Soundtrack.Net (originally SoundtrackNet) is a website dedicated to film and television music.

History

Created in 1997 by Amélie E. Koran and Dan Goldwasser at

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, Soundtrack.Net has grown over the past decade to become one of the leading websites covering the film music industry in Hollywood. In 1998 the site merged with FilmMusic.com (founded in 1996) to create a large database, which includes the largest publicly accessible trailer music database online today. In November 2005, ''

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'' listed SoundtrackNet as one of the "Top 20 Music Websites of 2005". As of January 1, 2008, the scoring session news items have all been moved to ScoringSessions.com. On October 16, 2011, SoundtrackNet was purchased by

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co-founder Sean Saulsbury, and renamed to Soundtrack.Net.

Journalism

On July 22, 2000, SoundtrackNet broke the news about

Howard Shore Howard Leslie Shore (born October 18, 1946) is a Canadian composer and conductor noted for his film scores. He has composed the scores for over 80 films, most notably the scores for ''The Lord of the Rings'' and '' The Hobbit'' film trilogies. ...

being assigned to score ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy. On October 14, 2005, SoundtrackNet revealed that

was replaced on

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's ''

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'' by composer

James Newton Howard James Newton Howard (born June 9, 1951) is an American film composer, music producer and keyboardist. He has scored over 100 films and is the recipient of a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, and nine nominations for Academy Awards. His film scores ...

.James Newton Howard replaces Howard Shore on ''King Kong''
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References

External links

* American music websites Internet properties established in 1997 Soundtrack mass media {{music-website-stub