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The Extra-Terrestrial 1982 John Williams ***** 4.34 7,881 129 |||| 42 09/96 - 08/08 expanded • The Eyes of the Panther (TV)/Not Since Casanova 1989 1988 John Debney *** 3.42 149 0 || 1,125 10/99 - 05/07 limited • In Country 1989 James Horner *** 3.16 148 0 || 732 12/96 - 03/13 bootleg • In Pursuit of Honor (TV)/Class of '61 (TV) 1995 1993 John Debney **** 3.17 151 0 || 1,153 10/99 - 06/07 promotional • Jetsons: The Movie/Jonny's Golden Quest (TV) 1990 1993 John Debney *** 2.71 192 1 | 745 11/99 - 06/07 promotional • The Last Starfighter 1984 Craig Safan **** 3.47 274 1 || 665 09/96 - 08/08 expanded • Robotech (TV) 1985 Ulpio Minucci, Arlon Ober, Various ** 3.18 316 1 | 844 03/01 - 06/07 multiple albums • Rocky II 1979 Bill Conti **** 3.11 103 1 ||| 1,497 12/09 • Rocky III 1982 Bill Conti *** 2.83 75 0 || 1,553 12/09 • Testament 1983 James Horner *** 3.05 130 3 | 750 12/96 - 03/13 bootleg • Vertigo 1958 Bernard Herrmann ***** **** 4.20 1,813 1 ||| 262 07/97 - 09/06 re-recording, expanded • Warriors of Virtue 1997 Don Davis **** 3.38 269 1 || 874 09/99 - 02/08 • The Truth and the Light: Music from The X-Files (TV) 1993 Mark Snow ** 3.26 705 2 ||||| 433 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 | 1,305 10/96 - 07/06 • The Alien Trilogy 1996 The Royal Scottish National Orchestra **** 3.34 79 8 || 867 10/96 - 07/06 • The Best of Star Trek: 30th Anniversary 1996 Various *** 2.84 117 1 || 635 12/96 - 08/08 • The Classic Film Music of John Barry, Volume II 1996 The City of Prague Philharmonic *** 3.23 74 0 || 871 11/96 - 07/06 • Hollywood '96 1996 The Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Chorus **** 3.80 140 0 | 1,271 11/96 - 07/06 • How the West Was Won: Classic Western Film Scores I 1996 The City of Prague Philharmonic *** 3.10 60 0 | 1,279 10/96 - 07/06 • Lonesome Dove: Classic Western Film Scores II 1996 The City of Prague Philharmonic *** 3.31 61 0 | 1,264 10/96 - 07/06 • Mark McKenzie: Orchestral Film Music, Volume 1 1996 Various **** 3.73 221 0 || 1,062 01/00 - 02/08 promotional • Monstrous Movie Music 1996 The Radio Symphony Orchestra of Cracow ***** 3.44 117 0 | 480 10/96 - 05/06 multiple albums • Music for a Darkened Theatre, Volume 2 1996 Danny Elfman ***** 3.79 175 2 || 457 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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