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01/07 • The Avengers 1998 Joel McNeely *** 2.82 829 1 || 473 12/98 - 03/08 • Beloved 1998 Rachel Portman ** 2.69 241 4 | 964 12/98 - 01/07 • Blade 1998 Mark Isham ** 2.66 163 3 || 1,102 09/03 - 11/08 • A Bug's Life 1998 Randy Newman *** 3.18 3,530 6 || 331 02/99 - 03/08 • A Civil Action 1998 Danny Elfman *** 2.89 559 1 || 768 01/99 - 04/07 • Dangerous Beauty 1998 George Fenton ***** 4.08 2,034 2 | 219 04/98 - 03/08 • Dark City 1998 Trevor Jones **** 3.20 778 6 ||| 404 04/98 - 01/07 all albums • Deep Impact 1998 James Horner *** 3.37 2,136 5 || 106 05/98 - 03/08 • Deep Rising 1998 Jerry Goldsmith ** 2.79 696 2 || 589 02/98 - 01/07 • Desperate Measures 1998 Trevor Jones *** 2.91 65 0 || 1,707 02/12 • Disturbing Behavior 1998 Mark Snow * 2.44 319 0 | 712 08/98 - 01/07 • Elizabeth 1998 David Hirschfelder *** 3.38 590 1 | 796 02/99 - 07/07 • Enemy of the State 1998 Trevor Rabin, Harry Gregson-Williams ** 2.63 1,118 4 || 583 12/98 - 01/07 • Ever After: A Cinderella Story 1998 George Fenton **** 3.68 3,495 28 || 116 08/98 - 01/07 • Gods and Monsters 1998 Carter Burwell **** 2.91 56 0 || 1,692 02/12 • Godzilla 1998 David Arnold **** 3.42 1,603 26 ||| 61 05/98 - 03/13 all albums • Great Expectations 1998 Patrick Doyle **** 3.85 2,825 2 || 206 01/98 - 03/08 • Halloween H20 (Portrait of Terror) 1998 John Ottman *** 3.07 168 0 || 882 10/98 - 03/08 rejected score • Hard Rain 1998 Christopher Young **** 3.11 243 1 || 865 01/98 - 01/07 • The Horse Whisperer 1998 Thomas Newman **** 3.82 2,425 2 || 267 06/98 - 04/08 • Incognito 1997 John Ottman ***** 3.97 1,506 0 || 756 07/98 - 07/07 • A Kid in Aladdin's Palace 1998 David Michael Frank **** 2.99 170 0 | 1,140 08/98 - 01/07 • The Legend of 1900 1998 Ennio Morricone *** 3.98 3,320 5 || 260 12/99 - 08/08 all albums • Les Misérables 1998 Basil Poledouris ***** 4.26 5,575 10 ||| 143 04/98 - 06/07 all albums • Life is Beautiful 1998 Nicola Piovani *** 3.29 2,461 6 | 70 02/99 - 03/08 • Little Boy Blue 1998 Stewart Copeland ** 2.02 230 0 | 1,064 08/98 - 01/07 • Lost in Space 1998 Bruce Broughton ** 2.90 1,318 19 || 243 04/98 - 08/08 all albums • The Man in the Iron Mask 1998 Nick Glennie-Smith *** 3.37 1,148 1 || 399 03/98 - 07/07 • The Mask of Zorro 1998 James Horner ***** 4.14 8,678 77 ||| 18 06/98 - 03/08 • Meet Joe Black 1998 Thomas Newman *** 3.20 2,071 6 | 140 12/98 - 01/07 • Mercury Rising 1998 John Barry *** 2.84 524 2 || 812 04/98 - 07/07 • Merlin (TV) 1998 Trevor Jones **** 3.83 3,832 3 | 138 05/97 - 03/07 • The Mighty 1998 Trevor Jones **** 3.43 294 1 || 706 01/99 - 03/08 all albums • Mighty Joe Young 1998 James Horner ** 2.73 1,216 3 | 341 12/98 - 03/08 • Moby Dick (TV) 1998 Christopher Gordon **** 3.67 341 1 || 682 03/98 - 07/07 • Mulan 1998 Jerry Goldsmith, Matthew Wilder **** 4.04 10,169 24 ||| 38 06/98 - 07/07 all albums • The Negotiator 1998 Graeme Revell *** 3.04 398 0 || 422 08/98 - 01/07 all albums • The Object of My Affection 1998 George Fenton ** 2.96 221 0 | 494 04/98 - 03/07 • One True Thing 1998 Cliff Eidelman *** 2.89 182 0 || 1,134 05/01 - 03/08 • Patch Adams 1998 Marc Shaiman *** 3.38 338 2 | 470 02/99 - 03/07 • Paulie 1998 John Debney *** 2.45 201 0 | 994 05/98 - 03/07 • A Perfect Murder 1998 James Newton Howard ** 2.72 57 0 || 1,672 01/12 • Pleasantville 1998 Randy Newman *** 3.30 862 1 | 559 02/99 - 03/07 • The Prince of Egypt 1998 Hans Zimmer, Stephen Schwartz **** 4.09 13,288 98 |||| 32 12/98 - 03/08 all albums • Princess Mononoke 1997 Joe Hisaishi **** 4.18 13,208 51 || 71 10/99 - 08/08 all albums • Quest for Camelot 1998 Patrick Doyle, David Foster, Carole Bayer Sager **** 3.55 391 1 |||| 539 08/03 - 04/09 multiple albums • The Replacement Killers 1998 Harry Gregson-Williams, Steve Jablonsky * 2.49 764 0 | 420 08/98 - 03/07 • Return to Paradise 1998 Mark Mancina **** 3.33 214 1 | 1,159 08/99 - 03/08 • Ronin 1998 Elia Cmiral *** 3.00 427 2 | 848 01/00 - 04/08 • Saving Private Ryan 1998 John Williams *** 3.38 12,332 45 ||| 34 07/98 - 03/08 • Shakespeare in Love 1998 Stephen Warbeck **** 3.86 5,364 5 || 75 12/98 - 03/08 • Six Days, Seven Nights 1998 Randy Edelman *** 3.20 699 1 | 252 06/98 - 03/07 • Small Soldiers 1998 Jerry Goldsmith **** 3.40 2,704 1 || 132 07/98 - 03/08 • Snake Eyes 1998 Ryuichi Sakamoto ** 2.67 213 1 | 1,094 05/99 - 07/07 • Soldier 1998 Joel McNeely *** 2.84 307 2 || 685 11/98 - 04/07 • Sphere 1998 Elliot Goldenthal ** 2.50 599 3 || 778 03/98 - 07/07 • Star Kid 1998 Nicholas Pike *** 2.68 151 0 | 1,219 06/98 - 04/07 • Star Trek: Insurrection 1998 Jerry Goldsmith **** 3.78 3,949 29 |||| 186 12/98 - 09/08 all albums • Stepmom 1998 John Williams *** 3.53 3,315 16 | 160 12/98 - 07/07 • The Truman Show 1998 Burkhart Dallwitz, Philip Glass *** 3.24 99 0 ||| 1,510 11/09 • Twilight 1998 Elmer Bernstein ** 2.31 231 0 | 909 04/98 - 04/07 • U.S. Marshals 1998 Jerry Goldsmith ** 2.68 521 1 | 478 03/98 - 04/07 • The Velocity of Gary 1998 Peitor Angell ** 2.23 221 0 | 555 08/99 - 04/07 • Wag the Dog 1997 Mark Knopfler ** 1.84 655 0 || 503 01/98 - 04/07 • What Dreams May Come 1998 Michael Kamen, Mark Snow **** 3.61 2,104 3 || 146 10/98 - 03/08 • Wild America 1997 Joel McNeely *** 3.07 199 1 | 1,031 03/97 - 07/07 • Wild Things 1998 George S. Clinton *** 2.83 70 0 || 1,711 01/12 • The X-Files: Fight the Future 1998 Mark Snow *** 3.53 8,693 1 || 97 06/98 - 07/07 1998 Special Releases:  Title Year Composer(s) FR VR VT CT RD  TR Dates Notes • Air Force One 1997 Randy Newman ** 3.80 3,952 19 ||| 62 07/97 - 05/07 rejected score bootleg • Amazon (IMAX) 1997 Alan Williams **** 3.77 192 2 | 1,054 08/98 - 02/08 • Armageddon 1998 Trevor Rabin, Harry Gregson-Williams *** 2.91 5,040 23 || 104 12/98 - 01/07 promotional • Body Heat 1981 John Barry **** 3.59 940 1 ||| 513 06/97 - 09/12 re-recording • Braveheart 1995 James Horner **** 4.17 27,532 188 ||| 2 09/96 - 09/08 French set • Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1977 John Williams ***** 3.79 2,155 7 ||| 79 05/98 - 04/08 expanded • Excalibur 1981 Trevor Jones *** 3.17 88 1 ||| 1,415 01/10 bootleg • Fantastic Voyage 1966 Leonard Rosenman ** 3.18 111 1 | 1,072 12/98 - 05/06 limited • Fortress 1993 Frederic Talgorn *** 2.73 74 0 | 1,308 08/98 - 06/06 promotional • The Funhouse 1981 John Beal **** 3.38 104 2 | 1,345 01/05 - 10/11 promotional • Gettysburg 1993 Randy Edelman *** 3.40 165 1 ||| 1,492 12/09 deluxe • Ghostbusters 1984 Elmer Bernstein ** 3.91 231 4 ||| 579 03/06 - 04/06 bootleg • Glory 1989 James Horner ***** 4.33 11,077 61 ||| 60 08/97 - 07/06 bootlegs • Good Will Hunting 1997 Danny Elfman *** 3.11 663 0 || 307 03/98 - 07/07 promotional • Halloween 1978 John Carpenter *** 2.96 498 1 || 611 01/00 - 07/08 all albums • Innerspace 1987 Jerry Goldsmith *** 3.41 398 8 ||| 753 07/03 - 02/10 bootleg • Krull 1983 James Horner **** 3.63 936 5 ||| 287 08/97 - 09/10 limited • The Last Valley 1970 John Barry **** 3.68 731 1 || 948 07/03 - 03/09 all albums • The Living Daylights 1987 John Barry ***** 4.13 1,134 3 |||| 305 06/98 - 04/08 expanded • Lonesome Dove (TV) 1989 Basil Poledouris **** 3.88 829 1 || 286 11/98 - 04/07 expanded • The Master of Ballantrae (TV) 1984 Bruce Broughton *** 3.11 263 0 || 1,267 12/98 - 09/08 limited • Midway 1976 John Williams *** 2.92 130 0 || 1,425 08/09 - 11/11 re-recording • The Mighty 1998 Trevor Jones *** 3.43 294 1 || 706 01/99 - 03/08 promotional • North Sea Hijack (Ffolkes) 1980 Michael J. Lewis *** 3.28 133 0 | 1,171 04/98 - 04/08 promotional • Othello (Ballet) 1998 Elliot Goldenthal *** 3.19 157 16 | 1,136 07/03 - 03/09 • The Poseidon Adventure/The Paper Chase 1972 John Williams **** 3.10 481 2 ||| 320 09/96 - 09/10 limited • The Prince of Egypt 1998 Hans Zimmer, Stephen Schwartz **** 4.09 13,288 98 |||| 32 12/98 - 03/08 specialty album • Rain Man 1988 Hans Zimmer **** 3.12 227 1 ||| 1,326 04/10 - 12/10 bootleg • Seven 1995 Howard Shore ** 2.68 103 1 || 1,458 11/09 bootleg • Snow White: Tale of Terror (TV) 1997 John Ottman *** 3.32 470 1 | 614 07/98 - 04/07 • Something Wicked This Way Comes 1983 James Horner *** 3.15 149 4 |||| 1,399 08/09 - 12/11 bootleg • Stagecoach 1966 Jerry Goldsmith ** 3.13 576 1 ||| 889 06/98 - 08/12 limited • Superman 1978 John Williams ***** 4.19 3,851 39 |||| 31 11/98 - 07/09 re-recording • T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous (IMAX) 1998 William Ross **** 3.32 156 1 || 1,417 02/00 - 09/08 promotional • Thelma & Louise 1991 Hans Zimmer, John Van Tongeren *** 3.05 143 1 || 1,442 04/10 - 11/11 bootleg • Titanic 1997 James Horner **** 4.11 27,024 158 ||||| 6 11/97 - 04/12 multiple albums • V/V: The Series 1983 1983 Joe Harnell, Dennis McCarthy *** ** 2.93 377 0 || 418 08/98 - 08/07 promotional, promotional • Wide Awake 1998 Edmund Choi *** 2.94 141 0 | 1,300 10/99 - 04/08 promotional • Wilde 1997 Debbie Wiseman **** 3.37 83 1 || 1,644 01/12 re-issue 1998 Compilations:  Title Year Artist(s) FR VR VT CT RD  TR Dates Notes • Alien Invasion: Space and Beyond II 1998 The City of Prague Philharmonic, The Crouch End Festival Chorus ***** 3.67 279 0 || 780 02/98 - 08/07 • Cinema Choral Classics II 1998 The City of Prague Philharmonic and The Crouch End Festival Chorus **** 4.10 625 1 | 842 07/98 - 08/07 • Cinema's Classic Romances 1998 The City of Prague Philharmonic **** 3.76 561 0 || 951 02/98 - 08/07 • Coming Soon: The John Beal Trailer Project 1998 John Beal **** 2.87 172 0 || 896 10/98 - 08/07 • David Shire Film Music 1998 Various **** 3.88 255 3 ||| 561 04/98 - 07/07 promotional • Greatest Sci-Fi Hits IV 1998 Neil Norman and His Cosmic Orchestra * 1.64 416 1 | 1,183 09/99 - 04/07 • Heart of the Ocean 1998 James Horner **** 3.44 337 0 || 554 05/98 - 08/07 • Hollywood Stars: Music from the Films of Kevin Costner 1998 The City of Prague Philharmonic **** 3.09 110 0 | 877 07/98 - 07/06 • Hollywood Stars: Music from the Films of Mel Gibson 1998 The City of Prague Philharmonic *** 3.04 92 2 | 952 07/98 - 07/06 • Hollywood Stars: Music from the Films of Sean Connery 1998 The City of Prague Philharmonic **** 3.01 92 0 | 887 07/98 - 07/06 • James Horner: Suites and Themes 1998 Various *** 2.86 325 0 || 441 06/98 - 08/07 bootleg • Michael Kamen's Opus 1998 The Seattle Symphony Orchestra, London Metropolitan Orchestra **** 3.27 192 0 || 814 04/98 - 04/08 • The Motion Picture Scores of Arthur B. Rubinstein 1998 Various *** 2.55 184 0 || 1,161 12/98 - 08/07 promotional • The Omen: The Essential Jerry Goldsmith Film Music Collection 1998 The City of Prague Philharmonic, The Crouch End Festival Chorus **** 3.56 248 1 || 673 08/99 - 08/07 • Titanic: The Essential James Horner Collection 1998 The City of Prague Philharmonic and the Crouch End Festival Chorus ** 3.10 284 0 || 597 08/98 - 08/07 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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