Soundtrack Reviews

2012

The Adventures of Tintin ****

The Avengers ****

Battleship ***

The Dark Knight Rises

War Horse

 

2011

The Three Musketeers (Paul Hasinger) **

Battle: Los Angeles (Brian Tyler) ****

Camelot (Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna)

Captain America (Alan Silvestri) ***

Cowboys and Aliens (Harry Gregson-Williams) ****

Game of Thrones (Ramin Djawadi) ***

Green Lantern (James Newton Howard)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part Two (Alexandre Desplat) *****

I am Number Four (Trevor Rabin)

The Immortals (Trevor Morris) ***

Kung Fu Panda 2 (Hans Zimmer and John Powell) ****

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (Hans Zimmer) **

Priest (Christopher Young) *****

Pushing Daisies: Season 2 (James Dooley)

Rango (Hans Zimmer) **

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (Patrick Doyle) ****

Super 8 (Michael Giacchino)

The Black Swan (Clint Mansell)

Thor (Patrick Doyle) ****

X-Men: First Class (Henry Jackman) *** and 1/2

Your Highness (Steve Jablonsky) ****

 

2010

Alice in Wonderland (Danny Elfman) ****

Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader (David Arnold) ****

Eclipse (Howard Shore) *** and 1/2

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part One (Alexandre Desplat) *** and 1/2

How to Train Your Dragon (John Powell) *****

Inception (Hans Zimmer) ****

Iron Man 2 (John Debney) ***

Let Me In (Michael Giacchino) ***

Megamind (Hans Zimmer) ***

Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief (Christophe Beck)

Predators (John Debney)

Prince of Persia (Harry Gregson-Williams) ***

Robin Hood (Marc Streitenfeld) ***

Sherlock Holmes (Hans Zimmer) ****

Shrek: Forever After (Harry Gregson-Williams) ****

The Expendables (Brian Tyler)

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna) ****

The Karate Kid (James Horner) ***

The King’s Speech (Alexandre Desplat)

The Last Airbender (James Newton Howard)

The Tudors: Season Four (Trevor Morris) *****

The Wolfman (Danny Elfman)

 

2009

2012 (Harold Kloser) **

9 (Danny Elfman) ****

Agora (Dario Marianelli) *****

Angels and Demons (Hans Zimmer) ****

Avatar (James Horner) *****

Battlestar Galactica: Season Four (Bear McCreary) *****

Caprica (Bear McCreary) ***

District 9 (Clinton Shorter) ***

Dragonball: Evolution (Brian Tyler) **

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Nicholas Hooper) ****

Lesbian Vampire Killers (Debbie Wiseman) *****

New Moon (Alexandre Desplat) *****

Star Trek (Michael Giacchino) ****

The Final Destination (Brian Tyler) ***

The Painted Veil (Alexandre Desplat)

The Tudors: Season Three (Trevor Morris) **** and 1/2

Terminator: Salvation (Danny Elfman) ****

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Steve Jablonsky) **

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Harry Gregson-Williams) ***

 

2008

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Score (Christophe Beck) ****

Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (Harry Gregson-Williams) ****

Fable II (Danny Elfman and Russell Shaw)

Hancock (John Powell) **

I Am Legend (James Newton Howard) ****

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (John Williams) ****

Kung Fu Panda (Hans Zimmer) ****

Pushing Daisies: Season One (James Dooley) ***

Spiderwick Chronicles (James Horner) ****

Stargate Continuum (Joel Goldsmith) ****

Stargate: The Ark of Truth (Joel Goldsmith) ****

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Alexandre Desplat)

The Dark Knight (Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard) ****

The Golden Compass (Alexandre Desplat) ****

The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Bear McCreary) ****

The Tudors: Season Two (Trevor Morris) *****

Quantum of Solace (David Arnold) ***

 

2007

300 (Tyler Bates) **

3:10 to Yuma (Marco Belatrami) ****

Atonement (Dario Marianelli) ****

August Rush (Mark Mancina) ***

Battlestar Galactica: Season Three (Bear McCreary) *****

Beowulf (Alan Silvestri) ****

Halo 3 (Martin O’Donnell) ***

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Nicholas Hooper) *****

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (Hans Zimmer) *****

Shrek the Third (Harry Gregson-Williams) ****

Stardust (Ilan Eshkeri) *****

The Holiday (Hans Zimmer) ***

The Last Legion (Patrick Doyle) ****

The Simpsons Movie (Hans Zimmer)

The Tudors: Season One (Trevor Morris) ****

The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (James Newton Howard) ****

 

2006

Amazing Grace (David Arnold) *****

Battlestar Galactica: Season Two (Bear McCreary) *****

Bridge to Terabithia (Aaron Zigman) **

Casino Royale (David Arnold) ***

Charlette’s Web (Danny Elfman)

Eragon (Patrick Doyle) ***

Firewall (Alexandre Desplat) **

Lady in the Water (James Newton Howard) *****

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (Hans Zimmer) ****

MI:III (Michael Giacchino) ****

Rescue Dawn (Klaus Badelt) ****

Stargate: The Deluxe Edition (David Arnold) *****

Superman Returns (John Ottman) ***

The Da Vinci Code (Hans Zimmer) *****

The Legend of Zorro (James Horner) ****

The Nativity Story (Mychael Danna) *****

The New World (James Horner) ****

The Omen (Marco Beltrami) **

The Promise (Klaus Badelt) *****

The Queen (Alexandre Desplat)

V for Vendetta (Dario Marianelli) **

We Are Marshall (Christophe Beck) ****

X-Men: The Last Stand (John Powell) ***

 

2005

Angel: Music From the TV Series (Robert Kral) ****

Batman Begins (Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard) ****

Battlestar Galactica: Season One (Bear McCreary) ***

Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Harry Gregson-Williams) ****

Fable (Danny Elfman and Russell Shaw)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Patrick Doyle) ****

Kingdom of Heaven (Harry Gregson-Williams) *****

King Kong (James Newton Howard) ****

Memoirs of a Geisha (John Williams)

Munich (John Williams)

Pride and Prejudice (Dario Marianelli)

Serenity (David Newman) *** and 1/2

Stargate Atlantis (Joel Goldsmith) ****

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (John Williams) *****

The Brothers Grimm (Dario Marianelli) ****

The Island (Steve Jablonsky) **

The New World (James Horner) ****

War of the Worlds (John Williams) ***

 

2004

Alexander (Vangelis) ****

Alien vs. Predator (Harold Kloser) **

A Series of Unfortunate Events (Thomas Newman) *****

Battlestar Galactica: Miniseries (Richard Gibbs) **

Chronicles of Riddick (Graeme Revell) ****

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (John Williams) *****

Hidalgo (James Newton Howard) ***

King Arthur (Hans Zimmer) ****

National Treasure (Trevor Rabin) ***

Shrek 2 (Harry Gregson-Williams) ****

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (Edward Shearmur) ****

Spider-man 2 (Danny Elfman) ***

Star Wars: A New Hope – remastered (John Williams) *****

Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back – remastered (John Williams) *****

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi – remastered (John Williams *****

The Incredibles (Michael Giacchino) ***

The Day After Tomorrow (Harold Kloser) **

The Passion of the Christ (John Debney) *****

The Terminal (John Williams) ***

The Village (James Newton Howard) *****

Troy (James Horner) ****

Troy: rejected score (Gabriel Yared) ****

Van Helsing (Alan Silvestri) ****

 

2003

Angels in America (Thomas Newman) ****

Call of Duty (Michael Giacchino)

Children of Dune (Brian Tyler) *****

Finding Nemo (Thomas Newman)

Hulk (Danny Elfman)

Gods and Generals (John Frizzell) ****

Johnny English (Edward Shearmur) ****

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (Klaus Badelt) ***

Looney Toons: Back in Action (Jerry Goldsmith) **

Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Howard Shore) *****

Peter Pan (James Newton Howard) ****

Ned Kelly (Klaus Badelt) *****

Secret Weapons Over Normandy (Michael Giacchino)

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (Harry Gregson-Williams) ***

S.W.A.T. (Elliot Goldenthal) ***

The Last Samuri (Hans Zimmer) *****

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Trevor Jones)

The Matrix: Reloaded (Don Davis) ***

The Matrix: Revolutions (Don Davis) ****

The Missing (James Horner) ****

Terminator 2: Rise of the Machines (Marco Beltrami) ***

Tears of the Sun (Hans Zimmer) ****

Timeline (Brian Tyler) ****

Timeline rejected score (Jerry Goldsmith) ***

Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (Alan Silvestri) ****

X2 (John Ottman) ****

 

2002

Blackhawk Down (Hans Zimmer)

Catch Me If You Can (John Williams)

Die Another Day (David Arnold) ***

Dinotopia (Trevor Jones) ***

Eight Legged Freaks (John Ottman) ***

E. T. The 20th Anniversary Edition (John Williams) *****

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (John Williams and William Ross) ****

Iris (James Horner) ****

K-19: The Widowmaker (Klaus Badelt) ****

Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Howard Shore) *****

Medal of Honor: Frontline (Michael Giacchino)

Men in Black II (Danny Elfman)

Minority Report (John Williams) ***

Reign of Fire (Edward Shearmur) ***

Road to Perdition (Thomas Newton) ****

Signs (James Newton Howard) *****

Spider-man (Danny Elfman) ****

Spirit: Stallion of Cimarron (Hans Zimmer) ***

Star Trek: Nemesis (Jerry Goldsmith) ***

Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (John Williams) ****

The Four Feathers (James Horner) ***

The Scorpion King (John Debney) ****

The Sum of All Fears (Jerry Goldsmith) ***

The Time Machine (Klaus Badelt) ****

Treasure Planet (James Newton Howard) ***

We Were Soldiers (Nick Glennie-Smith) ***

Windtalkers (James Horner) ***

 

2001

A Beautiful Mind (James Horner) ****

A. I. :Artificial Intelligence (John Williams) ***

Along Came a Spider (Jerry Goldsmith) **

American Outlaws (Trevor Rabin) ****

Atlantis: The Lost Empire (James Newton Howard) ****

Band of Brothers (Michael Kamen) ****

Dungeons and Dragons (Justin Caine Burnett) ***

Enemy at the Gates (James Horner) ****

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (Elliot Goldenthal) *****

Harry Potter and the Socerer’s Stone (John Williams) ****

Jurassic Park III (Don Davis) ****

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Howard Shore) *****

Pearl Harbor (Hams Zimmer) ***

Planet of the Apes (Danny Elfman) **

More Music from Gladiator (Hans Zimmer) ***

Shrek (Harry Gregson-Williams) ****

The Best of Stargate SG1 (Joel Goldsmith) ***

The Blue Planet (George Fenton) ****

The Last Castle (Jerry Goldsmith) ****

The Mists of Avalon (Lee Holdridge) *****

The Musketeer (David Arnold) ****

The Mummy Returns (Alan Silvestri) ****

 

2000

Chicken Run (Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell) ****

Dinosaur (James Newton Howard) *****

Gladiator (Hans Zimmer) ****

Hollow Man (Jerry Goldsmith) ***

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (James Horner) ****

Jaws: Anniversary Edition (John Williams) ****

Mission Impossible 2 (Hans Zimmer) ***

Requiem for a Dream (Clint Mansell) ***

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Ultimate Edition (John Williams) ****

The Family Man (Danny Elfman)

The Patriot (John Williams) *****

The Perfect Storm (James Horner) *****

The Road to El Dorado (Hans Zimmer) **

The Sixth Day (Trevor Rabin) ***

Titan A. E. (Graeme Revell)

Unbreakable (James Newton Howard) ****

Vertical Limit (James Newton Howard) ***

X-Men (Michael Kamen) ***

 

1999

The 13th Warrior – rejected score (Graeme Revell) ****

Angela’s Ashes (John Williams) ***

Animal Farm (Richard Harvey) *****

Anna and the King (George Fenton) *****

Baldur’s Gate (Michael Hoenig)

Bicentennial Man (James Horner) ***

Cider House Rules (Rachel Portman) ****

Cleopatra (Trevor Jones) ****

Deep Blue Sea (Trevor Rabin) ***

End of Days (John Debney) ***

Far and Away: Volume 2 (John Williams)

Galaxy Quest (David Newman) ****

House on Haunted Hill (Don Davis) ***

Medal of Honor (Michael Giacchino) ****

October Sky (Mark Isham) *****

Sleepy Hollow (Danny Elfman) ****

Snow Falling on Cedars (James Newton Howard) ***

Star Trek: Insurrection (Jerry Goldsmith) ****

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (John Williams) ****

Tarzan (Mark Mancina) ***

The 13th Warrior (Jerry Goldsmith) *****

The Green Mile (Thomas Newman) ****

The Haunting (Jerry Goldsmith) ***

The Mummy (Jerry Goldsmith) ****

The Thin Red Line (Hans Zimmer) ***

Toy Story 2 (Randy Newman) ***

Wing Commander (Kevin Kiner, David Arnold) ***

The World is Not Enough (David Arnold) **

The Matrix (Don Davis) ***

The Sixth Sense (James Newton Howard) *****

 

1998

Antz (Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell) ***

Armageddon (Trevor Rabin and Harry Gregson-Williams) **

Deep Impact (James Horner) ****

Deep Rising (Jerry Goldsmith) ***

Enemy of the State (Trevor Rabin and Harry Gregson-Williams) **

Ever After (George Fenton) ****

Godzilla (David Arnold) ****

Les Miserables (Basil Paledouris) *****

Lost in Space (Bruce Broughton) ***

Stepmom (John Williams)

The Man in the Iron Mask (Nick Glennie-Smith) ***

The Mask of Zorro (James Horner) ****

Merlin (Trevor Jones) ****

The Mighty (Trevor Jones) ****

Mighty Joe Young (James Horner) ****

Mulan (Jerry Goldsmith) *****

Saving Private Ryan (John Williams) ****

Small Soldiers (Jerry Goldsmith) ****

The Prince of Egypt (Hans Zimmer) *****

U. S. Marshals (Jerry Goldsmith) ***

 

1997

Air Force One (Jerry Goldsmith) *****

Amistad (John Williams) *****

Contact (Alan Silvestri) ***

Dante’s Peak (John Frizzell) ****

Fly Away Home (Mark Isham) *****

G. I. Jane (Trevor Jones)

L. A. Confidential (Jerry Goldsmith) **

Mousehunt (Alan Silvestri) ****

Seven Years in Tibet (John Williams) ***

Stargate SG1 (Joel Goldsmith) ***

Starship Troopers (Basil Poledouris) *****

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope – Special Edition (John Williams) *****

Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back – Special Edition (John Williams) *****

Star Wars Episode VI: The Return of the Jedi – Special Edition (John Williams) *****

Titanic (James Horner) *****

The Edge (Jerry Goldsmith) ****

The Lost World (John Williams) ***

The Peacemaker (Hans Zimmer) **

Warriors of Virtue (Don Davis) ***

 

1996

Broken Arrow (Hans Zimmer) ***

Chain Reaction (Jerry Goldsmith) ***

Dragonheart (Randy Edelman) ****

Doctor Who (John Debney) ****

Executive Decision (Jerry Goldsmith) ****

The Ghost and the Darkness (Jerry Goldsmith) *****

Independence Day (David Arnold) *****

Michael Collins (Elliot Goldenthal) ****

Muppet Treasure Island (Hans Zimmer) ***

The Phantom (David Newman) ****

Restoration (James Newton Howard)

The Rock (Nick Glennie-Smith) ***

The Spitfire Grill (James Horner) ***

Star Trek: First Contant (Jerry Goldsmith) ****

Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (Joel McNeely) ***

To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (James Horner) ***

The Beast (Don Davis)

 

1995

The American President (Marc Shaiman)

Apollo 13 (James Horner) *****

Balto (James Horner) ***

Batman Forever (Elliot Goldenthal) **

Beyond Rangoon (Hans Zimmer) *****

Braveheart (James Horner) *****

Casper (James Horner) ***

Congo (Jerry Goldsmith) ***

Crimson Tide (Hans Zimmer) *****

Cutthroat Island (John Debney) *****

First Knight (Jerry Goldsmith) ****

Judge Dread (Alan Silvestri)

Jumanji (James Horner) ***

Legends of the Fall (James Horner) *****

Outbreak (James Newton Howard) ***

SeaQuest DSV (John Debney)

Tall Tale (Randy Edelman) ***

Under Siege 2 (Basil Poledouris) ****

Waterworld (James Newton Howard) ****

 

1994

Bad Girls (Jerry Goldsmith) ****

Black Beauty (Danny Elfman) *****

The Lion King (Hans Zimmer) *****

The Pagemaster (James Horner) ***

The River Wild (Jerry Goldsmith) ***

The Shawshank Redemption (Thomas Newman)

White Fang II (John Debney)

Wyatt Earp (James Newton Howard) *****

 

1993

Dennis the Menace (Jerry Goldsmith) ****

A Far Off Place (James Horner) ****

Gettysburg (Randy Edelman) ****

Jurassic Park (John Williams) *****

Needful Things (Patrick Doyle) ****

Rudy (Jerry Goldsmith) *****

Schindler’s List (John Williams) *****

 

1992

1492: Conquest of Paradise (Vangelis) *****

Batman Returns (Danny Elfman) ***

Basic Instinct (Jerry Goldsmith) ***

Beethoven (Randy Edelman)

Far and Away (John Williams) ****

Home Alone 2 (John Williams) ***

JFK (John Williams) ****

Last of the Mohicans (Trevor Jones and Randy Edelman) *****

Medicine Man (Jerry Goldsmith) ****

The Power of One (Hans Zimmer) ****

 

1991

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (James Horner)

Backdraft (Hans Zimmer) ****

Hook (John Williams) *****

Robin Hood: Prince of the Thieves (Michael Kamen) ****

The Rocketeer (James Horner) ****

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (Cliff Eidelman) *****

 

1990

Days of Thunder (Hans Zimmer) ***

Edward Scissorhands (Danny Elfman) ****

Gremlins 2 (Jerry Goldsmith) ***

Home Alone (John Williams) *****

The Hunt for Red October (Basil Poledouris) ****

The Natural (Randy Newman) ***

Total Recall (Jerry Goldsmith) ***

 

1989

Batman (Danny Elfman) *****

Born on the Fourth of July (John Williams) ***

Field of Dreams (James Horner) ***

Glory (James Horner) *****

In Country (James Horner)

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (John Williams) *****

Leviathan (Jerry Goldsmith) ***

Lonesome Dove (Basil Poledouris)

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (Jerry Goldsmith) ****

 

1988

Cocoon: The Return (James Horner)

The Land Before Time (James Horner) ****

Rambo III (Jerry Goldsmith)

The ‘Burbs (Jerry Goldsmith) *****

Willow (James Horner) *****

Jerry Goldsmith Suites and Themes *****

 

1987

Empire of the Sun (John Williams) ****

Lionheart (Jerry Goldsmith) ****

The Witches of Eastwick (John Williams) ****

 

1986

An American Tail (James Horner)

Aliens (James Horner) ****

Hoosiers (Jerry Goldsmith) *****

 

1985

King Solomon’s Mines (Jerry Goldsmith) ****

Legend (Jerry Goldsmith) **

Rambo: First Blood Part II (Jerry Goldsmith) ***

 

1984

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (John Williams) ****

Gremlins (Jerry Goldsmith) ***

Supergirl (Jerry Goldsmith) **

 

1983 

Krull (James Horner) ****

Testament (James Horner)

Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi – original release (John Williams) *****

 

1982

Conan the Barbarian (Basil Poledouris) *****

E. T. – original release (John Williams) *****

Poltergeist (Jerry Goldsmith) ***

Rambo: First Blood (Jerry Goldsmith) ****

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (James Horner) *****

The Dark Crystal (Trevor Jones)

 

1981

Masada (Jerry Goldsmith) ****

Night Crossing (Jerry Goldsmith) ***

Raiders of the Lost Ark (John Williams) *****

 

1980

Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back  – original release (John Williams) *****

 

1979

1941 (John Williams) ***

Alien (Jerry Goldsmith) ***

Dracula (John Williams) ****

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Jerry Goldsmith) ***

 

1978

Jaws 2 (John Williams) ***

Superman (John Williams) *****

 

1977

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (John Williams) ****

Star Wars: A New Hope – original release (John Williams) *****

 

1976

Logan’s Run (Jerry Goldsmith) **

Midway (John Williams) ***

 

1975

Jaws – Special Edition (John Williams) ****

 

1974

The Sugerland Express (John Williams) ***

The Towering Inferno (John Williams) ***

The Wind and the Lion (Jerry Goldsmith) *****

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