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Confidential 1997 Jerry Goldsmith *** 3.12 2,126 0 | 273 12/97 - 06/07 • Last Stand at Sabre River (TV) 1997 David Shire *** 3.97 102 0 | 1,162 12/97 - 06/06 • Liar Liar 1997 John Debney, James Newton Howard *** 3.13 607 1 | 798 06/99 - 02/08 • The Long Way Home 1997 Lee Holdridge *** 3.44 64 0 | 1,212 12/97 - 03/06 • The Lost World: Jurassic Park 1997 John Williams *** 3.98 3,895 5 ||| 62 05/97 - 02/08 • Mars Attacks! 1996 Danny Elfman ** 2.99 541 5 ||| 378 03/97 - 06/11 all albums • Marvin's Room 1996 Rachel Portman *** 3.12 134 2 | 1,130 05/03 - 03/09 • Men in Black 1997 Danny Elfman *** 3.09 1,931 2 || 148 01/98 - 09/06 N Mimic 1997 Marco Beltrami **** 3.07 71 0 || 1,594 12/11 all albums • Narrow Escape (TV) 1997 David Michael Frank *** 3.31 45 0 | 1,229 12/97 - 06/06 • The Peacemaker 1997 Hans Zimmer, Gavin Greenaway **** 3.26 2,402 1 ||| 99 09/97 - 02/08 all albums • The Postman 1997 James Newton Howard **** 3.27 75 0 || 1,521 07/10 • The Rainmaker 1997 Elmer Bernstein *** 3.09 199 0 | 946 12/97 - 12/06 • Rosewood 1997 John Williams *** 3.13 142 1 || 701 03/97 - 05/05 • Rough Riders (TV) 1997 Peter Bernstein, Elmer Bernstein *** 3.91 262 2 | 912 12/97 - 08/08 • The Saint 1997 Graeme Revell **** 3.87 1,596 2 || 168 05/97 - 10/06 all albums • Seven Years in Tibet 1997 John Williams **** 3.93 1,819 3 || 78 09/97 - 03/08 • Smilla's Sense of Snow 1997 Harry Gregson-Williams, Hans Zimmer ** 3.00 187 2 | 706 03/97 - 07/04 • Stargate SG-1 (TV) 1997 Joel Goldsmith, Various **** 3.30 658 3 ||| 218 12/97 - 09/08 all albums • Starship Troopers 1997 Basil Poledouris *** 3.27 2,646 54 || 199 11/97 - 03/08 • Swept from the Sea 1997 John Barry *** 3.26 428 0 || 663 11/97 - 12/06 • Titanic 1997 James Horner ***** 4.11 26,559 156 ||||| 6 11/97 - 02/08 multiple albums • Tomorrow Never Dies 1997 David Arnold **** 4.21 8,569 28 ||| 47 11/97 - 03/08 all albums • True Women (TV) 1997 Bruce Broughton **** 3.57 406 1 | 927 06/97 - 12/06 • Volcano 1997 Alan Silvestri *** 3.11 844 2 | 188 05/97 - 12/06 • The Whole Wide World 1996 Harry Gregson-Williams, Hans Zimmer *** 3.21 130 1 | 909 07/04 1997 Special Releases:  Title Year Composer(s) FR VR VT CT RD  TR Dates Notes • 1941 1979 John Williams ** 3.08 157 1 ||| 1,349 08/09 - 10/11 re-issue • Airplane!/Little Women 1980 Elmer Bernstein * 3.51 195 4 || 557 10/97 - 07/09 bootleg • Bound 1996 Don Davis *** 3.18 83 0 | 812 12/97 - 03/06 promotional • (More Music from) Braveheart 1995 James Horner ** 4.18 27,361 188 ||| 2 09/96 - 09/08 all albums • Breakheart Pass 1975 Jerry Goldsmith *** 3.29 80 0 || 1,433 07/09 bootleg • Chicago Hope (TV) 1994 Jeff Rona, Mark Isham **** 3.45 526 0 || 153 02/98 - 02/08 • Cleopatra 1963 Alex North *** 4.01 885 9 ||| 160 03/01 - 09/08 limited • Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1977 John Williams * 3.78 1,913 7 ||| 83 05/98 - 04/08 bootleg • Cocoon 1985 James Horner **** 3.61 605 1 || 493 10/97 - 03/08 re-issue • Cosmic Voyage (IMAX) 1996 David Michael Frank **** 3.63 86 1 | 1,004 12/97 - 08/08 promotional • Dune 1984 Toto * 4.06 13,305 37 |||| 44 12/97 - 09/08 expanded • The Fan 1996 Hans Zimmer, Jeff Rona * 2.70 213 14 ||| 969 10/03 - 04/09 bootlegs • Flatliners/Falling Down 1990 1993 James Newton Howard ***** 3.02 107 0 || 497 06/97 - 03/06 bootleg • Flight of the Intruder 1991 Basil Poledouris ** 2.98 92 0 || 1,133 07/03 - 04/09 bootlegs • Fly Away Home 1996 Mark Isham ***** 4.04 554 17 || 419 07/03 - 03/09 promotional and bootlegs • I Know What You Did Last Summer 1997 John Debney *** 3.24 217 1 || 603 01/99 - 08/08 promotional • Ice Station Zebra 1968 Michel Legrand ** 3.31 282 2 || 542 04/97 - 11/08 all albums • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1989 John Williams **** 3.99 4,402 18 ||| 86 08/97 - 12/08 re-issue • Islands in the Stream 1977 Jerry Goldsmith *** 3.21 161 0 || 1,402 08/09 - 03/10 re-issue • King Solomon's Mines 1985 Jerry Goldsmith ** 3.30 122 4 || 1,408 08/09 re-issue • The Life and Music of Basil Poledouris 1997 Basil Poledouris **** 2.73 62 1 || 965 01/98 - 11/06 video biography • Link 1986 Jerry Goldsmith * 2.79 190 4 || 1,358 07/09 - 03/11 bootleg • The Little Mermaid 1989 Alan Menken, Howard Ashman **** 4.05 14,309 22 ||| 15 08/97 - 12/07 re-issue • Lois & Clark (TV) 1993 Jay Gruska *** 3.75 103 3 || 734 03/98 - 04/06 • My Best Friend's Wedding 1997 James Newton Howard *** 2.87 162 0 | 180 02/98 - 03/06 promotional • Octopussy 1983 John Barry **** 3.57 370 1 || 546 11/97 - 03/08 expanded • Out of Africa 1985 John Barry **** 3.77 131 0 ||| 1,369 01/10 re-recording • A Patch of Blue 1965 Jerry Goldsmith **** 3.59 330 1 || 628 06/97 - 12/06 all albums • Poltergeist 1982 Jerry Goldsmith **** 3.94 2,321 4 ||| 204 03/97 - 12/10 all albums • Predator 1987 Alan Silvestri *** 3.74 745 33 ||| 201 09/03 - 09/10 bootleg • Project X/The Hand 1987 James Horner * 2.88 187 2 || 765 10/97 - 09/08 bootleg • The Relic 1997 John Debney ** 2.97 173 5 | 673 11/99 - 03/08 promotional • Species 1995 Christopher Young *** 2.97 267 5 || 425 03/98 - 07/09 promotional • Star Wars: A New Hope 1977 John Williams ***** 4.24 14,109 59 |||| 3 01/97 - 08/11 special edition • Star Wars: Return of the Jedi 1983 John Williams ***** 4.18 10,548 29 |||| 26 03/97 - 09/11 special edition • Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 1980 John Williams ***** 4.32 9,085 63 |||| 37 01/97 - 09/11 special edition • Steel 1997 Mervyn Warren ** 2.31 64 3 || 1,217 04/98 - 06/06 promotional • Toys 1992 Hans Zimmer, Trevor Horn, Bruce Woolley *** 2.63 336 2 ||| 610 07/04 bootleg • The Vanishing 1993 Jerry Goldsmith **** 3.45 236 0 ||| 657 06/98 - 09/08 bootleg • William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet 1996 Nellee Hooper, Craig Armstrong, Marius DeVries *** 3.08 83 0 ||| 1,427 11/09 Volume 2 R Wolfen/Deadly Blessing 1981 James Horner *** 2.95 95 2 ||| 1,386 08/09 - 01/12 bootleg 1997 Compilations:  Title Year Artist(s) FR VR VT CT RD  TR Dates Notes • Babylon 5: Messages from Earth 1997 Christopher Franke **** 3.90 204 3 || 1,048 07/99 - 09/08 • The Batman Trilogy 1997 The Royal Scottish National Orchestra ** 3.15 117 0 || 1,134 07/03 - 04/09 • The Big Picture 1997 The Cincinnati Pops, The Singers Companye **** 3.88 103 0 || 1,037 06/97 - 07/06 • Cinema Choral Classics 1997 The City of Prague Philharmonic and the Crouch End Festival Chorus **** 4.12 985 1 || 617 06/97 - 06/07 • Frontiers 1997 The Royal Scottish National Orchestra **** 3.73 375 0 || 964 12/97 - 03/08 • The Hollywood Sound 1997 The London Symphony Orchestra *** 3.44 244 2 | 643 03/97 - 12/06 • King Kong Lives 1997 John Scott ***** 3.79 110 1 | 596 08/97 - 06/06 bootleg • The Mark of Zorro/The Crimson Pirate 1997 The City of Prague Philharmonic and The Crouch End Festival Chorus ***** 3.12 153 0 | 867 10/97 - 06/07 multiple albums • Patton and Tora! Tora! Tora! 1997 Jerry Goldsmith ***** 3.58 149 1 | 474 08/97 - 07/06 re-recording • Space and Beyond 1997 The City of Prague Philharmonic ***** 3.91 243 0 || 880 03/97 - 12/06 • Warriors of the Silver Screen 1997 The City of Prague Philharmonic ***** 3.86 289 0 | 883 07/97 - 06/07 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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