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The Extra-Terrestrial 1982 John Williams ***** 4.32 7,590 129 |||| 45 09/96 - 08/08 expanded • The Eyes of the Panther (TV)/Not Since Casanova 1989 1988 John Debney *** 3.70 148 0 || 1,086 10/99 - 05/07 limited • In Pursuit of Honor (TV)/Class of '61 (TV) 1995 1993 John Debney **** 3.33 138 0 || 1,119 10/99 - 06/07 promotional • Jetsons: The Movie/Jonny's Golden Quest (TV) 1990 1993 John Debney *** 2.78 184 1 | 719 11/99 - 06/07 promotional • The Last Starfighter 1984 Craig Safan **** 3.48 269 1 || 662 09/96 - 08/08 expanded • Robotech (TV) 1985 Ulpio Minucci, Arlon Ober, Various ** 3.33 300 1 | 813 03/01 - 06/07 multiple albums • Rocky II 1979 Bill Conti **** 3.13 102 1 ||| 1,431 12/09 • Rocky III 1982 Bill Conti *** 2.83 75 0 || 1,472 12/09 • Testament/In Country 1983 1989 James Horner *** 3.03 123 3 || 782 12/96 - 04/11 bootleg • Vertigo 1958 Bernard Herrmann ***** **** 4.18 1,759 1 ||| 278 07/97 - 09/06 re-recording, expanded • Warriors of Virtue 1997 Don Davis **** 3.43 259 1 || 857 09/99 - 02/08 • The Truth and the Light: Music from The X-Files (TV) 1993 Mark Snow ** 3.30 688 1 ||||| 438 11/98 - 06/11 all albums 1996 Compilations:  Title Year Artist(s) FR VR VT CT RD  TR Dates Notes • Adventures in Hollywood 1996 Various ** 2.90 59 0 | 1,257 10/96 - 07/06 • The Alien Trilogy 1996 The Royal Scottish National Orchestra **** 3.37 78 8 || 846 10/96 - 07/06 • The Best of Star Trek: 30th Anniversary 1996 Various *** 2.89 100 1 || 619 12/96 - 08/08 • The Classic Film Music of John Barry, Volume II 1996 The City of Prague Philharmonic *** 3.52 66 0 || 865 11/96 - 07/06 • Hollywood '96 1996 The Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Chorus **** 4.05 110 0 | 1,236 11/96 - 07/06 • How the West Was Won: Classic Western Film Scores I 1996 The City of Prague Philharmonic *** 3.15 46 0 | 1,242 10/96 - 07/06 • Lonesome Dove: Classic Western Film Scores II 1996 The City of Prague Philharmonic *** 3.46 59 0 | 1,232 10/96 - 07/06 • Mark McKenzie: Orchestral Film Music, Volume 1 1996 Various **** 3.86 214 0 || 1,032 01/00 - 02/08 promotional • Monstrous Movie Music 1996 The Radio Symphony Orchestra of Cracow ***** 3.57 86 0 | 459 10/96 - 05/06 multiple albums • Music for a Darkened Theatre, Volume 2 1996 Danny Elfman ***** 4.00 150 2 || 454 12/96 - 02/06 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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