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    2008 REGULAR RELEASES:    
(see legend below for abbreviations and codes)
 TitleYear Composer(s)FRVR VTCTRD  TRDates Notes
•10,000 BC2008Harald Kloser, Thomas Wanker, Thomas Schobel***2.901983|||1,64311/10
•American Gangster2007Marc Streitenfeld****3.061250||1,86504/11
•Body of Lies2008Marc Streitenfeld**2.263172|1,32710/08
•Bolt2008John Powell***3.044852||1,05611/08
•The Bucket List2007Marc Shaiman***3.011390||1,87510/10
•Burn After Reading2008Carter Burwell***2.85970||1,88908/11
•Changeling2008Clint Eastwood**2.304805||1,27011/08
•The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian2008Harry Gregson-Williams****3.748657|||78405/08
•City of Ember2008Andrew Lockington****3.371582||1,76207/13
•The Curious Case of Benjamin Button2008Alexandre Desplat***3.381,02217||74312/08
•The Dark Knight2008Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard, Lorne Balfe**2.755,458133||||17307/08 - 04/10multiple albums
•The Day the Earth Stood Still2008Tyler Bates**1.833691||1,42912/08
•Defiance2008James Newton Howard****3.591,1945||65912/08
•Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!2008John Powell, Various***3.014526||97704/08
•The Duchess2008Rachel Portman***3.243872||1,22410/08
•Eagle Eye2008Brian Tyler***3.034625||1,16010/08
•The Express2008Mark Isham***3.163900||1,56210/08
•The Forbidden Kingdom2008David Buckley****3.352572||1,81302/12
•Frost/Nixon2008Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe****3.324116||1,21012/08
•The Golden Compass2007Alexandre Desplat****3.528298||||74502/08
•Hancock2008John Powell, Various***3.094284||92907/08
•The Happening2008James Newton Howard***3.241,3773||83606/08
•Hellboy II: The Golden Army2008Danny Elfman****3.4285014|||63607/08 - 04/24multiple albums
•I Am Legend2007James Newton Howard****3.576110|||1,44405/10
•Igor2008Patrick Doyle****3.282720||1,58409/09
•The Incredible Hulk2008Craig Armstrong****3.385129|||76807/08
•Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull2008John Williams****3.882,03025||||42505/08 - 08/24all albums
•Iron Man2008Ramin Djawadi, Various*2.2097424||59405/08
•Journey to the Center of the Earth2008Andrew Lockington****3.463196|||1,22102/09
•Jumper2008John Powell***2.741660|||1,86908/11
•Kung Fu Panda2008Hans Zimmer, John Powell, Henry Jackman***3.211,1732||59206/08
•Leatherheads2008Randy Newman***3.213334|1,46004/08
•The Life Before Her Eyes2008James Horner**2.925081||1,03804/08
•Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa2008Hans Zimmer, Various**2.902660|||2,16902/22
•Milk2008Danny Elfman***3.245504||1,07112/08
•The Mist2007Mark Isham**2.351021||1,87311/10
•The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor2008Randy Edelman, John Debney****3.311230|||2,15802/22multiple albums
•Nim's Island2008Patrick Doyle***3.193843||1,09704/08
•Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea2008Joe Hisaishi****3.463141||95402/09multiple albums
•Quantum of Solace2008David Arnold***3.251,0798|||||68911/08
•Rambo2008Brian Tyler***3.173280|||1,65303/11all albums
•Sex and the City2008Aaron Zigman***2.69930||1,97708/11
•The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 22008Rachel Portman***2.951530||1,91209/09
•Slumdog Millionaire2008A.R. Rahman***2.211,3874|||70201/09
•Speed Racer2008Michael Giacchino***2.973361||1,20406/08
•The Spiderwick Chronicles2008James Horner****3.3883720|||49901/08
•Standard Operating Procedure2008Danny Elfman***3.213330||1,60709/09
•Star Wars: The Clone Wars2008Kevin Kiner**2.131,01122|||78308/08
•Tropic Thunder2008Theodore Shapiro***3.011590||1,89512/10
•Twilight2008Carter Burwell**2.748258||86812/08
•Untraceable2008Christopher Young***3.031521||1,89604/10
•Valkyrie2008John Ottman***3.235358||94212/08
•Vantage Point2008Atli Örvarsson, Various**2.69921||1,95501/12
•WALL·E2008Thomas Newman, Peter Gabriel***3.181,00618||43806/08
•Wanted2008Danny Elfman****3.316195|||1,23209/09
•The X-Files: I Want to Believe2008Mark Snow***2.814202||1,64508/08
    2008 SPECIAL RELEASES:    
 TitleYear Composer(s)FRVR VTCTRD  TRDates Notes
R
The Accidental Tourist1988John Williams**3.043418|70706/98 - 10/25re-issue
•Alvin and the Chipmunks2007Christopher Lennertz***2.661090||1,88210/10limited
•Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend1985Jerry Goldsmith***3.152683||1,52907/09 - 06/18limited
•The Boys from Brazil1978Jerry Goldsmith****3.432721||1,33107/09limited, expanded
•The Cassandra Crossing1976Jerry Goldsmith***2.80840|||2,33308/24expanded
R
Cinderella Liberty1973John Williams***2.961220||2,32706/24 - 10/25limited
•The Dark Knight2008Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard, Lorne Balfe*2.755,458133||||17307/08 - 04/10expanded
•In Too Deep1999Christopher Young****2.656370|||1,24410/99 - 05/08promotional
•The Incredible Hulk (TV)1978Joe Harnell***2.906790||21411/99 - 06/18multiple albums
•Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull2008John Williams****3.882,03025||||42505/08 - 08/24re-issue
R
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade1989John Williams****3.934,81818|||8208/97 - 10/25expanded
R
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom1984John Williams*****3.951,2504|||55208/09 - 10/25expanded
•The Journey of Natty Gann1985Elmer Bernstein***3.351660|||1,48108/09rejected score, limited set
•Last Embrace1981Miklós Rózsa***3.351951|||1,26906/97 - 07/11limited, expanded
•The Legend of Butch & Sundance (TV)2004Basil Poledouris****3.391171||1,81409/09limited
•Lost (TV)2004Michael Giacchino***3.716658|||||1,13310/10all albums
•Masters of the Universe1987Bill Conti**3.074826|||42703/97 - 09/20expanded
•The Matrix1999Don Davis***2.9120,675288||||2206/99 - 01/25expanded, limited
•Meet the Spartans2008Christopher Lennertz****3.2625210||1,03102/09promotional
•The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor2008John Debney***3.311230|||2,15802/22bootleg
•The Nightmare Before Christmas1993Danny Elfman**4.0015,530333||||1409/96 - 05/11cover versions
•Not Without My Daughter1991Jerry Goldsmith**2.723371||72706/98 - 07/09expanded, limited
R
Raiders of the Lost Ark1981John Williams*****4.266,5695|||||5709/96 - 10/25expanded
•Robin and Marian1976John Barry, Richard Shores***3.266631||1,07207/03 - 03/09limited, expanded
•Solaris2002Cliff Martinez**3.013311||1,71312/09 - 01/11re-issue
•Species1995Christopher Young***3.033255|||41503/98 - 08/24expanded, limited
•Superman II1980Ken Thorne****2.802001|||2,10108/22expanded, limited
•Superman III1983Ken Thorne**3.052101||||2,21508/22expanded, limited
•Superman IV: The Quest for Peace1987Alexander Courage, John Williams****4.142570||||2,15908/22limited
R
Superman: The Movie1978John Williams*****4.204,25142||||2611/98 - 10/25expanded, limited
•Under Fire1983Jerry Goldsmith*****4.071,1287|||41608/97 - 09/08re-issue
•WarGames1983Arthur B. Rubinstein***3.02912|||1,51508/11 - 09/20limited
    2008 COMPILATIONS:    
 TitleYear Composer(s)FRVR VTCTRD  TRDates Notes

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