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    2017 REGULAR RELEASES:    
(see legend below for abbreviations and codes)
 TitleYear Composer(s)FRVR VTCTRD  TRDates Notes
•Alien: Covenant2017Jed Kurzel**2.661804|||1,52406/17
•Beauty and the Beast2017Alan Menken*****3.974391||||1,41506/17multiple albums
•Blade Runner 20492017Benjamin Wallfisch, Hans Zimmer**2.855783|||1,41012/17
•The Boss Baby2017Hans Zimmer, Steve Mazzaro, Conrad Pope***2.691890||1,63406/17
•Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie2017Theodore Shapiro****3.601021||||2,20910/22multiple albums
•Cars 32017Randy Newman***3.072040||1,74107/17
•The Circle2017Danny Elfman*3.021720||2,10209/22
•Coco2017Michael Giacchino, Germaine Franco, Various****3.402741|||1,66712/17
•A Cure for Wellness2017Benjamin Wallfisch****3.461270|||2,25509/22
•A Dog's Purpose2017Rachel Portman****3.331060|||2,27010/22
•Dunkirk2017Hans Zimmer, Various*1.7959813|||1,22912/17
•The Emoji Movie2017Patrick Doyle****3.451611|||2,15709/22
•The Fate of the Furious2017Brian Tyler***2.751711||1,82206/17
•Fifty Shades Darker2017Danny Elfman***3.084425||1,24902/17
•Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 22017Tyler Bates****3.253222||1,68006/17
•Hidden Figures2016Pharrell Williams, Hans Zimmer, Benjamin Wallfisch****3.371740||1,64103/17
•It2017Benjamin Wallfisch***2.872952|||1,76112/17
•Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle2017Henry Jackman, Various***2.991171||2,13109/20
•Justice League2017Danny Elfman****3.618718|||57312/17
•Kingsman: The Golden Circle2017Henry Jackman, Matthew Margeson****3.481280|||2,16612/21
•Kong: Skull Island2017Henry Jackman***3.081200|||2,23112/21
•The Lego Batman Movie2017Lorne Balfe****3.172081|||1,60503/17
•Logan2017Marco Beltrami**2.641870||1,75706/17
•The Mummy2017Brian Tyler****3.492660|||1,49807/17multiple albums
•Murder on the Orient Express2017Patrick Doyle****3.914372|||1,28201/18
•Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales2017Geoff Zanelli, Various***3.384339|||1,40007/17
•The Post2017John Williams***3.222953||1,36601/18
•The Shape of Water2017Alexandre Desplat***3.383303|||1,60202/18
•Spider-Man: Homecoming2017Michael Giacchino***3.383531||1,54412/17
R
Star Wars: The Last Jedi2017John Williams*****3.781,10725|||||71801/18 - 10/25all albums
•Thor: Ragnarok2017Mark Mothersbaugh***3.753320||1,55912/17
•Transformers: The Last Knight2017Steve Jablonsky, Various***2.522250|||1,57908/17all albums
•Tulip Fever2017Danny Elfman***3.361620|||2,10309/22
•Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets2017Alexandre Desplat****3.542051|||1,66312/17
•Viceroy's House2017A.R. Rahman****3.611260|||1,93502/18
•War for the Planet of the Apes2017Michael Giacchino****3.252841|||1,59512/17
•Wonder Woman2017Rupert Gregson-Williams***3.184651||||1,33507/17
    2017 SPECIAL RELEASES:    
 TitleYear Composer(s)FRVR VTCTRD  TRDates Notes
•Apocalypse Now1979David Shire**2.901310||||2,13612/23limited, rejected
•Before I Wake2016The Newton Brothers, Danny Elfman***3.261430||2,15509/22limited
•Bitter Harvest2017Benjamin Wallfisch****3.501580||1,93803/18limited
•The Black Cauldron1985Elmer Bernstein***3.433174|||56611/96 - 04/17re-issue, limited
•Cliffhanger1993Trevor Jones****3.449013|||44806/97 - 11/23expanded, limited
•Damnation Alley1977Jerry Goldsmith**2.84880|||2,33708/24expanded, limited
•Die Another Day2002David Arnold**2.125,452228||||11011/02 - 02/19expanded, limited
•Die Hard1988Michael Kamen***2.9981517|||24403/03 - 11/19limited, expanded
•Dreamcatcher2003James Newton Howard**2.251,60230||42403/03 - 09/20expanded, limited
R
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial1982John Williams*****4.298,398132||||3509/96 - 10/25expanded, limited
•A Fish Called Wanda1988John Du Prez****3.051731|||1,74008/11 - 12/17expanded, limited
•The Haunting1999Jerry Goldsmith****3.411,5331|||59508/99 - 12/17expanded, limited
•Hellraiser1987Christopher Young****3.571480|||2,29805/24re-issue
•La La Land2016Justin Hurwitz****3.503204|||1,57503/17re-issue
•One Little Indian1973Jerry Goldsmith****3.47760|||2,35409/24limited, re-issue
•Papillon1973Jerry Goldsmith****3.491390|||2,24202/24 - 06/24expanded, limited
•Pete 'n' Tillie1972John Williams***2.681150||2,33109/24limited
•Poltergeist II: The Other Side1986Jerry Goldsmith***3.2143511|||31010/03 - 07/17expanded, limited
•Robot Jox1990Frederic Talgorn****3.191590||1,23304/97 - 12/17expanded, limited
•Romancing the Stone1984Alan Silvestri**2.664568||54906/03 - 06/18expanded, limited
•Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow2004Edward Shearmur****3.631,40545|||26409/04 - 05/18expanded, limited
•Stanley & Iris1990John Williams**3.023403||80806/98 - 04/17expanded, limited
•Stargate SG-1 (TV)1997Joel Goldsmith, Richard Band, Various**3.147453||||26712/97 - 08/22expanded, limited
•Terminator 2: Judgment Day1991Brad Fiedel**2.195,9399|||3009/96 - 08/17re-issue
R
Thelma & Louise1991Hans Zimmer, John Van Tongeren***3.173621||1,41304/10 - 10/25limited
•Titanic1997James Horner*****4.1127,686168|||||411/97 - 06/18expanded, limited
•Troy2004James Horner**2.904,749433|||||5005/04 - 01/18expanded, limited
•Twister1996Mark Mancina****3.3781621|||35409/96 - 01/18expanded, limited
•Under Siege 2: Dark Territory1995Basil Poledouris****3.521300|||2,22303/22expanded, limited
•Unlawful Entry1992James Horner*2.292403||90406/98 - 02/19expanded, limited
•Waterworld1995James Newton Howard****3.742,4943||18606/98 - 01/19expanded, limited
•The X-Files (TV)1993Mark Snow***3.331,1985|||||36611/98 - 04/21limited
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