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    2013 REGULAR RELEASES:    
(see legend below for abbreviations and codes)
 TitleYear Composer(s)FRVR VTCTRD  TRDates Notes
N
12 Years a Slave2013Hans Zimmer**2.07960|||2,31402/25
•422013Mark Isham***2.662081||1,49205/13
•After Earth2013James Newton Howard***3.269632|||1,05306/13
•The Bible2013Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe, Various**1.835416||1,26207/13
•The Book Thief2013John Williams****3.794382||98412/13
•Captain Phillips2013Henry Jackman, Hans Zimmer, Various*1.615106||1,14912/13
•The Croods2013Alan Silvestri****3.142152||1,27405/13
•Der Medicus (The Physician)2013Ingo Ludwig Frenzel****3.521832|||1,38201/14
•Elysium2013Ryan Amon***3.113092||1,73312/13
•Ender's Game2013Steve Jablonsky**2.073304|||1,45912/13
•Epic2013Danny Elfman****3.335085||88006/13
•Frozen2013Christophe Beck, Robert Lopez, Kristen Anderson-Lopez***3.446292||77712/13multiple albums
•G.I. Joe: Retaliation2013Henry Jackman*1.7727612||1,08603/13
•A Good Day to Die Hard2013Marco Beltrami, Various****3.353142|||98302/13
•Gravity2013Steven Price***3.145643|||1,13612/13
•The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug2013Howard Shore*****3.921,41611|||||64112/13multiple albums
•The Hunger Games: Catching Fire2013James Newton Howard***3.144045|||1,09912/13
•Iron Man 32013Brian Tyler****3.3966711|||75405/13
•Jack the Giant Slayer2013John Ottman*****3.805237||||70502/13
•The Lone Ranger2013Hans Zimmer, Various***3.0080016|||80007/13
•Man of Steel2013Hans Zimmer, Various*2.393,63192||||34006/13all albums
•Monsters University2013Randy Newman***2.883094||1,10606/13
•Now You See Me2013Brian Tyler*****3.653882|||1,11601/14multiple albums
•Oblivion2013Anthony Gonzales, Joseph Trapanese**3.013213||1,12807/13multiple albums
•Oz the Great and Powerful2013Danny Elfman****3.478114|||57503/13
•Pacific Rim2013Ramin Djawadi****3.1779423||||53807/13
•Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters2013Andrew Lockington****3.401500||||2,26903/24
•Planes2013Mark Mancina****3.282631|||1,09108/13
•Promised Land2012Danny Elfman***3.093350||1,53308/13
•Romeo & Juliet2013Abel Korzeniowski*****3.833147|||85701/14
•Rush2013Hans Zimmer, Various***3.385674||1,40412/13
•Saving Mr. Banks2013Thomas Newman****3.482695||1,14601/14multiple albums
•Star Trek Into Darkness2013Michael Giacchino****3.196367||||65106/13 - 12/14all albums
•Thor: The Dark World2013Brian Tyler****3.347039|||70812/13
•White House Down2013Thomas Wanker, Harald Kloser**2.121577||1,51707/13
•The Wolverine2013Marco Beltrami, Various**2.473726||82307/13
•World War Z2013Marco Beltrami, Various***2.652651||99607/13
    2013 SPECIAL RELEASES:    
 TitleYear Composer(s)FRVR VTCTRD  TRDates Notes
•The Abyss1989Alan Silvestri****3.892,33813|||17708/97 - 02/14expanded, limited
•Alien Nation1988Jerry Goldsmith, Curt Sobel**2.541510|||1,57907/09 - 05/18limited
•The Beastmaster1982Lee Holdridge****3.36830|||2,21108/22expanded, limited
•Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time1991Robert Folk****3.231663||1,01903/97 - 03/13re-issue
•Black Beauty1994Danny Elfman****3.851,77614|||29712/00 - 12/13expanded, limited
•Breakheart Pass1975Jerry Goldsmith***3.171510||1,62207/09 - 06/16limited, expanded
•The Challenge1982Jerry Goldsmith***2.943361||92704/00 - 07/13limited, expanded
•A Christmas Carol2009Alan Silvestri***3.193791||1,03711/09 - 04/16re-issue
•Clear and Present Danger1994James Horner***3.086877|||43406/98 - 11/22expanded, limited
•Cocoon1985James Horner****3.768913|||39410/97 - 12/13expanded, limited
•Congo1995Jerry Goldsmith***3.7359613||59810/96 - 02/13expanded, limited
•Dave1993James Newton Howard****3.603211||1,64402/12 - 03/13expanded, limited
•Days of Thunder1990Hans Zimmer***3.263270|||1,28403/10 - 04/21limited
•Ed Wood1994Howard Shore***3.352760||1,60207/10 - 05/18multiple albums
•Flight of the Intruder1991Basil Poledouris**2.791773||1,16607/03 - 02/13limited
•The Fury1978John Williams*****3.655994|||62203/03 - 03/13limited, expanded
•Gladiator1992Jerry GoldsmithVaried2.93740|||2,30108/24limited
•Heidi (TV)1968John Williams****3.39950|||2,31909/24expanded, limited
•Hocus Pocus1993John Debney, James Horner***3.311590|||2,20711/22expanded, limited
•The Hunt for Red October1990Basil Poledouris***4.0114,222203|||1603/97 - 01/14limited, expanded
•In Country1989James Horner****3.252491||77812/96 - 03/13limited
•Inchon1981Jerry Goldsmith**2.982614||1,49307/09 - 07/24re-issue
•Jurassic Park1993John Williams*****4.2418,123117||||1209/96 - 11/22expanded
•Les Misérables2012Claude-Michel Schönberg, Anne DudleyVaried2.3594413|||||1,44908/13expanded
•The Matrix Reloaded2003Don Davis, Ben Watkins, Rob Dougan****3.2610,660403||||6905/03 - 12/13limited, expanded
•The Missouri Breaks1976John Williams**2.818300||91906/99 - 05/18expanded, limited
•Now You See Me2013Brian Tyler*****3.653882|||1,11601/14promotional
•Patriot Games1992James Horner**2.889303|||47006/97 - 11/22expanded, limited
•Poltergeist II: The Other Side1986Jerry Goldsmith***3.2043311|||31010/03 - 07/17expanded, limited
•QB VII (TV)1974Jerry Goldsmith****3.73740|||2,32109/24re-recording
•The Relic1997John Debney**2.733077||62511/99 - 03/13limited, expanded
•Restless2011Danny Elfman***3.141220||2,29011/24limited
•Rio Conchos1964Jerry Goldsmith****3.409013|||64301/00 - 05/21re-recording, expanded
•Rosewood1997John Williams***3.393592|||61203/97 - 07/13expanded, limited
•Runaway1984Jerry Goldsmith*2.312520||1,54507/09 - 02/14limited, re-issue
•The Salamander1981Jerry Goldsmith****3.25990|||2,31607/24
•Star Trek: Insurrection1998Jerry Goldsmith****3.694,23030||||15912/98 - 08/13expanded
•Star Trek: Nemesis2002Jerry Goldsmith**3.014,341141||||12212/02 - 02/14limited, expanded
•Superman Returns2006John Ottman*****3.942,05196|||18906/06 - 01/14expanded, limited
•Turbulence1997Shirley Walker***2.931330|||2,25003/22limited
•Vibes1988James Horner**2.9430216||63509/96 - 02/14limited, re-issue
•Wyatt Earp1994James Newton Howard****3.669203|||68606/03 - 12/13expanded, limited
•The X-Files (TV)1993Mark Snow****3.331,1975|||||36611/98 - 04/21expanded, limited
    2013 COMPILATIONS:    
 TitleYear Composer(s)FRVR VTCTRD  TRDates Notes

    None.

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