The Special Merit CDs are chosen at any time during the month for outstanding overall production of a soundtrack or compilation.
The CDs in Red are designated Editor's Choice - BEST OF THE MONTH for those singled out for their excellence. They are chosen anytime within a given month and may not be chosen every month.
The CDs are arranged in alphabetical sequence
by year and by title...
Volume 7 (2005) [64 reviews]
Soundtracks = 48:
THE ADVENTURES OF MARK TWAIN (Max Steiner)
Editor's Choice - BEST OF THE MONTH For March
ATLANTIS: THE LOST CONTINENT (Russell Garcia) & THE POWER (Miklos Rozsa)
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA -- SEASON ONE (Bear McCreary)
THE BOOK OF STARS (Richard Gibbs) [Special Merit]
THE CHAIRMAN (Jerry Goldsmith)
CINDERELLA MAN (Thomas Newman)
CORPSE BRIDE (Danny Elfman) [Special Merit]
CRASH (Mark Isham)
CUTTHROAT ISLAND (2 CDs) (John Debney) [Special Merit]
DEEP BLUE (George Fenton)
THE DEVIL'S REJECTS (Tyler Bates)
DREAMER (John Debney) -
Editor's Choice - BEST OF THE MONTH For October
THE DUKES OF HAZARD ( Nathan Barr)
DUST TO GLORY (Nathan Furst)
ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (John Carpenter)
EXTREME PREJUDICE (Jerry Goldsmith)
FARSCAPE CLASSICS -- VOLUME ONE (Guy Gross)
LES FELINS (Lalo Shifrin)
HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE ( Patrick Doyle)
A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE (Howard Shore)
HITMAN: CODENAME 47/HITMAN 2: SILENT ASSASSIN
(Jesper Kyd)
HOSTAGE (Alexandre Desplat)
THE HOWLING (Pino Donaggio)
JARHEAD ( Thomas Newman)
JOHNNY BELINDA (Max Steiner) -
Editor's Choice - BEST OF THE MONTH For June
KINGDOM OF HEAVEN (Harry Gregson-Williams)
KING KONG ( James Newton Howard)
KISS KISS BANG BANG (John Ottman)
LADIES IN LAVENDER (Nigel Hess) -
Editor's Choice - BEST OF THE MONTH For May
LASERBLAST (Richard Band and Joel Goldsmith)
THE LEGEND OF ZORRO (James Horner)
MARCH OF THE PENGUINS (Alex Wurman)
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA (John Williams) -
Editor's Choice - BEST OF THE MONTH For December
MERCENARIES: PLAYGROUND OF DESTRUCTION (Michael Giacchino & Chris Tilton)
MIRRORMASK (Iain Ballamy)
MYSTERIOUS SKIN (Robin Guthrie and Harold Budd)
NON SI SEVIZIA UN PAPERINO & NELLA STRETTA MORSA DEL RAGNO (Riz Ortolani)(2 reviews)
OLIVER TWIST (Rachel Portman)
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (Dario Marianelli)
THE PUNISHER (Dennis Dreith)
SEED OF CHUCKY (Pino Donaggio)
STAR WARS: EPISODE III -- REVENGE OF THE SITH (John Williams) (2reviews)
SYRIANA (Alexandre Desplat)
THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD & TAKE THE HIGH GROUND
(Dimitri Tiomkin) - Editor's Choice - BEST OF THE MONTH For April
UNDEAD (Cliff Bradley)
VALIANT (George Fenton)
WAR OF THE WORLDS (John Williams) [Special Merit] (2 reviews)
THE WEDDING DATE (Blake Neely)
Compliations = 18:
All-Time Top 100 TV Themes
BAMBI (1942) - Songs by Larry Morey and Frank Churchill/ Score by Ed Plumb [Special Merit]
Bernardo Bonezzi - Almodovar Early Films
Bollywood: An Anthology of Songs from Popular Indian Cinema
The Chronicles of Narnia - The Television Music of Geoffrey Burgon
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL -- KA - music and songs by Rene Dupere
Drive Time: Route 66 -- music by Elmer Bernstein, Ennio Morricoe, Nelson Riddle, Dimitri Tiomkin and others
The Essential Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection
The Essential Michel Legrand Film Music Collection
The Film Music of Ron Goodwin
The Film Music of Clifton Parker
The Film Music of Erich Wolfgang Korngold - The BBC Philharmonic, Ruman Gamba, conductor
MURDERBALL -- 4 score tracks by Jamie Saft
and various songs
Nathan Larson: Film Music
THE PRODUCERS - music and lyrics by Mel Brooks
THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS - Various songs
Three Choral Suites by Miklos Rozsa: BEN-HUR, QUO VADIS, KING OF KINGS [Special Merit]
The Ultimate Movie Music Collection (4 CD set) - Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Erich Kunzel, conductor [Special Merit]
Volume 6 (2004) [70 reviews]
Soundtracks = 42:
ALEXANDER (Vangelis) [Special Merit]
AMERIKA (Basil Poledouris)
ATOMIC JOURNEYS & NUKES IN SPACE (William Stromberg and John Morgan)/
TRINITY AND BEYOND (William Stromberg)
Editor's Choice - BEST OF THE MONTH For February
BAD EDUCATION (Alberto Iglesias) - BEST OF THE MONTH For November
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (Richard Gibbs)
BORN FREE (John Barry) [Special Merit]
BRANNIGAN (Dominic Frontiere) [ Special Merit]
THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT (Michael Suby)
CELLULAR (John Ottman)
THE CHASE (John Barry)
FARSCAPE: THE PEACEKEEPER WARS (Guy Gross)
FINDING NEVERLAND (Jan A.P. Kaczmarek) [Special Merit]
FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX (Marco Beltrami)
GERRY ANDERSON'S THUNDERBIRD 6 (Barry Gray)
GODZILLA - 50th Anniversary Edition (Akira Ifukube)
HARRY POTTER & THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (John Williams) [Special Merit]
HEADHUNTER & HEADHUNTER: REDEMPTION (Richard Jacques)
HELTER SKELTER (Mark Snow)
HERO (Tan Dun) [Special Merit]
HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS (Shigeru Umebayashi)
JULIUS CAESAR (Miklos Rozsa) - BEST OF THE MONTH For October
KING OF THE ANTS (Bobby Johnston)
THE LAST SAMURAI (Hans Zimmer) - BEST OF THE MONTH For January
LAWS OF ATTRACTION (Edward Shearmur)
LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS (Thomas Newman)
LOGAN'S RUN (Laurence Rosenthal & others) [Special Merit]
MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY (Bronislau Kaper) [Special Merit]
THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST (John Debney)
PRANKS (Christopher Young)
THE PUNISHER (Carlo Siliotto)
SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW (Edward Shearmur)
SPIDER-MAN 2 (Danny Elfman)
A SUMMER PLACE (Max Steiner) - BEST OF THE MONTH For July
THE TERMINAL (John Williams) [Editor's Choice for June]
TERROR TRACT (Brian Tyler)
THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR (Dave Grusin)
THUNDERBIRDS (Hans Zimmer)
TWO BROTHERS (Stephen Warbeck)
THE UNSAID (Don Davis)
VAN HELSING (Alan Silvestri)
VANITY FAIR (Mychael Danna)
THE VILLAGE (James Newton Howard) -
BEST OF THE MONTH For September
Compliations = 28:
THE ALAMO: Dimitri Tiomkin - The Essential Film Music Collection
(Silva Screen) - BEST OF THE MONTH For July
Best of LONE WOLF AND CUB ( La-La Land)
BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH (Sony Classical)
BRITISH FILM MUSIC, Volume One (Pearl)
DUBARRY WAS A LADY & MEET THE PEOPLE (Rhino Handmade)
THE ESSENTIAL NINO ROTA FILM MUSIC COLLECTION (Silva- 2CDs) [Special Merit}
FAHRENHEIT 9/11 ( Jeff Gibbs/ other songs and themes)
THE FANTASY FILM MUSIC OF GEORGE PAL (La-Land) [Editor's Choice, Best of the Month for March]
The Film Music of Dmitri Shostokovich, Vol. 2 [CD of Special Merit]
FINIAN'S RAINBOW (Rhino Handmade)
AN ITALIAN STORY (Rhino)
MARY POPPINS (Special Edition - 2 CDs) -
BEST OF THE MONTH For December
MIKLOS ROZSA CONDUCTS HIS EPIC FILM SCORES (DRG) [Special Merit]
MOST FRIGHTENING MUSIC IN THE UNIVERSE - Bernard Herrmann, Elmer Bernstein, and various classical composers
NOW PLAYING: MOVIE THEMES FOR SOLO PIANO ( Dave Grusin)
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA - original motion picture soundtrack
THE POLAR EXPRESS
Quiet on the Set: James Galway at the Movies
THE RED SHOES: Music from the Films of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
Simply The Best MOVIE THEMES (Rhino)
A STAR IS BORN (Sony) - Songs by Harold Arlen and Ira Gershwin [Special Merit]
SUMMER HOLIDAY (Rhino Handmade) [Special Merit]
THREE LITTLE WORDS & YOLANDA AND THE THIEF (Rhino Handmade) [Specal Merit]
TOM SAWYER and HUCKLEBERRY FINN ( Richard M Sherman and Robert B. Sherman)
THE ULTIMATE HORROR MOVIE ALBUM
ULTIMATE MANCINI ( Concord) -
BEST OF THE MONTH For April
THE ULTIMATE PINK PANTHER (RCA/BMG Heritage)
YO-YO MA PLAYS ENNIO MORRICONE -
BEST OF THE MONTH For October
Volume 5 (2003) [75 reviews]
Soundtracks = 51:
THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (Erich Wolfgang Korngold) -
BEST OF THE MONTH For November
BELOVED INFIDEL - Music by Franz Waxman
BERNARD HERRMANN: THE CBS YEARS, Vol. 1: The Westerns -
BEST OF THE MONTH For October
BERNARD HERRMANN: THE CBS YEARS, Vol.2: American Gothic
BIG FISH (Danny Elfman) [Special Merit]
THE BIG SKY (Dimitri Tiomkin) - BEST OF THE MONTH For August
THE BUCCANEER (Elmer Bernstein)
CABIN FEVER (Nathan Barr & Angelo Badalementi)
COLD MOUNTAIN (Gabriel Yared & various songs)
CREEPSHOW (John Harrison)
THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL - Music by Bernard Herrmann
- BEST OF THE MONTH For March
DREAMCATCHER - Music by James Newton Howard
ELF (John Debney) [Special Merit]
THE FALL OF BERLIN & THE UNFORGETTABLE YEAR 1919 - Music by Dmitry Shostakovich [Special Merit]
FRIDA (UMG/Miramax) - Score by Elliot Goldenthal & Various Songs [Special Merit]
GODS AND GENERALS - Score by John Frizzell and Randy Edelman BEST OF THE MONTH For February
THE GUYS - Music by Mychael Danna
HAWAII - Music by Elmer Bernstein -
BEST OF THE MONTH For May
HOME FROM THE HILL - Music by Bronislau Kaper [Special Merit]
THE HOURS (Nonesuch) - Music by Philip Glass
H.P. LOVECRAFTS FROM BEYOND (Richard Band)
HULK (Danny Elfman)
JOHNNY ENGLISH (Edward Shearmur)
THE LIFE OF DAVID GALE - Music by Alex Parker and Jake Parker
LOONEY TUNES: BACK IN ACTION (Jerry Goldsmith)
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (Howard Shore)
THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES - Music by Stanley Myers -
BEST OF THE MONTH For April
MATCHSTICK MEN (Hans Zimmer)
THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS (Don Davis)
McQ (Elmer Bernstein [Special Merit]
MONTE WALSH & CROSSFIRE TRAIL - Music by Eric Colvin
THE MISSING (James Horner)
NAQOYQATSI - Music by Philip Glass
NOWHERE IN AFRICA - Music by Niki Reiser
ON DANGEROUS GROUND (Bernard Herrmann) -
BEST OF THE MONTH For December
PEOPLE I KNOW - Music by Terence Blanchard
PETER PAN (James Newton Howard)
PLYMOUTH ADVENTURE - Music by Miklos Rozsa [Special Merit]
POINT OF ORIGIN (John Ottman)
RE-ANIMATOR - Music by Richard Band
RED RIVER (Dimitri Tiomkin) [Special Merit]
SEABISCUIT (Randy Newman) - BEST OF THE MONTH For July
SOMETHING WILD - Music by Aaron Copland -
BEST OF THE MONTH For June
SUNSET BOULEVARD (Varese Sarabande) - Music by Franz Waxman BEST OF THE MONTH For January
TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES (Marco Beltrami) [Special Merit]
TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (Steve Jablonsky)
THEY - Music by Elia Cmiral
TIMELINE (Brian Tyler)
TOGETHER - Music by Zhao Lin
THE WICKER MAN - Score and Songs by Paul Giovanni
WINGED MIGRATION - Music by Bruno Coulais
Compliations = 24:
ADAGIO PARADISO (BMG/RCA Victor)
BEST OF THE WEST REVISITED (Breakable Records) [Special Merit]
BROADWAY MELODY OF 1940 (Rhino Handmade)
BEST OF THE MONTH For July
EPICS (Telarc) - BEST OF THE MONTH For October
GAY PURR-EE (Rhino Handmade)
GYPSY (Rhino) [Special Merit]
LOVELY TO LOOK AT & TEXAS CARNIVAL (Rhino Handmade)
MAME (Rhino Handmade)
Beyond Imagination - Songs by the Opera Babes (Sony Classical) - *
BEST FOOT FORWARD (Rhino Handmade)
BORN TO DANCE (Rhino Handmade)
CHICAGO (Epic/Sony Music Soundtrax)
FILM BUSTERS (Denon 5.1 Surround DVD Audio)
GANGS OF NEW YORK (Interscope/UMG)
GOOD NEWS (Rhino Handmade)
Great Movie Love Themes ( Varese Sarabande)
IT'S ALWAYS FAIR WEATHER (Rhino Handmade)
BEST OF THE MONTH For February
A MIGHTY WIND - The Album (Sony)
BEST OF THE MONTH For June
Music from CBS WESTERNS (The Film Music Society)
BEST OF MONTH For April
THE PIRATE (Rhino Handmade) [Special Merit]
ROYAL WEDDING (Rhino Handmade) [Special Merit]
Something Here: The Film and Television Music of Debbie Wiseman (Silva Screen) [Special Merit]
STORMY WEATHER - The Music of Harold Arlen (Sony Classical)
VARESE SARABANDE - A 25th Anniversary Celebration (4 Discs)
BEST OF THE MONTH For May
Volume 4 (2002) [59 reviews]
Soundtracks = 44:
ALI (Lisa Gerrard & Pieter Bourke)
AMERICAN JOURNEY (John Williams)
ANDROMEDA (Matthew McCauley)
AS IF TO NOTHING (Craig Armstrong)
A BEAUTIFUL MIND (James Horner)
BETWEEN HEAVEN AND HELL (Hugo Friedhofer) [Special Merit]
BLACK HAWK DOWN (Hans Zimmer)
THE BLACK STALLION (Carmine Coppola and others/ THE BLACK STALLION RETURNS (Georges Delerue) [Special Merit]
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (Dreamworks) - John Williams
BEST OF THE MONTH For December
DEMETRIUS AND THE GLADIATORS (Franz Waxman/Themes from THE ROBE (Alfred Newman) [Special Merit]
DIE ANOTHER DAY (Warner Bros.) - David Arnold
ENTERPRISE (Dennis McCarthy)
ENIGMA (John Barry)
FAR FROM HEAVEN (Varese Sarabande) - Elmer Bernstein
BEST OF THE MONTH For November
FAREWELL, MY LOVELY/ MONKEY SHINES (David Shire) [Special Merit]
THE FOUR FEATHERS (Sony Classical) - James Horner
GOSFORD PARK (Patrick Doyle) - BEST OF THE MONTH For January
HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS (Warner Music) - John Williams [Special Merit]
HART'S WAR (Rachel Portman) [Special Merit]
IRIS (James Horner) - BEST OF THE MONTH For February
KATE & LEOPOLD (Rolfe Kent & song by Sting) [Special Merit]
KING OF KINGS (Miklos Rozsa) - BEST OF THE MONTH For April
THE LONG HOT SUMMER & SANCTUARY (Alex North)
THE LORD OF THE RINGS (Reprise/WMG) - Howard Shore
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (Howard Shore)
LOVE IS A MANY-SPLENDORED THING (Alfred Newman)
LOVE IS MY PROFESSION (Rene Cloerec) & WHERE THE HOT WIND BLOWS (Roman Vlad)
LUST FOR LIFE (Miklos Rozsa) [Special Merit]
MICHEL LEGRAND BY MICHEL LEGRAND [Special Merit]
MINORITY REPORT (John Williams) - BEST OF THE MONTH For June
MONSTER'S BALL (Ashe & Spencer)
THE PIANIST (Sony Classical) - Wojciech Kilar & F. Chopin
RECORDINGS OF MUSIC FOR FILM (Vincent Gallo)
RED DRAGON (Decca) - Danny Elfman
ROAD TO PERDITION (Thomas Newman)
THE SHIPPING NEWS (Christopher Young)
SIGNS (Hollywood Records) - James Newton Howard -
BEST OF THE MONTH For September
SPIDER-MAN (Danny Elfman)
SUM OF ALL FEARS (Jerry Goldsmith)
STAR TREK NEMESIS (Varese Sarabande) - Jerry Goldsmith
STAR WARS II: ATTACK OF THE CLONES (John Williams) -
BEST OF THE MONTH For May
36 HOURS (Dimitri Tiomkin)
TRON (Wendy Carlos)
WINDTALKERS (James Horner)
Compliations = 15:
Adolph Deutsch: THE MALTESE FALCON and other classic film scores 1941-1944 ( Marco Polo) - BEST OF THE MONTH For September
ALEXANDER 'S RAGTIME BAND (Songs by Irving Berlin/Musical Direction by Alfred Newman)(Screen Archives Entertainment) -
BEST OF THE MONTH For December
Benjamin Frankel - Music for the Movies
CINEMA ITALIANO (Conducted and Arranged by Luis Bacalov)
8 FEMMES (Songs and Score by Krishna Levy) - Fidelite Productions/WEA Music France
The Fantasy Album (2 CDs)(Silva Screen ) -
BEST OF THE MONTH For October
Goldsmith Conducts Goldsmith -
BEST OF THE MONTH For March
Marilyn Monroe -Songs and Dances from the Diamond Collection
[Special Merit]
Max Steiner : The RKO Years, 1929-1936 (BYU FMA) -
BEST OF THE MONTH For November]
Movie Adagios
Music For The Movies Of Clint Eastwood ( Warner Sunset)
Paramount Pictures 90th Anniversary: Memorable Scores (Sony Classical)
Previn Conducts Korngold - THE SEA HAWK, THE PRIVATE LIVES OF ELIZABETH AND ESSEX, CAPTAIN BLOOD, THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER (Deutsche Grammophon)-
BEST OF THE MONTH For April
Things to Come: Original Film Music Themes 1935-1947 ( Naxos)
WAY OUT WEST - The Essential Western Film Music Collection 2
[Special Merit]
Volume 3 (2001) [ 81 reviews]
Soundtracks = 60:
AFRICA ( Alex North) - Prometheus (Limited Edition)
A.I. (ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE) ( John Williams) -
Warner Sunset/Warner Bros - BEST OF THE MONTH FOR JULY
ALL THE PRETTY HORSES (Marty Stuart, Kristin Wilkinson, Larry Paxton) - Sony Classical - BEST OF THE MONTH For January
ALONG CAME A SPIDER ( Jerry Goldsmith) - Varese Sarabande
ATLANTIS: The Lost Empire ( James Newton Howard) - Walt Disney -
BEST OF THE MONTH For June
BAND OF BROTHERS ( Michael Kamen) - Play Tone/Sony Classical -
BEST OF THE MONTH For September
BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS & HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP ( James Horner) - GNP Crescendo
BENEATH THE 12-MILE REEF ( Bernard Herrmann) - Film Score Monthly (Limited Edition) - BEST OF THE MONTH For February
BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES ( Hugo Friedhofer) - Label X [Special Merit]
BRIDE OF THE WIND (Stephen Endelman, Gustav Mahler, Alma Mahler) - Deutsche Grammophon [Special Merit]
BROTHER ( Joe Hisaishi) - Silva Screen
CANONE INVERSO ( Ennio Morricone) - Pacific Time Entertainment [Special Merit]
CAPTAIN CORELLI'S MANDOLIN ( Stephen Warbeck) - Decca
[Special Merit]
THE CAVEMAN'S VALENTINE ( Terence Blanchard) - Decca
CLEOPATRA ( Alex North) - Varese Sarabande -
BEST OF THE MONTH For April
CROCODILE DUNDEE IN LOS ANGELES ( Basil Poledouris) - Silva Screen
DRACULA 2000 ( Marco Beltrami) - Promotional
ENEMY AT THE GATES ( James Horner) - Sony Classical
THE FINAL CONFLICT (Jerry Goldsmith) - Varese Sarabande
[Special Merit]
FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN and FLYERS ( Basil Poledouris) - Prometheus (Limited Edition)
FROM THE TERRACE ( Elmer Bernstein) - Film Score Monthly (Limited Edition)
THE FUGITIVE ( Pete Rugolo) - Silva Screen
THE GIFT ( Christopher Young) - Promotional Use
GODZILLA VS. MEGAGUIRUS ( Michiru Ohshima) - GNP Crescendo
HANNIBAL ( Hans Zimmer) - Decca
HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE ( John Williams) - Warner Sunset/ Nonesuch/ Atlantic [Special Merit]
THE HAUNTED PALACE & THE PREMATURE BURIAL ( Ronald Stein) - Percepto
HEARTS IN ATLANTIS (Mychael Danna & Oldies Songs) - Decca
HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE ( Cyril Mockridge) - FSM [Special Merit]
IL CONTE MELISSA ( Marco Werba) - Hexachord
IRON MONKEY ( James L. Venable) - GNP Crescendo
JURASSIC PARK III ( Don Davis) - Decca
K-PAX ( Edward Shearmur) - Decca
THE LAST CASTLE ( Jerry Goldsmith) - Decca
THE LAST VALLEY ( John Barry) - Silva Screen -
BEST OF THE MONTH For December
THE LION IN WINTER & MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS ( John Barry) -
Silva Screen - BEST OF THE MONTH For October
THE LUZHIN DEFENCE ( Alexandre Desplat) - Silva Screen [Special Merit]
A MAN CALLED PETER ( Alfred Newman) - Film Score Monthly
[Special Merit]
THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE ( Carter Burwell) - Decca
MEET THE PARENTS ( Randy Newman) - Dreamworks
THE MEXICAN ( Alan Silvestri) - Decca
MISTS OF AVALON ( Lee Holdridge) - Varese Sarabande
More Music from GLADIATOR ( Hans Zimmer & Lisa Gerrard) - Decca
THE MUMMY RETURNS ( Alan Silvestri) - Universal
Music From M SQUAD ( John Williams, Benny Carter, Count Basie, Stanley Wilson/ Music From MIKE HAMMER ( Dave Kahn, Melvyn Lenard) - Collectibles Records [Special Merit]
THE MUSKETEER ( David Arnold) - Decca
MYTHODEA (Vangelis) - Sony Classical
THE OMEN - THE DELUXE EDITION ( Jerry Goldsmith) - Varese Sarabande
[Special Merit]
THE OTHERS ( Alejandro Amenabar) - Sony Classical -
BEST OF THE MONTH For August
PHAR LAP/ ZEUS AND ROXANNE ( Bruce Rowland) - Percepto
PLANET OF THE APES ( Danny Elfman) - Sony Classical
RIO LOBO ( Jerry Goldsmith) - Prometheus [Special Merit]
ROBOCOP: PRIME DETECTIVES ( Norman Orenstein) - GNP Crescendo
RUBY CAIRO ( John Barry) - Prometheus -
BEST OF THE MONTH For May
SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE ( Dan Jones) - Pacific Time Entertainment
THE SNOWS OF KILIMANJARO & 5 FINGERS ( Bernard Herrmann) -
Marco Polo - BEST OF THE MONTH For November
THE SON OF KONG and THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME ( Max Steiner) - Marco Polo - BEST OF THE MONTH For March
SPY GAME ( Harry Gregson- Williams) - Decca
THREE WORLDS OF GULLIVER ( Bernard Herrmann)
WHERE EAGLES DARE ( Ron Goodwin) - Chapter III
Compliations = 21:
THE CARDINAL - The Classic Film Music of Jerome Moross (Silva Screen) - BEST OF THE MONTH For February
CAST AWAY - The Zemeckis/Silvestri Collection ( Varese Sarabande) -
BEST OF THE MONTH For April
CELLULOID COPLAND - World Premiere Film Music (Telarc) -
BEST OF THE MONTH For January
CON PASSIONE - Music by Mark McKenzie (Promotional) -
BEST OF THE MONTH For July
CRITIC'S CHOICE - Leonard Maltin's Best Movie Themes of the '90s (Atlantic)
THE FILM MUSIC OF JERRY GOLDSMITH (Telarc) -
BEST OF THE MONTH For October
FILM MUSIC - John Morgan & William Stromberg (Promotional) -
BEST OF THE MONTH For August
THE GODFATHER TRILOGY - 30th Anniversary (Silva Screen)
GONE WITH THE WIND: The Essential Max Steiner Film Music Collection (Silva Screen)
HOLLYWOOD BOWL ORCHESTRA - GREATEST HITS ( Philips) -
BEST OF THE MONTH For June
IN SESSION - A Film Music Celebration ( Varese Sarabande) -
BEST OF THE MONTH For May
MAN OF GALILEE: The Essential Alfred Newman Film Music Collection (Silva Screen) [Special Merit]
THE MAN WHO CRIED (Sony Classical)
MOVIE CLASSICS - Music from Famous Films ( Philips)
Music from the Movies ( Deutsche Grammophon)
SHAKESPEARE AT THE MOVIES (2 CDs)(Silva Screen)
SPELLBOUND: Great Film Themes In Original Versions (Memoir Classics)
SPY KIDS (Chapter III Records)
STAR WARS - The Sound of Hollywood ( Philips) -
BEST OF THE MONTH For November
WALKABOUT plus other film scores by John Barry (Silva Screen)
THE WINGS OF A FILM - The Music of Hans Zimmer (Decca)
Volume 2 (2000) [84 reviews]
Soundtracks = 64:
ADVENTURES OF CONAN : SWORD AND SORCERY SPECTACULAR ( Basil Pouledouris) - Super Tracks
AGNES BROWNE (Paddy Maloney) - Decca CD (March)
ALL ABOUT EVE & LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN ( Alfred Newman) - FSM -
BEST OF THE MONTH For August
AMANDA ( Basil Poledouris) - Prometheus
AMERICAN BEAUTY ( Thomas Newman) - Dreamworks CD (January)
ANNA AND THE KING ( George Fenton) - LaFace CD
BEST OF THE MONTH For January
THE BEASTMASTER/ BEAUTY AND THE BEAST ( Lee Holdridge)( April)
BLESS THE CHILD ( Christopher Young) - GNP Crescendo
THE CHALLENGE ( Jerry Goldsmith) - Prometheus ( April)
THE CIDER HOUSE RULES ( Rachel Portman) - Sony Classical CD (February)
CLASH OF THE TITANS ( Laurence Rosenthal) - PEG Recordings
THE COMANCHEROS ( Elmer Bernstein) - FSM Silver Age Classics ( June)
THE CONTENDER & DETERRENCE ( Larry Groupe) - Citadel
CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON (Tan Dun) - Sony Classical
BEST OF THE MONTH For December
DE ESO NO SE HABLA (I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT) ( Nicola Piovani) - Pacific Time Entertainment CD (January)
DEVOTION ( Erich Wolfgang Korngold) - Marco Polo CD (February)
DINOSAUR ( James Newton Howard) - Walt Disney Records
DOLPHINS ( Steve Wood) - Pangea ( June)
THE DUELLISTS & THE RIDDLE OF THE SANDS ( Howard Blake) - Promotional - BEST OF THE MONTH For November
EARTH: FINAL CONFLICT (Micky Erbe & Maribeth Solomon)- Sonic Images (March)
EAST-WEST (EST-OUEST)( Patrick Doyle)(Sony Classical)(March)
THE EGYPTIAN ( Bernard Herrmann and Alfred Newman) - Marco Polo CD BEST OF THE MONTH For February
ERIN BROCKOVICH ( Thomas Newman) - Sony/ Jersey Records ( April)
ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK ( John Carpenter/Alan Howarth) - Silva ( June)
FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD ( Richard Rodney Bennett) - Chapter III Records
FLASH GORDON ( Howard Blake) - Promo (May)
THE FOG - New Expanded Edition ( John Carpenter) - Silva Screen
FARSCAPE ( Guy Gross and SubVision) - GNP Crescendo
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY ( Bill Conti) - Ryko (May)
THE 4TH FLOOR ( Brian Tyler) - GNP Crescendo (May)
GALAXY QUEST ( David Newman) - Promo CD (February)
GIOVANNI FALCONE ( Pino Donaggio) - Pacific Time Entertainment (April)
GLADIATOR ( Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard) - Decca -
BEST OF THE MONTH For May
GODZILLA 2000 ( Takayuki Hattori) - GNP Cescendo ( June)
GUNS FOR SAN SEBASTIAN ( Ennio Morricone)/DARK OF THE SUN ( Jaques Loussier) - Chapter III
HAMMETT ( John Barry) - Prometheus Recoords
HIGHLANDER ENDGAME ( Stephen Graziano and Nick Glennie Smith) - GNP Crescendo
HIGH ROAD TO CHINA ( John Barry) - Promo (May)
ISN'T SHE GREAT? ( Burt Bacharach) - Decca CD (February)
JAWS - Anniversary Collector's Edition ( John Williams) - Decca
JESUS ( Patrick Williams) - Angel/ Sparrow Records -
BEST OF THE MONTH For April
JOSEPH - KING OF DREAMS ( Danny Pelfrey & John Bucchino) - Dreamworks
JOURNEY OF MAN ( Benoit Jutras) - Sony Classical (May)
THE LEGEND OF 1900 ( Ennio Morricone) - Sony Classical (January)
MEDAL OF HONOR ( Michael Giacchino) - Dreamworks (February)
MEDAL OF HONOR UNDERGROUND ( Michael Giacchino) - Dreamworks Promo (Soundtrack of Special Merit)
MR. SKEFFINGTON ( Franz Waxman) - Marco Polo (March)
THE NINTH GATE ( Wojciech Kilar) - Silva Screen (March)
NOTES OF LOVE ( Franco Piersanti) - Pacific Time Entertainment
OBJECTIVE , BURMA ! ( Franz Waxman) - Marco Polo
ON THE BEACH ( Christopher Gordon) - Varese Sarabande -
BEST OF THE MONTH For September
THE PATRIOT ( John Williams) - Hollywood Records -
BEST OF THE MONTH For July
THE PERFECT STORM ( James Horner) - Sony Classical ( June)
P.T. BARNUM ( Hummie Mann) - Promo CD (February)
RIO CONCHOS ( Jerry Goldsmith) - FSM Silver Age Classics
SALLY HEMINGS: AN AMERICAN SCANDAL ( Joel McNeely) - Prometheus BEST OF THE MONTH For June
THE SKULLS ( Randy Edelman) - Decca ( April)
SPLASH ( Lee Holdridge) - Promo CD (February)
STAR WARS: THE PHANTOM MENACE (The Ultimate Edition)( John Williams) - Sony Classical
SUPERMAN ( John Williams) - Warner Archives/ Rhino (2 CDs)
BEST OF THE MONTH For March
TURBULENCE 2 ( Don Davis) - Pacific Time Entertainment
U-571 ( Richard Marvin) - Promotional
WILD ROVERS & THE LAST RUN ( Jerry Goldsmith) - Chapter III Records
X-MEN ( Michael Kamen) - Decca Records
Compliations = 20:
ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN (1950s Television Series) - Varese Sarabande ( April) - BEST OF THE MONTH For April
BEN-HUR: The Essential Miklos Rozsa (2 CDs) - Silva Screen
BEST OF THE MONTH For November
BEST OF STAR TREK,Volume 2 (GNP Crescendo)
BRITISH FILM MUSIC, Volume II - Pearl Records
CINEMA CONCERTO - ENNIO MORRICONE AT SANTA CECILIA
(Sony Classical) - BEST OF THE MONTH For March
CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (and other jungle pictures)(Monstrous Movie Music) - BEST OF THE MONTH For August
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO - The Essential Maurice Jarre Film Music Collection (Silva Screen)(March)
ELECTRIC SHADOWS - Film Music by Zhao Jiping (Teldec)(May)
BEST OF THE MONTH For May
ELMER BERNSTEIN: Music for the Films of Charles & Ray Eames ( Amber)
BEST OF THE MONTH For July
FANTASIA 2000 ( Walt Disney Records)(January) -
BEST OF THE MONTH For
[Special Merit]
FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE: Great Film Themes From Modern Chinese Cinema - Silva Screen ( April)
Hans J. Sallter & Frank Skinner: Universal's Classic Scores of Mystery and Horror ( Marco Polo)( June)
INTO THE ARMS OF STRANGERS ( Lee Holdridge & German children's songs) - Chapter III Records - BEST OF THE MONTH For January
JOHN WILLIAMS GREATEST HITS 1969-1999 (Sony - 2CDs) -
BEST OF THE MONTH For February
Movie Memories - A Golden Age Revisited ( Varese Sarabande)(May)
MOVIE MUSIC - The Definitive Performances (Columbia/Epic/Legacy - 2CDs)(January)
NEW MUSIC FOR FILMS, Vol. 2 ( Christopher Franke)(Sonic Images)(March)
PRIME TIME - Original Television Music (Sonic Images)
SPACE 3 - BEYOND THE FINAL FRONTIER (2 CDs)(Silva America)
Roy Webb: CAT PEOPLE - Classic Music for the Val Lewton Films
(Marco Polo)- BEST OF THE MONTH For June
Volume 1 (1998-1999) [80 reviews]
Soundtracks = 50:
ANATOMY OF A MURDER ( Duke Ellington) -
BEST OF THE MONTH For June
ANGELA'S ASHES ( John Williams) - BEST OF THE MONTH For December
AYN RAND: A SENSE OF LIFE ( Jeff Britting) - August
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA ( Stu Phillips) - October
BERNARD HERRMANN AT FOX, Vol. 1 - October
BERNARD HERRMANN AT FOX, Vol. 2 -
BEST OF THE MONTH For November
BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA & 2 other film scores
( John Carpenter) - July
BITE THE BULLET ( Alex North) - December
THE BONE COLLECTOR ( Craig Armstrong) - November
BREAKOUT ( Jerry Goldsmith) - April
BROKEDOWN PALACE ( David Newman) - October
CITIZEN KANE ( Bernard Herrmann) ( Varese Sarabande CD) - December
CITIZEN KANE ( Bernard Herrmann) (LaserLight CD) - May
A CIVIL ACTION ( Danny Elfman) - February
CONTRACT ON CHERRY STREET ( Jerry Goldsmith) - October
CRAZY IN ALABAMA ( Mark Snow) - November
DICK ( John Debney) - August
DRACULA ( Philip Glass) - October
DURANGO ( Mark McKenzie) - BEST OF THE MONTH For August
ELIZABETH ( David Hirschfelder) - July
ENTRAPMENT ( Christopher Young) - June
EVER AFTER ( George Fenton) - February
FACADE ( Peitor Angell) - September
HEAVEN'S GATE ( David Mansfield) - June
HEIDI ( Lee Holdridge) - December
HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN ( Don Davis) - November
THE INCREDIBLE HULK ( Joe Harvell) - December
IN TOO DEEP ( Christopher Young) - November
IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD ( Ernest Gold) - March
KING KONG ( Max Steiner) - BEST OF THE MONTH For October
LA BALIA & DEL PERDUTO AMORE ( Carlo Crivelli) - September
MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE ( Gabriel Yared) - April
THE MISSOURI BREAKS ( John Williams) - June
MOBY DICK ( Philip Sainton) - May
NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR ( Dominic Muldowney) - May
THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA ( Dimitri Tiomkin) - April
PATTON ( Jerry Goldsmith) & FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX ( Frank DeVol) - BEST OF MONTH For April
PETER GUNN ( Henry Mancini) - BEST OF THE MONTH For July
RAISE THE TITANIC ( John Barry) - BEST OF THE MONTH For September
RAMBO - FIRST BLOOD, PART II ( Jerry Goldsmith) - May
THE RED VIOLIN ( John Corigliano) - BEST OF THE MONTH For May
SEVEN DAYS ( Scott Gilman) - December
SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS ( James Newton Howard) - December
THE SONG OF BERNADETTE ( Alfred Newman) -
BEST OF THE MONTH For July
STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE (20th Anniversary)( Jerry Goldsmith) -
BEST OF THE MONTH For March
STAR WARS - EPISODE I: THE PHANTOM MENACE ( John Williams) - May
STEPMOM ( John Williams) - BEST OF THE MONTH For January
THEY DIED WITH THEIR BOOTS ON ( Max Steiner) -
BEST OF THE MONTH For April
TOY STORY 2 ( Randy Newman)
WING COMMANDER (Theme - David Arnold/Score - Keven Kiner)
Compliations = 30:
ALFRED HITCHCOCK 100 YEARS: A BERNARD HERRMANN FILM SCORE TRIBUTE ( Milan) [Special Merit]
ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS...Signatures in Suspense (Hip-O)[Special Merit]
ARTHOUSE CAFE 3 - Classic European Film Music (Silva Screen)[Special Merit]
CARL DAVIS - THE WORLD AT WAR, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND OTHER GREAT THEMES (Platinum Entertainment)
CINEMA CENTURY 2000 (Silva Treasury, 4 CDs)
CINEMA SERENADE 2 - THE GOLDEN AGE (Sony)
CITIZEN KANE - The Essential Bernard Herrmann Film Music Collection (Silva Screen) [Special Merit]
CLASSIC FILM MUSIC OF VICTOR YOUNG ( Marco Polo)[Special Merit]
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS: The Essential John Williams Film Music Collection (Silva Screen)
DR. STRANGELOVE : Music from the Films of Stanley Kubrick (Silva Screen)
EVERGREEN: Music from the Films of Barbra Streisand (Sonic Images)
THE FILM MUSIC OF GEORGE AURIC (Chandos)
GREATEST SCIENCE FICTION HITS IV (GNP Crescendo)
THE GREAT MOVIE SCORES - From the Films of Steven Spielberg (Telarc)
THE IRON GIANT - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Songs and Score Excerpts) (Rhino)
IRVING BERLIN IN HOLLYWOOD (Rhino) [Special Merit]
LEGENDARY FILM COMPOSERS - UNFORGETTABLE SYMPHONIC SUITES (LaserLight)
THE LION'S ROAR: CLASSIC M-G-M FILM SCORES, 1936-1965 (Rhino)
[Special Merit]
LOST IN SPACE (Music by Hans J. Salter, Herman Stein, Richard LaSalle, John Williams) (GNP Crescendo) [Special Merit]
MIKLOS ROZSA AT MGM (Rhino, 2 CDs)[Special Merit]
MUSIC FROM THE STAR WARS SAGA ( Philips)
PSYCHO: The Essential Alfred Hitchcok (Silva Screen, 2 CDs)
THE REEL BURT BACHARACH (Hip-O)
THE REEL QUINCY JONES (Hip-O)
THE SNOW FILES: THE FILM MUSIC OF MARK SNOW [Special Merit]
SOUTH PARK : Bigger, Longer & Uncut (Atlantic)
TWILIGHT ZONE: The 40th Anniversary Collection (4 CDs)
(Silva Treasury)
[Special Merit]
WATCH THE SKIES (Sonic Images)
THE WILD WEST: The Essential Western Film Music Collection
(Silva Screen, 2CDs)
ZULU: Film Music of John Barry (Silva) [Special Merit]
