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The Extra-Terrestrial 1982 John Williams ***** 4.32 7,590 129 |||| 45 09/96 - 08/08 1986 original • Extreme Prejudice 1987 Jerry Goldsmith *** 3.78 476 1 ||| 1,125 02/05 1987 original • The Final Conflict 1981 Jerry Goldsmith **** 3.60 170 1 ||| 1,389 07/09 1986 original • First Blood 1982 Jerry Goldsmith **** 3.76 257 2 ||| 1,324 07/09 - 12/10 1988 original • The Fly 1986 Howard Shore **** 3.08 110 1 || 1,412 09/09 1986 original R Gorky Park 1983 James Horner *** 3.00 83 0 || 1,404 08/09 - 12/11 1986 original • Halloween 1978 John Carpenter **** 2.98 479 1 || 600 01/00 - 07/08 1985 original • Hoosiers 1986 Jerry Goldsmith ***** 4.36 1,745 13 ||| 369 06/03 - 03/09 1987 original • Inchon 1981 Jerry Goldsmith ** 2.94 140 1 || 1,459 07/09 1988 original • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 1984 John Williams ***** 4.22 523 4 ||| 1,297 08/09 1984 original • Innerspace 1987 Jerry Goldsmith *** 3.40 389 8 ||| 761 07/03 - 02/10 1987 original • Islands in the Stream 1977 Jerry Goldsmith *** 3.21 161 0 || 1,402 08/09 - 03/10 1986 original • King Solomon's Mines 1985 Jerry Goldsmith ** 3.30 122 4 || 1,408 08/09 1987 original • Krull 1983 James Horner **** 3.63 912 5 ||| 295 08/97 - 09/10 1987 original • The Last Starfighter 1984 Craig Safan **** 3.48 269 1 || 662 09/96 - 08/08 1987 original • Legend 1985 Jerry Goldsmith **** 3.16 849 13 ||| 373 03/97 - 03/09 1986 original • Link 1986 Jerry Goldsmith * 2.79 190 4 || 1,358 07/09 - 03/11 1986 original • Lionheart 1987 Jerry Goldsmith ***** 4.23 207 5 ||| 1,347 07/09 1987 original • The Living Daylights 1987 John Barry ***** 4.13 1,075 3 |||| 312 06/98 - 04/08 1987 original • Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome 1985 Maurice Jarre **** 3.11 175 0 ||| 1,479 06/10 1985 original • Masters of the Universe 1987 Bill Conti ** 3.07 340 3 ||| 462 03/97 - 07/09 1987 original • The Mission 1986 Ennio Morricone ***** 4.32 190 2 ||| 1,360 09/09 1986 original • The Name of the Rose 1986 James Horner ** 2.51 90 4 || 1,336 08/09 1986 original • Night Crossing 1981 Jerry Goldsmith **** 3.81 113 0 || 1,441 07/09 1987 original • Octopussy 1983 John Barry **** 3.57 370 1 || 546 11/97 - 03/08 1985 original • Out of Africa 1985 John Barry **** 3.77 131 0 ||| 1,369 01/10 1986 original • Pee-wee's Big Adventure 1985 Danny Elfman *** 3.09 97 1 ||| 1,560 05/11 1986 original • Poltergeist II: The Other Side 1986 Jerry Goldsmith *** 3.19 332 11 ||| 395 10/03 - 03/09 1986 original • The Princess Bride 1987 Mark Knopfler **** 3.49 296 5 || 577 04/03 - 03/09 1987 original • Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981 John Williams ***** 4.28 6,162 5 ||||| 72 09/96 - 12/08 1985 original • Rambo: First Blood Part II 1985 Jerry Goldsmith **** 3.85 1,075 4 || 345 05/99 - 04/07 1985 original • Red Dawn 1984 Basil Poledouris *** 3.01 130 0 || 1,559 06/10 1988 original • RoboCop 1987 Basil Poledouris *** 3.27 385 12 ||| 721 01/04 - 05/10 1987 original • Rocky 1976 Bill Conti **** 3.22 186 1 ||| 1,377 12/09 1988 original • Runaway 1984 Jerry Goldsmith * 2.34 106 0 || 1,457 07/09 1985 original • The Secret of N.I.M.H. 1982 Jerry Goldsmith **** 3.45 488 3 || 683 06/03 - 03/09 1986 original • Somewhere in Time 1980 John Barry **** 3.56 124 0 || 1,396 12/09 1985 original R Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 1986 Leonard Rosenman ** 2.27 506 18 ||| 852 06/03 - 01/12 1986 original • Star Trek: The Motion Picture 1979 Jerry Goldsmith ***** 4.17 3,438 6 |||| 129 01/99 - 04/08 1986 original • Star Wars: A New Hope 1977 John Williams ***** 4.24 14,109 59 |||| 3 01/97 - 08/11 1986 original • Star Wars: Return of the Jedi 1983 John Williams ***** 4.18 10,548 29 |||| 26 03/97 - 09/11 1986 original • Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 1980 John Williams ***** 4.32 9,085 63 |||| 37 01/97 - 09/11 1985 original • Supergirl 1984 Jerry Goldsmith *** 3.43 139 0 || 1,398 07/09 1985 original • Superman 1978 John Williams ***** 4.19 3,416 39 |||| 30 11/98 - 07/09 1987 original • Where the River Runs Black 1986 James Horner ** 2.61 82 0 || 1,420 08/09 1986 original • The Witches of Eastwick 1987 John Williams *** 3.95 192 1 || 1,363 08/09 1987 original 1988 Compilations:  Title Year Artist(s) FR VR VT CT RD  TR Dates Notes • Jerry Goldsmith: Suites and Themes 1988 Jerry Goldsmith ***** 3.79 130 7 ||| 507 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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