Filmtracks On Cue: February, 2014

•	Newest Major Reviews:	.	•	This Month's Most Popular Reviews:			•	Best-Selling Albums:
.	1. Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker 2. Men in Black: International 3. Dark Phoenix 4. The Secret Life of Pets 2 5. Godzilla: King of the Monsters	.	.	1. Gladiator 2. Batman 3. Nightmare Before Christmas 4. Titanic 5. Justice League	6. Star Wars: The Last Jedi 7. Harry Potter: Sorcerer's Stone 8. Maleficent 9. Star Wars: The Force Awakens 10. Edward Scissorhands	.	.	1. LOTR: Fellowship/Ring (2018) 2. Beauty and the Beast (Legacy) 3. Predator 4. Solo: A Star Wars Story 5. LOTR: The Two Towers (2018)

On Cue for February, 2014:

2/22/14 -	The Hunt for Red October (Basil Poledouris) - Updated Review, With Additional Album

Buy it...

on the DVD and watch the film if you want to hear Basil Poledouris' intelligent blend of orchestra, synthetics, and choir in the dynamic, crystal-clear sonic environment in which they were intended to be heard.

Avoid it...

if you expect much of the majesty of the score to carry over from the film onto the muffled and dry presentations on any of the currently available commercial and bootleg albums, including the official 2013 expansion.

2/16/14 -	Days of Thunder (Hans Zimmer) - Updated Review, With Additional Album

Buy it...

if you desire a cross between Hans Zimmer's later bad-ass attitude and electric guitar-dominated style of Drop Zone and the easy-going romantic sensibilities of Green Card.

Avoid it...

if the composer's somewhat dated, early hard rock material leaves you as cold as Days of Thunder does for those not interested in moody hunks and ridiculous cars.

2/4/14 -	Filmtracks announces its 2013 award nominees and winners

Filmtracks celebrates the best film music of 2013 with its annual nominees and winners in the categories of "Top Film Scores," "Top Composers," and "Top Film Cues." The nominees for "Top Film Scores" in 2013 are:

• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Howard Shore)
• Jack the Giant Slayer (John Ottman)
• Now You See Me (Brian Tyler)
• The Physician (Der Medicus) (Ingo Ludwig Frenzel)
• Romeo & Juliet (Abel Korzeniowski)

Visit the 2013 awards section to view the winner (and other categories). For more information about these awards or to view the results from previous years, browse the Filmtracks Awards index page.