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Part 1 2011 Carter Burwell **** 2.77 281 2 ||| 1,284 12/11 • Unknown 2011 John Ottman, Alexander Rudd ** 2.55 154 0 || 1,445 04/11 • War Horse 2011 John Williams **** 3.82 1,172 20 |||| 720 11/11 • Water for Elephants 2011 James Newton Howard **** 3.24 212 1 || 1,420 06/11 • Winnie the Pooh 2011 Henry Jackman, Robert Lopez, Kristen Anderson-Lopez *** 3.07 235 4 ||| 1,409 07/11 • X-Men: First Class 2011 Henry Jackman, Various *** 3.11 297 6 ||| 1,342 07/11 2011 Special Releases:  Title Year Composer(s) FR VR VT CT RD  TR Dates Notes • 1941 1979 John Williams ** 3.02 177 1 ||| 1,381 08/09 - 10/11 limited, expanded • 48 Hrs. 1982 James Horner * 2.46 92 2 || 1,564 03/11 limited • The Adventures of Conan: A Sword and Sorcery Spectacular 1983 Basil Poledouris **** 3.65 283 0 || 610 10/00 - 12/11 re-recording • Alice in Wonderland 2010 Danny Elfman ***** 4.05 2,146 10 |||| 517 03/10 - 06/11 limited, expanded • Bad Girls 1994 Jerry Goldsmith *** 3.48 380 1 ||| 377 06/98 - 07/11 expanded, limited • Batman 1989 Danny Elfman ***** 4.29 13,095 90 |||| 29 08/97 - 06/11 limited, expanded • Batman Returns 1992 Danny Elfman ** 3.07 5,128 34 |||| 73 09/96 - 05/11 limited, expanded • Battle Beyond the Stars 1980 James Horner **** 3.57 361 3 ||| 700 09/01 - 11/11 limited, re-issue • Battlestar Galactica (Volumes 1 and 2) (TV) 1978 Stu Phillips ***** 3.37 714 6 ||| 238 09/99 - 11/12 expanded, limited • Beetlejuice 1988 Danny Elfman **** 3.80 5,184 13 |||| 55 03/99 - 05/11 limited, expanded • Big Fish 2003 Danny Elfman **** 3.46 1,823 72 ||| 167 12/03 - 06/11 limited, expanded • The Black Hole 1979 John Barry **** 3.49 146 1 ||| 1,546 09/11 limited, expanded • Breakdown 1997 Basil Poledouris, Richard Marvin, Various *** 2.76 54 0 ||| 1,611 07/11 limited • Broken Arrow 1996 Hans Zimmer, Don Harper **** 3.06 286 2 ||| 1,354 10/09 - 03/11 expanded, limited • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2005 Danny Elfman *** 3.38 1,138 7 ||| 577 11/05 - 06/11 limited, expanded • Cherry 2000/House of God 1987 Basil Poledouris **** 3.89 382 5 |||| 490 07/97 - 06/11 limited, re-issue • Cliffhanger 1993 Trevor Jones **** 3.52 787 3 ||| 542 06/97 - 03/11 expanded, limited • Commando 1985 James Horner ** 2.85 423 24 || 356 12/03 - 09/11 expanded, limited • Conan the Destroyer 1984 Basil Poledouris **** 2.60 445 8 ||| 370 06/03 - 12/11 re-recording • The Core 2003 Christopher Young **** 3.30 136 1 ||| 1,427 01/10 - 11/11 limited, expanded • Corpse Bride 2005 Danny Elfman *** 3.36 1,479 17 ||| 386 11/05 - 06/11 limited, expanded • Die Hard 1988 Michael Kamen *** 2.86 665 16 ||| 302 03/03 - 12/11 limited, expanded • Edward Scissorhands 1990 Danny Elfman ***** 4.32 18,301 185 ||| 7 09/96 - 05/11 limited, expanded • Explorers 1985 Jerry Goldsmith **** 3.31 191 1 ||| 1,405 07/09 - 09/11 expanded, limited • First Knight 1995 Jerry Goldsmith ***** 3.71 3,113 32 ||| 99 09/96 - 04/11 limited, expanded • Forever Young 1992 Jerry Goldsmith *** 3.23 273 2 ||| 573 06/98 - 09/11 expanded, limited • Gaku (Peak: The Rescuers) 2011 Naoki Sato **** 3.37 74 1 ||| 1,613 01/12 Japanese • Gorky Park 1983 James Horner *** 3.01 88 0 || 1,465 08/09 - 12/11 re-issue • The Great Train Robbery 1979 Jerry Goldsmith *** 3.18 145 0 || 1,469 07/09 - 12/11 expanded • The Greatest Miracle 2011 Mark McKenzie ***** 3.67 140 2 ||| 1,487 10/11 multiple albums • Gremlins 1984 Jerry Goldsmith **** 3.48 1,171 12 ||| 311 11/99 - 11/11 expanded • The Homecoming: A Christmas Story/Rascals and Robbers 1971 1982 Jerry Goldsmith, James Horner *** 2.97 63 4 || 1,576 04/11 limited • Humanoids from the Deep 1980 James Horner ** 2.81 41 0 || 1,668 11/11 limited, re-issue • Killing Me Softly 2002 Patrick Doyle **** 3.18 103 2 ||| 1,593 07/11 limited • Link 1986 Jerry Goldsmith * 2.81 218 4 || 1,421 07/09 - 03/11 limited, re-issue • Man to Man 2005 Patrick Doyle **** 3.22 87 3 || 1,638 01/12 limited • Mars Attacks! 1996 Danny Elfman ** 2.98 595 5 ||| 375 03/97 - 06/11 expanded, limited • Masada (TV) 1981 Jerry Goldsmith, Morton Stevens **** 3.73 221 2 ||| 1,410 07/09 - 06/11 limited • The Mechanic 2011 Mark Isham *** 2.59 127 1 || 1,544 03/11 multiple albums, expanded • Medal of Honor (Game) 1999 Michael Giacchino **** 4.01 1,460 1 ||| 327 02/00 - 04/11 re-issue set • Medal of Honor: Frontline (Game) 2002 Michael Giacchino **** 3.59 478 10 || 688 07/03 - 04/11 re-issue set • Medal of Honor: Underground (Game) 2000 Michael Giacchino **** 3.19 199 8 || 1,002 07/03 - 04/11 re-issue set • Midway 1976 John Williams *** 2.92 130 0 || 1,425 08/09 - 11/11 limited • Mimic 1997 Marco Beltrami **** 2.93 93 0 || 1,614 12/11 expanded, limited • The Nightmare Before Christmas 1993 Danny Elfman **** 4.02 14,387 266 |||| 14 09/96 - 05/11 limited, expanded • Pee-wee's Big Adventure 1985 Danny Elfman *** 3.25 139 1 ||| 1,525 05/11 limited, expanded • Planet of the Apes 2001 Danny Elfman *** 3.02 4,119 72 ||| 142 07/01 - 03/12 limited, expanded • Regarding Henry 1991 Georges Delerue **** 2.92 108 2 ||| 1,529 03/10 - 12/11 limited • Scream 1996 1997 Marco Beltrami ** 2.99 787 0 ||| 245 07/98 - 06/11 limited, expanded • Scrooged 1988 Danny Elfman *** 2.91 84 1 ||| 1,643 12/11 limited • Sleeping with the Enemy 1991 Jerry Goldsmith **** 3.91 975 1 || 438 06/98 - 09/11 expanded, limited • Sleepy Hollow 1999 Danny Elfman **** 4.02 7,953 6 ||| 133 11/99 - 06/11 limited, expanded • Solaris 2002 Cliff Martinez ** 3.02 263 0 || 1,484 12/09 - 01/11 re-issue • Something Wicked This Way Comes 1983 Georges Delerue ** 3.15 149 4 |||| 1,399 08/09 - 12/11 limited • Squanto: A Warrior's Tale 1994 Joel McNeely **** 3.19 83 0 || 1,622 09/11 limited • Testament 1983 James Horner *** 3.05 130 3 | 750 12/96 - 03/13 limited • Thelma & Louise 1991 Hans Zimmer, John Van Tongeren *** 3.05 143 1 || 1,442 04/10 - 11/11 limited • Trading Places 1983 Elmer Bernstein *** 2.85 48 1 || 1,670 12/11 limited • Up 2009 Michael Giacchino **** 3.23 1,400 26 ||| 986 01/10 - 08/11 limited, re-issue • Wolfen 1981 James Horner *** 2.82 124 2 ||| 1,390 08/09 - 08/12 limited • The X-Files: Volume I (TV) 1993 Mark Snow **** 3.26 705 2 ||||| 433 11/98 - 06/11 limited, expanded 2011 Compilations:  Title Year Artist(s) FR VR VT CT RD  TR Dates Notes • The Danny Elfman & Tim Burton 25th Anniversary Music Box 2011 Danny Elfman FRISBEE 2.40 201 1 ||||| 1,377 05/11 limited 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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