This is list of the 2007 film scores for films I’ve seen theatrically, listed in order of preference. More of the films will be getting links to full reviews over the next month or two. It’s also something of a rough pass at the moment. Positions will be tweaked pretty heavily in coming weeks.

  1. Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End (Hans Zimmer)
  2. The Bourne Ultimatum (John Powell)
  3. 3:10 To Yuma (Marco Beltrami)
  4. Beowulf (Alan Silvestri)
  5. Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix (Nicholas Hooper)
  6. Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium (Alexandre Desplat & Aaron Zigman)
  7. Live Free or Die Hard (Marco Beltrami)
  8. Ratatouille (Michael Giacchino)
  9. Bridge To Terabithia (Aaron Zigman)
  10. The Reaping (John Frizzell)
  11. Zodiac (David Shire)
  12. Alien Vs. Predator: Requiem (Brian Tyler)
  13. Rush Hour 3 (Lalo Schifrin)
  14. Atonement (Dario Marianelli)
  15. Stardust (Ilan Eshkeri)
  16. Fantastic 4: Rise Of The Silver Surfer (John Ottman)
  17. I Am Legend (James Newton Howard)
  18. Mr. Bean’s Holiday (Howard Goodall)
  19. Surf’s Up (Mychael Danna)
  20. Hot Fuzz (David Arnold)
  21. Grindhouse: Planet Terror (Robert Rodriguez, Graeme Revell)
  22. The Simpsons Movie (Hans Zimmer)
  23. Ocean’s Thirteen (David Holmes)
  24. The Invisible (Marco Beltrami)
  25. 1408 (Gabriel Yared)
  26. Nancy Drew (Ralph Sall)
  27. Waitress (Andrew Hollander)
  28. Wind Chill (Clint Mansell)
  29. Death At A Funeral (Murray Gold)
  30. Mr. Brooks (Ramin Djawadi)
  31. Ghost Rider (Christopher Young)
  32. I Know Who Killed Me (Joel McNeely)
  33. 30 Days Of Night (Brian Reitzell)
  34. There Will Be Blood (Jonny Greenwood)
  35. Charlie Wilson’s War (James Newton Howard)
  36. The Golden Compass (Alexandre Desplat)
  37. The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford (Nick Cave & Warren Ellis)
  38. Martian Child (Aaron Zigman)
  39. The Mist (Mark Isham)
  40. 28 Weeks Later (John Murphy)
  41. Gracie (Mark Isham)
  42. Year Of The Dog (Christophe Beck)
  43. Sunshine (John Murphy & Underworld)
  44. The Invasion (John Ottman)
  45. Meet The Robinsons (Danny Elfman)
  46. Spider-Man 3 (Christopher Young)
  47. The Kingdom (Danny Elfman)
  48. Juno (Mateo Messina)
  49. National Treasure: Book Of Secrets (Trevor Rabin)
  50. Eastern Promises (Howard Shore)
  51. Michael Clayton (James Newton Howard)
  52. Saw IV (Charlie Clauser)
  53. Balls Of Fury (Randy Edelman)
  54. Hitman (Geoff Zanelli)
  55. P2 (tomandandy)
  56. Rescue Dawn (Klaus Badelt)
  57. Resident Evil: Extinction (Charlie Clouser)
  58. Rendition (Paul Hepker & Mark Kilian)
  59. 300 (Tyler Bates)
  60. Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (Michael Andrews)
  61. Next (Mark Isham)
  62. Shrek The Third (Harry Gregson-Williams)
  63. The Brave One (Dario Marianelli)
  64. Bee Movie (Rupert Gregson-Williams)
  65. American Gangster (Marc Streitenfeld)
  66. No Country For Old Men (Carter Burwell)
  67. Gone Baby Gone (Harry Gregson-Williams)
  68. Evan Almighty (John Debney)
  69. No Reservations (Philip Glass)
  70. Premonition (Klaus Badelt)
  71. A Mighty Heart (Molly Nyman, Harry Escott)
  72. Shooter (Mark Mancina)
  73. Breach (Mychael Danna)
  74. Lars And The Real Girl (David Torn)
  75. Lucky You (Christopher Young)
  76. Hot Rod (Trevor Rabin)
  77. Mr. Woodcock (Theodore Shapiro)
  78. The Messengers (Joseph LoDuca)
  79. Enchanted (Alan Menken)
  80. The King Of Kong: A Fistful Of Quarters (Craig Richey)
  81. Joshua (Nico Muhly)
  82. The Astronaut Farmer (Stuart Matthewman)
  83. The Hitcher (Steve Jablonsky)
  84. Blood And Chocolate (Reinhold Heil, Johnny Klimek)
  85. Smokin’ Aces (Clint Mansell)
  86. TMNT (Klaus Badelt)
  87. Awake (Samuel Sim)
  88. Vacancy (Paul Haslinger)
  89. Fracture (Mychael Danna, Jeff Danna)
  90. Black Book (Anne Dudley)
  91. Fred Claus (Christophe Beck)
  92. The Number 23 (Harry Gregson-Williams)
  93. Dan In Real Life (Sondre Lerche)
  94. Away From Her (Jonathan Goldsmith)
  95. Death Sentence (Charlie Clouser)
  96. The Lookout (James Newton Howard)
  97. In The Land Of Women (Stephen Trask)
  98. Good Luck Chuck (Aaron Zigman)
  99. Perfect Stranger (Antonio Pinto)
  100. License To Wed (Christophe Beck)
  101. Evening (Jan A.P. Kaczmerak)
  102. Blades Of Glory (Theodore Shapiro)
  103. Black Snake Moan (Scott Bomar)
  104. Disturbia (Geoff Zanelli)
  105. Music & Lyrics (Adam Schlesinger)
  106. Georgia Rule (John Debney)
  107. Catch & Release (BT, Tommy Stinson)
  108. In The Valley Of Elah (Mark Isham)
  109. Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead (Carter Burwell)
  110. The Hills Have Eyes 2 (Trevor Morris)
  111. Transformers (Steve Jablonsky)
  112. Superbad (Lyle Workman)
  113. The Savages (Stephen Trask)
  114. The Diving Bell & The Butterfly (Paul Cantelon)
  115. I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (Rupert Gregson-Williams)
  116. Because I Said So (David Kitay)
  117. The Ex (Ed Shearmur)
  118. The Heartbreak Kid (Bill & Brendan Ryan)
  119. Knocked Up (Loudon Wainwright III, Joe Henry)
  120. Factory Girl (Ed Shearmur)
  121. Bug (Brian Tyler)
  122. Wild Hogs (Teddy Castellucci)
  123. The Bucket List (Marc Shaiman)
  124. Shoot ‘Em Up (Paul Haslinger)
  125. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street (Stephen Sondheim)

Disqualified:

  • The Darjeeling Limited (As far as I can tell, it was all scored with existing, non-original material)
  • Margot At The Wedding (Not sure there was any original music beyond source music usage)