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• Modern Cinema
(1976 - 2015)
• Classic Cinema
(1930 - 1975)
• Television
(all years)
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(dual albums, concerts,
 video games, etc.)
• Reviews by Year
(sorted by the year of
 each album's release)
Decorative Nonsense
    COMPILATION ALBUMS    
(see legend below for abbreviations and codes)
 TitleYear Composer(s)FRVR VTCTRD  TRDates Notes
•The 2008 Ghent International Film Festival: Angelo Badalamenti2008Angelo Badalamenti****3.35880|||1,91707/11all albums
•Adventures in Hollywood1996Compilation**2.80800|1,61610/96 - 07/06
•Alfred Hitchcock Presents... Signatures in Suspense1999Compilation****3.373210||1,22207/99 - 10/07
•Alien Invasion: Space and Beyond II1998Compilation*****3.653580||90302/98 - 08/07
•The Alien Trilogy1996Compilation****3.301308||95710/96 - 07/06
•Babylon 5: Messages from Earth1997Christopher Franke****3.433323||1,06507/99 - 09/08
•The Back to the Future Trilogy1999Alan Silvestri****3.395484||47809/99 - 10/07
•The Batman Trilogy1997Compilation**3.022171||1,34407/03 - 04/09
•Bernard Herrmann at Fox: Volume 11999Compilation****3.393330|1,59009/99 - 10/07
•Bernard Herrmann at Fox: Volume 21999Compilation**2.972890|1,68210/99 - 10/07
•The Best of Star Trek: 30th Anniversary1996Compilation***2.941611||75812/96 - 08/08
•The Best of Star Trek: Volume Two2000Compilation****3.332861||1,12608/00 - 12/07
•The Big Picture1997Compilation****3.211500||1,32406/97 - 07/06
•Bond: Back in Action1999Compilation***3.293261||1,04410/99 - 10/07
•Bond: Back in Action 22000Compilation****3.382374|||1,21410/00 - 07/08
•Cast Away: The Zemeckis/Silvestri Collaboration2001Alan Silvestri***3.731,89012||21702/01 - 11/08
•Choice Cuts1999Compilation**1.953050|1,37410/99 - 04/07
•Cinema Choral Classics1997Compilation****3.941,1541||70506/97 - 06/07
•Cinema Choral Classics II1998Compilation****3.867561|97407/98 - 08/07
•Cinema's Classic Romances1998Compilation****3.656210||1,15202/98 - 08/07
•Citizen Kane: The Essential Bernard Herrmann Collection1999Compilation*****3.725660||1,22809/99 - 10/07
•The Classic Film Music of John Barry1993Compilation***3.281240|89011/96 - 07/06multiple albums
•The Classic Film Music of John Barry, Volume II1996Compilation***3.081030||1,04011/96 - 07/06
•Close Encounters: The Essential John Williams Collection1999Compilation****3.243150||1,05207/99 - 10/07
•Coming Soon: The John Beal Trailer Project1998John Beal****3.232680||1,04610/98 - 08/07
•Craig Armstrong: Film Works 1995-20052006Craig Armstrong****3.523238|||88001/06
•Cruel Intentions2000John Ottman*****3.983,904127|||13012/00 - 10/08
•The Danny Elfman & Tim Burton 25th Anniversary Music Box2011Danny ElfmanFRISBEE2.413551|||||1,02005/11limited
•David Shire Film Music1998Compilation****3.633263|||63204/98 - 07/07promotional
•Dr. Strangelove: Music from the Films of Stanley Kubrick1999Compilation**2.583261|71007/99 - 10/07
•Electric Shadows2000Zhao Jiping****3.353351|1,38806/00 - 07/08
•Evergreen: Music from the Films of Barbra Streisand1999Compilation***2.195790|1,31309/99 - 10/07
•The Film Music of Jerry Goldsmith2001Compilation****3.363374||94207/01 - 11/08
•For the Record: Craig Armstrong2006Craig Armstrong**2.74660||1,97408/11
•Frontiers1997Compilation****3.424610||1,12012/97 - 03/08
•Georges Delerue: The London Sessions1990Georges Delerue****3.947765||90503/01 - 11/18all albums
•The Godfather Trilogy2001Nino Rota****3.483264|64807/03 - 03/09
•Greatest Sci-Fi Hits IV1998Compilation*1.644471|1,40409/99 - 04/07
•Hans Zimmer: The Wings of a Film2001Compilation***3.5481520|||55206/01 - 11/08
•Heart of the Ocean1998James Horner****3.383640||68905/98 - 08/07
•A History of Hitchcock II: To Catch a Thief1995Compilation***3.06870|1,81611/96 - 07/06
•A History of Hitchcock: Dial M For Murder1993Compilation**2.751060|1,70611/96 - 07/06
•Hitchcock, 100 Years: A Bernard Herrmann Film Score Tribute1999Compilation***2.792970|1,23807/99 - 10/07
•Hollywood '951995Compilation*****3.463251|1,30511/96 - 08/08
•Hollywood '961996Compilation****3.362260|1,52811/96 - 07/06
•The Hollywood Sound1997Compilation***3.334872|77403/97 - 12/06
•Hollywood Stars: Music from the Films of Kevin Costner1998Compilation****3.251550|1,09507/98 - 07/06
•Hollywood Stars: Music from the Films of Mel Gibson1998Compilation***2.931262|1,18907/98 - 07/06
•Hollywood Stars: Music from the Films of Sean Connery1998Compilation****3.281450|1,09607/98 - 07/06
•How the West Was Won: Classic Western Film Scores I1996Compilation***3.05850|1,56810/96 - 07/06
•In Session2001Compilation****3.666880||1,41404/01 - 11/08
•James Horner: Suites and Themes1998Compilation***2.903650||52006/98 - 08/07bootleg
•Jerry Goldsmith at 20th Century Fox2004Compilation***3.641,30416||76004/04 - 10/11limited
•Jerry Goldsmith SPFM Tribute1993Jerry Goldsmith*****3.491793||72308/97 - 11/11limited
•Jerry Goldsmith: Suites and Themes1988Jerry Goldsmith*****3.522347|||50506/97 - 11/11multiple albums
•John Barry: Zulu1999Compilation****3.664971||80309/99 - 10/07
•Judas Kiss: The Film Music of Christopher Young2000Compilation**2.661570||1,52309/01 - 07/08
•Lonesome Dove: Classic Western Film Scores II1996Compilation***3.09870|1,57410/96 - 07/06
•Mark McKenzie: Orchestral Film Music, Volume 11996Compilation****3.463070||1,29201/00 - 02/08promotional
•The Mark of Zorro/The Crimson Pirate1997CompilationsVaried3.112180|1,09010/97 - 06/07multiple albums
•Mega Movies2000Compilation****3.534870||1,08606/00 - 11/07
•Michael Kamen's Opus1998Compilation****3.232460||88804/98 - 04/08
•Miklós Rózsa at M-G-M1999Compilation*****3.918820||65011/99 - 10/07
•Monstrous Movie Music1996CompilationsVaried3.271580|60610/96 - 05/06multiple albums
•The Motion Picture Scores of Arthur B. Rubinstein1998Compilation***2.762660||1,37512/98 - 08/07promotional
•Music for a Darkened Theatre, Volume 11990Danny Elfman***3.945832||72112/96 - 08/08
•Music for a Darkened Theatre, Volume 21996Danny Elfman*****3.884122||51512/96 - 02/06
•Music from the Cinema: Volume 11999Nicola Piovani***2.752360|1,53804/99 - 10/07
•Music From the Films of Sean Connery1993Compilation***2.84890|1,05011/96 - 07/06
•Music from The Lord of the Rings Trilogy2004Howard Shore****3.7055310|||85609/04 - 10/11
•The Omen: The Essential Jerry Goldsmith Film Music Collection1998Compilation****3.233341||82108/99 - 08/07
•Patton and Tora! Tora! Tora!1997Jerry Goldsmith*****3.442351|55408/97 - 07/06re-recording
•Psycho: The Essential Alfred Hitchcock1999Compilation****3.383160|93910/99 - 10/07
•Reel Chill: The Cinematic Chillout Album2004Compilation***3.263171||1,37709/04 - 10/11
•Reel Music1999CompilationsVaried2.483500|1,38508/99 - 04/07
•The Snow Files1999Mark Snow****3.312410||1,25904/99 - 10/07
•Sonic Images: Prime Time2000Compilation**2.062480|1,48408/00 - 11/07
•Space 3: Beyond the Final Frontier2000Compilation****3.362680|1,51208/00 - 12/07
•Space and Beyond1997Compilation*****3.743730||1,04303/97 - 12/06
•The Star Trek Album2003Compilation****3.423359||1,29810/03 - 03/09
•Themes from The Phantom Menace and Other Film Hits1999Compilation****3.362360|1,32611/99 - 11/07
•Titanic: The Essential James Horner Collection1998Compilation**2.823500||74908/98 - 08/07
•The Towering Inferno and Other Disaster Classics1999Compilation***3.372843||1,29304/99 - 10/07
•The Ultimate Star Trek2000Compilation**2.962880||1,28612/00 - 12/07
•Up and Down: Richard Band2000Compilation***2.931520|1,15301/00 - 10/08promotional
•Varèse Sarabande: A 25th Anniversary Celebration2003CompilationVaried4.051,54410|||79505/03 - 03/09multiple albums
•Warriors of the Silver Screen1997Compilation*****3.703460|1,05307/97 - 06/07
•Watch the Skies1999Compilation***2.871331||1,59702/99 - 11/07
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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