The jam-packed June edition of FSM ONLINE is now live. In this month’s cover story, the first part of Erik Heine’s JAMES NEWTON HOWARD BUYER’S GUIDE rates the composer’s work from the past decade. Also in this issue, CRAIG SAFAN discusses the mythological inspiration behind his latest solo album, SIRENS; the first half of Kyle Renick's extensive survey of music in the films of INGMAR BERGMAN; an interview with GERMAINE FRANCO on her breakout score to TAG and winning last month's ASCAP Shirley Walker Award; introducing the debate series COUNTERPOINT, with a premiere installment where our writers fire shots over MICHAEL GIACCHINO; DAN JONES takes us to CHESIL BEACH and beyond; MARK MCKENZIE breaks down his favorite cues to MAX AND ME; Cary Wong rhapsodizes over the newly remastered STAR WARS albums; PETER BOYER revisits ELLIS ISLAND: THE DREAM OF AMERICA ahead of its PBS debut; concert reviews of STAR TREK BEYOND and CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND; lots of album reviews, including JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM, INCREDIBLES 2 and SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY; more embedded audio clips, and more.

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