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Star Trek Music Podcast
Posted By: Jonathan Kaplan 4/21/2009 - 7:01 PM

The FSM podcast returns with its biggest, most spectacular episode to date: An overview of the history of Star Trek music, from Courage to Giacchino. Special guest stars include Star Trek experts Jeff Bond, Lukas D. Kendall and more!

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FSM Forum: Defending Silvestri
Posted By: Jonathan Kaplan 8/31/2004 - 9:00 PM

FSM Forum: Defending Silvestri

...continued from last week's forum: Talking Thomas



Jon Kaplan: I want to talk about how you dislike Van Helsing

Al Kapl
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FSM Forum
Posted By: Jonathan Kaplan 8/10/2004 - 9:00 PM

FSM Forum

It Takes a Village - Part One

Film music is all about relationships. There are the relationships between the composer and the producers, the composer and the director, the composer and the scoring team. Relationships exist between the performing musicians, their sections and their ensemble. The music itself relates to the film's dialogue, sound effects and mix; to an internal sen
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FSM Forum: Issue Two
Posted By: Jonathan Kaplan 8/3/2004 - 9:00 PM

FSM Forum: Issue Two

Film music is all about relationships. There are the relationships between the composer and the producers, the composer and the director, the composer and the scoring team. Relationships exist between the performing musicians, their sections and their ensemble. The music itself relates to the film's dialogue, sound effects and mix; to an internal sense of musical cohesion and structure; and to the drama. And yet, the
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Return of the King Mailbag
Posted By: Al Kaplan , Jonathan Kaplan 1/13/2004 - 9:00 PM
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Why The Return of the King Should Be Nominated For An Academy Award
Posted By: Al Kaplan , Jonathan Kaplan 12/21/2003 - 9:00 PM

Why The Return of the King Should Be Nominated For An Academy Award



A kind-hearted message from Jon and Al Kaplan

To anyone who is going to be voting for the 2003 Academy Award nominees in the Original Score category, or to anyone who has a friend who is going to be voting:

We'd like to put in a good word or two for Howard Shore
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Star Wars Episode 2 1/2: Attack of the Kaplans
Posted By: Al Kaplan , Jonathan Kaplan 5/12/2002 - 9:00 PM

Star Wars Episode 2 1/2: Attack of the Kaplans

The Use of John Williams' music in Attack of the Clones

By Jon & Al Kaplan


We've been listening to the Attack of the Clones album for several weeks now, and we love and appreciate most of it. It's a terrific, nuanced score that had us looking forward to the film, if only to see how the music worked within it. Now, having just seen the movie, we have a few things to say about

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Unbreakable CD Review
Posted By: Jonathan Kaplan 12/31/2000 - 9:00 PM

Unbreakable CD Review

by Jonathan Kaplan


Unbreakable **** 1/2

JAMES NEWTON HOWARD

Hollywood HR-62290-2

14 tracks - 45:31

It's hard to talk about how good this music is without revealing elements of the film's story...in fact, it's impossible. I won't go out of my way to ruin the surprise, but if you still haven't seen Unbreakable and you really, really want to, you shouldn't read this review.

At first

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CD Reviews: Clash of the Titans and Switchback
Posted By: Jonathan Kaplan 12/13/2000 - 9:00 PM

CD Reviews: Clash of the Titans and Switchback


Clash of the Titans (1981) *** 1/2

LAURENCE ROSENTHAL

PEG A28693

17 tracks - 47:28

Released during what some would call a Golden Age of sci fi and fantasy pictures in the early '80s, Clash Of The Titans was Ray Harryhausen's swan song as the master of fantasy film special effects. The period also saw his influence being overtaken by a

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CD Reviews
Posted By: Jonathan Kaplan 7/12/2000 - 9:00 PM

CD Reviews

Compiled by Jonathan Z. Kaplan


Mission: Impossible 2 **

Hans Zimmer

Hollywood HR-62277-2.

5 tracks - 45:54

This is the sort of largely electronic, rock-based score that would have sent a soundtrack geek like me fleeing in terror a few years ago, but as someone once said to me, if you listen to crap long enough it starts to sound good. That may be too harsh a descri

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