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    2012 REGULAR RELEASES:    
(see legend below for abbreviations and codes)
 TitleYear Composer(s)FRVR VTCTRD  TRDates Notes
•The Amazing Spider-Man2012James Horner****3.831,34120||||31907/12
•Anna Karenina2012Dario Marianelli**3.032211||1,46103/13
•Argo2012Alexandre Desplat****3.063232||97310/12
•The Avengers2012Alan Silvestri***3.397207|||60605/12all albums
•Battleship2012Steve Jablonsky*1.5652411||1,09605/12
•The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel2012Thomas Newman****3.783252||1,37906/12
•Big Miracle2012Cliff Eidelman***2.951640||1,60401/12
•Black Gold2011James Horner****3.363836|||1,22502/12
•The Bourne Legacy2012James Newton Howard**2.733743||83508/12
•Brave2012Patrick Doyle****3.346124|||56506/12
•Cloud Atlas2012Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil**3.051230|||2,18708/22
•The Dark Knight Rises2012Hans Zimmer, Various**2.672,135127||||30407/12multiple albums
•Dark Shadows2012Danny Elfman***3.327932|||91405/12
•Dr. Seuss' The Lorax2012John Powell, Various***2.953181||1,39103/12multiple albums
•The Expendables 22012Brian Tyler***3.043282||1,19509/12multiple albums
•For Greater Glory (Cristiada)2012James Horner****3.242363||||1,41109/12
•Frankenweenie2012Danny Elfman****3.391,0651|||78710/12
•The Grey2012Marc Streitenfeld**2.752135||1,50101/12
•Hitchcock2012Danny Elfman***3.123491|||1,16312/12
•The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey2012Howard Shore*****3.941,52122|||||34102/13multiple albums
•The Hunger Games2012James Newton Howard, Various***3.167803|||95104/12
•Ice Age: Continental Drift2012John Powell, Various***2.832591||1,17507/12
•John Carter2012Michael Giacchino****3.606278|||84804/12
•Journey 2: The Mysterious Island2012Andrew Lockington*****3.8942710|||91002/12
•Les Misérables2012Claude-Michel Schönberg, Anne DudleyVaried2.3591913|||||1,45108/13multiple albums
•Life of Pi2012Mychael Danna****3.704545|||67712/12
•Lincoln2012John Williams****3.6568514|||62911/12
•Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted2012Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe, Tom Holkenborg**2.391110|||2,18403/22
•Men in Black 32012Danny Elfman***3.204402||1,03506/12
•Mirror Mirror2012Alan Menken***3.122772||1,54804/12
•Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol2011Michael Giacchino***3.015907||94601/12
•Prometheus2012Marc Streitenfeld, Harry Gregson-Williams***3.0857811|||80606/12
•Promised Land2012Danny Elfman***3.033130||1,53908/13
•Red Tails2012Terence Blanchard**2.622001||1,68602/12
•Rise of the Guardians2012Alexandre Desplat****3.323493||||92011/12
•Safe House2012Ramin Djawadi***2.541532||1,76603/12
•Silver Linings Playbook2012Danny Elfman**2.943591||1,11312/12
•Skyfall2012Thomas Newman***3.0596719||||50111/12
•Snow White & the Huntsman2012James Newton Howard***3.307253|||96606/12
•Total Recall2012Harry Gregson-Williams, Various**1.853577|||97608/12
•Trouble With the Curve2012Marco Beltrami***2.561511||1,26809/12
•The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 22012Carter Burwell****3.664171|||90412/12
•Underworld: Awakening2012Paul Haslinger**2.311513||1,74801/12
•The Vow2012Rachel Portman, Michael Brook**2.601491||1,46502/12
•Wrath of the Titans2012Javier Navarrete***3.082671|||1,42704/12
•Wreck-It Ralph2012Henry Jackman***3.043183||1,14411/12
    2012 SPECIAL RELEASES:    
 TitleYear Composer(s)FRVR VTCTRD  TRDates Notes
•2 Days in the Valley1996Jerry Goldsmith***2.66850|||2,29008/24limited
•Back to Gaya2004Michael Kamen, Various****3.201151||1,75901/12limited
•Batman Forever1995Elliot Goldenthal**2.9194353|||22704/03 - 01/12expanded, limited
•Battlestar Galactica (TV)1978Stu Phillips*****3.478016|||24909/99 - 11/12expanded, limited
•The Black Cauldron1985Elmer Bernstein****3.423094|||56811/96 - 04/17expanded
•Black Rain1989Hans Zimmer***3.354782|||1,21803/10 - 10/12expanded, limited
•Body Heat1981John Barry****3.631,0391|||52706/97 - 09/12expanded
•Capricorn One1978Jerry Goldsmith****3.542570|||1,08607/09 - 04/16re-issue
•Chinatown1974Jerry Goldsmith, Phillip Lambro
3.461400|||2,18003/22re-issue, limited
•The Chorus2004Bruno Coulais, Christophe Barratier****3.801,1494||58901/05 - 08/12expanded
•Conan the Barbarian1982Basil Poledouris*****4.222,04343|||14706/03 - 12/12expanded
•Die Hard 2: Die Harder1990Michael Kamen***3.002211|||1,40501/12 - 11/12limited, expanded
•Die Hard With a Vengeance1995Michael Kamen***2.831774|||1,27801/12 - 08/13expanded, limited
•Friday the 13th1980Harry Manfredini***3.08840|||2,20709/22multiple albums
•Galaxy Quest1999David Newman****3.885,6355|||27301/00 - 04/12limited
•The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo2011Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross*1.7797356||||82601/12limited
•Godzilla1998David Arnold****3.421,70027|||7005/98 - 03/13limited, expanded
•Hellbound: Hellraiser II1988Christopher Young****3.511200|||2,26905/24re-issue
•Hellraiser1987Christopher Young****3.571300|||2,26605/24re-issue
•Home Alone 2: Lost in New York1992John Williams***3.301,23117|||24809/96 - 03/13limited, expanded
•Hook1991John Williams*****4.184,11079||||11709/96 - 04/24expanded, limited
•Hoosiers1986Jerry Goldsmith*****4.192,38917||||27506/03 - 12/12expanded, limited
•Jane Eyre (TV)1970John Williams****3.37810|||2,27809/24limited, re-issue
•The Karate Kid: Part III1989Bill Conti***2.95773|||2,25508/22limited, re-issue
•King Kong Lives1986John Scott****3.312911|||63608/97 - 10/12limited, re-issue
N
The Long Goodbye1973John Williams**2.471051|||2,28410/24expanded, limited
•Masters of the Universe1987Bill Conti**3.074706|||42803/97 - 09/20reissue
•The Phantom1996David Newman****3.425012|||57809/96 - 08/12limited, expanded
•Planet of the Apes2001Danny Elfman***3.164,75072|||14307/01 - 03/12limited, expanded
•Predator1987Alan Silvestri****3.821,44834|||16609/03 - 03/12expanded
•The Shadow1994Jerry Goldsmith*****3.982,99011||||27109/96 - 08/12expanded, limited
•Speed1994Mark Mancina***3.4453612||81209/03 - 03/12expanded, limited
•Stagecoach1966Jerry Goldsmith***3.106111|||84206/98 - 09/16limited
•Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home1986Leonard Rosenman**2.2660822|||64306/03 - 01/12expanded
•Star Trek V: The Final Frontier1989Jerry Goldsmith****3.753,2149|||14608/97 - 05/12re-issue
•Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country1991Cliff Eidelman*****4.163,53520||||8512/96 - 03/12expanded
•Star Trek: First Contact1996Jerry Goldsmith, Joel Goldsmith****3.629,30926||||4312/96 - 05/12expanded
•Star Trek: Generations1994Dennis McCarthy**2.811,99020|||29702/99 - 03/13expanded
•Star Trek: The Motion Picture1979Jerry Goldsmith*****4.133,8709||||9801/99 - 11/23expanded, limited
•The Sword and the Sorcerer1982David Whitaker***3.153583||99902/99 - 11/12limited, re-issue
•Titanic1997James Horner*****4.1127,542168|||||411/97 - 06/18multiple albums
•Toy Story 32010Randy Newman, Various***3.011,0173||95306/10 - 01/12limited, re-issue
•The Untouchables1987Ennio Morricone***3.531280|||2,18608/22expanded, limited
•White Fang1991Basil Poledouris, Hans Zimmer, Various****3.221700|||1,61104/12limited
•Winged Migration2002Bruno Coulais***3.256586||62304/03 - 03/13re-issue
•The Witches of Eastwick1987John Williams***3.486241||1,19808/09 - 11/12limited, re-issue
•Wolfen1981Craig Safan**2.851853|||1,34508/09 - 08/12limited
•X2: X-Men United2003John Ottman****3.206,568156|||14504/03 - 08/12limited, expanded
    2012 COMPILATIONS:    
 TitleYear Composer(s)FRVR VTCTRD  TRDates Notes

    None.

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