> Having wrapped up 1988-2004 (i.e., the early years and the Media Ventures
> days), I thought I’d briefly pause to think how the ninety-four scores
> I’ve heard so far stack up against each other – wait, NINETY-FOUR? Sheesh.
> 45 of those have been discoveries.

> Some of this was easy and some of this was tricky. Rankings for individual
> composers I already had. Same for rankings in individual years – but how
> would I stack similarly rated scores like The Bourne Supremacy
> against The Peacemaker, or Twister against Thin Red
> Line? Not everything is on the same confidence level – lists beyond 20
> get tricky, and if I did this again from scratch in a month a decent
> portion of this would likely change – but it made for a fun little
> exercise if nothing else.

> Also, my generation seems to like lists, so I was psychologically
> incapable of not doing this.

Oof, too true.

>
>
> Not rated / heard
> CD didn’t arrive yet (1) – K2

> CD arrived mid-project (1) – Thelma and Louise

> Out of print (1) - Black Rain

> Greyed out on Spotify (4) - Radio Flyer, As Good as It Gets,
> Invincible. Team America: World Police

Team America is pretty solid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTGvcLnpUac

> Insufficiently covered on commercial albums (3) - Cool Runnings,
> A League of Their Own, Shark Tale

> Just didn’t get to (5) – Fools of Fortune, The Lion King
> musical, Armageddon, An Everlasting Piece, American
> Outlaws

That's okay because I have American Outlaws covered! https://www.filmtracks.com/scoreboard/forum.cgi?read=106603&expand=1

It's ironic you didn't get to that one, because in a way, I feel like the conversation in that thread about the different eras of MV/RC/etc is what prompted you to make this a comprehensive dive instead of just a Zimmer binge. My silly bet with Riley precipitated all this, maybe this is my finest achievement Unless this is the true legacy of Tykwer and Klimek's Matrix Resurrections score?

> 20. The Last Samurai
> 19. Antz
> 18. Agent Cody Banks
> 17. The Bourne Supremacy
> 16. The Peacemaker

I need to check out some more early Powell...

>
>
> ****1/2 (4)
> 15. The Haunted Mansion
> 14. The Time Machine (2002)
> 13. Backdraft
> 12. King Arthur
> 11. Twister
> 10. The Thin Red Line
>
>
> ****1/2 (5)
> 9. Crimson Tide
> 8. Speed 2: Cruise Control
> 7. Gladiator
> 6. Chicken Run
> 5. Paycheck

And more Mancina it seems.

>
>
> *****
> 4. Tapestry of Nations
> 3. Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
> 2. The Prince of Egypt
> 1. The Lion King (1994)

And Tapestry of Nations, whatever that may be.