Filmtracks Explained

Filmtracks
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Type:	Music, film score, forum
Owner:	Christian Clemmensen
Author:	Christian Clemmensen
Launch Date:	24 September 1996
Current Status:	Active
Revenue:	Nonprofit

Filmtracks is a modern film score review website created and maintained by its sole reviewer, Christian Clemmensen.^[1] Since the launch of Filmtracks in 1996, the website has reviewed nearly two-thousand soundtracks dating as far back as 1954, though the website's focus is primarily those composed after 1975.^[2] Filmtracks also has a forum.^[3]

Accolades

In February 1998, Filmtracks was highly recommended to film music fans by Lukas Kendall at Film Score Monthly.^[4] In October 2000, Entertainment Weekly Erin Podolsky gave the website an 'A' rating and called it "A MUST-VISIT".^[5] In April 2001, Filmtracks was also named Associate of the Month by Amazon.^[6]

Filmtracks Awards

Best Film Score

Year	Winner Composer	Nominees
1986	Hoosiers – Jerry Goldsmith	Winners only. Information on pre-1989 nominees is no longer accessible.
1987	The Witches of Eastwick – John Williams	Winners only. Information on pre-1989 nominees is no longer accessible.
1988	Willow – James Horner	Winners only. Information on pre-1989 nominees is no longer accessible.
1989	Glory – James Horner	Batman – Danny Elfman Farewell to the King – Basil Poledouris Henry V – Patrick Doyle The Little Mermaid – Alan Menken Old Gringo - Lee Holdridge
1990	The Russia House – Jerry Goldsmith	Dances with Wolves – John Barry Edward Scissorhands – Danny Elfman The Hunt for Red October – Basil Poledouris Presumed Innocent – John Williams
1991	Beauty and the Beast – Alan Menken	Hook – John Williams Fried Green Tomatoes – Thomas Newman The Rocketeer – James Horner – Cliff Eidelman
1992	Far and Away – John Williams	1492: Conquest of Paradise – Vangelis Aladdin – Alan Menken The Last of the Mohicans – Trevor Jones, Randy Edelman Medicine Man – Jerry Goldsmith
1993	Schindler's List – John Williams	Heaven & Earth – Kitarō Jurassic Park – John Williams Rudy – Jerry Goldsmith Sommersby – Danny Elfman
1994	Only You – Rachel Portman	Forrest Gump – Alan Silvestri Legends of the Fall – James Horner The Lion King – Hans Zimmer Stargate – David Arnold
1995	Apollo 13 – James Horner	The American President – Marc Shaiman Crimson Tide – Hans Zimmer Cutthroat Island – John Debney Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde – Mark McKenzie Il Postino – Luis Bacalov
1996	The Spitfire Grill – James Horner	Evita – Andrew Lloyd Webber The Ghost and the Darkness – Jerry Goldsmith Michael Collins – Elliot Goldenthal Independence Day – David Arnold
1997	Titanic – James Horner	Anastasia – David Newman Hoodlum – Elmer Bernstein The Saint – Graeme Revell Seven Years in Tibet – John Williams Tomorrow Never Dies – David Arnold
1998	The Mask of Zorro – James Horner	Dangerous Beauty – George Fenton Great Expectations – Patrick Doyle Incognito – John Ottman Les Misérables – Basil Poledouris The Prince of Egypt – Hans Zimmer
1999	The Cider House Rules – Rachel Portman	Angela's Ashes – John Williams Anna and the King – George Fenton Message in a Bottle – Gabriel Yared – John Williams
2000	The Legend of Bagger Vance – Rachel Portman	All the Pretty Horses – Marty Stuart, Kristin Wilkinson, Larry Paxton East/West – Patrick Doyle The Family Man – John Ottman Gladiator – Hans Zimmer, Lisa Gerrard Thirteen Days – Trevor Jones
2001	– Howard Shore	The Affair of the Necklace – David Newman A.I. Artificial Intelligence – John Williams A Beautiful Mind – James Horner From Hell – Trevor Jones Moulin Rouge! – Craig Armstrong
2002	– Howard Shore	Far from Heaven – Elmer Bernstein Frida – Elliot Goldenthal The Hours – Philip Glass – John Williams
2003	The Gospel of John – Jeff Danna	Gods and Generals – Elmer Bernstein – Howard Shore The Missing – James Horner – Harry Gregson-Williams
2004	The Terminal – John Williams	Alexander – Vangelis The Chorus – Bruno Coulais Deep Blue – George Fenton Ray – Craig Armstrong Troy (rejected) – Gabriel Yared
2005	The Legend of Zorro – James Horner	Arsène Lupin – Debbie Wiseman The Brothers Grimm – Dario Marianelli Racing Stripes – Mark Isham – John Williams
2006	Lady in the Water – James Newton Howard	Curse of the Golden Flower – Shigeru Umebayashi The Nativity Story – Mychael Danna The Promise – Klaus Badelt Superman Returns – John Ottman
2007	Angel – Philippe Rombi	Nomad: The Warrior – Carlo Siliotto Island of Lost Souls – Jane Antonia Cornish Partition – Brian Tyler 3:10 to Yuma – Marco Beltrami
2008	No winner	The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas – James Horner Defiance – James Newton Howard Journey to the Center of the Earth – Andrew Lockington Meet the Spartans – Christopher Lennertz Ponyo - Joe Hisaishi
2009	Lesbian Vampire Killers – Debbie Wiseman	Agora – Dario Marianelli Avatar – James Horner Couples Retreat – A. R. Rahman Drag Me to Hell – Christopher Young Pope Joan – Marcel Barsotti
2010	Space Battleship Yamato – Naoki Sato	Alice in Wonderland – Danny Elfman – David Arnold How to Train Your Dragon – John Powell The Last Airbender – James Newton Howard
2011	La Ligne droite – Patrick Doyle	– John Williams The Greatest Miracle – Mark McKenzie Priest – Christopher Young Real Steel – Danny Elfman Soul Surfer – Marco Beltrami
2012	– Andrew Lockington	The Amazing Spider-Man – James Horner – Howard Shore John Carter – Michael Giacchino Life of Pi – Mychael Danna
2013	Romeo and Juliet – Abel Korzeniowski	Jack the Giant Slayer – John Ottman Now You See Me – Brian Tyler The Physician (Der Medicus) – Ingo Ludwig Frenzel – Howard Shore
2014	How To Train Your Dragon 2 – John Powell (tie)Tarzan – David Newman (tie)	– Howard Shore Maleficent – James Newton Howard The Monkey King – Christopher Young
2015	– John Williams	Jupiter Ascending – Michael Giacchino – Joe Kraemer Muhammad: The Messenger of God – A.R. Rahman Tomorrowland – Michael Giacchino
2016	Tale of a Lake – Panu Aaltio	Alice Through the Looking Glass – Danny Elfman – Naoki Sato Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – James Newton Howard The Jungle Book – John Debney
2017	Star Wars: The Last Jedi – John Williams	Beauty and the Beast – Alan Menken Bitter Harvest – Benjamin Wallfisch Murder on the Orient Express – Patrick Doyle Viceroy's House – A.R. Rahman
2018	– John Powell & John Williams	The Cloverfield Paradox – Bear McCreary – James Newton Howard Mary Poppins Returns – Marc Shaiman Max & Me – Mark McKenzie
2019	– John Williams	Godzilla: King of the Monsters – Bear McCreary – John Powell Traumfabrik – Philipp Noll – Geoff Zanelli
2020	The Call of the Wild – John Powell	Elephant – Ramin Djawadi The One and Only Ivan – Craig Armstrong El Verano Que Vivimos – Federico Jusid Wonder Woman 1984 – Hans Zimmer
2021	– Rob Simonsen	Encanto – Germaine Franco Finders of the Lost Yacht – Panu Aaltio Mortal Kombat – Benjamin Wallfisch Jungle Cruise – James Newton Howard
2022	– Simon Franglen	Luck – John Debney – Christoph Zirngibl – Alan Williams Violent Night – Dominic Lewis
2023	No winner	Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny – John Williams In Love and Deep Water – Takatsugu Muramatsu The Little Mermaid (2023 film) – Alan Menken Migration – John Powell Supercell - Corey Wallace

Notes and References

1. Berlioz (2006). "Repent ye nasty hive of hedonistic film score fan(atic)s". www.dooyoo.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
2. http://www.filmtracks.com/reviews/year/ Filmtracks Soundtrack Reviews by Year
3. Web site: Filmtracks Scoreboard Forum - Message Index.
4. Kendall, Lukas. "Recommended Website Reactions". Film Score Monthly. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
5. Podolsky, Erin. Filmtracks Modern Soundtrack Reviews EW grade . Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
6. Travis F. Smith. "Filmtracks tuned in to movie music: Site reviews over 1000 soundtracks". Variety. Retrieved 16 December 2011.