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. Titanic    2. Life of Pi    3. Avatar    4. Jurassic Park    5. Gladiator    6. Star Wars: A New Hope    7. Batman    8. Moulin Rouge    9. Harry Potter: Sorcerer's Stone    10. Skyfall • Newest Major Reviews: • Best-Selling Albums:    1. Epic    2. Star Trek Into Darkness    3. After Earth    4. Iron Man 3    5. The Croods    1. Hobbit: Unexpected Journey    2. Jack the Giant Slayer    3. Lincoln    4. Life of Pi    5. Skyfall Advanced Search  RSS About the Site Contact Us Reviews by Album Year • General Information • 2013 (17) • 2012 (80) • 2011 (127) • 2010 (105) • 2009 (80) • 2008 (78) • 2007 (79) • 2006 (80) • 2005 (91) • 2004 (99) • 2003 (114) • 2002 (105) • 2001 (132) • 2000 (128) • 1999 (141) • 1998 (128) • 1997 (110) • 1996 (72) • 1995 (77) • 1994 (53) • 1993 (63) • 1992 (56) • 1991 (40) • 1990 (49) • 1989 (30) • 1984-1988 (76) (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 **** 3.93 2,001 11 || 198 08/97 - 07/06 • Back to the Future Part II 1989 Alan Silvestri *** 2.97 114 3 ||| 1,516 01/10 • Batman 1989 Danny Elfman ***** 4.29 13,095 90 |||| 29 08/97 - 06/11 all albums • Black Rain 1989 Hans Zimmer *** 3.03 238 2 ||| 1,378 03/10 - 10/12 multiple albums • Born on the Fourth of July 1989 John Williams **** 3.94 3,241 6 || 337 06/98 - 07/06 • Dad 1989 James Horner **** 2.99 175 13 || 789 08/97 - 11/11 • Driving Miss Daisy 1989 Hans Zimmer **** 3.31 121 0 || 1,470 03/10 • Farewell to the King 1989 Basil Poledouris ***** 3.66 238 5 || 504 08/97 - 07/09 all albums • Field of Dreams 1989 James Horner ** 3.28 531 16 || 240 06/98 - 09/11 • The Fly II 1989 Christopher Young **** 3.29 113 1 || 1,533 09/09 multiple albums • Henry V 1989 Patrick Doyle **** 3.66 549 3 ||| 285 07/98 - 09/11 • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1989 John Williams **** 3.94 4,534 18 ||| 83 08/97 - 12/08 all albums • Leviathan 1989 Jerry Goldsmith **** 3.20 276 8 || 784 06/98 - 11/11 • Licence to Kill 1989 Michael Kamen ** 2.91 109 1 ||| 1,541 06/10 • The Little Mermaid 1989 Alan Menken, Howard Ashman **** 4.05 15,774 22 ||| 15 08/97 - 12/07 all albums • Old Gringo 1989 Lee Holdridge ***** 3.82 323 6 || 852 08/97 - 04/09 • Parenthood 1989 Randy Newman *** 2.69 35 0 || 1,728 02/12 • Star Trek V: The Final Frontier 1989 Jerry Goldsmith **** 3.86 3,019 8 ||| 148 08/97 - 05/12 all albums • Triumph of the Spirit 1989 Cliff Eidelman **** 3.44 299 0 || 1,188 06/01 - 05/07 • Warlock 1989 Jerry Goldsmith ** 2.74 164 1 || 879 01/98 - 10/11 multiple albums 1989 Special Releases:  Title Year Composer(s) FR VR VT CT RD  TR Dates Notes • Body Heat 1981 John Barry *** 3.59 940 1 ||| 513 06/97 - 09/12 limited • The Boys from Brazil 1978 Jerry Goldsmith **** 3.31 169 1 || 1,431 07/09 limited • Cherry 2000 1987 Basil Poledouris *** 3.89 382 5 |||| 490 07/97 - 06/11 limited • Close Encounters of the Third Kind/Star Wars 1977 Compilation **** 3.79 2,155 7 ||| 79 05/98 - 04/08 re-recording • Fedora/Crisis 1978 1950 Miklós Rózsa ***** 3.73 95 0 || 1,223 06/97 - 05/06 limited • The Natural 1984 Randy Newman ***** 3.79 136 1 || 1,453 12/09 • Rio Conchos 1964 Jerry Goldsmith **** 3.49 792 2 ||| 837 01/00 - 05/07 re-recording • Star Wars/Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1977 Compilation **** 4.25 17,190 60 |||| 3 01/97 - 08/11 re-recording • Star Wars: Return of the Jedi 1983 John Williams **** 4.18 10,629 32 |||| 25 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 ***** 3.78 133 7 ||| 491 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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