Filmtracks Soundtrack Review Listings: 2009 Albums

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• 2009 (34)
• 2008 (59)
• 2007 (54)
• 2006 (63)
• 2005 (84)
• 2004 (92)
• 2003 (108)
• 2002 (98)
• 2001 (124)
• 2000 (121)
• 1999 (137)
• 1998 (117)
• 1997 (99)
• 1996 (62)
• 1995 (65)
• 1994 (40)
• 1993 (51)
• 1992 (48)
• 1991 (33)
• 1990 (45)
• 1989 (24)
• 1984-1988 (63)

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• Reviews by Title

2009 Regular Releases:

(see legend below for information on abbreviations and codes)

	Title	Year	Composer(s)	FR	VR	VT	CT	RD	TR	Dates	Notes
N	Aliens in the Attic	2009	John Debney	***	2.84	80	1	\|\|	1,255	09/09
•	Angels & Demons	2009	Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe, Atli Orvarsson	****	3.14	1,114	22	\|\|\|	764	05/09
N	Astro Boy	2009	John Ottman	****	3.55	141	0	\|\|	1,246	10/09
•	Cheri	2009	Alexandre Desplat	***	3.20	107	0	\|\|	1,252	07/09
•	Coraline	2009	Bruno Coulais	****	3.25	363	7	\|\|	1,123	03/09
•	Duplicity	2009	James Newton Howard	**	2.89	216	0	\|\|	1,212	03/09
N	The Final Destination	2009	Brian Tyler	***	2.85	205	1	\|\|\|	1,223	08/09
•	G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	2009	Alan Silvestri	***	2.61	249	14	\|\|	1,163	08/09
•	Grey Gardens (TV)	2009	Rachel Portman	***	3.09	86	0	\|\|	1,306	07/09
•	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	2009	Nicholas Hooper	**	2.41	1,560	81	\|\|\|	809	07/09
•	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	2009	John Powell	***	3.05	231	6	\|\|	1,230	06/09
•	Knowing	2009	Marco Beltrami	***	3.10	366	5	\|\|	1,087	03/09
•	Land of the Lost	2009	Michael Giacchino	**	2.52	233	3	\|\|	1,249	06/09
•	Monsters vs. Aliens	2009	Henry Jackman	***	2.89	388	0	\|\|	932	03/09
•	My Sister's Keeper	2009	Aaron Zigman	**	2.91	112	0	\|\|	1,250	07/09
•	Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian	2009	Alan Silvestri	***	3.06	218	3	\|\|	1,239	06/09
•	Orphan	2009	John Ottman	***	2.71	154	1	\|\|	1,245	08/09
•	A Perfect Getaway	2009	Boris Elkis	**	2.39	161	2	\|\|	1,229	08/09
•	Star Trek	2009	Michael Giacchino	****	3.15	821	15	\|\|\|\|	760	05/09
•	Terminator Salvation	2009	Danny Elfman	***	2.82	392	20	\|\|\|	800	05/09
•	The Time Traveler's Wife	2009	Mychael Danna	***	2.95	133	0	\|\|	1,226	08/09
•	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	2009	Steve Jablonsky, Lorne Balfe	***	2.27	916	25	\|\|\|	1,177	07/09
N	The Vampire's Assistant	2009	Stephen Trask, Lior Rosner, Amanda Goodpaster	**	2.55	102	2	\|\|\|	1,248	10/09
•	Watchmen	2009	Tyler Bates	**	2.09	419	5	\|\|	1,052	03/09
•	X-Men Origins: Wolverine	2009	Harry Gregson-Williams, Halli Cauthery	***	2.57	457	7	\|\|	1,042	05/09
•	Year One	2009	Theodore Shapiro	**	2.47	103	0	\|\|	1,257	07/09

2009 Special Releases:

	Title	Year	Composer(s)	FR	VR	VT	CT	RD	TR	Dates	Notes
•	Airplane!	1980	Elmer Bernstein	****	3.81	133	4	\|\|	561	10/97 - 07/09	limited
•	Big Trouble in Little China	1986	John Carpenter, Alan Howarth	***	2.85	429	3	\|\|	690	06/99 - 07/09	limited, expanded
•	Honey, I Shrunk the Kids	1989	James Horner	**	3.21	62	0	\|\|	1,296	08/09	limited
•	The Journey of Natty Gann	1985	James Horner	****	3.26	74	0	\|\|\|	1,276	08/09	limited
N	Something Wicked This Way Comes	1983	James Horner	***	3.16	64	0	\|\|\|	1,277	08/09	limited
•	Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan	1982	James Horner	*****	4.18	975	30	\|\|\|\|	386	06/03 - 07/09	expanded
•	The Stoning of Soraya M.	2008	John Debney	****	3.54	120	0	\|\|	1,261	06/09	limited
•	Twilight Zone: The Movie	1983	Jerry Goldsmith	****	3.40	90	0	\|\|\|	1,269	07/09	limited, expanded

2009 Compilations:

Title	Year	Artist(s)	FR	VR	VT	CT	RD	TR	Dates	Notes
None.

Legend:


Status:	N	- indicates a new review that has been published in the last 90 days
	R	- indicates an older review that has been significantly revised in the last 90 days

Year:	Year of Debut (a golden year indicates that the music won or was nominated for a major award)

Ratings:	FR	- Filmtracks Rating ("Varied" indicates a split rating with no overall designation)
	VR	- Viewer Rating (overall average)
	VT	- Vote Total (for viewer ratings)

Comments:	Comment Total (the number of messages posted in the review's comment area)

Review Depth:	\|\|\|\|\|	- Massive Review (over 4,000 words)
	\|\|\|\|	- Very Long Review (between 2,200 and 4,000 words)
	\|\|\|	- Long Review (between 1,200 and 2,200 words)
	\|\|	- Average Review (between 800 and 1,200 words)
	\|	- Short Review (under 800 words)

Traffic Rank:	Popularity Rank (lower numbers indicate more cumulative reads; new reviews take time to climb the ranks)

Dates:	1st	- indicates the month and year during which the review was first published
	2nd	- indicates the month and year of the review's most recent significant revision (if any)

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