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Review Indices
• General Information
• Modern Cinema
(1976 - 2015)
• Classic Cinema
(1930 - 1975)
• Television
(all years)
• Compilations
(with three or more
 scores represented)
• Miscellaneous
(dual albums, concerts,
 video games, etc.)
• Reviews by Year
(sorted by the year of
 each album's release)
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    CLASSIC CINEMA (1930 - 1975)    
(see legend below for abbreviations and codes)
 TitleYear Composer(s)FRVR VTCTRD  TRDates Notes
•100 Rifles1969Jerry Goldsmith***3.126100|91103/99 - 09/20multiple albums
•Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies1973Jerry Goldsmith***2.96670|||2,35008/24all albums
•The Ballad of Cable Hogue1970Jerry Goldsmith***2.89450|||2,37511/24
•Bite the Bullet1975Alex North***3.004181||1,46712/99 - 06/08limited
•Born Free1964John Barry***3.747920|||44404/00 - 10/11all albums
•Breakheart Pass1975Jerry Goldsmith***3.171510||1,62107/09 - 06/16multiple albums
•Breakout1975Jerry Goldsmith***3.143340|1,09504/99 - 09/07limited
•Chinatown1974Jerry Goldsmith, Phillip Lambro***3.451580|||2,18603/22multiple albums
R
Cinderella Liberty1973John Williams***2.961220||2,32806/24 - 10/25multiple albums
•Cleopatra1963Alex North****3.951,1109|||17003/01 - 09/08all albums
•The Comancheros1961Elmer Bernstein****3.396740||98310/99 - 10/07limited
•The Conversation1974David Shire***3.173010||66807/01 - 04/23all albums
R
The Cowboys1972John Williams****3.501280|||2,30406/24 - 10/25all albums
•Die Nibelungen1966Rolf Wilhelm****3.301491|1,38804/97 - 05/06multiple albums
•The Don is Dead1973Jerry Goldsmith**2.36720||2,35309/24limited
R
Earthquake1974John Williams**2.851240|||2,30806/24 - 10/25all albums
R
The Eiger Sanction1975John Williams***3.041470||2,30906/24 - 10/25all albums
•Escape From the Planet of the Apes1971Jerry Goldsmith*2.42690||2,36211/24all albums
•Fantastic Voyage1966Leonard Rosenman***3.221562||1,02712/98 - 02/15multiple albums
•The Flight of the Phoenix1965Frank DeVol****3.45781||2,25803/99 - 05/21all albums
•The Flim-Flam Man1967Jerry Goldsmith****3.163280||90903/00 - 08/24
•The Godfather1972Nino Rota****3.866043||||82010/09 - 02/23all albums
•The Godfather Part II1974Nino Rota, Carmine Coppola*****3.915101|||1,31610/09 - 03/25all albums
R
Godzilla1954Akira Ifukube*****3.541,0833||53206/99 - 06/25multiple albums
•Ice Station Zebra1968Michel Legrand***3.223372||61304/97 - 11/08all albums
R
Images1972John Williams*2.261040|||2,31006/24 - 10/25all albums
R
Jaws1975John Williams*****4.122,06941|||8103/03 - 10/25all albums
•The Last Run1971Jerry Goldsmith****3.08800||2,36411/24all albums
•The Last Valley1970John Barry****3.658021||93307/03 - 03/09all albums
•The Lion in Winter1968John Barry*****4.121,5114|||33406/97 - 09/08all albums
•The Long Goodbye1973John Williams**2.481181|||2,32310/24all albums
•The Man1972Jerry Goldsmith**2.67630||2,35811/24
•The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing1973John Williams, Michel Legrand***2.861070|||2,32909/24limited
•The Mephisto Waltz1971Jerry Goldsmith*2.35630|||2,36711/24all albums
•Monte Walsh1970John Barry***3.235911|1,01208/99 - 09/07limited
•One Little Indian1973Jerry Goldsmith****3.47760|||2,35409/24all albums
•The Other1972Jerry Goldsmith***2.96480|||2,35911/24
•The Paper Chase1973John Williams***2.771040||2,31810/24limited
•Papillon1973Jerry Goldsmith****3.491390|||2,24002/24 - 06/24all albums
•A Patch of Blue1965Jerry Goldsmith****3.504142||63106/97 - 12/06all albums
•Patton1970Jerry Goldsmith*****3.861,1212|||34503/99 - 05/21all albums
•Pete 'n' Tillie1972John Williams***2.681150||2,33209/24
•Planet of the Apes1968Jerry Goldsmith**3.411652||||2,12605/24all albums
•The Poseidon Adventure1972John Williams****3.196272|||30509/96 - 04/21all albums
•Ransom (The Terrorists)1975Jerry Goldsmith****2.91860|||2,33508/24
•The Reincarnation of Peter Proud1975Jerry Goldsmith***2.89970|||2,33708/24multiple albums
R
The Reivers1969John Williams****3.41990|||2,28909/24 - 10/25all albums
•Rio Conchos1964Jerry Goldsmith****3.409013|||64801/00 - 05/21all albums
•Rio Lobo1970Jerry Goldsmith***2.70640|||2,36911/24all albums
•The Rose Tattoo1954Alex North**2.891140|1,17608/97 - 05/06limited
•Shamus1973Jerry Goldsmith**2.46820|||2,36009/24limited
•S*P*Y*S1974Jerry Goldsmith*2.16730|||2,34208/24all albums
•Stagecoach1966Jerry Goldsmith**3.106281|||84506/98 - 09/16multiple albums
R
The Sugarland Express1974John Williams***2.791220||2,31208/24 - 10/25all albums
•Take a Hard Ride1975Jerry Goldsmith****3.408631||91903/00 - 06/16all albums
•THX 11381971Lalo Schifrin**2.3243313|49504/03 - 03/09limited
•Tora! Tora! Tora!1970Jerry Goldsmith***2.79560|||2,37111/24all albums
R
The Towering Inferno1974John Williams*****3.841,0279|||28704/01 - 10/25multiple albums
•The Traveling Executioner1970Jerry Goldsmith***2.69740|||2,37411/24
•Vertigo1958Bernard Herrmann*****4.132,0381|||24307/97 - 09/06multiple albums
•Wild Rovers1971Jerry Goldsmith****3.58720|||2,36311/24all albums
•The Wind and the Lion1975Jerry Goldsmith*****3.995600|||1,08807/09multiple albums
Legend:
Status:
N
 - indicates a new review that has been published in the last 180 days
R
 - indicates an older review that has been significantly revised in the last 180 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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