 293 4 || 1,262 06/09 • Orphan 2009 John Ottman *** 2.76 200 1 || 1,295 08/09 • A Perfect Getaway 2009 Boris Elkis ** 2.39 194 2 || 1,240 08/09 • Pope Joan (Die Päpstin) 2009 Marcel Barsotti ***** 3.79 121 1 ||| 1,409 01/10 - 03/10 • The Princess and the Frog 2009 Randy Newman **** 3.26 446 3 || 1,182 12/09 • Star Trek 2009 Michael Giacchino ***** 3.02 1,555 25 |||| 544 05/09 - 06/10 all albums • Surrogates 2009 Richard Marvin *** 2.72 104 0 || 1,593 12/10 • Taken 2009 Nathaniel Mechaly ** 2.54 105 0 || 1,605 04/11 • The Taking of Pelham 123 2009 Harry Gregson-Williams * 2.03 111 1 || 1,573 02/11 • Taking Woodstock 2009 Danny Elfman ** 2.69 152 0 || 1,520 03/10 • Terminator Salvation 2009 Danny Elfman *** 2.65 728 20 ||| 692 05/09 • The Time Traveler's Wife 2009 Mychael Danna *** 2.96 215 0 || 1,124 08/09 • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 2009 Steve Jablonsky, Lorne Balfe *** 2.28 1,246 29 ||| 911 07/09 • The Twilight Saga: New Moon 2009 Alexandre Desplat **** 2.70 829 8 ||| 916 11/09 • The Ugly Truth 2009 Aaron Zigman ** 2.80 101 0 || 1,614 04/11 • Un Homme et Son Chien 2009 Philippe Rombi **** 3.51 101 0 || 1,536 01/10 • Underworld: Rise of the Lycans 2009 Paul Haslinger ** 2.11 97 0 || 1,601 04/11 • The Uninvited 2009 Christopher Young **** 3.05 122 0 || 1,524 04/10 • Up 2009 Michael Giacchino **** 3.24 1,354 26 ||| 1,075 01/10 - 08/11 all albums • The Vampire's Assistant 2009 Stephen Trask, Lior Rosner, Amanda Goodpaster ** 2.51 203 2 ||| 1,283 10/09 • Watchmen 2009 Tyler Bates ** 2.05 544 5 || 989 03/09 • X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2009 Harry Gregson-Williams, Halli Cauthery *** 2.60 595 8 || 910 05/09 • Year One 2009 Theodore Shapiro ** 2.37 159 0 || 1,372 07/09 2009 Special Releases:  Title Year Composer(s) FR VR VT CT RD  TR Dates Notes • Airplane! 1980 Elmer Bernstein **** 3.51 195 4 || 557 10/97 - 07/09 limited • Back to the Future 1985 Alan Silvestri ***** 4.00 412 7 |||| 1,301 01/10 expanded set • Battlestar Galactica (Series): Season Four (TV) 2004 Bear McCreary, Richard Gibbs **** 3.59 240 1 |||| 1,367 06/10 all albums • Big Trouble in Little China 1986 John Carpenter, Alan Howarth *** 2.86 457 4 || 725 06/99 - 07/09 limited, expanded • The Black Stallion 1979 Carmine Coppola, Shirley Walker ** 3.48 378 0 || 772 01/02 - 02/10 limited • The Black Stallion Returns 1983 Georges Delerue ***** 3.95 307 1 ||| 1,477 01/02 - 02/10 limited • Capricorn One 1978 Jerry Goldsmith **** 3.49 136 0 ||| 1,343 07/09 - 03/10 re-issue • Extreme Close-Up (TV) 1990 James Horner *** 2.66 71 0 || 1,566 05/10 limited • The Fugitive 1993 James Newton Howard *** 3.06 1,263 3 ||| 477 12/00 - 09/10 limited set R High Road to China 1983 John Barry **** 4.00 1,293 1 ||| 444 06/97 - 11/11 limited • Honey, I Shrunk the Kids 1989 James Horner ** 3.14 101 0 || 1,410 08/09 limited • House of Cards 1993 James Horner *** 2.97 89 0 || 1,553 05/10 limited • Innerspace 1987 Jerry Goldsmith *** 3.40 389 8 ||| 761 07/03 - 02/10 limited • I.Q. 1994 Jerry Goldsmith *** 2.83 105 0 || 1,416 07/09 - 02/10 limited • The Journey of Natty Gann 1985 James Horner **** 3.35 94 0 ||| 1,418 08/09 limited • Lost: Season Four (TV) 2004 Michael Giacchino **** 3.83 493 7 ||||| 1,334 10/10 all albums • Mars Attacks! 1996 Danny Elfman ** 2.99 541 5 ||| 378 03/97 - 06/11 expanded, limited • Rent-A-Cop 1988 Jerry Goldsmith *** 3.11 192 1 || 1,013 06/98 - 03/10 limited R Something Wicked This Way Comes 1983 James Horner *** 3.14 144 4 |||| 1,357 08/09 - 12/11 limited • Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 1982 James Horner ***** 4.11 1,200 34 |||| 351 06/03 - 07/09 expanded • The Stoning of Soraya M. 2008 John Debney **** 3.65 164 0 || 1,391 06/09 limited • Twilight Zone: The Movie 1983 Jerry Goldsmith **** 3.43 150 0 ||| 1,397 07/09 limited, expanded • Up 2009 Michael Giacchino **** 3.24 1,354 26 ||| 1,075 01/10 - 08/11 download only, promotional R Wind/A Whale for the Killing 1992 Basil Poledouris **** 3.59 133 1 ||| 595 03/97 - 11/11 limited 2009 Compilations:  Title Year Artist(s) FR VR VT CT RD  TR Dates Notes • The 2008 Ghent International Film Festival: Angelo Badalamenti 2008 Angelo Badalamenti **** 3.32 38 0 ||| 1,602 07/11 promo set 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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