# Into the Purple Valley (1972) ****1/2
# Chicken Skin Music (1976) ****
# Jazz (1978) ***
# Bop Till You Drop (1979) ***
# Long Riders (Soundtrack) (1980) ****
# The Border (Soundtrack) (1980) ****
# Borderline (1980) ****
# Southern Comfort (Soundtrack) (1981) ****
# The Slide Area (1982) ****
# Streets of Fire (Soundtrack) (1984) ***1/2
# Paris, Texas (Soundtrack) (1985) *****
# Alamo Bay (Soundtrack) (1985) *****
# Crossroads (Soundtrack)(1986) *****
# Get Rhythm (1988) ***
# Johnny Handsome (Soundtrack) (1989) ***1/2
# A Meeting by the River (mit V. M. Bhatt) (1993) ****
# Geronimo – An American Legend (Soundtrack) (1993) ***1/2
# Talking Timbuktu (mit Ali Farka Touré) (1994) ****
# River Rescue – The Very Best of Ry Cooder (1994) *****
# Last Man Standing (Soundtrack) (1996)
# Buena Vista Social Club (1997) ****
# The End of Violence (Soundtrack) (1997) *****
Durchweg hohes Niveau-besonders die Soundtracks
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