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From 2009 to 2013, Filmtracks relied upon donations from its visitors to help pay for its basic expenses, most of which comprised of server costs. Due to the widespread economic downturn of this era, the site's traditional means of revenue had diminished or disappeared, the latter a result of record labels going out of business or no longer having the funds with which to advertise. Filmtracks visitors admirably stepped up and kept the site alive, donating enough to sustain this endeavor through the darkest of hours. For that assistance, I will always be grateful.

In May of 2013, Filmtracks migrated to a less expensive server, partly to address this permanent decrease in revenue but also due to declining traffic levels that resulted from a decrease in coverage in 2012 and 2013. As of now, the donations from readers are no longer required to cover Filmtracks' basic costs. If you wish to continue donating to the site, your money will be placed into the fund used to purchase specialty releases of soundtracks that are not provided in promotional form for review. As the supply of promotional items has decreased in the 2010's, more titles you see reviewed at Filmtracks must be purchased by the site for coverage.

As always, your donations will continue to be greatly appreciated. The link at the upper right of this page leads to a PayPal donation form that you can use to send any amount of money you choose to Filmtracks, regardless of whether you have a PayPal account or not. That service takes $0.30 and 2%-4% for their own costs out of the donated amount if you use a credit or debit card (PayPal balance or bank transfers have no fee), and you can choose to cover this small fee if you want. For those who prefer the old fashioned method of support, you can send cash or a check made out to "Filmtracks Publications" to the mailing address on Filmtracks' contact page.

Above (and on the Scoreboard) is a chart of the last 15 months of donation activity, updated daily and rounded to the nearest $5. The bars max out at their highest point when $150 is donated in each month. As a service to its loyal readers, Filmtracks will not employ obnoxious advertisements such a pop-unders, excessive keyword ads dividing the review paragraphs, landing pages, or any other irritations that especially newspapers are using today. Your donations have made that choice possible, and they will continue to do so in the future.

Thanks again to all!

-- Christian Clemmensen, Filmtracks owner and editor