Volume 8
Number 6 (November - December 2006)
Editor and Publisher: Roger L. Hall
Contributing Writer: Steven A. Kennedy
This e-zine has mostly reviews of older soundtracks and compilations. But some new soundtracks are also reviewed.
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 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.
If you wish to send any comments, send them to:
Film Music Review
See the alphabetical list for 2006 at
Index for Reviews (January - December)
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)
Volume 8/ Number 4 (July - August)
Volume 8/ Number 5 (September - October)
See our reviewers choices for
Best Film Music of 2006
Click on this link for CDs and DVDs of
Five Films from 1956
CD Reviews
These CDs Received Special Merit:
LADY IN THE WATER -- music by James Newton Howard
PERFUME -- music by Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek, and Reinhold Heil
APOCALYPTO -- music by James Horner -- ****
CARS -- music by Randy Newman -- ***1/2
CHARLOTTE'S WEB -- music by Danny Elfman -- ***
HOME OF THE BRAVE -- music by Stephen Endelman -- **1/2
LIFEFORCE -- music by Henry Mancini/ additional music by Michael Kamen -- ****
THE TALE OF THE PRIEST AND HIS WORKER, BALDA - music by Dmitri Shostakovich -- ***1/2
The Sammy Awards
The 19th Annual Sammy Awards will be announced 11 February 2007.
See the previous list at
18th Annual Sammy Awards
For the list for Best Film Score, Song and other categories from past years go here:
The Sammy Awards
Centennial Tributes
2007 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Miklos Rozsa. Watch for the centennial tribute with recommended CDs. Coming soon.
Read reviews and recommended CDs of music by another great film composer here:
100th Birthday Tribute to Franz Waxman
In Memoriam...
THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER, LONESOME DOVE, and so many more.
R.I.P., Basil Poledouris (1945 - 2006)
Read about film music performed by the
Hollywood Symphony Orchestra
Anniversary Essays
"Film Music for the Ages" - Roger L. Hall
"The Cinema Century" - Steven A. Kennedy
Read them both here:
Film Music Review - 8th Anniversary
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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