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    2011 REGULAR RELEASES    
(see legend below for abbreviations and codes)
 TitleYear Composer(s)FRVR VTCTRD  TRDates Notes
•The Adjustment Bureau2011Thomas Newman**2.601491||1,63204/11
•The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn2011John Williams*****4.001,46710||||44811/11
•Anonymous2011Thomas Wanker, Harald Kloser***2.681081||1,75101/12
•Arthur Christmas2011Harry Gregson-Williams, Various****3.241591||1,68801/12
•The Artist2011Ludovic Bource****3.662619||99912/11
•Battle: Los Angeles2011Brian Tyler***3.164955|||1,34404/11
•Captain America: The First Avenger2011Alan Silvestri****3.3962113|||68507/11
•Cars 22011Michael Giacchino***2.726874||1,14406/11
•Conan the Barbarian2011Tyler Bates, Tim Williams, Dieter Hartmann*1.6775647|||1,08008/11
•Contagion2011Cliff Martinez*2.432742||1,50209/11
•Cowboys & Aliens2011Harry Gregson-Williams***2.853654|||1,30708/11
•A Dangerous Method2011Howard Shore, Richard Wagner***2.831234||1,68312/11
•Dolphin Tale2011Mark Isham***2.901530||1,61110/11
•Dream House2011John Debney****3.262143|||1,40510/11
•Drive2011Cliff Martinez**2.821534||1,74412/11
•Fast Five2011Brian Tyler***2.874871||1,51305/11
•The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo2011Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross*1.7793154||||87001/12multiple albums
•Gnomeo & Juliet2011Elton John, James Newton Howard, Chris Bacon***3.073990||1,60602/11
•Green Lantern2011James Newton Howard**2.534234||1,47207/11
•Happy Feet Two2011John Powell***2.651701||1,74301/12
•Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 22011Alexandre Desplat****3.401,91158|||||49107/11
•The Help2011Thomas Newman****3.152531||1,48409/11
•Hop2011Christopher Lennertz***2.832100||1,71404/11
•Hugo2011Howard Shore****3.664484||1,03111/11
•I Am Number Four2011Trevor Rabin***2.641350||1,80907/11
•Immortals2011Trevor Morris***2.531344||1,76701/12
•In Time2011Craig Armstrong****3.061620||1,69401/12
•The Iron Lady2011Thomas Newman***2.891381||1,70312/11
•Jane Eyre2011Dario Marianelli****3.211684||1,67008/11
•Kung Fu Panda 22011Hans Zimmer, John Powell, Various****3.338218||85605/11
•La Ligne Droite2011Patrick Doyle*****4.023201||||1,24607/11
•Limitless2011Paul Leonard-Morgan*2.091502||1,78404/11
•Little Fockers2010Stephen Trask***2.711320||1,82002/11
•Mars Needs Moms2011John Powell****3.274371|||1,35903/11
•The Mechanic2011Mark Isham***2.571311||1,76803/11all albums
•Moneyball2011Mychael Danna**2.661130||1,77412/11
•Monte Carlo2011Michael Giacchino**2.471343||1,79608/11
•My Week With Marilyn2011Conrad Pope, Alexandre Desplat****3.234010|||1,62512/11
•No Strings Attached2011John Debney***2.741710||1,76602/11
•Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides2011Hans Zimmer, Various*1.842,34649||||62605/11
•Priest2011Christopher Young*****3.884316|||1,18005/11
•Puss in Boots2011Henry Jackman***3.142783|||1,52511/11
•Rango2011Hans Zimmer, Heitor Pereira, Various**2.341,0303||1,08503/11
•Real Steel2011Danny Elfman*****3.751,0288|||74510/11
•The Resident2011John Ottman*2.40700||1,87401/12
•Rio2011John Powell***2.954432||1,41304/11
•Rise of the Planet of the Apes2011Patrick Doyle****3.4667910||||75908/11
•Scream 42011Marco Beltrami**2.602953||1,48804/11
•Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows2011Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe*2.3775331|||81012/11
•The Smurfs2011Heitor Pereira***2.532845||1,63108/11
•Snow Flower and the Secret Fan2011Rachel Portman***3.141631||1,70708/11
•Soul Surfer2011Marco Beltrami*****3.872675|||1,24907/11
•Super 82011Michael Giacchino***3.625711|||1,16207/11
•The Thing2011Marco Beltrami***2.892210||1,51910/11
•Thor2011Patrick Doyle****3.468916||||60105/11
•The Three Musketeers2011Paul Haslinger**2.302240|||1,39010/11
•Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy2011Alberto Iglesias***2.961403||1,65401/12
•Tower Heist2011Christophe Beck***2.73890||1,89801/12
•Transformers: Dark of the Moon2011Steve Jablonsky**2.458888|||1,14207/11
•The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 12011Carter Burwell****3.424512|||1,30612/11
•Unknown2011John Ottman, Alexander Rudd**2.541620||1,72804/11
•War Horse2011John Williams****3.881,36220||||53411/11
•Water for Elephants2011James Newton Howard****3.533691||1,59406/11
•Winnie the Pooh2011Henry Jackman, Robert Lopez, Kristen Anderson-Lopez***3.022424|||1,60507/11
•X-Men: First Class2011Henry Jackman, Various***3.024367|||1,12507/11
    2011 SPECIAL RELEASES:    
 TitleYear Composer(s)FRVR VTCTRD  TRDates Notes
•19411979John Williams**3.142062|||1,29408/09 - 10/11limited, expanded
•48 Hrs.1982James Horner*2.491153||1,58403/11limited
•The Adventures of Conan: A Sword and Sorcery Spectacular1983Basil Poledouris****3.483100||64710/00 - 12/11re-recording
•Alice in Wonderland2010Danny Elfman*****4.182,78111||||32203/10 - 06/11limited, expanded
•Bad Girls1994Jerry Goldsmith***3.394181|||40406/98 - 07/11expanded, limited
•Batman1989Danny Elfman*****4.3113,72596||||2008/97 - 08/15limited, expanded
•Batman Returns1992Danny Elfman**3.286,31038||||6509/96 - 08/15limited, expanded
•Battle Beyond the Stars1980James Horner****3.845074|||57409/01 - 11/11limited, re-issue
•Battlestar Galactica (TV)1978Stu Phillips*****3.457686|||24009/99 - 11/12expanded, limited
•Beetlejuice1988Danny Elfman****3.845,60813||||5803/99 - 05/11limited, expanded
•Big Fish2003Danny Elfman****3.562,39672|||16712/03 - 06/11limited, expanded
•The Black Hole1979John Barry****3.411771|||1,57209/11limited, expanded
•Breakdown1997Basil Poledouris, Richard Marvin, Various***3.10800|||1,74907/11limited
•Broken Arrow1996Hans Zimmer, Don Harper****3.354652|||1,23510/09 - 03/11expanded, limited
•Charlie and the Chocolate Factory2005Danny Elfman***3.481,6387|||51311/05 - 06/11limited, expanded
•Cherry 20001987Basil Poledouris****3.814035||||48607/97 - 06/11limited, re-issue
•Cliffhanger1993Trevor Jones****3.458383|||47106/97 - 01/18expanded, limited
•Commando1985James Horner**2.7748025||29912/03 - 08/15expanded, limited
•Conan the Destroyer1984Basil Poledouris****2.716129|||34206/03 - 12/11re-recording
•The Core2003Christopher Young****3.451752|||1,51001/10 - 11/11limited, expanded
•Corpse Bride2005Danny Elfman***3.421,81418|||34811/05 - 06/11limited, expanded
•Die Hard1988Michael Kamen***2.9675717|||26103/03 - 11/19limited, expanded
•Edward Scissorhands1990Danny Elfman*****4.3119,299188|||809/96 - 01/16limited, expanded
•Explorers1985Jerry Goldsmith****3.422341|||1,50107/09 - 09/11expanded, limited
•First Knight1995Jerry Goldsmith*****3.673,24132|||9609/96 - 04/11limited, expanded
•Forever Young1992Jerry Goldsmith***3.233093|||58106/98 - 09/11expanded, limited
•Gaku (Peak: The Rescuers)2011Naoki Sato****3.291011|||1,76901/12Japanese
•Gorky Park1983James Horner***3.001210||1,54308/09 - 02/15re-issue
•The Great Train Robbery1979Jerry Goldsmith***3.091600||1,62007/09 - 12/11expanded
•The Greatest Miracle2011Mark McKenzie*****3.843052|||1,53010/11multiple albums
•Gremlins1984Jerry Goldsmith****3.611,32413|||31411/99 - 11/11expanded
•The Homecoming: A Christmas Story/Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn1971Jerry Goldsmith, James Horner***3.05884||1,75204/11limited
•Humanoids from the Deep1980James Horner**2.57650||1,77811/11limited, re-issue
•Killing Me Softly2002Patrick Doyle****3.281492|||1,68207/11limited
•Link1986Jerry Goldsmith*2.552664||1,42907/09 - 06/16limited, re-issue
•Man to Man2005Patrick Doyle****3.421473||1,78701/12limited
•Mars Attacks!1996Danny Elfman**3.248855|||38503/97 - 06/11expanded, limited
•Masada (TV)1981Jerry Goldsmith, Morton Stevens****3.622782|||1,48507/09 - 06/11limited
•The Mechanic2011Mark Isham***2.571311||1,76803/11multiple albums, expanded
•Medal of Honor (Game)1999Michael Giacchino****3.961,5151|||34402/00 - 04/11re-issue set
•Medal of Honor: Frontline (Game)2002Michael Giacchino****3.4256111||71207/03 - 04/11re-issue set
•Medal of Honor: Underground (Game)2000Michael Giacchino****3.202218||1,05107/03 - 04/11re-issue set
•Midway1976John Williams***3.141901||1,40008/09 - 11/11limited
•Mimic1997Marco Beltrami****3.151310||1,75612/11expanded, limited
•The Nightmare Before Christmas1993Danny Elfman****4.0015,134315||||1409/96 - 05/11limited, expanded
•Pee-wee's Big Adventure1985Danny Elfman***3.813181|||1,47005/11limited, expanded
•Planet of the Apes2001Danny Elfman***3.144,61072|||14307/01 - 03/12limited, expanded
•Regarding Henry1991Georges Delerue****3.061362|||1,67703/10 - 12/11limited
•Scream1996Marco Beltrami**2.741,0750||22807/98 - 01/17limited, expanded
•Scrooged1988Danny Elfman***3.352281|||1,66412/11limited
•Sleeping with the Enemy1991Jerry Goldsmith****3.601,0811||44906/98 - 09/11expanded, limited
•Sleepy Hollow1999Danny Elfman****4.008,7507|||13011/99 - 06/11limited, expanded
•Solaris2002Cliff Martinez**3.022851||1,65912/09 - 01/11re-issue
•Something Wicked This Way Comes1983Georges Delerue**3.051905||||1,28908/09 - 04/16limited
•Squanto: A Warrior's Tale1994Joel McNeely****3.171030||1,85509/11limited
•Testament1983James Horner***2.901504|76412/96 - 03/13limited
•Thelma & Louise1991Hans Zimmer, John Van Tongeren***3.031881||1,45604/10 - 12/17limited
•Trading Places1983Elmer Bernstein***2.91541||1,80712/11limited
•Up2009Michael Giacchino****3.271,46026|||69801/10 - 08/11limited, re-issue
•Wolfen1981James Horner***2.891573|||1,37408/09 - 08/12limited
•The X-Files (TV)1993Mark Snow****3.401,0515|||||38211/98 - 01/18limited, expanded
    2011 COMPILATIONS:    
 TitleYear Composer(s)FRVR VTCTRD  TRDates Notes
•The Danny Elfman & Tim Burton 25th Anniversary Music Box2011Danny ElfmanFRISBEE2.653021|||||1,11605/11limited
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