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Ghost Protocol 2011 Michael Giacchino *** 2.95 315 7 || 1,192 01/12 • Prometheus 2012 Marc Streitenfeld, Harry Gregson-Williams *** 3.03 505 10 ||| 1,023 06/12 • Red Tails 2012 Terence Blanchard ** 2.67 171 1 || 1,370 02/12 • Rise of the Guardians 2012 Alexandre Desplat **** 3.17 288 2 |||| 1,274 11/12 • Safe House 2012 Ramin Djawadi *** 2.57 116 2 || 1,435 03/12 • Silver Linings Playbook 2012 Danny Elfman ** 2.58 107 1 || 1,490 12/12 • Skyfall 2012 Thomas Newman *** 2.77 699 16 |||| 963 11/12 • Snow White & the Huntsman 2012 James Newton Howard *** 3.28 382 2 ||| 1,201 06/12 • Total Recall 2012 Harry Gregson-Williams, Various ** 1.82 283 6 ||| 1,262 08/12 • Trouble With the Curve 2012 Marco Beltrami *** 2.61 101 1 || 1,389 09/12 • The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 2012 Carter Burwell **** 3.07 210 1 ||| 1,299 12/12 • Underworld: Awakening 2012 Paul Haslinger ** 2.31 133 2 || 1,403 01/12 • The Vow 2012 Rachel Portman, Michael Brook ** 2.61 127 1 || 1,348 02/12 • Wrath of the Titans 2012 Javier Navarrete *** 3.06 212 1 ||| 1,352 04/12 • Wreck-It Ralph 2012 Henry Jackman *** 3.10 222 3 || 1,380 11/12 2012 Special Releases:  Title Year Composer(s) FR VR VT CT RD  TR Dates Notes • Back to Gaya 2004 Michael Kamen, Various **** 3.26 84 1 || 1,605 01/12 limited • Batman Forever 1995 Elliot Goldenthal ** 2.91 760 50 ||| 253 04/03 - 01/12 expanded, limited • Battlestar Galactica (Volumes 3 and 4) (TV) 1978 Stu Phillips ***** 3.37 714 6 ||| 238 09/99 - 11/12 expanded, limited • The Black Cauldron 1985 Elmer Bernstein **** 3.37 244 4 ||| 738 11/96 - 05/12 expanded • Black Rain 1989 Hans Zimmer *** 3.03 238 2 ||| 1,378 03/10 - 10/12 expanded, limited • Body Heat 1981 John Barry **** 3.59 940 1 ||| 513 06/97 - 09/12 expanded • Capricorn One 1978 Jerry Goldsmith **** 3.45 174 0 ||| 1,313 07/09 - 11/12 re-issue • The Chorus 2004 Bruno Coulais, Christophe Barratier **** 3.93 963 4 || 609 01/05 - 08/12 expanded • Conan the Barbarian 1982 Basil Poledouris ***** 4.20 1,782 37 ||| 183 06/03 - 12/12 expanded • Die Hard 2: Die Harder 1990 Michael Kamen *** 3.02 131 1 ||| 1,502 01/12 - 11/12 limited, expanded • Galaxy Quest 1999 David Newman **** 4.00 5,370 5 ||| 268 01/00 - 04/12 limited • The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo 2011 Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross * 1.79 827 53 |||| 998 01/12 limited • Godzilla 1998 David Arnold **** 3.42 1,603 26 ||| 61 05/98 - 03/13 limited, expanded • Home Alone 2: Lost in New York 1992 John Williams *** 3.22 1,114 17 ||| 254 09/96 - 03/13 limited, expanded • Hook 1991 John Williams ***** 4.17 3,698 77 |||| 141 09/96 - 08/12 limited, expanded • Hoosiers 1986 Jerry Goldsmith ***** 4.35 2,034 17 |||| 324 06/03 - 12/12 expanded, limited • King Kong Lives 1986 John Scott **** 3.59 220 1 ||| 574 08/97 - 10/12 limited, re-issue • Masters of the Universe 1987 Bill Conti ** 3.07 363 5 ||| 444 03/97 - 08/12 reissue • The Phantom 1996 David Newman **** 3.53 441 2 ||| 607 09/96 - 08/12 limited, expanded • Planet of the Apes 2001 Danny Elfman *** 3.02 4,119 72 ||| 142 07/01 - 03/12 limited, expanded • Predator 1987 Alan Silvestri **** 3.70 1,159 34 ||| 190 09/03 - 03/12 expanded • The Shadow 1994 Jerry Goldsmith ***** 3.90 2,600 11 |||| 297 09/96 - 08/12 expanded, limited • Speed 1994 Mark Mancina *** 3.07 307 12 || 863 09/03 - 03/12 expanded, limited • Stagecoach 1966 Jerry Goldsmith *** 3.13 576 1 ||| 889 06/98 - 08/12 limited • Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 1986 Leonard Rosenman ** 2.30 521 20 ||| 801 06/03 - 01/12 expanded • Star Trek V: The Final Frontier 1989 Jerry Goldsmith **** 3.86 3,019 8 ||| 148 08/97 - 05/12 re-issue • Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 1991 Cliff Eidelman ***** 4.20 3,373 20 |||| 88 12/96 - 03/12 expanded • Star Trek: First Contact 1996 Jerry Goldsmith, Joel Goldsmith **** 3.63 9,166 24 |||| 43 12/96 - 05/12 expanded R Star Trek: Generations 1994 Dennis McCarthy ** 2.80 1,873 15 ||| 313 02/99 - 03/13 expanded • Star Trek: The Motion Picture 1979 Jerry Goldsmith ***** 4.14 3,598 7 |||| 119 01/99 - 09/12 expanded, limited • The Sword and the Sorcerer 1982 David Whitaker *** 3.14 345 3 || 928 02/99 - 11/12 limited, re-issue • Titanic 1997 James Horner ***** 4.11 27,024 158 ||||| 6 11/97 - 04/12 multiple albums • Toy Story 3 2010 Randy Newman, Various *** 3.03 972 3 || 1,076 06/10 - 01/12 limited, re-issue • White Fang 1991 Basil Poledouris, Hans Zimmer, Various **** 3.00 76 0 ||| 1,589 04/12 limited • Winged Migration 2002 Bruno Coulais *** 3.44 569 6 || 550 04/03 - 03/13 re-issue • The Witches of Eastwick 1987 John Williams *** 3.53 551 1 || 1,350 08/09 - 11/12 limited, re-issue • Wolfen 1981 Craig Safan ** 2.82 124 2 ||| 1,390 08/09 - 08/12 limited • X2: X-Men United 2003 John Ottman **** 3.19 6,483 153 ||| 151 04/03 - 08/12 limited, expanded 2012 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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