It reminds me a list I had made on another forum, here it is :
MY LIST (all scores are in alphabetical order)
My absolute favorite scores (*****):
Aliens
An American Tail I & II
Balto
Bicentennial Man
Brainstorm
BraveHeart
Casper
Cocoon I & II
Dad
Deep Impact
Enemy at the Gates
Field of Dreams
Glory
Honey I Shrunk the Kids
Krull
Land Before Time (the)
Legends of the Fall
Mighty Joe Young
New World (the)
Page Master (the)
Perfect Storm (the)
Project X
Rocketeer (the)
Star Trek II & III
Titanic
Troy
Willow
Zorro I & II
Very close favorite scores (****1/2):
* Batteries Not Included
A Beautiful Mind
A Far Off Place
Apollo 13
Battle Beyond the Stars
Bobby Jones, Stroke a a Genius
Courage Under Fire
Flightplan
Jumanji
Missing (the)
Once Upon a Forest
Searching for Bobby Fisher
Sneakers
Spitfire Grill (the)
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
Uncommon Valor
We’re Back : A Dinosaur’s Story
Scores I really love, but which are not my favorites (****) :
Beyond Borders
Class Action
Clear and Present Danger
Commando
Deadly Blessing
Devil’s Own (the)
Four Feathers (the)
Freedom Song
Gorky Park
Heaven Help Us
House of Sand and Fog
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Iris
Jade
Journey of Natty Gann (the)
Man Without A Face (the)
Once Around
Patriot Games
Pursuit of DB. Cooper (the)
Radio
Ransom
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Swing Kids
Testament
Windtalkers
Wolfen
Rather good scores I happen to enjoy (between *** and ***1/2):
48 Hours I & II
Beast Within (the)
Chumscrubber (the)
Hand (the)
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Red Heat
Streets of Fire
Vibes
Where the River Runs Black
Scores I have problems with :
Bopha ! (a beautiful theme, but bad singing and too long atmospheric cues)
Forgotten (the) (I didn’t like the atmospheric approach and it didn’t work for me in the movie)
Thunderheart (once again hermetic atmospheric music although I like indian chants)
Scores that didn’t catch me and that I should listen to more (some can surely find their way to the top lists
) :
Humanoids from the Deep
I Love You to Death
In Country
Jack the Bear
Name of the Rose (the)
Pelican Brief (the)
Unlawful Entry