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Starting with Volume 8 (2006), Film Music Review has moved to the American Music Preservation web site.
Also the Sammy Awards has been moved to the site in a new format.
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The Sammy Awards
These movie music awards are announced every year and are not related to any other film awards.
The categories are:
- Best Film Score
- Best Original Song
- Best Song or Score Compilation
- Worst Song and Score Compilation
- Most Overlooked Score
- Lifetime Achievement for a Past Film Composer or Songwriter
Read about them here:
Links for past CD reviews are found by scolling down this page to the volume numbers.
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Best and Worst Film Music of 2005
Best and Worst Film Music of 2004
Best and Worst Film Music of 2003
Best and Worst Film Music of 2002
Best and Worst Film Music of 2001
Best and Worst Film Music of 2000
Best and Worst Film Music of 1999
Editor's Choice: Favorite Film Score Recordings, 1930's to 1970's
Editor's Choice: Top 10 Film Scores (1930s - 1970s)
Web Poll: Top 10 Favorite Movie Songs/ Top 20 Hollywood Musicals
Web Poll: Favorite Film Scores from 1930s to 1970s
If you enjoy reading FMR and want it to continue, please help support it by ordering any of these items:
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This informative book would make a welcome gift for any film fan.
Supply of this limited edition film music guide is running low.
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A Guide to Film Music - Songs and Scores (PineTree Press, 2002)
This reference guide was written by film music historian and FMR editor, Roger Hall.
The title page has music from the end credits of E.T., boldly signed by John Williams.
The guide includes these sections:
- A timeline of film music highlights from 1926 to 2001
- A chapter on suggestions for listening to film music
- A complete list of Academy Award film music from 1934 to 2000
- A complete list of the Sammy Movie Music Awards from 1988 to 2001
- Top 100 Scores of the 20th Century
- Exclusive interviews with two composers (Aaron Copland and Virgil Thomson)
- The Composer as Commentator (Bernard Herrmann, David Raksin, Dimitri Tiomkin)
- The Composer as Critic (Elmer Bernstein)
- The Film Lyricist and Songwriter (Sammy Cahn and Henry Mancini)
- The Movie Critic and Historian (David Thomson and Tony Thomas)
- An extensive bibliography
- A discography of LPs and CDs
Throughout the guide are many illustrations of composer autographs, including:
- Johnny Green
- Bernard Herrmann
- Alex North
- Miklos Rozsa
- Max Steiner
- Dimitri Tiomkin
There are also songwriter autographs as well, such as:
- Sammy Cahn
- George Gershwin
- Jay Livingston
- Henry Mancini
- Johnny Mercer
- Harry Warren
Praise from distinguished film composers!
"Thank you for the copy of your film music book. Congratulations and best wishes for success in your future contributions to the film music literature"-- John Williams, film composer and conductor
"I do feel your book is done in a most interesting way. It affords a quick overview of what has not become a very, very broad field. Congratulations!" -- Elmer Bernstein, film composer and conductor
"Your film music guide should be available to anyone interested in the Golden Age and beyond. I was so happy that KING KONG made your all-time list" -- John Morgan, film composer and score restorer.
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CD
Reviews
Totals for Volumes 1 - 7:
Soundtrack reviews, 1999-2005 = 380
Compilation reviews, 1999-2004 = 138
CD titles are listed below for Volumes 4 - 7 (2002-2005).
Click on each volume link to read the reviews.
Volume 7 [2005 = 66 reviews]
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No. 6: Soundtrack
and Compilation Reviews (November - December = 18
reviews)
Soundtracks:
THE DUKES OF HAZARD ( Nathan Barr)
ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (John Carpenter)
HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE ( Patrick Doyle)
JARHEAD ( Thomas Newman)
KING KONG ( James Newton Howard)
KISS KISS BANG BANG (John Ottman)
THE LEGEND OF ZORRO (James Horner)
MARCH OF THE PENGUINS (Alex Wurman)
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA (John Williams) [Best of Month for December]
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (Dario Marianelli)
SYRIANA (Alexandre Desplat)
VALIANT (George Fenton)
Compliations:
Bernardo Bonezzi - Almodovar Early Films
Bollywood: An Anthology of Songs from Popular Indian Cinema
The Chronicles of Narnia - The Television Music of Geoffrey Burgon
The Film Music of Erich Wolfgang Korngold - The BBC Philharmonic, Ruman Gamba, conductor
THE PRODUCERS - music and lyrics by Mel Brooks
The Ultimate Movie Music Collection (4 CD set) - Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Erich Kunzel, conductor [Special Merit]
No. 5: Soundtrack
and Compilation Reviews (September - October = 10
reviews)
Soundtracks:
CORPSE BRIDE (Danny Elfman) [Special Merit]
DREAMER (John Debney) [Editor's Choice for October]
A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE (Howard Shore)
THE HOWLING (Pino Donaggio)
OLIVER TWIST (Rachel Portman)
THE PUNISHER (Dennis Dreith)
Compliations:
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL -- KA - music and songs by Rene Dupere
Drive Time: Route 66 -- music by Elmer Bernstein, Ennio Morricoe, Nelson Riddle, Dimitri Tiomkin and others
The Essential Michel Legrand Film Music Collection
MURDERBALL -- 4 score tracks by Jamie Saft and various songs
No. 4: Soundtrack and
Compilation Reviews (July - August = 10 reviews)
Soundtracks:
THE BOOK OF STARS (Richard Gibbs) [Special Merit]
DEEP BLUE (George Fenton)
THE DEVIL'S REJECTS (Tyler Bates)
LASERBLAST (Richard Band and Joel Goldsmith)
MIRRORMASK (Iain Ballamy)
MYSTERIOUS SKIN (Robin Guthrie and Harold Budd)
SEED OF CHUCKY (Pino Donaggio)
UNDEAD (Cliff Bradley)
Compilations:
THE ESSENTIAL ELMER BERNSTEIN FILM MUSIC COLLECTION
ALL-TIME TOP 100 TV THEMES
No. 3: Soundtrack and
Compilation Reviews (May - June = 18 reviews)
Soundtracks:
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA -- SEASON ONE (Bear McCreary)
THE CHAIRMAN (Jerry Goldsmith)
CINDERELLA MAN (Thomas Newman)
CRASH (Mark Isham)
DUST TO GLORY (Nathan Furst)
LES FELINS (Lalo Shifrin)
HITMAN: CODENAME 47/HITMAN 2: SILENT ASSASSIN (Jesper Kyd)
HOSTAGE (Alexandre Desplat)
JOHNNY BELINDA (Max Steiner) [Editor's Choice for June]
KINGDOM OF HEAVEN (Harry Gregson-Williams)
LADIES IN LAVENDER (Nigel Hess) [Editor's Choirce for May]
NON SI SEVIZIA UN PAPERINO & NELLA STRETTA MORSA DEL RAGNO (Riz Ortolani)(2 reviews)
STAR WARS: EPISODE III -- REVENGE OF THE SITH (John Williams) (2 reviews)
WAR OF THE WORLDS (John Williams) [Special Merit] (2 reviews)
THE WEDDING DATE (Blake Neely)
Compilations:
BAMBI (1942) - Songs by Larry Morey and Frank Churchill/ Score by Ed Plumb [Special Merit]
Nathan Larson: Film Music
THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS - Various songs
No. 2: Soundtrack and
Compilations Reviews (March - April = 10 reviews)
Soundtracks:
THE ADVENTURES OF MARK TWAIN (Max Steiner) [Editor's Choice for March]
ATLANTIS: THE LOST CONTINENT (Russell Garcia) & THE POWER (Miklos Rozsa)
CUTTHROAT ISLAND (2 CDs) (John Debney) [Special Merit]
EXTREME PREJUDICE (Jerry Goldsmith)
FARSCAPE CLASSICS -- VOLUME ONE (Guy Gross)
MERCENARIES: PLAYGROUND OF DESTRUCTION (Michael Giacchino & Chris Tilton)
THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD & TAKE THE HIGH GROUND (Dimitri Tiomkin) [Editor's Choice for April]
Compilations:
The Film Music of Ron Goodwin
The Film Music of Clifton Parker
Three Choral Suites by Miklos Rozsa: BEN-HUR, QUO VADIS, KING OF KINGS [Special Merit]
No. 1: January - February (No
Reviews)
Volume 6 [2004 = 42 reviews]
Soundtrack Reviews (November - December = 14 reviews)
ALEXANDER (Vangelis) [Special Merit]
BAD EDUCATION (Alberto Iglesias) [Best of the Month for November]
CELLULAR (John Ottman)
FARSCAPE: THE PEACEKEEPER WARS (Guy Gross)
FINDING NEVERLAND (Jan A.P. Kaczmarek) [Special Merit]
FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX (Marco Beltrami)
HELTER SKELTER (Mark Snow)
HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS (Shigeru Umebayashi)
KING OF THE ANTS (Bobby Johnston)
LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS (Thomas Newman)
MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY (Bronislau Kaper) [Special Merit]
PRANKS (Christopher Young)
THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR (Dave Grusin)
THE UNSAID (Don Davis)
Soundtrack Reviews (September - October = 12 reviews)
AMERIKA (Basil Poledouris)
BORN FREE (John Barry) [Special Merit]
GERRY ANDERSON'S THUNDERBIRD 6 (Barry Gray)
GODZILLA - 50th Anniversary Edition (Akira Ifukube)
HEADHUNTER & HEADHUNTER: REDEMPTION (Richard Jacques)
HERO (Tan Dun) [Special Merit]
JULIUS CAESAR (Miklos Rozsa) [ Editor's Choice for October]
SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW (Edward Shearmur)
SPIDER-MAN 2 (Danny Elfman)
THUNDERBIRDS (Hans Zimmer)
VANITY FAIR (Mychael Danna)
THE VILLAGE (James Newton Howard) [Editor's Choice for September]
Soundtrack Reviews (January - July = 16 reviews)
ATOMIC JOURNEYS & NUKES IN SPACE (William
Stromberg and John Morgan)/
TRINITY AND BEYOND (William Stromberg) - [Editor's Choice for
February]
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (Richard Gibbs)
BRANNIGAN (Dominic Frontiere) [ Special Merit]
THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT (Michael Suby)
THE CHASE (John Barry)
HARRY POTTER & THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (John Williams) [Special Merit]
THE LAST SAMURAI (Hans Zimmer) [Editor's Choice for January]
LAWS OF ATTRACTION (Edward Shearmur)
LOGAN'S RUN (Laurence Rosenthal & others) [Special Merit]
THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST (John Debney)
THE PUNISHER (Carlo Siliotto)
A SUMMER PLACE (Max Steiner) [Editor's Choice for July]
THE TERMINAL (John Williams) [Editor's Choice for June]
TERROR TRACT (Brian Tyler)
TWO BROTHERS (Stephen Warbeck)
VAN HELSING (Alan Silvestri)
Volume 5 [2003 = 51 reviews]
Soundtrack Reviews (July - December = 27 reviews)
THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (Erich Wolfgang Korngold) [Editor's Choice for November]
BERNARD HERRMANN: THE CBS YEARS, Vol. 1: The Westerns [Editor's Choice for October]
BERNARD HERRMANN: THE CBS YEARS, Vol.2: American Gothic
BIG FISH (Danny Elfman) [Special Merit]
THE BIG SKY (Dimitri Tiomkin) [Editor's Choice for August]
THE BUCCANEER (Elmer Bernstein)
CABIN FEVER (Nathan Barr & Angelo Badalementi)
COLD MOUNTAIN (Gabriel Yared & various songs)
CREEPSHOW (John Harrison)
ELF (John Debney) [Special Merit]
H.P. LOVECRAFTS FROM BEYOND (Richard Band)
HULK (Danny Elfman)
JOHNNY ENGLISH (Edward Shearmur)
LOONEY TUNES: BACK IN ACTION (Jerry Goldsmith)
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (Howard Shore)
MATCHSTICK MEN (Hans Zimmer)
THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS (Don Davis)
McQ (Elmer Bernstein [Special Merit]
THE MISSING (James Horner)
ON DANGEROUS GROUND (Bernard Herrmann) [Editor's Choice for December]
PETER PAN (James Newton Howard)
POINT OF ORIGIN (John Ottman)
RED RIVER (Dimitri Tiomkin) [Special Merit]
SEABISCUIT (Randy Newman) - ****1/2 [Editor's Choice for July]
TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES (Marco Beltrami) [Special Merit]
TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (Steve Jablonsky)
TIMELINE (Brian Tyler)
Soundtrack Reviews (January - June = 24 reviews)
June:
MONTE WALSH & CROSSFIRE TRAIL - Music by Eric Colvin
SOMETHING WILD - Music by Aaron Copland [Editor's Choice]
May:
BELOVED INFIDEL - Music by Franz Waxman
DREAMCATCHER - Music by James Newton Howard
HAWAII - Music by Elmer Bernstein [Editor's Choice]
NOWHERE IN AFRICA - Music by Niki Reiser
PEOPLE I KNOW - Music by Terence Blanchard
WINGED MIGRATION - Music by Bruno Coulais
April::
THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES - Music by Stanley Myers [Editor's Choice]
HOME FROM THE HILL - Music by Bronislau Kaper [Special Merit]
RE-ANIMATOR - Music by Richard Band
THEY - Music by Elia Cmiral
March:
THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL - Music by Bernard Herrmann [Editor's Choice]
THE GUYS - Music by Mychael Danna
THE LIFE OF DAVID GALE - Music by Alex Parker and Jake Parker
PLYMOUTH ADVENTURE - Music by Miklos Rozsa [Special Merit]
TOGETHER - Music by Zhao Lin
February:
THE FALL OF BERLIN & THE UNFORGETTABLE YEAR 1919 - Music by Dmitry Shostakovich [Special Merit]
GODS AND GENERALS - Score by John Frizzell and Randy Edelman [Editor's Choice]
NAQOYQATSI - Music by Philip Glass
January:
FRIDA (UMG/Miramax) - Score by Elliot Goldenthal & Various Songs [Special Merit]
THE HOURS (Nonesuch) - Music by Philip Glass
SUNSET BOULEVARD (Varese Sarabande) - Music by Franz Waxman [Editor's Choice]
THE WICKER MAN
Volume 4 [2002 = 44 reviews]
Soundtrack Reviews (July - December = 10 reviews)
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (Dreamworks) - John Williams [Editor's Choice, Best of the Month for December ]
DIE ANOTHER DAY (Warner Bros.) - David Arnold
FAR FROM HEAVEN (Varese Sarabande) - Elmer Bernstein [Editor's Choice for November]
THE FOUR FEATHERS (Sony Classical) - James Horner
HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS (Warner Music) - John Williams [Special Merit]
THE LORD OF THE RINGS (Reprise/WMG) - Howard Shore
THE PIANIST (Sony Classical) - Wojciech Kilar & F. Chopin
RED DRAGON (Decca) - Danny Elfman
SIGNS (Hollywood Records) - James Newton Howard - [Editor's Choice, Best of the Month for September]
STAR TREK NEMESIS (Varese Sarabande) - Jerry Goldsmith
Soundtrack Reviews (January - June = 34 reviews)
June:
ENTERPRISE (Dennis McCarthy)
MINORITY REPORT (John Williams) [Editor's Choice, Best of the Month]
ROAD TO PERDITION (Thomas Newman)
SPIDER-MAN (Danny Elfman)
SUM OF ALL FEARS (Jerry Goldsmith)
36 HOURS (Dimitri Tiomkin)
WINDTALKERS (James Horner)
May:
ANDROMEDA (Matthew McCauley)
ENIGMA (John Barry)
MICHEL LEGRAND BY MICHEL LEGRAND [Special Merit]
RECORDINGS OF MUSIC FOR FILM (Vincent Gallo)
STAR WARS II: ATTACK OF THE CLONES (John Williams) [Editor's Choice, Best of the Month]
April:
DEMETRIUS AND THE GLADIATORS (Franz Waxman/Themes from THE ROBE (Alfred Newman) [Special Merit]
KING OF KINGS (Miklos Rozsa) [Editor's Choice, Best of the Month]
LUST FOR LIFE (Miklos Rozsa) [Special Merit]
March:
ALI (Lisa Gerrard & Pieter Bourke)
KATE & LEOPOLD (Rolfe Kent & song by Sting) [Special Merit]
THE LONG HOT SUMMER & SANCTUARY (Alex North)
LOVE IS A MANY-SPLENDORED THING (Alfred Newman)
[Mini-Reviews of Promos] -
AS IF TO NOTHING (Craig Armstrong)
MONSTER'S BALL (Ashe & Spencer)
February:
BLACK HAWK DOWN (Hans Zimmer)
HART'S WAR (Rachel Portman) [Special Merit]
IRIS (James Horner) [Editor's Choice, Best of the Month]
THE SHIPPING NEWS (Christopher Young)
TRON (Wendy Carlos)
January:
AMERICAN JOURNEY (John Williams)
A BEAUTIFUL MIND (James Horner)
BETWEEN HEAVEN AND HELL (Hugo Friedhofer) [Special Merit]
THE BLACK STALLION (Carmine Coppola and others/ THE BLACK STALLION RETURNS (Georges Delerue) [Special Merit]
FAREWELL, MY LOVELY/ MONKEY SHINES (David Shire) [Special Merit]
GOSFORD PARK (Patrick Doyle) [Editor's Choice - Best of the Month]
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (Howard Shore)
LOVE IS MY PROFESSION (Rene Cloerec) & WHERE THE HOT WIND BLOWS (Roman Vlad)
Volumes 1- 3 [1999 - 2001 = 177 reviews/ 1998 reviews are no longer available]
Compilations
and Musicals
As of 2005, this category is now included with the Soundtrack listings above.
To read any previous reviews, click on the links below.
Volumes 1 - 6 (1999 - 2004) = 138 reviews.
Volume 6 [2004 = 28 reviews]
Compilations & Musicals (November - December = 4 reviews)
The Film Music of Dmitri Shostokovich, Vol. 2 [CD of Special Merit]
MARY POPPINS (Special Edition - 2 CDs) [Editor's Choice, Best of December]
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA - original motion picture soundtrack
THE POLAR EXPRESS
Compilations & Musicals (September - October = 6 reviews)
FAHRENHEIT 9/11 (Jeff Gibbs/ other songs and themes)
MOST FRIGHTENING MUSIC IN THE UNIVERSE - Bernard Herrmann, Elmer Bernstein, and various classical composers
NOW PLAYING: MOVIE THEMES FOR SOLO PIANO (Dave Grusin)
TOM SAWYER and HUCKLEBERRY FINN (Richard M Sherman and Robert B. Sherman)
THE ULTIMATE HORROR MOVIE ALBUM
YO-YO MA PLAYS ENNIO MORRICONE [Editor's Choice for October]
Compilations & Musicals (January - July = 18 reviews)
THE ALAMO: Dimitri Tiomkin - The Essential Film Music Collection (Silva Screen) [Editor's Choice, Best of the Month for July]
Best of LONE WOLF AND CUB (La-La Land)
BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH (Sony Classical)
BRITISH FILM MUSIC, Volume One (Pearl)
DUBARRY WAS A LADY & MEET THE PEOPLE (Rhino Handmade)
THE ESSENTIAL NINO ROTA FILM MUSIC COLLECTION (Silva- 2CDs) [Special Merit}
THE FANTASY FILM MUSIC OF GEORGE PAL (La-Land) [Editor's Choice, Best of the Month for March]
FINIAN'S RAINBOW (Rhino Handmade)
AN ITALIAN STORY (Rhino)
MIKLOS ROZSA CONDUCTS HIS EPIC FILM SCORES (DRG) [Special Merit]
THE RED SHOES: Music from the Films of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
Quiet on the Set: James Galway at the Movies
Simply The Best MOVIE THEMES (Rhino)
A STAR IS BORN (Sony) - Songs by Harold Arlen and Ira Gershwin [Special Merit]
SUMMER HOLIDAY (Rhino Handmade) [Special Merit]
THREE LITTLE WORDS & YOLANDA AND THE THIEF (Rhino Handmade) [Special Merit]
ULTIMATE MANCINI (Concord) [Editor's Choice, Best of the Month for April]
THE ULTIMATE PINK PANTHER (RCA/BMG Heritage)
Volume 5 [2003 = 24 reviews ]
Compilation Reviews (July - December = 8 reviews)
ADAGIO PARADISO (BMG/RCA Victor)
BEST OF THE WEST REVISITED (Breakable Records) [Special Merit]
BROADWAY MELODY OF 1940 (Rhino Handmade) [Editor's Choice, Best of the Month for July]
EPICS (Telarc) [Editor's Choice, Best of the Month for October]
GAY PURR-EE (Rhino Handmade)
GYPSY (Rhino) [Special Merit]
LOVELY TO LOOK AT & TEXAS CARNIVAL (Rhino Handmade)
MAME (Rhino Handmade)
Compilation Reviews (January - June = 16)
Beyond Imagination - Songs by the Opera Babes (Sony Classical)
BEST FOOT FORWARD (Rhino Handmade)
BORN TO DANCE (Rhino Handmade)
CHICAGO (Epic/Sony Music Soundtrax)
FILM BUSTERS (Denon 5.1 Surround DVD Audio)
GANGS OF NEW YORK (Interscope/UMG)
GOOD NEWS (Rhino Handmade)
Great Movie Love Themes (Varese Sarabande)
IT'S ALWAYS FAIR WEATHER (Rhino Handmade) [Editor's Choice, Best of the Month for February]
A MIGHTY WIND - THE ALBUM (Sony) [Editor's Choice, Best of the Month for June]
Music from CBS WESTERNS (The Film Music Society) [Editor's Choice, Best of the Month for April]
THE PIRATE (Rhino Handmade) [Special Merit]
ROYAL WEDDING (Rhino Handmade) [Special Merit]
Something Here: The Film and Television Music of Debbie Wiseman (Silva) [Special Merit]
STORMY WEATHER - The Music of Harold Arlen (Sony Classical)
VARESE SARABANDE - A 25th Anniversary Celebration (4 Discs) [Editor's Choice, Best of the Month for May]
Volume 4 [2002 = 15 reviews]
Compilation Reviews (July - December = 8 reviews)
Adolph Deutsch: THE MALTESE FALCON and other classic film scores 1941-1944 (Marco Polo) [Editor's Choice for September]
ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND (Songs by Irving Berlin/Musical Direction by Alfred Newman)(Screen Archives Entertainment) [Editor's Choice, Best of the Month for December]
8 FEMMES (Songs and Score by Krishna Levy) - Fidelite Productions/WEA Music France
The Fantasy Album (2 CDs)(Silva) [Editor's Choice, Best of the Month for October]
Max Steiner: The RKO Years, 1929-1936 (BYU FMA) [Editor's Choice, Best of the Month for November]
Music For The Movies Of Clint Eastwood (Warner Sunset)
Paramount Pictures 90th Anniversary: Memorable Scores (Sony Classical)
Things to Come: Original Film Music Themes 1935-1947 (Naxos)
Compilation Reviews (January-June = 7 reviews)
June: CINEMA ITALIANO (Conducted and Arranged by Luis Bacalov)
May: WAY OUT WEST - The Essential Western Film Music Collection 2 [Special Merit]
April: Previn Conducts Korngold - The Sea Hawk, The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex, Captain Blood, The Prince and the Pauper [Editor's Choice, Best of the Month]
Benjamin Frankel - Music for the Movies
March: Goldsmith Conducts Goldsmith [Editor's Choice, Best of the Month]
Movie Adagios
February: None
January: Marilyn Monroe-Songs and Dances from the Diamond Collection [Special Merit]
Volumes 1-3 [1999 - 2001 = 71 reviews/ 1998 reviews are no longer available]
Archive of Compilation Reviews
From the
Editor
2005:
New book pays tribute to Randy Newman
Centennial Tribute to Marvin Hatley, 1905-1986
2004:
In Memory of...
Elmer Bernstein
Jerry Goldsmith
David Raksin
80th Anniversary Tribute to Henry Mancini
2003:
In Memory of Michael Kamen
John Williams on Radio
Glass on Film
2002:
Three Composer Centennials: Hugo Friedhofer, Bronislau Kaper and Sir William Walton
80th Birthday Tribute to Elmer Bernstein
Happy 70th Birthday, John Williams!
2001:
Elmer Bernstein Film Festival on TCM
In Memory of...
Ralph Burns, Raoul Kraushaar, Jay Livingston
2000:
Aaron Copland Centennial
Hooray for Benny Herrmann!
John Williams Lights Up Symphony Hall Anniversary
John Williams Goes Irish With the Boston Pops
Victor Young Centennial
Web Poll: Favorite Film Music of 1930s, '40s, '50s
Recommended DVDs
Bing Crosby & Bob Hope in Hollywood
Who really wrote "Love Me Tender"?
2005 - Reviewing Film Music
2004 - Reviewers' Reflections
2003 - Reviewers Look Back
2002 - Reviewers Remember
2001 - The Role of the Reviewer and Reviewer Favorites
2000 - FILM MUSIC REVIEW: A Two Year Retrospective
Film Music
News
Film Music Magazine Returns
Carry A Tune Week Survey
Robert Wise and Bernard Herrmann
John Williams and REVENGE OF THE SITH
American Film Institute's 100 Years of Film Scores
Remembering Don Ray
Honoring Harry Sukman
Centennial Tributes to Harold Arlen, Tex Ritter, Jule Styne
Academy Awards for Film Music
The Golden Globe Awards
Carry A Tune Week
Jerry Goldsmith, Hopalong Cassidy, Ken Darby and Victor Young
American Film Institute's Top 100 Movie Songs
Centennial Tributes: Richard Addinsell, Jimmy Dorsey, Glenn Miller
Film Music Lectures
Books and Magazine Articles
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Awards
You've heard about the Oscars,
Golden Globes, and maybe even the infamous Razzies.
Well, how about the Sammys?
These awards are chosen each year, but only in one category: Film Music.
The categories include:
Best Score
Best Original or Arranged Song
Best Song/Score Compilation
plus the dreaded "Golden Ear Muff" and "Golden Earplug" awards
and the Lifetime Achievement for a distinguished past film composer or songwriter.
To see all the categories, go to:
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Editor's Choice: Favorite Film Score Recordings (1930's to 1970's)
Web Poll: All-Time Favorite Film Scores from 1930s to 1970s
CENTURY CLASSICS: Top 10 Movie Song Favorites and Top 20 Hollywood Musicals
CENTURY CLASSICS: Top 10 Film Scores of the Century
Links
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