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)
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) *****