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| COVER |
| The Best and Worst of 2004 |
| From The Aviator to Sideways, from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban to Van Helsing, and from Troy to, well, Troy, last year offered up plenty of fodder for film music fans. Now strap yourself in as your FSM contributors chime in on the state of Film Music, 2004. |
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| FEATURES |
| Best of 2004 Sub-sections |
| Essays by Jon & Al Kaplan, Jeff Bond, John Takis, Joe Sikoryak (on CD cover art) and Doug Adams. |
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| Memories of Max |
| FSM is proud to publish this historical interview with Max Steiner, circa 1967. In Part 1, the Golden Age maestro talks about composing Gone With the Wind, his relationships with Selznick, Cukor and others, and cigars. by Myrl A. Schreibman |
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| Composers of the Roundtable |
| Jeff Bond interviews composers on their 2004 scores: Alan Silvestri on The Polar Express, Jan A.P. Kaczmarek on Finding Neverland, Carter Burwell on Kinsey, James Newton Howard on The Village. |
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| Quick But Quotable |
| More Jeff Bond interviews! Shorter but still insightful nuggets with Alan Menken on Home on the Range, Alexandre Desplat on Birth, and Alejandro Amenabar on The Sea Inside. |
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| To Master or Not to Remaster? |
| New "Tech Talk" column: Ian D. Thomas on the art of CD mastering. Or, Why Is My Collection So Much Louder These Days? |
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| Score: CD Reviews |
| Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, Alexander, Sideways, National Treasure, Beyond the Sea, Bad Education, The Unsaid, The Parole Officer, Mary Poppins, The Weeping Meadow, Roy Rogers -- The King of the Cowboys Greatest Hits, Frankie Laine -- Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs, Footprints in Jazz, Cellular, Maigret, King of the Ants. |
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| Hot and Cool Porter |
| Mark Griffin reviews De-Lovely and Cocktails With Cole Porter. |
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| Gameboys Attack |
| Reviews of CDs for Halo 2: Volume One and Headhunter/Headhunter Redemption. |
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| Issue Index |
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FSM's Annual Best & Worst Awards: The End of All Things
Author: Kaplan, Jon & Al
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Article
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FSM's Annual Best & Worst Awards: The HITS … and Misses
Author: Bond, Jeff
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Article
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15 |
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More Staff Picks from 2004
Author: Sikoryak, Joe
, Bettencourt, Scott
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Article
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FSM's Annual Best & Worst Awards: Arbitary 2004 Musings
Author: Takis, John
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Article
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18 |
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Coulda Been a COVER!
Author: Sikoryak, Joe
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Article
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19 |
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FSM's Annual Best & Worst Awards: The BEST of the Year
Author: Adams, Doug
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Article
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20 |
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memories of MAX An archival interview with Max Steiner
Interviewer: Schreibman, Myrl A.
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Interview
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24 |
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Composers of the Roundtable
Author: Various Artists
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Article
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28 |
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Quick But Quotable
Author: Various Artists
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Article
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31 |
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Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Reviewer: Wong, Cary
Composer: Newman, Thomas
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Music Review
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Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The
Reviewer: Kennedy, Steven A.
Composer: Mothersbaugh, Mark
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Music Review
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33 |
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Sideways
Reviewer: Kirby, Andrew
Composer: Kent, Rolfe
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Music Review
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34 |
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Alexander
Reviewer: Coscina, David
Composer: Vangelis
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Music Review
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34 |
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Cocktails with Cole Porter
Reviewer: Griffin, Mark
Composer: Porter, Cole
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Music Review
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De-Lovely
Reviewer: Griffin, Mark
Composer: Porter, Cole
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Music Review
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35 |
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Beyond the Sea
Reviewer: Wong, Cary
Composer: Various Artists
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Music Review
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41 |
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National Treasure
Reviewer: Wong, Cary
Composer: Rabin, Trevor
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Music Review
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41 |
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La Mala Educacion (Bad Education)
Reviewer: Kennedy, Steven A.
Composer: Iglesias, Alberto
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Music Review
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Parole Officer, The
Reviewer: Granade, Andrew
Composer: Heffes, Alex
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Music Review
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Unsaid, The
Reviewer: Coscina, David
Composer: Davis, Don
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Music Review
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Mary Poppins (1964)
Reviewer: Wong, Cary
Composer: Sherman, Robert B.
, Sherman, Richard M.
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Music Review
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Gameboy: Halo 2 - Volume One
Reviewer: Kennedy, Steven A.
Composer: O'Donnell, Marty
, Salvatori, Michael
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Music Review
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Gameboy: Headhunter/Headhunter Redemption
Reviewer: Kennedy, Steven A.
Composer: Jacques, Richard
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Music Review
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Weeping Meadow, The
Reviewer: Wong, Cary
Composer: Karaindou, Eleni
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Music Review
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Roy Rogers - The King of the Cowboys Greatest Hits
Reviewer: Kennedy, Steven A.
Composer: Rogers, Roy
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Music Review
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44 |
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Frankie Laine - Gunfighter, Ballads and Trail Songs
Reviewer: Kennedy, Steven A.
Composer: Laine, Frankie
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Music Review
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Maigret
Reviewer: Kennedy, Steven A.
Composer: Petitgirard, Laurent
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Music Review
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King of the Ants
Reviewer: Kennedy, Steven A.
Composer: Johnston, Bobby
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Music Review
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Footprints in Jazz
Reviewer: Kennedy, Steven A.
Composer: Nascimbene, Mario
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Music Review
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45 |
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Cellular
Reviewer: FSM
Composer: Ottman, John
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Music Review
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45 |
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Tech Talk To Remaster or Not to Remaster?
Author: Thomas, Ian D.
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Article
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