IFMCA Awards 2022 – Winners

SCORE OF THE YEAR

• THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER, music by Bear McCreary, theme by Howard Shore
• AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER, music by Simon Franglen
• THE BATMAN, music by Michael Giacchino
• THE FABELMANS, music by John Williams
• NOPE, music by Michael Abels

 

COMPOSER OF THE YEAR

• BEAR MCCREARY
• ALEXANDRE DESPLAT
• SIMON FRANGLEN
• MICHAEL GIACCHINO
• DANIEL PEMBERTON

 

BREAKTHROUGH COMPOSER OF THE YEAR

• HESHAM NAZIH
• MICHELINO BISCEGLIA
• ROBIN CAROLAN AND SEBASTIAN GAINSBOROUGH
• CHANDA DANCY
• BATU SENER

 

COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR*

*Note: there are six nominees in this category due to a tie between the nominees in fifth

• “Leaving Home (Hometree)” from AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER, music by Simon Franglen
•  “Galadriel” from THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER, music by Bear McCreary
•  “Mother and Son” from THE FABELMANS, music by John Williams
• “Númenor” from THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER, music by Bear McCreary
• “Sailing Into the Dawn” from THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER, music by Bear McCreary
• “The Batman” from THE BATMAN, music by Michael Giacchino

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DRAMA FILM

• THE FABELMANS, music by John Williams
• AMSTERDAM, music by Daniel Pemberton
• BABYLON, music by Justin Hurwitz
• EMILY, music by Abel Korzeniowski
• LE TEMPS DES SECRETS, music by Philippe Rombi

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A COMEDY FILM

• GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY, music by Nathan Johnson
• THE LOST CITY, music by Pinar Toprak
• THE LOST KING, music by Alexandre Desplat
• A MAN CALLED OTTO, music by Thomas Newman
• SEE HOW THEY RUN, music by Daniel Pemberton

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ACTION/ADVENTURE FILM

• THE BATMAN, music by Michael Giacchino
• ENOLA HOLMES 2, music by Daniel Pemberton
• THE NORTHMAN, music by Robin Carolan and Sebastian Gainsborough
• SUPERMARSU 2 [SUPER FURBALL SAVES THE FUTURE], music by Panu Aaltio
• VIOLENT NIGHT, music by Dominic Lewis

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A FANTASY/SCIENCE FICTION FILM

• AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER, music by Simon Franglen
• CRIMES OF THE FUTURE, music by Howard Shore
• DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS, music by Danny Elfman
• FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE, music by James Newton Howard
• JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION, music by Michael Giacchino

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A HORROR/THRILLER FILM

• NOPE, music by Michael Abels
• LOS RENGLONES TORCIDOS DE DIOS, music by Fernando Velázquez
• THE MENU, music by Colin Stetson
• PEARL, music by Tyler Bates and Timothy Williams
• WEREWOLF BY NIGHT, music by Michael Giacchino

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ANIMATED FILM

• GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO, music by Alexandre Desplat
• THE BAD GUYS, music by Daniel Pemberton
• LIGHTYEAR, music by Michael Giacchino
• PAWS OF FURY: THE LEGEND OF HANK, music by Bear McCreary
• STRANGE WORLD, music by Henry Jackman

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DOCUMENTARY

• POLAR BEAR, music by Harry Gregson-Williams
• FROZEN PLANET II, music by Hans Zimmer, Adam Lukas, and James Everingham
• ONZE NATUUR [OUR NATURE], music by Dirk Brossé
• SECRETS OF THE SEA, music by Alan Williams
• WOLF, music by Matthijs Kieboom

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR TELEVISION

• THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER, music by Bear McCreary, theme by Howard Shore
• THE ENGLISH, music by Federico Jusid
• INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE, music by Daniel Hart
• MOON KNIGHT, music by Hesham Nazih
• THE ORVILLE, music by John Debney, Joel McNeely, Andrew Cottee, and Kevin Kaska, theme by Bruce Broughton

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A VIDEO GAME OR INTERACTIVE MEDIA

• GOD OF WAR: RAGNARÖK, music by Bear McCreary
• CAT BURGLAR, music by Christopher Willis
• THE FAITH OF THE THREE KINGDOMS, music by Shigeru Umebayashi and Chad Cannon
• MARIO + RABBIDS: SPARKS OF HOPE, music by Yōko Shimomura, Grant Kirkhope, and Gareth Coker
• A PLAGUE TALE: REQUIEM, music by Olivier Derivière

 

BEST ARCHIVAL RELEASE

• FRENZY, music by Ron Goodwin and Henry Mancini; album produced by Mike Matessino, liner notes by Deniz Cordell, album art direction by Nacho B. Govantes (Quartet)
• AMISTAD, music by John Williams; album produced by Mike Matessino, liner notes by Jeff Bond, album art direction by Jim Titus (La-La Land)
• BLACK PATCH/THE MAN, music by Jerry Goldsmith; Royal Scottish National Orchestra cond. William Stromberg, album produced by Douglass Fake, liner notes by Frank K. DeWald and Douglass Fake, album art direction by Jim Titus (Intrada)
• THE GODFATHER, music by Nino Rota; album produced by Dan Goldwasser and Neil S. Bulk, liner notes by Tim Grieving, album art direction by Dan Goldwasser (La-La Land)
• GOLDSMITH AT 20TH, VOL 5: MUSIC FOR TELEVISION 1968-1975, music by Jerry Goldsmith; album produced by Mike Matessino and Neil S. Bulk, liner notes by Jon Burlingame, album art direction by Jim Titus (La-La Land)
• JOHN WILLIAMS: THE BERLIN CONCERT, music by John Williams; Berliner Philharmoniker cond. John Williams, album produced by Ute Fesquet, Christoph Franke, and Oliver Kreyssig, liner notes by Tobias Möller and Richard Evidon, album art direction by Eva Reisinger (Deutsche Grammophon)
• L. A. CONFIDENTIAL, music by Jerry Goldsmith; album produced by Mike Matessino and Neil S. Bulk, liner notes by Tim Greiving, album art direction by Mark Shoolery (Varese Sarabande)
• THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN COLLECTION, music by Elmer Bernstein; album produced by Chris Malone, liner notes by Frank K. DeWald, album art direction by Nacho B. Govantes and Jim Titus (Quartet)
• MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS, music by John Barry; album produced by Mike Matessino and Neil S. Bulk, liner notes by Jon Burlingame, album art direction by Nacho B. Govantes (Quartet)
• WILLOW, music by James Horner; album produced by Douglass Fake, liner notes by Frank K. DeWald, album art direction by John Alvin and Kay Marshall (Intrada)

 

FILM MUSIC RECORD LABEL OF THE YEAR

• QUARTET RECORDS, Jose M. Benitez
• INTRADA RECORDS, Douglass Fake and Roger Feigelson
• LA-LA LAND RECORDS, MV Gerhard and Matt Verboys
• MOVIESCORE MEDIA, Mikael Carlsson
• MUSIC BOX RECORDS, Cyril Durand-Roger and Laurent Lafarge