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(see legend below for abbreviations and codes)
| Title | Year |
Composer(s) | FR | VR |
VT | RD |
TR | Dates |
Notes |
| Beetlejuice | 1988 | Danny Elfman | **** | 3.85 | 5,887 | |||| | 56 | 03/99 - 05/11 | all albums |
| Big Top Pee-Wee | 1988 | Danny Elfman | ** | 2.88 | 118 | ||| | 2,311 | 11/24 | all albums |
| Cinema Paradiso | 1988 | Ennio Morricone | **** | 3.65 | 142 | ||| | 2,188 | 08/22 | multiple albums |
| Cocoon: The Return | 1988 | James Horner | ** | 2.99 | 178 | || | 1,472 | 08/09 - 03/16 | all albums |
| Criminal Law | 1988 | Jerry Goldsmith | * | 2.43 | 251 | | | 1,168 | 07/98 - 10/11 | |
| A Fish Called Wanda | 1988 | John Du Prez | **** | 3.05 | 173 | ||| | 1,736 | 08/11 - 12/17 | all albums |
| The Land Before Time | 1988 | James Horner | ***** | 4.08 | 4,532 | |||| | 77 | 07/98 - 04/21 | multiple albums |
| Midnight Run | 1988 | Danny Elfman | **** | 3.47 | 75 | || | 2,326 | 11/24 | |
| Rain Man | 1988 | Hans Zimmer | **** | 3.38 | 480 | ||| | 1,032 | 04/10 - 05/18 | all albums |
| Rambo III | 1988 | Jerry Goldsmith | **** | 3.66 | 1,364 | ||| | 395 | 06/98 - 04/18 | all albums |
| Red Heat | 1988 | James Horner | * | 2.65 | 277 | || | 729 | 07/98 - 11/11 | |
| Rent-A-Cop | 1988 | Jerry Goldsmith | *** | 3.05 | 295 | || | 1,101 | 06/98 - 03/10 | multiple albums |
| Who Framed Roger Rabbit | 1988 | Alan Silvestri | **** | 3.51 | 723 | ||| | 449 | 07/03 - 06/18 | all albums |
| Willow | 1988 | James Horner | ***** | 4.20 | 6,023 | |||| | 72 | 05/98 - 08/22 | all albums |
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1988 SPECIAL RELEASES (early CDs from 1984 to 1987):
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| Title | Year |
Composer(s) | FR | VR |
VT | RD |
TR | Dates |
Notes |
| Alien | 1979 | Jerry Goldsmith | *** | 3.27 | 754 | ||| | 568 | 07/09 | 1988 original |
| Aliens | 1986 | James Horner | *** | 3.43 | 1,642 | ||| | 173 | 05/01 - 10/08 | 1987 original |
| An American Tail | 1986 | James Horner, Barry Mann | **** | 3.82 | 517 | |||| | 973 | 08/09 - 05/19 | 1986 original |
| Apocalypse Now | 1979 | Carmine Coppola, Various | ** | 2.90 | 131 | |||| | 2,175 | 12/23 | 1988 original |
| Back to the Future | 1985 | Alan Silvestri | ***** | 4.12 | 1,006 | |||| | 627 | 01/10 - 04/16 | 1985 original |
| *batteries not included | 1987 | James Horner | *** | 2.94 | 169 | || | 1,561 | 08/09 - 08/20 | 1987 original |
| Big Trouble in Little China | 1986 | John Carpenter, Alan Howarth | ** | 2.92 | 552 | || | 743 | 06/99 - 01/17 | 1986 original |
| The Black Cauldron | 1985 | Elmer Bernstein | **** | 3.42 | 316 | ||| | 567 | 11/96 - 04/17 | 1985 original |
| Blade Runner | 1982 | Vangelis | ** | 2.94 | 731 | |||| | 937 | 09/09 | 1987 original |
| Brainstorm | 1983 | James Horner | *** | 3.03 | 180 | ||| | 1,448 | 08/09 | 1985 original |
| Close Encounters of the Third Kind | 1977 | John Williams | **** | 3.71 | 2,533 | ||| | 76 | 05/98 - 11/22 | 1986 original |
| Cocoon | 1985 | James Horner | **** | 3.77 | 890 | ||| | 394 | 10/97 - 12/13 | 1985 original |
| Conan the Barbarian | 1982 | Basil Poledouris | ***** | 4.22 | 2,103 | ||| | 146 | 06/03 - 12/12 | 1984 original |
| Crocodile Dundee | 1986 | Peter Best | *** | 3.00 | 103 | ||| | 2,210 | 05/23 | 1986 original |
| Damien: Omen II | 1978 | Jerry Goldsmith | **** | 3.46 | 233 | ||| | 1,520 | 07/09 | 1988 original |
| Das Boot | 1981 | Klaus Doldinger | *** | 3.10 | 169 | ||| | 2,229 | 02/24 | 1985 original |
| Dune | 1984 | Toto | *** | 4.02 | 13,768 | |||| | 47 | 12/97 - 09/08 | 1984 original |
| Empire of the Sun | 1987 | John Williams | *** | 3.44 | 506 | ||| | 979 | 08/09 - 08/14 | 1987 original |
| Escape From New York | 1981 | John Carpenter, Alan Howarth | ** | 2.99 | 133 | ||| | 2,271 | 03/24 | 1987 original |
| E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial | 1982 | John Williams | ***** | 4.30 | 8,367 | |||| | 35 | 09/96 - 11/22 | 1986 original |
| Extreme Prejudice | 1987 | Jerry Goldsmith | *** | 3.33 | 579 | ||| | 1,051 | 02/05 - 09/21 | 1987 original |
| The Final Conflict | 1981 | Jerry Goldsmith | **** | 3.86 | 321 | ||| | 1,327 | 07/09 | 1986 original |
| First Blood | 1982 | Jerry Goldsmith | **** | 3.86 | 652 | ||| | 1,196 | 07/09 - 12/10 | 1988 original |
| The Fly | 1986 | Howard Shore | **** | 3.53 | 282 | || | 1,470 | 09/09 - 01/23 | 1986 original |
| Gorky Park | 1983 | James Horner | *** | 2.99 | 163 | ||| | 1,497 | 08/09 - 04/24 | 1986 original |
| Halloween | 1978 | John Carpenter | **** | 3.38 | 739 | || | 651 | 01/00 - 07/08 | 1985 original |
| Hellraiser | 1987 | Christopher Young | **** | 3.58 | 147 | ||| | 2,279 | 05/24 | 1987 original |
| Hoosiers | 1986 | Jerry Goldsmith | ***** | 4.19 | 2,461 | |||| | 275 | 06/03 - 12/12 | 1987 original |
| Inchon | 1981 | Jerry Goldsmith | ** | 2.98 | 261 | || | 1,492 | 07/09 - 07/24 | 1988 original |
| Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | 1984 | John Williams | ***** | 3.95 | 1,231 | ||| | 556 | 08/09 - 08/24 | 1984 original |
| Innerspace | 1987 | Jerry Goldsmith | *** | 3.38 | 445 | ||| | 787 | 07/03 - 02/10 | 1987 original |
R | Islands in the Stream | 1977 | Jerry Goldsmith | *** | 3.18 | 252 | || | 1,445 | 08/09 - 02/25 | 1986 original |
| Jane Eyre (TV) | 1970 | John Williams | **** | 3.42 | 97 | ||| | 2,298 | 09/24 | 1988 original |
| King Kong Lives | 1986 | John Scott | **** | 3.31 | 323 | ||| | 637 | 08/97 - 10/12 | 1987 original |
| King Solomon's Mines | 1985 | Jerry Goldsmith | ** | 3.23 | 300 | || | 1,380 | 08/09 - 02/15 | 1987 original |
| Krull | 1983 | James Horner | **** | 3.55 | 1,151 | ||| | 258 | 08/97 - 08/15 | 1987 original |
| The Last Starfighter | 1984 | Craig Safan | **** | 3.33 | 319 | || | 614 | 09/96 - 06/22 | 1987 original |
| Legend | 1985 | Jerry Goldsmith | **** | 3.20 | 1,074 | ||| | 301 | 03/97 - 01/22 | 1986 original |
| Link | 1986 | Jerry Goldsmith | * | 2.57 | 310 | || | 1,437 | 07/09 - 06/16 | 1986 original |
| Lionheart | 1987 | Jerry Goldsmith | ***** | 3.98 | 581 | ||| | 1,099 | 07/09 - 07/21 | 1987 original |
| The Living Daylights | 1987 | John Barry | ***** | 4.11 | 1,277 | |||| | 290 | 06/98 - 04/08 | 1987 original |
| Mad Max 2 (The Road Warrior) | 1981 | Brian May | *** | 2.77 | 120 | ||| | 2,218 | 12/23 | 1988 original |
| Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | 1985 | Maurice Jarre | **** | 3.19 | 266 | ||| | 1,482 | 06/10 | 1985 original |
| Masters of the Universe | 1987 | Bill Conti | ** | 3.07 | 482 | ||| | 429 | 03/97 - 09/20 | 1987 original |
| The Mission | 1986 | Ennio Morricone | ***** | 4.05 | 566 | ||| | 942 | 09/09 | 1986 original |
| The Name of the Rose | 1986 | James Horner | ** | 3.05 | 217 | || | 1,367 | 08/09 | 1986 original |
| Night Crossing | 1981 | Jerry Goldsmith | **** | 3.62 | 294 | || | 1,429 | 07/09 - 08/14 | 1987 original |
| Octopussy | 1983 | John Barry | **** | 3.43 | 609 | ||| | 446 | 11/97 - 10/24 | 1985 original |
R | Out of Africa | 1985 | John Barry | **** | 3.97 | 496 | ||| | 964 | 01/10 - 02/25 | 1986 original |
| Papillon | 1973 | Jerry Goldsmith | **** | 3.48 | 138 | ||| | 2,221 | 02/24 - 06/24 | 1988 original |
| Pee-wee's Big Adventure | 1985 | Danny Elfman | *** | 3.32 | 406 | ||| | 1,334 | 05/11 | 1986 original |
| Planet of the Apes | 1968 | Jerry Goldsmith | ** | 3.54 | 146 | |||| | 2,144 | 05/24 | 1985 original |
| Poltergeist II: The Other Side | 1986 | Jerry Goldsmith | *** | 3.20 | 433 | ||| | 310 | 10/03 - 07/17 | 1986 original |
| The Princess Bride | 1987 | Mark Knopfler | **** | 3.44 | 360 | || | 633 | 04/03 - 03/09 | 1987 original |
| Raiders of the Lost Ark | 1981 | John Williams | ***** | 4.25 | 6,530 | ||||| | 58 | 09/96 - 08/24 | 1985 original |
| Rambo: First Blood Part II | 1985 | Jerry Goldsmith | **** | 3.79 | 1,299 | ||| | 332 | 05/99 - 01/17 | 1985 original |
| Red Dawn | 1984 | Basil Poledouris | *** | 2.96 | 179 | || | 1,856 | 06/10 | 1988 original |
| The Right Stuff | 1983 | Bill Conti | *** | 3.09 | 164 | ||| | 1,493 | 02/12 | 1986 original |
| RoboCop | 1987 | Basil Poledouris | *** | 3.19 | 588 | ||| | 575 | 01/04 - 05/18 | 1987 original |
| Rocky | 1976 | Bill Conti | **** | 3.97 | 496 | ||| | 1,273 | 12/09 | 1988 original |
| Rocky IV | 1985 | Vince DiCola | *** | 3.05 | 111 | ||| | 2,241 | 08/22 | 1985 original |
| Runaway | 1984 | Jerry Goldsmith | * | 2.31 | 252 | || | 1,546 | 07/09 - 02/14 | 1985 original |
| The Secret of N.I.M.H. | 1982 | Jerry Goldsmith | **** | 3.50 | 654 | ||| | 550 | 06/03 - 04/16 | 1986 original |
| Somewhere in Time | 1980 | John Barry | **** | 3.82 | 442 | ||| | 1,305 | 12/09 - 09/21 | 1985 original |
| Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | 1986 | Leonard Rosenman | ** | 2.25 | 624 | ||| | 643 | 06/03 - 01/12 | 1986 original |
| Star Trek: The Motion Picture | 1979 | Jerry Goldsmith | ***** | 4.13 | 3,889 | |||| | 99 | 01/99 - 11/23 | 1986 original |
| Star Wars: A New Hope | 1977 | John Williams | ***** | 4.24 | 17,651 | |||| | 3 | 01/97 - 11/23 | 1986 original |
| Star Wars: Return of the Jedi | 1983 | John Williams | ***** | 4.16 | 10,880 | |||| | 25 | 03/97 - 11/23 | 1986 original |
| Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back | 1980 | John Williams | ***** | 4.29 | 9,663 | |||| | 33 | 01/97 - 11/23 | 1985 original |
| Supergirl | 1984 | Jerry Goldsmith | *** | 3.35 | 286 | || | 1,311 | 07/09 | 1985 original |
| Superman: The Movie | 1978 | John Williams | ***** | 4.19 | 4,161 | |||| | 26 | 11/98 - 11/22 | 1987 original |
| Top Gun | 1986 | Harold Faltermeyer, Giorgio Moroder | **** | 3.44 | 136 | ||| | 2,283 | 08/24 | 1986 original |
| The Untouchables | 1987 | Ennio Morricone | *** | 3.54 | 144 | ||| | 2,187 | 08/22 | 1987 original |
| The Witches of Eastwick | 1987 | John Williams | *** | 3.48 | 641 | || | 1,197 | 08/09 - 11/12 | 1987 original |
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Status:
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R
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Year:
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Year of Debut (a golden year indicates that the music won or was nominated for a major award)
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Ratings:
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- Filmtracks Rating ("Varied"
indicates a split rating with no overall designation) |
VR |
- Viewer Rating (overall average) |
VT |
- Vote Total (for viewer ratings)
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Comments:
| Comment Total (the number of messages posted in the review's comment area)
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- Short Review (under 800 words)
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Traffic Rank:
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Popularity Rank (lower numbers indicate more cumulative reads; new reviews take time to climb the ranks)
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Dates:
| 1st
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| 2nd
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