FILM SCORE MONTHLY Vol. 10, Number 3

Cover Story
The Circle Is Complete -- Nearly 30 years after John Williams' legendary score for Star Wars, his music for Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith signals the end of an era. But we won't let it go without a fight...or at least three in-depth reviews. by Doug Adams, Jeff Bond and Jon & Al Kaplan

Feature Articles
Snow Season -- Over 30 years after landing his first job in Hollywood, Mark Snow continues to be one of the most active composers in television, most recently with the return of the popular character Kojak. ALSO: Harry Gregson- Williams on Kingdom of Heaven. by Jeff Bond
Tights Situations -- John Ottman dons his supersuit to write music for The Fantastic Four and Superman Returns. by Jeff Bond

Psych Out -- The years 1974 through 1980 marked some of John Barry's most purely psychological composition for film. What prompted this dramatic change? And how does this era fit in with the rest of the Barry film music canon? by Stephen Woolston

Pet Sounds -- Our beloved companions do more than bring us our slippers and ignore us. They also star in movies with some pretty great music. by Kyle Renick


Monthly Departments
FSM's Soundtrack Nerd Test 1 -- So you think you know film music trivia, huh? Try the official FSM Soundtrack Nerd Test and let us know how you score. by Jon & Al Kaplan
Score: CD Reviews -- The Ring/The Ring Two, Robots, Flight of the Phoenix, The CHorus, Fable, Falling Off a Clef (Vince DiCola), Extreme Prejudice, The Deadly Spawn, Sheena, Cherry 2000/No Man's Land, Camille Claudel: Film Music Vol. 2, The Frogs, 2046, Mango Kiss, Cinema: A Windham Hill Collection, Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars, Disney Channel Hits -- Take 1, Great Disney TV and Film Hits -- Christy Carlson Romero, Mulan 2, Marlene Dietrich: Love Songs, Lena Horne: Love Songs. PLUS Pocket Reviews: Dawn of the Dead (library music), Millions, Les Enfants Terribles, Bounce, Joy House, Bambi, Tami Tappan Damiano -- Hot Notes, Bride and Prejudice.

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