Film Score Monthly

"Film Score Monthly" is an online magazine (and former print magazine) founded by editor-in-chief and executive producer Lukas Kendall in June 1990 as "The Soundtrack Correspondence List". It is dedicated to the art of film and television scoring.

History

In September 1991, "Film Score Monthly" began as "The Soundtrack Club", a pamphlet sized publication maintained by Lukas Kendall, who was attending Amherst College at the time. In June 1992, the publication was renamed "Film Score Monthly" and, upon Kendall's graduation in 1996, relocated its base of operations to Los Angeles. At the same time "Film Score Monthly" revamped its format, introduced full-color covers, increased its length and enjoyed the peak of its circulation. "FSM" existed in this guise for nearly a decade.

In 2005, it was announced that the magazine would cease publication of the print edition and move online-only where it could include multi-media content and address the technological advances inherent to the Web in the Twenty-first Century.

Regular staff includes: Managing Editor, Tim Curran; Executive Editor, Jon Kaplan; Editor in Absentia, Jeff Bond; Contributor at Large, Doug Adams; Creative Advisor, Joe Sikoryak; Editorial Consultant, Al Kaplan.

Podcasts

In 2005, "Film Score Monthly" began producing a podcast, available through the online magazine, on iTunes (as well as other podcatchers) and on websites hosting direct downloads. Many of the magazine contributors participate in these podcast discussions. The official FSM podcast archive is hosted [http://www.fsmpodcast.libsyn.com/ here] .

Awards

2005 Best CD - "The Thing From Another World" - Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards; 2004 Best New Release of a Previously Existing Soundtrack "Mutiny on the Bounty" The International Film Music Critics Association ; 2004 Soundtrack Label of the Year The International Film Music Critics Association

The Film Score Monthly CD Catalog

"Film Score Monthly" began releasing film and television scores on CD in the late 1990s. As of 2007, the number of releases surpassed 150, many being scores of historical significance; some date back half a century or more.

Other Independent Specialist Original Soundtrack Recording Labels

* 1M1 Records
* Bay Cities
* Brigham Young University Film Music Archives
* BSX Records
* Intrada
* La-La Land Records
* Label X
* Mellowdrama Records
* Milan
* Percepto
* Perseverance Records
* Prometheus Records
* Silva Screen Records
* Southern Cross
* Varèse Sarabande

See also

* List of record labels

External links

* [http://www.filmscoremonthly.com Official site]