Support Filmtracks! Click here first: Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk iTunes (U.S.) Amazon.ca Amazon.fr eBay (U.S.) Amazon.de Amazon.es Half.com   • This Week's Most Popular Reviews:    1. Gladiator    2. Titanic    3. Moulin Rouge    4. Edward Scissorhands    5. Alice in Wonderland    6. Harry Potter: Sorcerer's Stone    7. Schindler's List    8. Inception    9. Batman    10. Real Steel • Newest Major Reviews: • Best-Selling Albums:    1. Red Tails    2. Big Miracle    3. The Grey    4. Underworld: Awakening    5. M:I - Ghost Protocol    1. War Horse    2. Priest    3. Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn    4. Space Battleship Yamato    5. Soul Surfer Advanced Search  RSS About the Site Contact Us Reviews by Album Year • General Information • 2012 (9) • 2011 (126) • 2010 (105) • 2009 (79) • 2008 (77) • 2007 (78) • 2006 (76) • 2005 (88) • 2004 (99) • 2003 (112) • 2002 (105) • 2001 (132) • 2000 (127) • 1999 (140) • 1998 (124) • 1997 (106) • 1996 (69) • 1995 (71) • 1994 (50) • 1993 (60) • 1992 (54) • 1991 (38) • 1990 (46) • 1989 (29) • 1984-1988 (74) (early CDs) • Reviews by Title   1989 Regular Releases: (see legend below for information on abbreviations and codes)  Title Year Composer(s) FR VR VT CT RD  TR Dates Notes • The Abyss 1989 Alan Silvestri **** 3.94 1,986 11 || 195 08/97 - 07/06 • Back to the Future Part II 1989 Alan Silvestri *** 2.95 106 3 ||| 1,465 01/10 • Batman 1989 Danny Elfman ***** 4.29 12,971 90 |||| 31 08/97 - 06/11 all albums • Black Rain 1989 Hans Zimmer *** 3.03 159 2 ||| 1,405 03/10 multiple albums • Born on the Fourth of July 1989 John Williams **** 4.01 3,153 6 || 343 06/98 - 07/06 • Dad 1989 James Horner **** 3.05 157 13 | 791 08/97 - 03/05 • Driving Miss Daisy 1989 Hans Zimmer **** 3.46 92 0 || 1,447 03/10 • Farewell to the King 1989 Basil Poledouris ***** 3.74 217 5 || 499 08/97 - 07/09 all albums • Field of Dreams 1989 James Horner ** 3.28 419 16 || 239 06/98 - 03/05 • The Fly II 1989 Christopher Young **** 3.38 96 1 || 1,462 09/09 multiple albums • Henry V 1989 Patrick Doyle **** 3.69 516 3 ||| 291 07/98 - 09/11 • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1989 John Williams **** 3.99 4,402 18 ||| 86 08/97 - 12/08 all albums • Leviathan 1989 Jerry Goldsmith **** 3.24 254 7 | 808 06/98 - 03/05 • Licence to Kill 1989 Michael Kamen ** 2.90 103 1 ||| 1,511 06/10 • The Little Mermaid 1989 Alan Menken, Howard Ashman **** 4.05 14,309 22 ||| 15 08/97 - 12/07 all albums • Old Gringo 1989 Lee Holdridge ***** 3.96 293 6 || 839 08/97 - 04/09 • Star Trek V: The Final Frontier 1989 Jerry Goldsmith **** 3.88 2,922 8 ||| 149 08/97 - 01/11 all albums • Triumph of the Spirit 1989 Cliff Eidelman **** 3.57 285 0 || 1,165 06/01 - 05/07 • Warlock 1989 Jerry Goldsmith ** 2.82 149 0 | 879 01/98 - 05/05 1989 Special Releases:  Title Year Composer(s) FR VR VT CT RD  TR Dates Notes • Body Heat 1981 John Barry *** 4.02 313 1 || 538 06/97 - 05/07 limited • The Boys from Brazil 1978 Jerry Goldsmith **** 3.37 134 1 || 1,374 07/09 limited • Cherry 2000 1987 Basil Poledouris *** 3.96 354 5 |||| 491 07/97 - 06/11 limited • Close Encounters of the Third Kind/Star Wars 1977 Compilation **** 3.78 1,913 7 ||| 83 05/98 - 04/08 re-recording • Fedora/Crisis 1978 1950 Miklós Rózsa ***** 3.91 80 0 || 1,197 06/97 - 05/06 limited • The Natural 1984 Randy Newman ***** 3.89 107 1 || 1,413 12/09 • Rio Conchos 1964 Jerry Goldsmith **** 3.56 790 2 ||| 827 01/00 - 05/07 re-recording • Star Wars/Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1977 Compilation **** 4.24 14,109 59 |||| 3 01/97 - 08/11 re-recording • Star Wars: Return of the Jedi 1983 John Williams **** 4.18 10,548 29 |||| 26 03/97 - 09/11 re-recording 1989 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 re-issue 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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