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	Title	Year	Composer(s)	FR	VR	VT	CT	RD	TR	Dates	Notes
•	21 Grams	2003	Gustavo Santaolalla	*	2.24	401	18	\|\|	591	12/03 - 03/09
•	Angels in America	2003	Thomas Newman	*****	4.10	926	11	\|\|	451	01/04 - 03/09
•	Beyond Borders	2003	James Horner	***	3.20	1,278	14	\|\|	396	11/03 - 03/09
•	Big Fish	2003	Danny Elfman	****	3.50	2,286	72	\|\|\|	167	12/03 - 06/11	all albums
•	Brother Bear	2003	Phil Collins, Mark Mancina	**	2.66	1,417	21	\|\|	324	11/03 - 03/09
•	Bruce Almighty	2003	John Debney	***	3.18	1,670	72	\|	334	06/03 - 03/09
•	Calendar Girls	2003	Patrick Doyle	***	3.32	563	1	\|\|	428	01/04 - 03/09	multiple albums
•	The Cat in the Hat	2003	David Newman, Marc Shaiman	**	2.74	673	9	\|\|	386	11/03 - 03/09
•	Chicago	2002	John Kander, Danny Elfman	****	3.50	4,533	136	\|\|\|	82	02/03 - 03/09
•	Children of Dune	2003	Brian Tyler	*****	4.22	6,575	72	\|\|\|\|	202	03/03 - 03/09
•	Cold Mountain	2003	Gabriel Yared	**	2.91	937	40	\|\|	231	12/03 - 03/09
•	Daredevil	2003	Graeme Revell	**	2.49	765	42	\|	427	03/03 - 03/09
•	Darkness Falls	2003	Brian Tyler	***	2.85	102	0	\|\|	1,882	12/11
•	Dreamcatcher	2003	James Newton Howard	**	2.19	1,382	30	\|\|	422	03/03 - 01/18	multiple albums
•	Dreamkeeper	2003	Stephen Warbeck	****	3.39	292	0	\|\|	1,349	12/03 - 03/09
•	Elf	2003	John Debney	***	3.15	619	19	\|\|	356	11/03 - 03/09
•	Finding Nemo	2003	Thomas Newman	****	3.93	11,915	98	\|\|\|	41	05/03 - 03/09
•	Freddy vs. Jason	2003	Graeme Revell	***	2.51	506	3	\|	436	09/03 - 03/09
•	Ghosts of the Abyss	2003	Joel McNeely	***	3.04	172	3	\|	820	07/03 - 03/09
•	Gigli	2003	John Powell	**	2.30	293	2	\|\|	663	01/04 - 03/09
•	Gods and Generals	2003	John Frizzell, Randy Edelman	*****	4.01	5,579	45	\|\|	157	02/03 - 03/09
•	The Gospel of John	2003	Jeff Danna	*****	3.96	959	11	\|\|\|	305	12/03 - 03/09
•	Gothika	2003	John Ottman	***	2.79	468	22	\|\|	365	11/03 - 03/09
•	The Guys	2003	Mychael Danna	***	2.33	306	1	\|\|	1,494	02/03 - 03/09
•	House of Sand and Fog	2003	James Horner	***	3.14	1,078	24	\|\|	387	12/03 - 03/09
•	Hulk	2003	Danny Elfman	**	2.48	4,897	139	\|\|\|	175	06/03 - 03/09
•	The Human Stain	2003	Rachel Portman	***	3.21	626	3	\|\|	600	10/03 - 03/09
•	Identity	2003	Alan Silvestri	*	2.54	80	0	\|\|	1,913	02/12
•	The Italian Job	2003	John Powell	***	2.73	1,171	129	\|\|	180	06/03 - 03/09
•	Jeepers Creepers 2	2003	Bennett Salvay	**	2.04	342	8	\|\|	818	09/03 - 03/09
•	Johnny English	2003	Edward Shearmur, Howard Goodall	****	3.60	1,119	15	\|\|\|	426	05/03 - 03/09
•	The Last Samurai	2003	Hans Zimmer	****	3.73	3,837	206	\|\|\|	61	11/03 - 03/09
•	The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen	2003	Trevor Jones	***	3.33	2,439	31	\|\|\|	256	08/03 - 03/09
•	The Life of David Gale	2003	Alex Parker, Jake Parker	**	2.39	1,036	69	\|\|	229	02/03 - 03/09
•	Looney Tunes: Back in Action	2003	Jerry Goldsmith, John Debney	****	3.33	1,187	32	\|\|	270	11/03 - 03/09
•	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	2003	Howard Shore	*****	4.31	22,798	693	\|\|\|\|\|	17	11/03 - 11/10	all albums
•	Love Actually	2003	Craig Armstrong	****	3.32	202	0	\|\|	1,470	09/09	multiple albums
•	Master and Commander	2003	Iva Davies, Christopher Gordon, Richard Tognetti	**	2.80	1,687	96	\|\|\|	111	10/03 - 03/09
•	Matchstick Men	2003	Hans Zimmer	***	2.95	599	26	\|\|\|	526	10/03 - 03/09
•	The Matrix Reloaded	2003	Don Davis, Ben Watkins, Rob Dougan	****	3.26	10,532	403	\|\|\|\|	70	05/03 - 12/13	multiple albums
•	The Matrix Revolutions	2003	Don Davis, Juno Reactor	****	3.95	8,611	279	\|\|\|\|	62	08/03 - 04/14	all albums
•	The Missing	2003	James Horner	*****	4.04	1,399	51	\|\|\|	238	11/03 - 03/09
•	Mystic River	2003	Clint Eastwood	**	2.44	520	1	\|\|	350	11/03 - 03/09
•	Narc	2003	Cliff Martinez	*	1.95	406	0	\|	955	02/03 - 03/09
•	Nicholas Nickleby	2002	Rachel Portman	***	3.28	1,229	3	\|	833	04/03 - 03/09
•	Nowhere in Africa	2002	Niki Reiser	****	3.01	363	4	\|	804	04/03 - 03/09
•	Once Upon a Time in Mexico	2003	Robert Rodriguez	****	3.68	2,043	130	\|\|	95	09/03 - 03/09
•	Open Range	2003	Michael Kamen	***	3.45	1,540	12	\|\|	479	09/03 - 03/09
•	Out of Time	2003	Graeme Revell	****	3.38	502	4	\|\|	670	09/03 - 03/09
•	Peter Pan	2003	James Newton Howard	***	3.39	2,284	80	\|\|	127	12/03 - 03/09
•	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl	2003	Hans Zimmer, Klaus Badelt, Various	*	2.80	23,455	1284	\|\|\|	6	07/03 - 07/11	multiple albums
•	Primal	2003	Bob and Barn	****	3.34	298	8	\|\|	1,311	06/03 - 03/09
•	The Quiet American	2002	Craig Armstrong	****	3.39	636	5	\|\|	442	02/03 - 11/08	all albums
•	Radio	2003	James Horner	**	2.95	613	10	\|\|	624	11/03 - 03/09
•	Runaway Jury	2003	Christopher Young	***	3.06	236	5	\|	817	11/03 - 03/09
•	The Rundown	2003	Harry Gregson-Williams, Heitor Pereira	**	2.59	285	31	\|\|	735	10/03 - 03/09
•	Seabiscuit	2003	Randy Newman	***	2.86	2,264	47	\|\|	342	07/03 - 03/09
•	Secondhand Lions	2003	Patrick Doyle	****	3.53	813	6	\|\|	575	11/03 - 03/09
•	Secret Weapons Over Normandy	2003	Michael Giacchino	****	3.34	266	9	\|\|	1,302	01/04 - 03/09
•	Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas	2003	Harry Gregson-Williams	*****	3.96	4,389	66	\|\|	218	06/03 - 03/09
•	Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over	2003	Robert Rodriguez	**	2.55	231	2	\|\|	714	09/03 - 03/09
•	S.W.A.T.	2003	Elliot Goldenthal	***	2.43	989	56	\|\|\|	371	09/03 - 03/09
•	Sweet Home Alabama	2002	George Fenton	***	2.62	74	1	\|\|	1,914	01/12
•	Sylvia	2003	Gabriel Yared	***	3.15	586	2	\|\|	1,030	11/03 - 03/09
•	Tears of the Sun	2003	Hans Zimmer, Various	***	2.91	3,019	107	\|\|\|	222	03/03 - 03/09
•	Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines	2003	Marco Beltrami	**	2.15	5,381	138	\|\|\|	188	06/03 - 03/09
•	The Texas Chainsaw Massacre	2003	Steve Jablonsky	*	1.66	1,095	43	\|\|	214	01/04 - 03/09
•	Timeline	2003	Brian Tyler, Jerry Goldsmith	Varied	3.28	677	54	\|\|\|	295	12/03 - 03/09	all albums
•	Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life	2003	Alan Silvestri	****	3.28	1,254	43	\|\|\|	327	09/03 - 01/09
•	Two Weeks Notice	2002	John Powell	***	2.57	116	0	\|\|	1,838	10/09
•	Under the Tuscan Sun	2003	Christophe Beck	***	3.30	600	25	\|\|	502	09/03 - 03/09
•	Underworld	2003	Paul Haslinger	***	2.67	1,210	13	\|\|	363	10/03 - 03/09
•	Winged Migration	2002	Bruno Coulais	***	3.24	640	6	\|\|	583	04/03 - 03/13	multiple albums
•	X2: X-Men United	2003	John Ottman	****	3.19	6,522	156	\|\|\|	145	04/03 - 08/12	multiple albums

2003 SPECIAL RELEASES:

	Title	Year	Composer(s)	FR	VR	VT	CT	RD	TR	Dates	Notes
•	Alias (TV)	2001	Michael Giacchino	***	3.02	324	15	\|\|\|	782	11/03 - 03/09	all albums
•	Battlestar Galactica (TV)	1978	Stu Phillips	***	3.45	768	6	\|\|\|	240	09/99 - 11/12	remastered re-issue
•	Blade Runner	1982	Vangelis	**	3.08	617	12	\|\|\|\|	1,041	09/09	bootleg
•	Blizzard	2003	Mark McKenzie	****	3.37	263	1	\|	1,568	12/06	promotional
•	Commando	1985	James Horner	**	2.77	480	25	\|\|	300	12/03 - 08/15	limited
•	Conan the Barbarian	1982	Basil Poledouris	****	4.20	1,921	40	\|\|\|	150	06/03 - 12/12	re-issue
•	The Core	2003	Christopher Young	****	3.43	173	2	\|\|\|	1,518	01/10 - 11/11	bootleg
•	The Dark Crystal	1982	Trevor Jones	*****	4.05	1,126	15	\|\|\|	275	05/03 - 11/08	limited
•	Final Solution	2002	John Sponsler, Tom Gire	****	3.10	203	2	\|	1,418	06/03 - 03/09	promotional
•	Goldeneye	1995	Eric Serra	*	2.40	3,498	12	\|\|\|	161	09/96 - 09/08	re-issue
•	The Haunted Mansion	2003	Mark Mancina	****	3.20	317	16	\|\|\|	530	02/04 - 03/17	promotional
•	Hero	2002	Tan Dun	****	3.46	1,522	12	\|\|	272	08/04 - 09/11	re-issue
•	Ice Station Zebra	1968	Michel Legrand	****	3.27	288	2	\|\|	578	04/97 - 11/08	limited
•	The Lion King	1994	Hans Zimmer, Elton John	****	4.06	12,131	74	\|\|\|\|	13	09/96 - 11/14	expanded
•	The Living Daylights	1987	John Barry	****	4.11	1,193	3	\|\|\|\|	298	06/98 - 04/08	re-issue
R	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	2001	Howard Shore, Enya	***	4.30	38,682	1532	\|\|\|\|\|	7	11/01 - 08/20	trilogy set
•	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	2003	Howard Shore	** **	4.31	22,798	693	\|\|\|\|\|	17	11/03 - 11/10	limited, trilogy set
•	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	2002	Howard Shore	****	4.31	26,082	717	\|\|\|\|\|	21	12/02 - 11/10	trilogy set
•	Love Actually	2003	Craig Armstrong	****	3.32	202	0	\|\|	1,470	09/09	European, promo
•	Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome	1985	Maurice Jarre	****	3.16	190	0	\|\|\|	1,545	06/10	re-issue
•	Magic	1978	Jerry Goldsmith	***	2.65	693	5	\|\|	838	06/03 - 07/15	limited
•	Mona Lisa Smile	2003	Rachel Portman	***	3.17	388	4	\|\|	548	02/04 - 03/09	promotional
•	Monster	2003	Brian Transeau	***	2.55	67	1	\|\|	1,910	01/10	promotional
•	The Negotiator	1998	Graeme Revell	***	3.01	413	0	\|\|	468	08/98 - 01/07	bootleg
•	Octopussy	1983	John Barry	****	3.36	424	1	\|\|	491	11/97 - 03/08	re-issue
•	Point of Origin (TV)	2002	John Ottman	***	3.14	123	0	\|\|	1,554	01/04 - 03/09
•	Poltergeist II: The Other Side	1986	Jerry Goldsmith	***	3.18	407	11	\|\|\|	318	10/03 - 07/17	expanded
•	Predator	1987	Alan Silvestri	****	3.80	1,376	34	\|\|\|	170	09/03 - 03/12	limited
•	Prince Valiant	1997	David Bergeaud	****	3.23	316	1	\|\|	1,284	03/03 - 03/09	promotional
•	The Return of a Man Called Horse	1976	Laurence Rosenthal	****	3.41	252	0	\|\|	1,239	06/03 - 04/16	limited
•	The Ring/The Ring Two	2002	Hans Zimmer, Various	**	2.61	1,545	91	\|\|\|	215	10/03 - 09/11	bootlegs
•	Something Wicked This Way Comes	1983	Georges Delerue	**	3.03	187	5	\|\|\|\|	1,293	08/09 - 04/16	bootleg
•	Star Trek: Nemesis	2002	Jerry Goldsmith	**	3.01	4,287	140	\|\|\|\|	121	12/02 - 02/14	bootleg
•	Taken (TV)	2002	Laura Karpman	****	3.89	310	6	\|\|	1,231	12/03 - 03/09
•	THX 1138	1971	Lalo Schifrin	**	2.32	413	13	\|	476	04/03 - 03/09	limited
•	A View to a Kill	1985	John Barry	***	3.50	878	2	\|\|\|	208	06/97 - 09/06	re-issue

2003 COMPILATIONS:

	Title	Year	Composer(s)	FR	VR	VT	CT	RD	TR	Dates	Notes
•	The Star Trek Album	2003	The City of Prague Philharmonic, The Crouch End Festival Chorus	****	3.55	292	9	\|\|	1,251	10/03 - 03/09
•	Varèse Sarabande: A 25th Anniversary Celebration	2003	Various	Varied	4.14	1,410	10	\|\|\|	772	05/03 - 03/09	limited

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