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    2007 REGULAR RELEASES:    
(see legend below for abbreviations and codes)
 TitleYear Composer(s)FRVR VTCTRD  TRDates Notes
•14082007Gabriel Yared***2.941861||1,84910/10
•3002007Tyler Bates*1.841,22136||||83209/09multiple albums
•3:10 to Yuma2007Marco Beltrami****3.586573|||64501/08 - 01/16all albums
•Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem2007Brian Tyler****3.212956||1,41910/10
•Angel2007Philippe Rombi*****3.995154|||85401/08
•Atonement2007Dario Marianelli****3.449923|51712/07
•Bee Movie2007Rupert Gregson-Williams, Various****3.024051||97111/07
•Beowulf2007Alan Silvestri***3.286357||84812/07
•Blades of Glory2007Theodore Shapiro***2.721341||1,91004/11
•The Bourne Ultimatum2007John Powell***3.0496210||44408/07
•The Brave One2007Dario Marianelli***2.773361||1,00009/07
•Breach2007Mychael Danna***3.021091||1,93608/11
•Charlie Wilson's War2007James Newton Howard***3.193510||1,74710/10
•Curse of the Golden Flower2006Shigeru Umebayashi*****3.563286|||89502/07
•Eastern Promises2007Howard Shore****3.323190|1,37712/07
•Elizabeth: The Golden Age2007Craig Armstrong, A.R. Rahman****3.284561|||1,66408/11
•Enchanted2007Alan Menken***3.439594||51011/07
•Evan Almighty2007John Debney***3.052774|1,47911/07
•Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer2007John Ottman***2.778954||84406/07
•Ghost Rider2007Christopher Young****3.4682314|||41602/07
•The Good German2006Thomas Newman***3.345820||1,21402/07
•Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix2007Nicholas Hooper***2.732,20776|||28306/07
•The Holiday2006Hans Zimmer, Various***2.996321|87702/07
•The Invasion2007John Ottman**2.581520||1,92409/09
•Island of Lost Souls2007Jane Antonia Cornish*****3.664134||96702/08
•The Kingdom2007Danny Elfman**2.934756||84010/07
•The Kite Runner2007Alberto Iglesias***3.123061|1,42612/07
•The Last Legion2007Patrick Doyle****3.322462||1,66908/11
•Live Free or Die Hard2007Marco Beltrami***2.907743||69806/07
•The Lookout2007James Newton Howard***2.83750||2,42303/25
•Lust, Caution2007Alexandre Desplat***3.353011||1,80303/11
•Meet the Robinsons2007Danny Elfman***3.137714||50802/07
•Michael Clayton2007James Newton Howard*2.195494|81511/07
•Next2007Mark Isham**2.703454|99704/07
•Nomad: The Warrior2007Carlo Siliotto*****3.623153||1,07502/08
•Notes on a Scandal2006Philip Glass****3.455744|1,01602/07
•The Number 232007Harry Gregson-Williams**2.524122|86902/07
•The Painted Veil2006Alexandre Desplat***3.457875||91901/07 - 02/07
•Partition2007Brian Tyler****3.623213|||1,07702/08
•Perfume: The Story of a Murderer2006Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil****3.381400|||2,24905/23
•Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End2007Hans Zimmer, Various**3.056,155230||||18305/07 - 07/11multiple albums
•The Pursuit of Happyness2006Andrea Guerra***3.043082|86802/07
•Ratatouille2007Michael Giacchino****3.531,2618||48406/07
•The Reaping2007John Frizzell***2.953321||1,21704/07
•Resident Evil: Extinction2007Charlie Clouser*2.411642||1,91410/10
•Rush Hour 32007Lalo Schifrin***2.913322||1,22309/07
•Shrek the Third2007Harry Gregson-Williams, Various***2.716531|90006/07
•The Simpsons Movie2007Hans Zimmer, Various***2.894612||1,13311/07
•Snakes on a Plane2006Trevor Rabin**2.501090||1,95408/11
•Stardust2007Ilan Eshkeri****3.413052||1,49309/09
•There Will Be Blood2007Jonny Greenwood**2.841370||2,23605/23
•Transformers2007Steve Jablonsky, Lorne Balfe, Clay Duncan**2.761,29519|||48011/07
•The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep2007James Newton Howard****3.619054|||75412/07
•We Own the Night2007Wojciech Kilar**2.703050||1,13210/07
•Zodiac2007David Shire***3.171740|||1,91708/11
    2007 SPECIAL RELEASES:    
 TitleYear Composer(s)FRVR VTCTRD  TRDates Notes
•3002007Tyler Bates*1.841,22136||||83209/09expanded
•Alien1979Jerry Goldsmith***3.2377711|||55307/09expanded
•Alvin and the Chipmunks2007Christopher Lennertz***2.641230||1,88310/10promo
•Amazing Stories (TV)1985John Williams, Various****3.781,0061||||34806/99 - 10/07limited
•Bad Boys1995Mark Mancina, Nick Glennie-Smith***2.972430||1,70712/09limited
•Battlestar Galactica (Series) (TV)2004Bear McCreary, Richard Gibbs****3.413572||||1,22906/10all albums
•The Black Hole1979John Barry****3.372511|||1,56209/11download
•Blade Runner1982Vangelis**2.9676312||||91209/09expanded
•The 'Burbs1988Jerry Goldsmith*****3.761,1505|||22508/97 - 03/23expanded, limited
•The Dark Crystal1982Trevor Jones*****3.911,31715|||27805/03 - 06/25all albums
•Fields of Freedom2006Trevor Jones***3.212240|1,71811/07promotional
•Flags of Our Fathers2006Clint Eastwood*1.998149|||76610/06 - 06/22re-issue
•Godzilla1998David Arnold****3.431,80427|||7005/98 - 03/13limited
R
Images1972John Williams*2.281310|||2,32206/24 - 10/25limited
•The Karate Kid1984Bill Conti***3.003118|||1,26106/10 - 03/21limited set
•The Karate Kid: Part II1986Bill Conti**2.791291|||2,24708/22limited set
•The Karate Kid: Part III1989Bill Conti***2.93993|||2,28308/22limited set
•The Last Run1971Jerry Goldsmith****3.09920||2,37111/24limited, re-issue
•The Last Valley1970John Barry****3.668231||93707/03 - 03/09limited
•The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003Howard Shore*****4.2923,366693|||||1711/03 - 08/20complete set
R
Monsignor1982John Williams***3.082650||1,61608/09 - 10/25limited
•The Next Karate Kid1994Bill Conti, William Ross****3.261120|||2,29809/22limited set
•Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End2007Hans Zimmer, Various**3.056,155230||||18305/07 - 07/11expanded set
•Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest2006Hans Zimmer, Various*2.665,490237||||17307/06 - 07/11expanded set
•Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl2003Hans Zimmer, Klaus Badelt, Various*2.7924,2841285|||607/03 - 07/11expanded set
•Planet of the Apes1968Jerry Goldsmith
3.391932||||2,09905/24re-issue, re-issue
•Red Dawn1984Basil Poledouris***2.982060||1,86506/10expanded
R
The Secret of N.I.M.H.1982Jerry Goldsmith****3.516774|||53506/03 - 10/25re-issue
R
Star Wars: A New Hope1977John Williams**4.2417,82967||||301/97 - 10/25multiple albums
R
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi1983John Williams**4.1411,04533||||2503/97 - 10/25multiple albums
R
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back1980John Williams**4.299,92063||||3301/97 - 10/25multiple albums
•Throw Momma From the Train1987David Newman***2.861260||1,92101/12limited
•The Vanishing1993Jerry Goldsmith****3.313540|||62606/98 - 09/08expanded/limited
•The Wind and the Lion1975Jerry Goldsmith*****3.955920|||1,08607/09expanded
    2007 COMPILATIONS:    
 TitleYear Composer(s)FRVR VTCTRD  TRDates Notes
•For the Record: Craig Armstrong2006Craig Armstrong**2.89810||1,97808/11
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