Our Film Music Critics
Roger L. Hall
Roger is an ASCAP composer, member of the International Film Music Critics Association,
author of the book, A GUIDE TO FILM MUSIC, and Managing Editor of Film Music Review.
He is also Director of the American Music Recordings Archive and Producer for the American Music Recordings Collection (AMRC).
In 1988, he began choosing the best film scores and songs of the year for his annual Sammy Film Music Awards (SFMA). They are now the longest-running awards for film music recordings.
Ten years later, Roger began Film Music Review and he has been the Managing Editor since the very beginning.
He has written over 500 reviews and many of them are now included in A GUIDE TO FILM MUSIC, and also on this web site.
His film music articles and reviews have appeared in print in Film Score Monthly, Soundtrack and other publications. One of his fondest memories was attending the Twilight Zone 50th Anniversary in Binghamton, New York and writing a tribute about it, including riding the same carousel that Rod Serling had been on when he was a youngster living there and wrote about in his classic TZ episode, "Walking Distance," Also meeting TZ screenwriter, George Clayton Johnson.
Roger has written the extensive entry on Bernard Herrmann in the AMERICAN NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY (1999), and organized a centennial tribute to Herrmann on this site. Also a centennial celebration of movie lyricist, Sammy Cahn.
He has taught film music courses at colleges and adult education programs and has lectured widely on the subject.
To read more about his extensive music career, see his biography.
For comments or questions, write to:
pinetreemusic@aol.com
Steven A. Kennedy
Steve has been writing for Film Music Review since 2001.
For over eight years he has been a contributing writer for Film Score Monthly providing reviews of film music (including a huge article on Spanish Cinema), concert reviews, and a variety of interviews with video game and film composers.
Steve is a member of the International Film Music Critics Association.
He also writes a very good music blog at:
www.xanga.com/MaestroSteve
For comments or questions, write to:
stev4uth@hotmail.com
Steve Vertlieb
sjv1215@aol.com
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