Film Music Review


Established in 1998 and now one of the longest-running e-zines

Roger L. Hall, Managing Editor

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Please help support FMR by ordering any of the titles listed here:

 

 

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this new illustrated book

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A GUIDE TO FILM MUSIC - SONGS AND SCORES

9th edition

 

 


The Deluxe Edition is available separately

The 8th multi-media edition on DVD-ROM or USB Flash Drive
with the complete book plus bonus audio and video files

 

 

 

 

 

Read the 75th Anniversary Tribute

Read about the first important film score in 1933

by Max Steiner

 

 

 

 

 

 

American
Film Composers Series


These five titles

prepared by FMR Editor, Roger Hall

are from in-person interviews and radio programs

and are available to help support Film Music Review:

 

No. 1: "Virgil Thomson On His Film Music"

(in person interview with the composer in 1979)

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No. 2: "Aaron Copland On Film Music"

(in person interview with the composer in 1980)

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No. 3: "Bernard Herrmann Radio Tributes"

(radio tributes with music examples
ffrom his film scores)

AMRC CD 0022

 






No. 4: "Henry Mancini On Radio"

(radio tribute and conversation with the composer on radio) -

AMRC CD 0020

 

 




No. 5: "John Williams Radio Tributes"

(radio tributes to the film composer
including a special birthday tribute)

AMRC CD 0021

 

 

 

 


 

 


 

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American Film Composers Series
the cost is $19.95 each title

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as audio files directly
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Read about the International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA)
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Web Readers Please Be Aware!

All written reviews on Film Music Review (FMR) are copyrighted
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Unfortunately, some reviews first published on FMR
have been reprinted on fan site File 770 without getting permission.

Here are several reviews which first appeared on Film Music Review
and have been reprinted without permission:

 

First posted on FMR in 2018

 

First posted on FMR in 2009

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Here are some of the past articles from Film Music Review which have been reprinted with permission:

Aaron Copland talks about Film Music 

An Interview with record producer, James Fitzpatrick

An Interview with record producer, David L. Fuller

Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music 

 

In Memory of a Film Music Friend:

In addition to his great work on CINESCORES CENTER Jeannot Bouver was also the one who published numerous articles from Soundtrack Magazine on Soundtrack! The Cinemascore and Soundtrack Archive website.

He died on 4 February 2024.

R.I.P. Jeannot, dear friend.

Roger Hall

 


 

 

 

 

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