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693:Nominated
673:Runner-up
655:Best Score
605:Nominated
375:Movie Wave
332:Filmtracks
118:Soundtrack
73:(physical)
68:2013-10-01
61:(download)
56:2013-09-17
1039:"Gravity"
1028:"Shenzou"
929:"Airlock"
566:Category
553:Accolades
272:Reception
252:Composer
1584:AllMusic
1530:Review:
1439:Review:
1419:Review:
1114:– vocals
1105:– vocals
1083:AllMusic
1070:Shenzhou
885:"Debris"
523:and won
193:thriller
153:Producer
79:Recorded
49:Released
39: by
1532:Gravity
1441:Gravity
1421:Gravity
1006:"Soyuz"
569:Result
535:at the
527:at the
519:at the
258:Gravity
245:Gravity
220:and an
209:label.
198:Gravity
185:of the
181:is the
66: (
54: (
1426:Empire
951:"Fire"
866:Length
560:Award
296:Empire
290:Rating
287:Source
124:Length
100:London
87:Studio
1464:Mania
1361:Wired
1060:Notes
1052:71:44
940:"ISS"
921:11:11
863:Title
563:Date
367:Mania
195:film
141:Label
113:Genre
1596:2013
1405:2013
1373:2013
1341:2013
1309:2013
1282:2016
1254:2013
1042:4:35
1031:6:11
1020:6:28
1009:1:43
998:5:08
987:1:43
976:3:07
965:7:40
954:2:57
943:2:53
932:1:57
910:3:43
899:6:15
888:4:24
877:1:50
799:Won
763:Won
707:Won
659:Won
639:Won
619:Won
589:Won
531:and
216:, a
93:and
82:2012
1334:AOL
1036:16.
1025:15.
1014:14.
1003:13.
992:12.
981:11.
970:10.
859:No.
549:."
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370:A+
187:3D
133:44
129:71
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