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    2003 REGULAR RELEASES    
(see legend below for abbreviations and codes)
 TitleYear Composer(s)FRVR VTCTRD  TRDates Notes
•21 Grams2003Gustavo Santaolalla*2.2440118||59012/03 - 03/09
•Angels in America2003Thomas Newman*****4.1491511||45101/04 - 03/09
•Beyond Borders2003James Horner***3.201,27814||39611/03 - 03/09
•Big Fish2003Danny Elfman****3.452,20872|||16712/03 - 06/11all albums
•Brother Bear2003Phil Collins, Mark Mancina**2.661,41621||32211/03 - 03/09
•Bruce Almighty2003John Debney***3.181,67072|33406/03 - 03/09
•Calendar Girls2003Patrick Doyle***3.325631||42701/04 - 03/09multiple albums
•The Cat in the Hat2003David Newman, Marc Shaiman**2.746739||38611/03 - 03/09
•Chicago2002John Kander, Danny Elfman****3.504,531136|||8202/03 - 03/09
•Children of Dune2003Brian Tyler*****4.226,56772||||20203/03 - 03/09
•Cold Mountain2003Gabriel Yared**2.9193640||23012/03 - 03/09
•Daredevil2003Graeme Revell**2.4976542|42603/03 - 03/09
•Darkness Falls2003Brian Tyler***2.831010||1,88012/11
•Dreamcatcher2003James Newton Howard**2.131,35230||42203/03 - 01/18multiple albums
•Dreamkeeper2003Stephen Warbeck****3.392920||1,34912/03 - 03/09
•Elf2003John Debney***3.1561919||35611/03 - 03/09
•Finding Nemo2003Thomas Newman****3.9311,91298|||4105/03 - 03/09
•Freddy vs. Jason2003Graeme Revell***2.515053|43509/03 - 03/09
•Ghosts of the Abyss2003Joel McNeely***3.041723|81607/03 - 03/09
•Gigli2003John Powell**2.302932||66401/04 - 03/09
•Gods and Generals2003John Frizzell, Randy Edelman*****4.015,57945||15602/03 - 03/09
•The Gospel of John2003Jeff Danna*****3.9695911|||30512/03 - 03/09
•Gothika2003John Ottman***2.7946722||36311/03 - 03/09
•The Guys2003Mychael Danna***2.333061||1,48702/03 - 03/09
•House of Sand and Fog2003James Horner***3.141,07824||38712/03 - 03/09
•Hulk2003Danny Elfman**2.474,868139|||17606/03 - 03/09
•The Human Stain2003Rachel Portman***3.216263||59510/03 - 03/09
•Identity2003Alan Silvestri*2.54800||1,90602/12
•The Italian Job2003John Powell***2.731,171129||18006/03 - 03/09
•Jeepers Creepers 22003Bennett Salvay**2.043428||81209/03 - 03/09
•Johnny English2003Edward Shearmur, Howard Goodall****3.601,11915|||42505/03 - 03/09
•The Last Samurai2003Hans Zimmer****3.733,835206|||6111/03 - 03/09
•The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen2003Trevor Jones***3.332,43931|||25608/03 - 03/09
•The Life of David Gale2003Alex Parker, Jake Parker**2.391,03669||22802/03 - 03/09
•Looney Tunes: Back in Action2003Jerry Goldsmith, John Debney****3.321,17732||27011/03 - 03/09
•The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003Howard Shore*****4.3122,719693|||||1711/03 - 11/10all albums
•Love Actually2003Craig Armstrong****3.322020||1,46809/09multiple albums
•Master and Commander2003Iva Davies, Christopher Gordon, Richard Tognetti**2.801,68796|||11010/03 - 03/09
•Matchstick Men2003Hans Zimmer***2.9559926|||52410/03 - 03/09
•The Matrix Reloaded2003Don Davis, Ben Watkins, Rob Dougan****3.2610,531403||||7005/03 - 12/13multiple albums
•The Matrix Revolutions2003Don Davis, Juno Reactor****3.958,611279||||6208/03 - 04/14all albums
•The Missing2003James Horner*****4.041,39851|||23711/03 - 03/09
•Mystic River2003Clint Eastwood**2.445201||35011/03 - 03/09
•Narc2003Cliff Martinez*1.954060|95202/03 - 03/09
•Nicholas Nickleby2002Rachel Portman***3.281,2293|82904/03 - 03/09
•Nowhere in Africa2002Niki Reiser****3.013634|80204/03 - 03/09
•Once Upon a Time in Mexico2003Robert Rodriguez****3.682,042130||9509/03 - 03/09
•Open Range2003Michael Kamen***3.451,54012||47709/03 - 03/09
•Out of Time2003Graeme Revell****3.385014||66709/03 - 03/09
•Peter Pan2003James Newton Howard***3.392,27480||12712/03 - 03/09
•Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl2003Hans Zimmer, Klaus Badelt, Various*2.8023,4391284|||607/03 - 07/11multiple albums
•Primal2003Bob and Barn****3.342988||1,31206/03 - 03/09
•The Quiet American2002Craig Armstrong****3.396365||44102/03 - 11/08all albums
•Radio2003James Horner**2.9561310||62511/03 - 03/09
•Runaway Jury2003Christopher Young***3.062365|81311/03 - 03/09
•The Rundown2003Harry Gregson-Williams, Heitor Pereira**2.5928531||73410/03 - 03/09
•Seabiscuit2003Randy Newman***2.862,26447||34007/03 - 03/09
•Secondhand Lions2003Patrick Doyle****3.538106||57611/03 - 03/09
•Secret Weapons Over Normandy2003Michael Giacchino****3.342669||1,29701/04 - 03/09
•Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas2003Harry Gregson-Williams*****3.964,38966||21806/03 - 03/09
•Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over2003Robert Rodriguez**2.542302||71609/03 - 03/09
•S.W.A.T.2003Elliot Goldenthal***2.4097956|||37409/03 - 03/09
•Sweet Home Alabama2002George Fenton***2.62741||1,90801/12
•Sylvia2003Gabriel Yared***3.155862||1,02811/03 - 03/09
•Tears of the Sun2003Hans Zimmer, Various***2.913,019107|||22203/03 - 03/09
•Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines2003Marco Beltrami**2.155,381138|||18806/03 - 03/09
•The Texas Chainsaw Massacre2003Steve Jablonsky*1.661,09543||21501/04 - 03/09
•Timeline2003Brian Tyler, Jerry GoldsmithVaried3.2867754|||29512/03 - 03/09all albums
•Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life2003Alan Silvestri****3.281,25343|||32609/03 - 01/09
•Two Weeks Notice2002John Powell***2.571160||1,83810/09
•Under the Tuscan Sun2003Christophe Beck***3.3060025||49809/03 - 03/09
•Underworld2003Paul Haslinger***2.671,21013||36010/03 - 03/09
•Winged Migration2002Bruno Coulais***3.256376||58104/03 - 03/13multiple albums
•X2: X-Men United2003John Ottman****3.196,521156|||14504/03 - 08/12multiple albums
    2003 SPECIAL RELEASES:    
 TitleYear Composer(s)FRVR VTCTRD  TRDates Notes
•Alias (TV)2001Michael Giacchino***3.0232415|||78411/03 - 03/09all albums
•Battlestar Galactica (TV)1978Stu Phillips***3.457686|||24009/99 - 11/12remastered re-issue
•Blade Runner1982Vangelis**3.0861512||||1,04309/09bootleg
•Blizzard2003Mark McKenzie****3.372631|1,56712/06promotional
•Commando1985James Horner**2.7748025||30012/03 - 08/15limited
•Conan the Barbarian1982Basil Poledouris****4.201,92040|||15006/03 - 12/12re-issue
•The Core2003Christopher Young****3.421722|||1,52001/10 - 11/11bootleg
•The Dark Crystal1982Trevor Jones*****4.051,12515|||27505/03 - 11/08limited
•Final Solution2002John Sponsler, Tom Gire****3.102032|1,41506/03 - 03/09promotional
•Goldeneye1995Eric Serra*2.403,49712|||16009/96 - 09/08re-issue
•The Haunted Mansion2003Mark Mancina****3.2031616|||53002/04 - 03/17promotional
•Hero2002Tan Dun****3.461,52212||27208/04 - 09/11re-issue
•Ice Station Zebra1968Michel Legrand****3.272882||57804/97 - 11/08limited
•The Lion King1994Hans Zimmer, Elton John****4.0612,09674||||1309/96 - 11/14expanded
•The Living Daylights1987John Barry****4.111,1923||||29806/98 - 04/08re-issue
•The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2001Howard Shore, Enya***4.3038,6711532|||||711/01 - 11/10trilogy set
•The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003Howard Shore****
****		4.3122,719693|||||1711/03 - 11/10limited, trilogy set
•The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers2002Howard Shore****4.3126,076717|||||2012/02 - 11/10trilogy set
•Love Actually2003Craig Armstrong****3.322020||1,46809/09European, promo
•Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome1985Maurice Jarre****3.161900|||1,54606/10re-issue
•Magic1978Jerry Goldsmith***2.656925||84006/03 - 07/15limited
•Mona Lisa Smile2003Rachel Portman***3.173884||54802/04 - 03/09promotional
•Monster2003Brian Transeau***2.52661||1,90001/10promotional
•The Negotiator1998Graeme Revell***3.014130||46808/98 - 01/07bootleg
•Octopussy1983John Barry****3.364241||49211/97 - 03/08re-issue
•Point of Origin (TV)2002John Ottman***3.121220||1,55201/04 - 03/09
•Poltergeist II: The Other Side1986Jerry Goldsmith***3.1840711|||31810/03 - 07/17expanded
•Predator1987Alan Silvestri****3.801,37334|||17009/03 - 03/12limited
•Prince Valiant1997David Bergeaud****3.233161||1,28203/03 - 03/09promotional
•The Return of a Man Called Horse1976Laurence Rosenthal****3.412520||1,23706/03 - 04/16limited
•The Ring/The Ring Two2002Hans Zimmer, Various**2.611,54591|||21410/03 - 09/11bootlegs
•Something Wicked This Way Comes1983Georges Delerue**3.031875||||1,29308/09 - 04/16bootleg
•Star Trek: Nemesis2002Jerry Goldsmith**3.014,287140||||12012/02 - 02/14bootleg
•Taken (TV)2002Laura Karpman****3.893106||1,22812/03 - 03/09
•THX 11381971Lalo Schifrin**2.3241313|47404/03 - 03/09limited
•A View to a Kill1985John Barry***3.508782|||20806/97 - 09/06re-issue
    2003 COMPILATIONS:    
 TitleYear Composer(s)FRVR VTCTRD  TRDates Notes
•The Star Trek Album2003The City of Prague Philharmonic, The Crouch End Festival Chorus****3.552929||1,25010/03 - 03/09
•Varèse Sarabande: A 25th Anniversary Celebration2003VariousVaried4.161,40210|||77305/03 - 03/09limited
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