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    2003 REGULAR RELEASES:    
(see legend below for abbreviations and codes)
 TitleYear Composer(s)FRVR VTCTRD  TRDates Notes
•21 Grams2003Gustavo Santaolalla*2.2342218||62112/03 - 03/09
•Angels in America2003Thomas Newman*****4.151,12511||45901/04 - 03/09
•Beyond Borders2003James Horner***3.201,36014||40411/03 - 03/09
•Big Fish2003Danny Elfman****3.402,75172|||16812/03 - 06/11all albums
•Brother Bear2003Phil Collins, Mark Mancina**2.651,50421||33911/03 - 03/09
•Bruce Almighty2003John Debney***3.181,77172|34306/03 - 03/09
•Calendar Girls2003Patrick Doyle***3.236071||44201/04 - 03/09multiple albums
•The Cat in the Hat2003David Newman, Marc Shaiman**2.747149||39311/03 - 03/09
•Chicago2002John Kander, Danny Elfman****3.504,839137|||8302/03 - 03/09
•Children of Dune2003Brian Tyler*****4.216,73972||||19903/03 - 03/09
•Cold Mountain2003Gabriel Yared**2.881,06640|||23412/03 - 05/21multiple albums
•Daredevil2003Graeme Revell**2.4881542|45003/03 - 03/09
•Darkness Falls2003Brian Tyler***3.111510||1,90012/11
•Dreamcatcher2003James Newton Howard**2.251,60230||42503/03 - 09/20multiple albums
•Dreamkeeper2003Stephen Warbeck****3.383340||1,43312/03 - 03/09
•Elf2003John Debney***3.1369420||34511/03 - 12/21all albums
•Finding Nemo2003Thomas Newman****3.8912,24298|||4105/03 - 03/09
•Freddy vs. Jason2003Graeme Revell***2.525383|46309/03 - 03/09
•Ghosts of the Abyss2003Joel McNeely***3.042253|85707/03 - 03/09
•Gigli2003John Powell**2.313362||69301/04 - 03/09
•Gods and Generals2003John Frizzell, Randy Edelman*****4.015,66145||16502/03 - 03/09
•The Gospel of John2003Jeff Danna*****3.971,02111|||30812/03 - 03/09
•Gothika2003John Ottman***2.9554022||37711/03 - 03/09
•The Guys2003Mychael Danna***2.483401||1,57002/03 - 03/09
•House of Sand and Fog2003James Horner***3.131,14724||37612/03 - 03/09
•Hulk2003Danny Elfman**2.555,186141|||17606/03 - 03/09
•The Human Stain2003Rachel Portman***3.216583||65110/03 - 03/09
•Identity2003Alan Silvestri*2.521050||1,91802/12
•The Italian Job2003John Powell***2.731,248129||19506/03 - 03/09
•Jeepers Creepers 22003Bennett Salvay**2.033638||86509/03 - 03/09
•Johnny English2003Edward Shearmur, Howard Goodall****3.611,21015|||43305/03 - 03/09
•The Last Samurai2003Hans Zimmer****3.784,015206|||6411/03 - 03/09
•The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen2003Trevor Jones***3.332,59231|||26108/03 - 03/09
•The Life of David Gale2003Alex Parker, Jake Parker**2.381,09469||23502/03 - 03/09
•Looney Tunes: Back in Action2003Jerry Goldsmith, John Debney***3.361,32932|||26311/03 - 05/21all albums
•The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003Howard Shore*****4.2923,228693|||||1711/03 - 08/20all albums
•Love Actually2003Craig Armstrong****3.332771|||1,32709/09 - 01/22multiple albums
•Master and Commander2003Iva Davies, Christopher Gordon, Richard Tognetti**2.801,78696|||11610/03 - 03/09
R
Matchstick Men2003Hans Zimmer***2.9567626|||53110/03 - 10/25all albums
•The Matrix Reloaded2003Don Davis, Ben Watkins, Rob Dougan****3.2610,664403||||6905/03 - 12/13multiple albums
•The Matrix Revolutions2003Don Davis, Juno Reactor****3.958,716279||||6308/03 - 04/14all albums
•The Missing2003James Horner*****4.181,75451|||23711/03 - 03/09
•Mystic River2003Clint Eastwood**2.445461||36811/03 - 03/09
•Narc2003Cliff Martinez*1.944270|1,01002/03 - 03/09
•Nicholas Nickleby2002Rachel Portman***3.281,3003|87304/03 - 03/09
•Nowhere in Africa2002Niki Reiser****3.023864|86204/03 - 03/09
•Once Upon a Time in Mexico2003Robert Rodriguez****3.682,175130||10009/03 - 03/09
•Open Range2003Michael Kamen***3.441,64112||48709/03 - 03/09
•Out of Time2003Graeme Revell****3.385294||71609/03 - 03/09
•Peter Pan2003James Newton Howard***3.372,49281|||12612/03 - 04/23multiple albums
•Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl2003Hans Zimmer, Klaus Badelt, Various*2.8024,0621285|||607/03 - 07/11multiple albums
•Primal2003Bob and Barn****3.343378||1,36306/03 - 03/09
•The Quiet American2002Craig Armstrong****3.406755||46102/03 - 11/08all albums
•Radio2003James Horner**2.9265510||61511/03 - 03/09
•Runaway Jury2003Christopher Young***3.062955|86011/03 - 03/09
•The Rundown2003Harry Gregson-Williams, Heitor Pereira**2.5932831||76010/03 - 03/09
•Seabiscuit2003Randy Newman***2.862,39848||35207/03 - 03/09
•Secondhand Lions2003Patrick Doyle****3.339106||58711/03 - 03/09
•Secret Weapons Over Normandy2003Michael Giacchino****3.363109||1,31801/04 - 03/09
•Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas2003Harry Gregson-Williams*****3.964,45366||22006/03 - 03/09
•Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over2003Robert Rodriguez**2.552912||72509/03 - 03/09
•S.W.A.T.2003Elliot Goldenthal***2.471,06456|||37009/03 - 03/09
•Sweet Home Alabama2002George Fenton***2.911111||1,95101/12
•Sylvia2003Gabriel Yared***3.037212||1,08411/03 - 03/09
•Tears of the Sun2003Hans Zimmer, Various***2.913,054107|||23203/03 - 03/09
•Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines2003Marco Beltrami**2.155,441138|||19706/03 - 03/09
•The Texas Chainsaw Massacre2003Steve Jablonsky*1.611,26743||21201/04 - 03/09
•Timeline2003Brian Tyler, Jerry GoldsmithVaried3.2971954|||28212/03 - 03/09all albums
•Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life2003Alan Silvestri****3.301,34443|||31509/03 - 12/22all albums
•Two Weeks Notice2002John Powell***2.721590||1,87710/09
•Under the Tuscan Sun2003Christophe Beck***3.3063325||52909/03 - 03/09
•Underworld2003Paul Haslinger***2.671,28113||38210/03 - 03/09
•Winged Migration2002Bruno Coulais***3.256756||63104/03 - 03/13multiple albums
•X2: X-Men United2003John Ottman****3.206,601156|||14604/03 - 08/12multiple albums
    2003 SPECIAL RELEASES:    
 TitleYear Composer(s)FRVR VTCTRD  TRDates Notes
•Alias (TV)2001Michael Giacchino***3.0234615|||80011/03 - 03/09all albums
•Babe (TV)1975Jerry Goldsmith***3.01730||2,34608/24limited
•Battlestar Galactica (TV)1978Stu Phillips***3.478226|||25009/99 - 11/12remastered re-issue
•Blade Runner1982Vangelis**2.9473712||||92609/09bootleg
•Blizzard2003Mark McKenzie****3.373261|1,62912/06promotional
•Cinema Paradiso1988Ennio Morricone****3.651450|||2,18208/22expanded
•Commando1985James Horner**2.8554025||29612/03 - 08/15limited
•Conan the Barbarian1982Basil Poledouris****4.192,13043|||14506/03 - 12/12re-issue
•The Core2003Christopher Young****3.362312|||1,46101/10 - 11/11bootleg
R
The Dark Crystal1982Trevor Jones*****4.001,24515|||27805/03 - 06/25limited
•Escape From New York1981John Carpenter, Alan Howarth**2.991330|||2,28703/24re-issue
•Final Solution2002John Sponsler, Tom Gire****3.102522|1,52106/03 - 03/09promotional
•Goldeneye1995Eric Serra*2.403,55214|||15709/96 - 09/08re-issue
•The Haunted Mansion2003Mark Mancina****3.2534216|||53802/04 - 03/17promotional
•Hero2002Tan Dun****3.461,61212||28008/04 - 09/11re-issue
•Ice Station Zebra1968Michel Legrand****3.223372||61304/97 - 11/08limited
•The Lion King1994Hans Zimmer, Elton John****4.0412,59374||||1309/96 - 11/14expanded
•The Living Daylights1987John Barry****4.111,2823||||28906/98 - 04/08re-issue
•The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2001Howard Shore, Enya***4.2939,3341536|||||711/01 - 08/20trilogy set
•The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003Howard Shore****
****		4.2923,228693|||||1711/03 - 08/20limited, trilogy set
•The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers2002Howard Shore****4.2926,560717|||||2112/02 - 08/20trilogy set
•Love Actually2003Craig Armstrong****3.332771|||1,32709/09 - 01/22European, promo
•Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome1985Maurice Jarre****3.202670|||1,48506/10re-issue
•Magic1978Jerry Goldsmith***2.697465||81806/03 - 07/15limited
•Mona Lisa Smile2003Rachel Portman***3.174074||57002/04 - 03/09promotional
•Monster2003Brian Transeau***2.70921||1,94501/10promotional
•The Negotiator1998Graeme Revell***3.014340||48408/98 - 01/07bootleg
•Octopussy1983John Barry***3.436111|||43911/97 - 10/24re-issue
•Point of Origin (TV)2002John Ottman***3.151590||1,65701/04 - 03/09
•Poltergeist II: The Other Side1986Jerry Goldsmith***3.2143511|||31010/03 - 07/17expanded
•Predator1987Alan Silvestri****3.821,49234|||16609/03 - 03/12limited
•Prince Valiant1997David Bergeaud****3.243321||1,33403/03 - 03/09promotional
•The Return of a Man Called Horse1976Laurence Rosenthal****3.393120||1,31006/03 - 04/16limited
•The Ring/The Ring Two2002Hans Zimmer, Various**2.571,67691|||20210/03 - 11/22bootlegs
•Something Wicked This Way Comes1983Georges Delerue**3.052865||||1,14308/09 - 03/24bootleg
•Star Trek: Nemesis2002Jerry Goldsmith**3.014,342141||||12212/02 - 02/14bootleg
•Taken (TV)2002Laura Karpman****3.903296||1,24512/03 - 03/09
•THX 11381971Lalo Schifrin**2.3243313|49604/03 - 03/09limited
•A View to a Kill1985John Barry***3.519462|||20006/97 - 09/06re-issue
•Wild Rovers1971Jerry Goldsmith****3.58720|||2,36311/24expanded, limited
    2003 COMPILATIONS:    
 TitleYear Composer(s)FRVR VTCTRD  TRDates Notes
•The Star Trek Album2003The City of Prague Philharmonic, The Crouch End Festival Chorus****3.413349||1,29710/03 - 03/09
•Varèse Sarabande: A 25th Anniversary Celebration2003VariousVaried4.091,52110|||79505/03 - 03/09limited
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