• The CD has to be aimed primarily at non-collectors, so that I can make copies for friends and family and maybe get them interested.
  
• Therefore - box office hits take precendence.
  
• Also - tracks that are easy on the ear also take precedence. Especially thematic stuff people might recognise from the film.
  
• One track per film (so I made suites)
  
• Where possible, shorter tracks so as to represent as many films as possible.
  
• Only films and scores released in 2005 (in the US).
  
• Local flavour - films that made a splash here in Malta take precedence, as well as films I know my friends and family watched.
  

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The End Result:

01. King Kong - Suite* - James Newton Howard (5:36)
02. Brokeback Mountain - The Wings - Gustavo Santaolalla (1:52)
03. Revenge of the Sith - Battle of the Heroes - John Williams (3:42)
04. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit - A Grand Day Out - Julian Nott (1:54)
05. Batman Begins - Suite* - James Newton Howard (6:55)
06. Crash - Flames (edit)* - Mark Isham (5:52)
07. Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire - Harry in Winter - Patrick Doyle (2:56)
08. Mr. & Mrs. Smith - Minivan Chase - John Powell (2:12)
09. Memoirs of a Geisha - Becoming a Geisha - John Williams (4:52)
10. Sin City - Sin City - Robert Rodriguez (1:55)
11. Cinderella Man - Cinderella Man (edit)* - Thomas Newman (2:32)
12. Hostage - Hostage - Alexandre Desplat (2:52)
13. Kingdom of Heaven - Ibelin - Harry Gregson-Williams (2:05)
14. A History of Violence - Run - Howard Shore (2:25)
15. Serenity - Serenity - David Newman (0:54)
16. Lord of War - Warlord - Antonio Pinto (3:09)
17. Sahara - Hold Tight! - Clint Mansell (3:18)
18. Munich - End Credits - John Williams (4:06)
19. Nanny McPhee - Snow in August (edit)* - Patrick Doyle (5:09)
20. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Planet Factory Floor - Joby Talbot (2:29)
21. The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe - The Battle - Harry Gregson-Williams (7:08)
22. Corpse Bride - End Credits Part 1 - Danny Elfman (1:50)
23. The Brothers Grimm - And They Lived Happily Ever After - Dario Marianelli (3:40)

[Total Time: 79:32]

*The suites were done to give a better representation of the themes in the film. The edits were done to allow more tracks onto the CD.
I'm quite pleased with the results, if I may say so myself
King Kong - Track 1 'King Kong' - ending mixes into 3:44 of 'Tooth and Claw'.
Then at 5:13 mixes into 2:16 of 'BKTB V'. Then the ending mixes into 3:14 of 'Central Park'
'Flames' - removed first 2:06
'Snow in August' - removed first 1:49
Batman - The beginning of 'Macrotus' which then at 2:06 mixes into 'Molossus'
'Cinderella Man' - Quick fade out at 2:32

BEST OF 2005

1. Suite from VALIANT (George Fenton) - 4:51*
2. The Battle from THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE (Harry Gregson-Williams) - 7:08
3. Minivan Chase from MR. AND MRS. SMITH (John Powell) - 2:12
4. Tooth and Claw from KING KONG (James Newton Howard) - 6:17
5. Becoming A Geisha from MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA (John Williams) - 4:52
6. Golden Egg from HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE (Patrick Doyle) - 6:11
7. Return To The Life from FATELESS (Ennio Morricone) - 6:05
8. End Credits from MUNICH (John Williams) - 4:05
9. The Train from THE LEGEND OF ZORRO (James Horner) - 4:27**
10. Hostage from HOSTAGE (Alexandre Desplat) - 2:52
11. Zoosters Breakout from MADAGASCAR (Hans Zimmer) - 1:39
12. The Confrontation With Ogilvy from WAR OF THE WORLDS (John Williams) - 4:36
13. Main Titles from ZATHURA (John Debney) - 2:23
14. Ladies in Lavender from LADIES IN LAVENDER (Nigel Hess) - 4:04
15. Dogfight from WALLACE AND GROMIT (Julian Nott) - 3:39
16. Battle of the Heroes from REVENGE OF THE SITH (John Williams) - 3:42
17. Anakin's Dark Deeds from REVENGE OF THE SITH (John Williams) - 4:05
18. My Name Is Lincoln from THE ISLAND (Steve Jablonsky) - 3:42
19. So Long and Thanks For All The Fish from THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY (Joby Talbot) - 2:26

* Edit of the tracks "Valiant" and "The Rescue And Escape"
** Edited to play only the last 4:27 of the track "The Train"

It's a great listen!

BTW, I do create a second disc called THE REST OF 2005... that will be compiled soon.

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Originally posted by BigT1981:
This thread has given me some inspiration, hehe. I've started making my own "Best Of Movie Music" compilation set. All though I'm not limiting it to 2005 but doing it for most of my scores that I have. So far I've only done 2 discs but I'll post a listing when I'm done with it.

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Originally posted by Erik Woods:

11. Zoosters Breakout from MADAGASCAR (Hans Zimmer) - 1:39

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I can't believe I missed this when compiling my CD - that's a great track... Probably becuase I didn't even consider Madagascar, since I remembered it as just song renditions and pieces from Barry and Vangelis.

Thankfully the track is short and I managed to squeeze it into my Volume II:

01. Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire - The Story Continues - Patrick Doyle (1:31)
02. Pride & Prejudice - Liz on Top of the World - Dario Marianelli (1:18)
03. Charlie & The Chocolate Factory - Main Titles - Danny Elfman (5:00)
04. Four Brothers - Four Brothers - David Arnold (2:47)
05. Oliver Twist - Streets of London - Rachel Portman (2:02)
06. Fantastic Four - Main Titles - John Ottman (2:34)
07. Elizabethtown - 60B (Elizabethtown Theme) - Nancy Wilson (1:27)
08. The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe - Evacuating London - Harry Gregson-Williams (3:38)
09. Flightplan - Mother and Child - James Horner (5:01)
10. Robots - Trains Station - John Powell (3:50)
11. March of the Penguins - The March (edit) - Alex Wurman (3:46 - The first 3:46)
12. Madagascar - Zoosters Breakout - Hans Zimmer (1:39)
13. The Chumscrubber - Digging Montage (edit) - James Horner (4:26 - the first 4:26)
14. Racing Stripes - The Big Race - Mark Isham (7:19)
15. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith - Anakin's Betrayal - John Williams (4:03)
16. Zathura - Shooting Star Card - John Debney (2:27)
17. Aeon Flux - Aeon Flux - Graeme Revell (3:34)
18. Constantine - Last Rites - Brian Tyler & Klaus Badelt (1:55)
19. The Island - My Name Is Lincoln - Steve Jablonsky (3:40)
20. Capote - Epigraph - Mychael Danna (2:12)
21. Chicken Little - The Sky is Falling - John Debney (2:49)
22. The Constant Gardener - Funeral - Alberto Iglesias (2:22)
23. War of the Worlds - The Ferry Scene (edit) - John Williams (2:31 - the last 2:31)
24. Valiant - Valiant - George Fenton (2:30)
25. The Legend of Zorro - 'My Family Is My Life' (edit) - James Horner (4:24 - the last 4:24)

[Total Time 79:01]