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INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2023 IFMCA AWARDS

INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2023 IFMCA AWARDS

• JOHN WILLIAMS WINS SCORE OF THE YEAR FOR FIFTH INDIANA JONES FILM, DIAL OF DESTINY • CHRISTOPHER YOUNG WINS FOUR AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING WORK IN HORROR FIELD • COMPOSERS FROM JAPAN AND POLAND ALSO TAKE HOME AWARDS FEBRUARY 22, 2024 — The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) announces its list of winners for...
INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2022 IFMCA AWARDS

INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2022 IFMCA AWARDS

• BEAR MCCREARY WINS SCORE OF THE YEAR FOR EPIC TV SERIES THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER; ALSO NAMED COMPOSER OF THE YEAR, WINS TWO OTHER AWARDS • SIMON FRANGLEN WINS TWO AWARDS FOR WORK ON AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER • DOCUMENTARY TRIBUTE TO LATE ENNIO MORRICONE HONORED WITH SPECIAL...
INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2021 IFMCA AWARDS

INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2021 IFMCA AWARDS

• MAURIZIO MALAGNINI WINS SCORE OF THE YEAR FOR THE FANTASY BALLET FILM “COPPELIA” • JAMES NEWTON HOWARD WINS THREE AWARDS, INCLUDING COMPOSER OF THE YEAR • NICK REDMAN HONORED WITH INAUGURAL ROBERTO ASCHIERI SPECIAL AWARD FOR CONTRIBUTION TO FILM MUSIC • SCORES FROM CHINA, FINLAND, SPAIN, WIN IN OTHER CATEGORIES FEBRUARY 17, 2021 —...
WORLD SOUNDTRACK ACADEMY ANNOUNCES 2ND WAVE OF NOMINEES

WORLD SOUNDTRACK ACADEMY ANNOUNCES 2ND WAVE OF NOMINEES

The World Soundtrack Academy announces a new wave of nominees for the prestigious World Soundtrack Awards 2021: Nainita Desai and Natalie Holt are piling up the nominations and Gavin Brivik and Amelia Warner, no strangers to the WSA, return to the competition this year as possible winners of the Discovery of the Year and Public...
INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2019 IFMCA AWARDS

INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2019 IFMCA AWARDS

JOHN WILLIAMS REIGNS SUPREME WITH MULTIPLE AWARDS HONORING HIS FINAL STAR WARS SCORE, THE RISE OF SKYWALKER FEBRUARY 20, 2020 — The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) announces its list of winners for excellence in musical scoring in 2019, in the 2019 IFMCA Awards. The award for Score of the Year goes to legendary...
IFMCA Award Nominations 2019

IFMCA Award Nominations 2019

INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARD NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED HILDUR GUÐNADÓTTIR RECIEVES FIVE NOMINATIONS; MULTIPLE NOMINATIONS FOR ALEXANDRE DESPLAT, BEAR McCREARY, THOMAS NEWMAN, JOHN WILLIAMS. FEBRUARY 6, 2020. The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) announces its list of nominees for excellence in musical scoring in 2019, for the 16th annual IFMCA Awards. For the first...
INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2018 IFMCA AWARDS; “SOLO” TAKES SCORE OF THE YEAR, MULTIPLE WINS FOR JOHN POWELL, JAMES NEWTON HOWARD

INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2018 IFMCA AWARDS; “SOLO” TAKES SCORE OF THE YEAR, MULTIPLE WINS FOR JOHN POWELL, JAMES NEWTON HOWARD

The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) announces its list of winners for excellence in musical scoring in 2018, in the 2018 IFMCA Awards. The award for Score of the Year goes to British composer John Powell for his score for the Star Wars spin-off story “Solo,” which looked at the early life of the...
INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARD NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED; JAMES NEWTON HOWARD LEADS THE FIELD WITH FOUR NOMINATIONS

INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARD NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED; JAMES NEWTON HOWARD LEADS THE FIELD WITH FOUR NOMINATIONS

FEBRUARY 7, 2019. The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) announces its list of nominees for excellence in musical scoring in 2018, for the 15th annual IFMCA Awards. In one of the most open fields in IFMCA history, composer James Newton Howard received the most nominations with four, closely followed by Nicholas Britell, Alexandre Desplat,...
91st ACADEMY AWARDS NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED

91st ACADEMY AWARDS NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED

Here are the 2019 Academy Awards nominees for ‘Best Original Score’! Congratulations to all! – BLACK PANTHER, by Ludwig Göransson – BLACKkKLANSMAN by Terence Blanchard – IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK, by Nicholas Britell – ISLE OF DOGS, by Alexandre Desplat – MARY POPPINS RETURNS, by Marc Shaiman
GOLDEN GLOBES 2019 - ORIGINAL SCORE AND SONG WINNERS

GOLDEN GLOBES 2019 – ORIGINAL SCORE AND SONG WINNERS

Justin Hurwitz won his 3rd Golden Globe Award in the Original Score category for his score for FIRST MAN, directed by  Damien Chazelle . He previously won two Golden Globes for both score and song for Chazelle’s LA LA LAND. Marc Shaiman (Mary Poppins Returns), Ludwig Goransson (Black Panther), Alexandre Desplat (Isle of Dogs) and Marco Beltrami (A Quiet Place) were the other composers nominated...
18th WORLD SOUNDTRACK AWARDS Announces 2nd Wave of Nominees

18th WORLD SOUNDTRACK AWARDS Announces 2nd Wave of Nominees

GHENT, 12 September 2018. After revealing the nominees for Best Film Composer, TV Composer and Song, the World Soundtrack Academy announces a second wave of nominees for Best Original Score for a Belgian production, Discovery of the Year, SABAM Award for best Young International Composer and the Public Choice Award. Remarkable is that the nominees for...
INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARD NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED; MULTIPLE NOMINATIONS FOR ALEXANDRE DESPLAT, MICHAEL GIACCHINO, DANIEL PEMBERTON, JOHN WILLIAMS

INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARD NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED; MULTIPLE NOMINATIONS FOR ALEXANDRE DESPLAT, MICHAEL GIACCHINO, DANIEL PEMBERTON, JOHN WILLIAMS

FEBRUARY 8, 2018. The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) announces its list of nominees for excellence in musical scoring in 2017, for the 14th annual IFMCA Awards. In a wide open field, the most nominated composers are Alexandre Desplat and Daniel Pemberton, who both received four nominations, Michael Giacchino, who received five nominations, and...
THE WITCHER 3 AT THE VIDEO GAMES MUSIC GALA in FMF KRAKOW 2018

THE WITCHER 3 AT THE VIDEO GAMES MUSIC GALA in FMF KRAKOW 2018

Good news for all fans of games and adventures of the famous Geralt of Rivia. CD PROJEKT RED received the title of FMF Ambassador 2018, and the Video Games Music Gala will feature a suite from The Witcher 3. A special version of the suite was premiered during this year’s FIMUCITÉ Festival in Tenerife. Marcin Przybyłowicz, composer and...
MICHAEL NYMAN THE 4TH WINNER OF THE WOJCIECH KILAR AWARD

MICHAEL NYMAN THE 4TH WINNER OF THE WOJCIECH KILAR AWARD

The Jury of the Kilar Award granted the award to the British artist for his ability to create musical metaphors, helping the spectator to read between the lines. Attention to ethics and traditions of composing art, the originality of the musical language, creative versatility, technical mastery, legibility and autonomy of soundtracks – are the main...
Jóhann Jóhannsson and Rupert Gregson-Williams main winners at World Soundtrack Awards | David Shire receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Jóhann Jóhannsson and Rupert Gregson-Williams main winners at World Soundtrack Awards | David Shire receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Tonight, the 17th World Soundtrack Awards have been awarded in Ghent. Jóhann Jóhannsson and Rupert Gregson-Williams won Best Film Composer of the Year and Best Television Composer of the Year respectively, while David Shire received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his entire career. Guest of honour during the concert that follows the awards ceremony, is...
World Soundtrack Academy announces first wave of nominees for the 17th WSAwards

World Soundtrack Academy announces first wave of nominees for the 17th WSAwards

GHENT, 22 AUGUST 2017. This first wave of the 2017 World Soundtrack Award Nominees includes multiple Academy Award® winners and nominees, a past Discovery of the Year nominee, and the best of contemporary film and television music.  The nominees for Best Film Composer are 2017 Academy Award® winner Justin Hurwitz, Academy Award® nominees Mica Levi, Nicholas Britell, Dustin O’Halloran...
INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2016 IFMCA AWARDS

INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2016 IFMCA AWARDS

INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2016 IFMCA AWARDS; “ARRIVAL” TAKES SCORE OF THE YEAR, JUSTIN HURWITZ AND “LA LA LAND” WINS THREE OTHERS FEBRUARY 23, 2016 — The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) announces its list of winners for excellence in musical scoring in 2016, in the 2016 IFMCA Awards. The...