Soundtrack! The Collector's Quarterly was a Belgian publication which ran from 1975 to 2002. It was titled Soundtrack Collector's Newsletter until 1980. After v7n27 (Dec. 1981), the editor Luc Van de Ven took a hiatus and wound the numbering back to v1n1 when he resumed publication in March 1982. The magazine ran discogaphies of and interviews with European composers, and its reporters spoke to American composers when they recorded scores in Europe. In later years, Van de Ven established Prometheus Records and shared editorial responsibilities with Randall Larson. |
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Film Score Monthly was published as a magazine from 1990 to 2005 and online thereafter. It was the only American film music publication for fans rather than professionals. Its editor, Lukas Kendall, initially printed it as the Soundtrack Correspondence List as a 16-year-old; he gave the magazine its current title when he went to college in 1992. His youth and inexperience encouraged him to speak bluntly about the movie industry, and the magazine had a reputation for describing films and their scores as "sucking". Some professionals enjoyed the candor (Christopher Young, Richard Kraft) while others plainly disliked the magazine (Jerry Goldsmith, Hans Zimmer). Kendall later created a record label and message board with the same name, the latter being the chief online forum for movie music.
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Music from the Movies was published from 1992 to 2005 in Britain. Its editor John Williams (not the composer!) had previously attempted to sustain movie music magazines (such as From Silents to Satellite and Hollywood Scores), and MFTM was the longest-lasting. By the late '90s, the magazine was remarkable for its thorough coverage of Hollywood blockbuster scores, including interviews with ancillary personnel like the orchestrator, music editor, mix engineer, et al., often through the efforts of American correspondent Rudy Koppl. After the last issue, the publication attempted a brief online presence before dissolving. |
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The Hollywood Reporter was published from 1930 to 2010 as a daily trade and is today a weekly magazine. The readership is industry professionals and content is puffered for that audience. From 1991-2001, the paper ran two "Film & TV Music Special Reports" per year, featuring interviews with big names, commentary on trends, and bios on young composers seeking to break in. They also discussed licensing or budget-related topics which fan magazines don't cover. |
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