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    2013 REGULAR RELEASES    
(see legend below for abbreviations and codes)
 TitleYear Composer(s)FRVR VTCTRD  TRDates Notes
•422013Mark Isham***2.651661||1,42405/13
•After Earth2013James Newton Howard***3.238012|||1,06906/13
•The Bible2013Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe, Various**1.855016||1,28907/13
•The Book Thief2013John Williams****3.754032||98612/13
•Captain Phillips2013Henry Jackman, Hans Zimmer, Various*1.634616||1,20512/13
•The Croods2013Alan Silvestri****3.111652||1,27505/13
•Der Medicus (The Physician)2013Ingo Ludwig Frenzel****3.511452|||1,43501/14
•Elysium2013Ryan Amon***3.102712||1,65612/13
•Ender's Game2013Steve Jablonsky**2.062524|||1,43812/13
•Epic2013Danny Elfman****3.543225||95006/13
•Frozen2013Christophe Beck, Robert Lopez, Kristen Anderson-Lopez***3.435932||78612/13multiple albums
•G.I. Joe: Retaliation2013Henry Jackman*1.7622012||1,08003/13
•A Good Day to Die Hard2013Marco Beltrami, Various****3.312692|||1,04202/13
•Gravity2013Steven Price***3.185113|||1,16112/13
•The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug2013Howard Shore*****3.881,28511|||||67012/13multiple albums
•The Hunger Games: Catching Fire2013James Newton Howard***3.313535|||1,10512/13
•Iron Man 32013Brian Tyler****3.2745911|||77005/13
•Jack the Giant Slayer2013John Ottman*****3.804846||||73002/13
•The Lone Ranger2013Hans Zimmer, Various***3.0361716|||80507/13
•Man of Steel2013Hans Zimmer, Various*2.313,41191||||36306/13all albums
•Monsters University2013Randy Newman***2.872494||1,09006/13
•Now You See Me2013Brian Tyler*****3.413062|||1,21001/14multiple albums
•Oblivion2013Anthony Gonzales, Joseph Trapanese**3.002753||1,14907/13multiple albums
•Oz the Great and Powerful2013Danny Elfman****3.605184|||67703/13
•Pacific Rim2013Ramin Djawadi****3.1574423||||54607/13
•Planes2013Mark Mancina****3.242031|||1,10408/13
•Promised Land2012Danny Elfman***3.292050||1,62308/13
•Romeo & Juliet2013Abel Korzeniowski*****3.832707|||88801/14
•Rush2013Hans Zimmer, Various***2.984093||1,40612/13
•Saving Mr. Banks2013Thomas Newman****3.422055||1,13801/14multiple albums
•Star Trek Into Darkness2013Michael Giacchino****3.135597||||66406/13 - 12/14all albums
•Thor: The Dark World2013Brian Tyler****3.514819|||75312/13
•White House Down2013Thomas Wanker, Harald Kloser**2.181117||1,44807/13
•The Wolverine2013Marco Beltrami, Various**2.493446||80607/13
•World War Z2013Marco Beltrami, Various***2.622071||1,01107/13
    2013 SPECIAL RELEASES:    
 TitleYear Composer(s)FRVR VTCTRD  TRDates Notes
•The Abyss1989Alan Silvestri****3.852,12213|||17908/97 - 02/14expanded, limited
•Alien Nation1988Jerry Goldsmith, Curt Sobel**2.511170|||1,56607/09 - 05/18limited
•Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time1991Robert Folk****3.211263||1,01303/97 - 03/13re-issue
•Black Beauty1994Danny Elfman****3.941,59314|||29712/00 - 12/13expanded, limited
•Breakheart Pass1975Jerry Goldsmith***3.151150||1,59107/09 - 06/16limited, expanded
•The Challenge1982Jerry Goldsmith***2.902851||92104/00 - 07/13limited, expanded
•A Christmas Carol2009Alan Silvestri***3.173561||1,04111/09 - 04/16re-issue
•Clear and Present Danger1994James Horner***2.914137|||45606/98 - 06/13expanded, limited
•Cocoon1985James Horner****3.768333|||40110/97 - 12/13expanded, limited
•Congo1995Jerry Goldsmith***3.7155613||60410/96 - 02/13expanded, limited
•Dave1993James Newton Howard****3.622651||1,64502/12 - 03/13expanded, limited
•Days of Thunder1990Hans Zimmer***3.001960|||1,37203/10 - 04/21limited
•Ed Wood1994Howard Shore***3.312140||1,60907/10 - 05/18multiple albums
•Flight of the Intruder1991Basil Poledouris**2.811403||1,12907/03 - 02/13limited
•The Fury1978John Williams*****3.645594|||64203/03 - 03/13limited, expanded
•The Hunt for Red October1990Basil Poledouris***4.0114,077202|||1603/97 - 01/14limited, expanded
•In Country1989James Horner****3.241961||76312/96 - 03/13limited
•Inchon1981Jerry Goldsmith**3.031863||1,58907/09 - 06/13re-issue
•Jurassic Park1993John Williams*****4.2417,807115||||1209/96 - 03/18expanded
•Les Misérables2012Claude-Michel Schönberg, Anne DudleyVaried2.3388613|||||1,44508/13expanded
•The Matrix Reloaded2003Don Davis, Ben Watkins, Rob Dougan****3.2610,534403||||7005/03 - 12/13limited, expanded
•The Missouri Breaks1976John Williams**2.817840||94406/99 - 05/18expanded, limited
•Now You See Me2013Brian Tyler*****3.413062|||1,21001/14promotional
•Patriot Games1992James Horner**2.817713|||47706/97 - 07/13expanded, limited
•Poltergeist II: The Other Side1986Jerry Goldsmith***3.1840711|||32010/03 - 07/17expanded, limited
•The Relic1997John Debney**2.722477||60911/99 - 03/13limited, expanded
•Rio Conchos1964Jerry Goldsmith****3.418362|||66301/00 - 09/20re-recording, expanded
•Rosewood1997John Williams***3.363402|||60203/97 - 07/13expanded, limited
•Runaway1984Jerry Goldsmith*2.361820||1,53407/09 - 02/14limited, re-issue
•Star Trek: Insurrection1998Jerry Goldsmith****3.694,17229||||16512/98 - 08/13expanded
•Star Trek: Nemesis2002Jerry Goldsmith**3.014,287140||||12212/02 - 02/14limited, expanded
•Superman Returns2006John Ottman*****3.931,91596|||19206/06 - 01/14expanded, limited
•Vibes1988James Horner**2.6519216||62509/96 - 02/14limited, re-issue
•Wyatt Earp1994James Newton Howard****3.618363|||71406/03 - 12/13expanded, limited
•The X-Files (TV)1993Mark Snow****3.321,1235|||||38011/98 - 04/21expanded, limited
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 TitleYear Composer(s)FRVR VTCTRD  TRDates Notes

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