IFMCA Award Nominations 2013

THE INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS ASSOCIATION (IFMCA) announces its list of nominees for excellence in musical scoring in 2013. In this 10th Anniversary year of the IFMCA’s creation, the most nominated composer is Abel Korzeniowski, who received six nominations: FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR (Romeo & Juliet), FILM COMPOSER OF THE YEAR, BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DRAMA FILM (Romeo & Juliet), BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A FANTASY/SCIENCE FICTION/HORROR FILM (Escape from Tomorrow), FILM MUSIC COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR (“The Grand Finale” from Escape From Tomorrow and “A Thousand Times Goodnight” from Romeo and Juliet).

IFMCA is an association of online, print and radio journalists who specialize in writing about original film and television music. Since its inception, the IFMCA has grown to comprise over 50 members from countries as diverse as Australia, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America.

The winners of the 10th IFMCA Awards will be announced on February 20, 2014.

 

Nominees

 

FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR
Evil Dead, music by Roque Baños
Grand Piano, music by Víctor Reyes
Gravity, music by Steven Price
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, music by HowardShore
Romeo and Juliet, music by Abel Korzeniowski

 

FILM COMPOSER OF THE YEAR
Roque Baños
Laurent Eyquem
Abel Korzeniowski
Steven Price
Brian Tyler

 

BREAKTHROUGH FILM COMPOSER OF THE YEAR
César Benito
Sarah Class
Alexander Ebert
Laurent Eyquem
Steven Price

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DRAMA FILM
The Best Offer [La Migliore Offerta], music by Ennio Morricone
The Book Thief, music by John Williams
Copperhead, music by Laurent Eyquem
Romeo and Juliet, music by Abel Korzeniowski
Summer in February, music by Benjamin Wallfisch

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A COMEDY FILM
Instructions Not Included [No Se Aceptan Devoluciones], music by Carlo Siliotto
Quai d’Orsay, music by Philippe Sarde
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, music by Theodore Shapiro
This is the End, music by Henry Jackman
Venus in Fur [La Vénus à la Fourrure], music by Alexandre Desplat

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLER FILM
Grand Piano, music by Víctor Reyes
Iron Man 3, music by Brian Tyler
Passion, music by Pino Donaggio
Rubinrot, music by Philipp F. Kölmel
Stalingrad, music by Angelo Badalamenti

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A FANTASY/SCIENCE FICTION/HORROR FILM
Escape From Tomorrow, music by Abel Korzeniowski
Evil Dead, music by Roque Baños
Gravity, music by Steven Price
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, music by HowardShore
Star Trek Into Darkness, music by Michael Giacchino

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ANIMATED FEATURE
The Croods, music by Alan Silvestri
Epic, music by Danny Elfman
Frozen, music by Christophe Beck
Planes, music by Mark Mancina
The Wind Rises [Kaze Tachinu], music by Joe Hisaishi

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DOCUMENTARY
Africa, music by Sarah Class
Anne & Alet, music by Mark Rayen Candasamy
Die Nordsee: Unser Meer, music by Oliver Heuss
Space Shuttle Columbia: Mission of Hope, music by Blake Neely
Tim’s Vermeer, music by Conrad Pope

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A TELEVISION SERIES
Czas Honoru, music by Bartosz Chajdecki
Da Vinci’s Demons, music by Bear McCreary
El Tiempo Entre Costuras, music by César Benito
Game of Thrones, music by Ramin Djawadi
Isabel, music by Federico Jusid

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A VIDEO GAME OR INTERACTIVE MEDIA
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, music by Brian Tyler
Beyond: Two Souls, music by Lorne Balfe
Company of Heroes 2, music by Cris Velasco
Puppeteer, music by Patrick Doyle
Remember Me, music by Olivier Deriviére

 

BEST ARCHIVAL RELEASE OF AN EXISTING SCORE – RE-RELEASE OR RE-RECORDING
Breakfast at Tiffany’s, music by Henry Mancini; album produced by Douglass Fake and Roger Feigelson; liner notes by Jeff Bond; album art direction by Joe Sikoryak (Intrada)
QB VII, music by Jerry Goldsmith; re-recording conducted by Nic Raine; album produced by James Fitzpatrick; liner notes by Frank K. De Wald; album art direction by Damien Doherty, James Fitzpatrick and GINKO DIGI (Prometheus/Tadlow)
The Salamander, music by Jerry Goldsmith; re-recording conducted by Nic Raine; album produced by James Fitzpatrick; liner notes by Frank K. De Wald; album art direction by Paul de Blieck, Johan van den Broeck and GINKO DIGI (Prometheus/Tadlow)
The Wild Bunch, music by Jerry Fielding; album produced by Lukas Kendall; liner notes by Lukas Kendall and John Takis; album art direction by Joe Sikoryak (Film Score Monthly)
Wyatt Earp, music by James Newton Howard; album produced by Dan Goldwasser; liner notes by Tim Grieving; album art direction by Dan Goldwasser (La-La Land)

 

BEST ARCHIVAL RELEASE OF AN EXISTING SCORE – COMPILATION
Doctor Who: The 50th Anniversary Collection, music by Various Composers; album produced by Mark Ayres, Reynold DaSilva and David Stoner; liner notes by Mark Ayres; album art direction by Stuart Ford (Silva Screen)
Lethal Weapon Soundtrack Collection, music by Michael Kamen, Eric Clapton and David Sanborn; album produced by Neil S. Bulk and MV Gerhard; liner notes by Jeff Bond; album art direction by Jim Titus (La-La Land)
Michel Legrand Anthology, music by Michel Legrand; album produced by Stéphane Lerouge; liner notes by Stéphane Lerouge; album art direction by Jerome Witz-Gilles Guerlet (Universal/Écoutez le Cinéma!)
Varèse Sarabande: A 35th Anniversary Celebration, music by Various Composers; album produced by Robert Townson; liner notes by Robert Townson; album art direction by Robert Townson and Bill Pitzonka (Varèse Sarabande)
The X-Files: Volume Two, music by Mark Snow; album produced by Mark Snow, Mike Joffe and Nick Redman; liner notes by Randall D. Larson; album art direction by Mark Banning (La-La Land)

 

FILM MUSIC RECORD LABEL OF THE YEAR
Intrada Records, Douglass Fake and Roger Feigelson
La-La Land Records, MV Gerhard and Matt Verboys
Moviescore Media, Mikael Carlsson
Prometheus Records/Tadlow Music, Luc Van de Ven and James Fitzpatrick
Quartet Records, Jose M. Benitez

 

FILM MUSIC COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR
“The Book Thief” from The Book Thief, music by John Williams
“The Grand Finale” from Escape From Tomorrow, music by Abel Korzeniowski
“Abominations Rising” from Evil Dead, music by Roque Baños
“Beyond the Forest” from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, music by Howard Shore
“A Thousand Times Goodnight” from Romeo and Juliet, music by Abel Korzeniowski

 

February 2014

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