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Rahman **** 3.48 432 1 ||| 1,180 11/09 • District 9 2009 Clinton Shorter *** 2.97 175 1 || 1,584 01/10 • Drag Me to Hell 2009 Christopher Young **** 3.40 298 2 ||| 1,396 01/10 • Duplicity 2009 James Newton Howard ** 2.83 269 0 || 1,202 03/09 • Fantastic Mr. Fox 2009 Alexandre Desplat ** 3.00 231 3 || 1,446 02/10 - 03/11 all albums • Fast & Furious 2009 Brian Tyler *** 2.96 122 0 || 1,580 04/11 • The Final Destination 2009 Brian Tyler *** 2.88 269 1 ||| 1,121 08/09 • Ghosts of Girlfriends Past 2009 Rolfe Kent **** 2.91 86 1 || 1,687 04/11 • G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra 2009 Alan Silvestri *** 2.58 483 14 || 1,000 08/09 • Grey Gardens (TV) 2009 Rachel Portman *** 3.02 148 0 || 1,558 07/09 • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2009 Nicholas Hooper ** 2.42 1,906 84 ||| 570 07/09 • He's Just Not That Into You 2009 Cliff Eidelman ** 2.66 62 0 || 1,682 06/11 • Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 2009 John Powell *** 2.98 344 6 || 1,155 06/09 • The Informant! 2009 Marvin Hamlisch **** 2.95 158 0 || 1,627 01/10 • Julie & Julia 2009 Alexandre Desplat *** 2.91 116 0 || 1,656 02/11 • Knowing 2009 Marco Beltrami *** 3.13 474 7 || 1,027 03/09 • Land of the Lost 2009 Michael Giacchino ** 2.52 285 6 || 1,386 06/09 • Law Abiding Citizen 2009 Brian Tyler *** 2.57 108 0 || 1,635 03/11 • Lesbian Vampire Killers 2009 Debbie Wiseman ***** 3.86 270 4 |||| 1,318 01/10 • Monsters vs. Aliens 2009 Henry Jackman *** 2.86 580 1 || 903 03/09 • My Sister's Keeper 2009 Aaron Zigman ** 2.95 210 0 || 1,364 07/09 • Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian 2009 Alan Silvestri *** 2.97 302 4 || 1,285 06/09 • Orphan 2009 John Ottman *** 2.74 204 1 || 1,336 08/09 • A Perfect Getaway 2009 Boris Elkis ** 2.40 195 2 || 1,280 08/09 • Pope Joan (Die Päpstin) 2009 Marcel Barsotti ***** 3.67 136 1 ||| 1,456 01/10 - 03/10 • The Princess and the Frog 2009 Randy Newman **** 3.17 468 3 || 1,198 12/09 • Star Trek 2009 Michael Giacchino ***** 3.03 1,623 25 |||| 502 05/09 - 06/10 all albums • Surrogates 2009 Richard Marvin *** 2.71 107 0 || 1,679 12/10 • Taken 2009 Nathaniel Mechaly ** 2.54 105 0 || 1,698 04/11 • The Taking of Pelham 123 2009 Harry Gregson-Williams * 2.04 113 1 || 1,598 02/11 • Taking Woodstock 2009 Danny Elfman ** 2.70 154 0 || 1,604 03/10 • Terminator Salvation 2009 Danny Elfman *** 2.64 812 20 ||| 693 05/09 • The Time Traveler's Wife 2009 Mychael Danna *** 2.95 218 0 || 1,138 08/09 • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 2009 Steve Jablonsky, Lorne Balfe *** 2.27 1,254 29 ||| 881 07/09 • The Twilight Saga: New Moon 2009 Alexandre Desplat **** 2.73 903 9 ||| 878 11/09 • The Ugly Truth 2009 Aaron Zigman ** 2.75 104 0 || 1,695 04/11 • Un Homme et Son Chien 2009 Philippe Rombi **** 3.28 111 0 || 1,609 01/10 • Underworld: Rise of the Lycans 2009 Paul Haslinger ** 2.16 100 0 || 1,641 04/11 • The Uninvited 2009 Christopher Young **** 2.96 138 0 || 1,601 04/10 • Up 2009 Michael Giacchino **** 3.23 1,400 26 ||| 986 01/10 - 08/11 all albums • The Vampire's Assistant 2009 Stephen Trask, Lior Rosner, Amanda Goodpaster ** 2.51 203 2 ||| 1,322 10/09 • Watchmen 2009 Tyler Bates ** 2.00 560 5 || 1,007 03/09 • X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2009 Harry Gregson-Williams, Halli Cauthery *** 2.58 661 8 || 914 05/09 • Year One 2009 Theodore Shapiro ** 2.38 160 0 || 1,480 07/09 2009 Special Releases:  Title Year Composer(s) FR VR VT CT RD  TR Dates Notes • Airplane! 1980 Elmer Bernstein **** 3.49 200 4 || 557 10/97 - 07/09 limited • Back to the Future 1985 Alan Silvestri ***** 3.95 451 7 |||| 1,243 01/10 expanded set • Battlestar Galactica (Series): Season Four (TV) 2004 Bear McCreary, Richard Gibbs **** 3.59 252 1 |||| 1,402 06/10 all albums • Big Trouble in Little China 1986 John Carpenter, Alan Howarth *** 2.87 462 4 || 736 06/99 - 07/09 limited, expanded • The Black Stallion 1979 Carmine Coppola, Shirley Walker ** 3.34 410 0 || 781 01/02 - 02/10 limited • The Black Stallion Returns 1983 Georges Delerue ***** 3.95 307 1 ||| 1,542 01/02 - 02/10 limited • Capricorn One 1978 Jerry Goldsmith **** 3.45 174 0 ||| 1,313 07/09 - 11/12 re-issue • Extreme Close-Up (TV) 1990 James Horner *** 2.69 74 0 || 1,645 05/10 limited • The Fugitive 1993 James Newton Howard *** 3.06 1,274 3 ||| 469 12/00 - 09/10 limited set • High Road to China 1983 John Barry **** 3.98 1,303 1 ||| 443 06/97 - 11/11 limited • Honey, I Shrunk the Kids 1989 James Horner ** 3.11 114 0 || 1,463 08/09 limited • House of Cards 1993 James Horner *** 2.92 96 0 || 1,615 05/10 limited • Innerspace 1987 Jerry Goldsmith *** 3.41 398 8 ||| 753 07/03 - 02/10 limited • I.Q. 1994 Jerry Goldsmith *** 2.92 114 0 || 1,503 07/09 - 02/10 limited • The Journey of Natty Gann 1985 James Horner **** 3.41 100 0 ||| 1,478 08/09 limited • Lost: Season Four (TV) 2004 Michael Giacchino **** 3.85 508 8 ||||| 1,355 10/10 all albums • Mars Attacks! 1996 Danny Elfman ** 2.98 595 5 ||| 375 03/97 - 06/11 expanded, limited • Rent-A-Cop 1988 Jerry Goldsmith *** 3.10 205 1 || 1,030 06/98 - 03/10 limited • The Right Stuff 1983 Bill Conti *** 3.10 104 3 ||| 1,612 02/12 limited • Something Wicked This Way Comes 1983 James Horner *** 3.15 149 4 |||| 1,399 08/09 - 12/11 limited • Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 1982 James Horner ***** 4.12 1,255 34 |||| 323 06/03 - 07/09 expanded • The Stoning of Soraya M. 2008 John Debney **** 3.56 172 0 || 1,454 06/09 limited • Twilight Zone: The Movie 1983 Jerry Goldsmith **** 3.46 170 0 ||| 1,441 07/09 limited, expanded • Up 2009 Michael Giacchino **** 3.23 1,400 26 ||| 986 01/10 - 08/11 download only, promotional • Wind/A Whale for the Killing 1992 Basil Poledouris **** 3.48 149 2 ||| 596 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 **** 3.28 40 0 ||| 1,669 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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