Volume 8
Number 4 (July - August 2006)
Editor and Publisher: Roger L. Hall
Contributing Writer: Steven A. Kennedy
This e-zine has reviews of older film soundtracks and compilations.
The old FMR site with Volumes 1-7 will remain online (click on link in the left column) for those who wish to read over 500 reviews of past soundtracks and compilations and also...
- From the Editor
- Top Ten Film Scores (1930s - 1970s)
- Book Reviews and Magazine Articles
- Film Composer Tributes
- Film Music Essays
- Film Music News
Here is the revised FMR rating system:
**** (Superlative - Highest Recommendation)
***1/2 (Outstanding - Recommended)
*** (Good - Okay)
**1/2 (Fair - Nothing Special)
** (Mediocre - Barely Passable)
* (Poor - Save Your Money)
The Special Merit CDs are chosen at any time during the month for outstanding soundtracks or compilations.
The Editor's Choice - Best of the Month designation is for those CDs that are singled out for their overall excellence. They are chosen anytime within a given month.
There are only a few copies remaining of the Limited Edition book: A Guide to Film Music.
To order, click on the link in the right column.
Important Notice:
Effective 1 July 2006, in keeping with the American Music Preservation efforts to highlight older film scores, FMR will focus on film music from at least a decade ago, or from the early 1930s to 1990s.
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Film Music Review
For past reviews, click on these links:
Volume 8/ Number 1 (January - February)
Volume 8/ Number 2 (March - April)
Volume 8/Number 3 (May - June)
8th Anniversary of Film Music Review
"Film Music for the Ages" - Roger L. Hall
"The Cinema Century" - Steven A. Kennedy
CD Reviews for July - August
This CD has received Special Merit:
CINEMA RHAPSODIES - The Musical Genius of Victor Young (compilation) - ***1/2
Other reviews:
COMIC STRIP HEROES (compilation) - ***1/2
FILM MUSIC BY JOHN BARRY (compilation) - ***
FILM MUSIC BY ENNIO MORRICONE (compilation) - ***1/2
JOE 90 (Barry Gray - 1968 soundtrack) - ****
18th Annual Sammy Awards
Read the choices in the
18th Annual Sammy Awards
Go here for a list past choices for Best Film Score, Song and other categories:
The Sammy Awards
Mozart at the Movies
To read about Mozart music featured in various films, click on these links:
Vol. 8, No. 1
Vol. 8, No. 2
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