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The Extra-Terrestrial 1982 John Williams ***** 4.34 7,881 129 |||| 42 09/96 - 08/08 1986 original • Extreme Prejudice 1987 Jerry Goldsmith *** 3.56 467 1 ||| 1,101 02/05 - 10/11 1987 original • The Final Conflict 1981 Jerry Goldsmith **** 3.72 189 1 ||| 1,443 07/09 1986 original • First Blood 1982 Jerry Goldsmith **** 3.81 271 2 ||| 1,361 07/09 - 12/10 1988 original • The Fly 1986 Howard Shore **** 3.17 121 1 || 1,472 09/09 1986 original • Gorky Park 1983 James Horner *** 3.01 88 0 || 1,465 08/09 - 12/11 1986 original • Halloween 1978 John Carpenter **** 2.96 498 1 || 611 01/00 - 07/08 1985 original • Hoosiers 1986 Jerry Goldsmith ***** 4.35 2,034 17 |||| 324 06/03 - 12/12 1987 original • Inchon 1981 Jerry Goldsmith ** 2.97 148 1 || 1,535 07/09 1988 original • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 1984 John Williams ***** 3.49 741 4 ||| 1,206 08/09 1984 original • Innerspace 1987 Jerry Goldsmith *** 3.41 398 8 ||| 753 07/03 - 02/10 1987 original • Islands in the Stream 1977 Jerry Goldsmith *** 3.18 175 0 || 1,473 08/09 - 03/10 1986 original • King Kong Lives 1986 John Scott **** 3.59 220 1 ||| 574 08/97 - 10/12 1987 original • King Solomon's Mines 1985 Jerry Goldsmith ** 3.25 146 4 || 1,457 08/09 1987 original • Krull 1983 James Horner **** 3.63 936 5 ||| 287 08/97 - 09/10 1987 original • The Last Starfighter 1984 Craig Safan **** 3.47 274 1 || 665 09/96 - 08/08 1987 original • Legend 1985 Jerry Goldsmith **** 3.21 881 13 ||| 363 03/97 - 03/09 1986 original • Link 1986 Jerry Goldsmith * 2.81 218 4 || 1,421 07/09 - 03/11 1986 original • Lionheart 1987 Jerry Goldsmith ***** 3.94 270 5 ||| 1,375 07/09 1987 original • The Living Daylights 1987 John Barry ***** 4.13 1,134 3 |||| 305 06/98 - 04/08 1987 original • Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome 1985 Maurice Jarre **** 3.10 177 0 ||| 1,522 06/10 1985 original • Masters of the Universe 1987 Bill Conti ** 3.07 363 5 ||| 444 03/97 - 08/12 1987 original • The Mission 1986 Ennio Morricone ***** 3.95 288 2 ||| 1,367 09/09 1986 original • The Name of the Rose 1986 James Horner ** 2.54 94 5 || 1,383 08/09 1986 original • Night Crossing 1981 Jerry Goldsmith **** 3.54 147 0 || 1,499 07/09 1987 original • Octopussy 1983 John Barry **** 3.41 406 1 || 537 11/97 - 03/08 1985 original • Out of Africa 1985 John Barry **** 3.83 172 0 ||| 1,382 01/10 1986 original • Pee-wee's Big Adventure 1985 Danny Elfman *** 3.25 139 1 ||| 1,525 05/11 1986 original • Poltergeist II: The Other Side 1986 Jerry Goldsmith *** 3.17 345 11 ||| 387 10/03 - 03/09 1986 original • The Princess Bride 1987 Mark Knopfler **** 3.53 309 5 || 587 04/03 - 03/09 1987 original • Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981 John Williams ***** 4.30 6,271 5 ||||| 66 09/96 - 12/08 1985 original • Rambo: First Blood Part II 1985 Jerry Goldsmith **** 3.86 1,088 4 || 343 05/99 - 04/07 1985 original • Red Dawn 1984 Basil Poledouris *** 2.99 133 0 || 1,619 06/10 1988 original • The Right Stuff 1983 Bill Conti *** 3.10 104 3 ||| 1,612 02/12 1986 original • RoboCop 1987 Basil Poledouris *** 3.27 390 13 ||| 705 01/04 - 05/10 1987 original • Rocky 1976 Bill Conti **** 3.26 200 1 ||| 1,428 12/09 1988 original • Runaway 1984 Jerry Goldsmith * 2.31 121 0 || 1,527 07/09 1985 original • The Secret of N.I.M.H. 1982 Jerry Goldsmith **** 3.51 515 3 || 666 06/03 - 03/09 1986 original • Somewhere in Time 1980 John Barry **** 3.54 134 0 || 1,432 12/09 1985 original • Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 1986 Leonard Rosenman ** 2.30 521 20 ||| 801 06/03 - 01/12 1986 original • Star Trek: The Motion Picture 1979 Jerry Goldsmith ***** 4.14 3,598 7 |||| 119 01/99 - 09/12 1986 original • Star Wars: A New Hope 1977 John Williams ***** 4.25 17,190 60 |||| 3 01/97 - 08/11 1986 original • Star Wars: Return of the Jedi 1983 John Williams ***** 4.18 10,629 32 |||| 25 03/97 - 09/11 1986 original • Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 1980 John Williams ***** 4.32 9,218 63 |||| 35 01/97 - 09/11 1985 original • Supergirl 1984 Jerry Goldsmith *** 3.39 169 1 || 1,439 07/09 1985 original • Superman 1978 John Williams ***** 4.19 3,851 39 |||| 31 11/98 - 07/09 1987 original • Where the River Runs Black 1986 James Horner ** 2.65 86 0 || 1,496 08/09 1986 original • The Witches of Eastwick 1987 John Williams *** 3.53 551 1 || 1,350 08/09 - 11/12 1987 original 1988 Compilations:  Title Year Artist(s) FR VR VT CT RD  TR Dates Notes • Jerry Goldsmith: Suites and Themes 1988 Jerry Goldsmith ***** 3.78 133 7 ||| 491 06/97 - 11/11 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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