One Last Look Back At The Best Soundtracks of 2012

While I was able to well pick the best of 2012 movie soundtracks in detail, there was one little important tid bit....an actual list of soundtracks that were the best of the year which considering the blurbs I had written weren't too hard to choose. So here's one final look at the best of the best for 2012.

The Best Regular Market Releases

1. The Amazing Spider-Man (James Horner)

2. The Hobbit (Howard Shore)

3. Skyfall (Thomas Newman)

4. The Avengers (Alan Silvestri)

5. Lincoln (John Williams)

6. Ted (Walter Murphy)

7. The Dark Knight Rises (Hans Zimmer)

8. Wreck-It Ralph (Henry Jackman)

9. Silver Linings Playbook (Danny Elfman)

10. Trouble With The Curve (Marco Beltrami)/There Be Dragons (Robert Folk)

Best Limited Edition Releases of 2012

1. Star Trek The Motion Picture (Jerry Goldsmith) La-La Land
2. Die Hard 2: The Deluxe Edition (Michael Kamen) Varese
3. China Moon (George Fenton) Quartet
4. Godzilla: The Deluxe Edition (David Arnold) BSX Records
5. The Boy Who Could Fly (Bruce Broughton) Varese
6. The Long Goodbye (John Williams) Quartet
7. Eye Of The Needle (Miklos Rosza) Varese
8. Galaxy Quest (David Newman) La-La Land
9. Black Rain (Hans Zimmer) La-La Land
10. Mean Guns (Tony Riparetti) Howlin' Wolf Records

Best Unlimited Historical Importance Releases of 2012

1. Conan The Barbarian (Basil Poledouris) Intrada
2. Three Days of The Condor/ The Friends of Eddie Coyle (Dave Grusin) FSM
3. Body Heat (John Barry) FSM
4. Charade (Henry Mancini) Intrada
5. Santa Claus The Movie (Henry Mancini) FSM

Best Soundtrack Reissues of 2012

1. The Witches of Eastwick (John Williams) Perseverance
2. Star Trek 5: The Final Frontier (Jerry Goldsmith) Intrada
3. Capricorn One (Jerry Goldsmith) Perseverance
4. Moon 44 (Joel Goldsmith) BSX
5. Three Amigos (Elmer Bernstein) Perseverance

Best Original Box Sets of 2012

1. Star Trek The Original Series, La-La Land Records
2. Batman The Animated Series Vol 2, La-La Land Records
3. Friday The 13th Parts 1-6, La-La Land Records

Best Digital Releases of 2012

1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Alex North)
2. Zero Dark Thirty (Alexandre Desplat)
3. Pirates! Band Of Misfits (Theodore Shapiro)
4. Argo (Alexandre Desplat)

Best Original Re-Recording of 2012

Blade Runner, BSX Records

Best Original Rejected Score released

Edge of Darkness (Music From The Edge) by

John Corigliano, Perseverance

Best New Original Composer (s)

Nathan Johnson (Looper)

Edwin Wendler (Escape)

Brian Satterwhite (Man On A Mission)

So that does it one final final look back at all these great soundtracks once again. 2013 is already looking very good with upcoming releases of Congo, Cromwell, Dave and The Relic. So it should be a fun year!